The UCL MBA programme is designed to give experienced business professionals the skills, insights and fresh perspectives they need to write their own leadership story.

The programme structure stresses the use of data, technology and information to forecast critical issues, guide business choices and navigate uncertain situations in a global context.

You’ll cultivate key business capabilities, including how to:

These skills, combined with the diverse business perspectives of your peers and academics, will help you become the agile, future-focused leader your organisation needs.

"This programme is for driven professionals who are willing to not only challenge thinking around them but are also willing to be challenged by the thinking of others." 

Dr James Berry, Director of the UCL MBA

Programme Requirements

The UCL MBA programme is 210 credits – more than the average MBA. Why? Because this isn’t an average MBA; it’s an MBA that will help prepare you to become a proactive leader in the modern business world.

It can be completed in as little as 24 months or up to 60 months depending on your personal and professional schedule.

During each 10-week term, you’ll decide whether to take one or two modules. You can expect to complete 90 minutes of synchronous work, and up to 12 hours of self-paced classwork per module, per week. The programme structure comprises:

Core Modules

The programme’s core modules prepare you to succeed in multifaceted, technology-intensive ecosystems by developing subject-specific knowledge; intellectual, academic and research capabilities; and practical and transferrable skills.

The Data Analytics Advantage

Managers and leaders need to make business decisions grounded in data, but few know which kinds of data should be collected, utilised and analysed, or how that data can be used to best support sound, qualified decision-making. In this module, you will develop your understanding of data analytics and application use in practical decision-making.

Critical Leadership Decisions

What are the duties or responsibilities of a leader operating today for future generations? This module provides you with the tools to consider the social and ethical considerations relevant to business decisions in a fast-changing environment. You will be challenged to examine the underlying assumptions that drive most business decisions and address controversial ethical quandaries, like the role of automation and the implications of emerging technologies.

Business Strategy

This module details the basics of strategy, allowing you to analyse the implications of business actions within a broader market context. The module will explore questions including: How in times of turbulent change does leadership and strategy from the top influence results? How can businesses balance efficiency with market agility?

Marketing Science and Strategy

Marketing is crucial in translating an organisation’s mission and vision — but in an increasingly crowded global landscape, connecting with customers is harder than ever. How can business leaders develop authentic, effective messaging that resonates with target audiences? This module will help you analyse the task of marketing within organisations and help you apply marketing concepts to a range of real-world situations.

Leading Organisations

Helps you improve your leadership and management skills, particularly those that are being faced in fast-moving business environments. You will not only be introduced to critical aspects of the people side of leading an organisation but will also gain self-knowledge through examining your own personal style, strengths and weaknesses in a range of leadership domains.

Business Economics

You will develop an understanding of the economic principles that govern business operations. This module will explore several important questions: How do our current theories fare if we challenge the fundamental end goal of maximising shareholder value? What might the economic imperatives be now and for the future if we challenge this assumption?

Operations Management

You will explore the resources and functions that allow an organisation to meet the needs of its customers. Several key questions shape module content: What are the critical trade-offs in balancing agility and standardisation in developing delivery systems? How do we synergise across an international organisation, and how do performance measures balance risk in a dynamic global market?

Accounting and Finance for Managers

This module will provide you with a foundation in accounting and finance principles, enabling you to utilise current accounting information that organisations need to operate, develop and grow. You will be asked to consider questions such as: How do financial models deal with highly volatile markets or rapid rates of innovation in a market? How might accounting be disrupted by intelligent business systems?

Advanced Elective modules

In order to build on concepts covered in the core modules and develop targeted expertise and specialised knowledge, you will choose four of the following advanced elective modules¹:

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative and published in advance of enrolment. Module content/availability is subject to change each year. Optional modules can change for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to updated learning.

Optional Focal Tracks

Have a particular interest in Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship or Innovation Leadership? We’ve bundled electives together in these three topics to make the selection process easier.

If you choose an optional focal track, to satisfy the 60-credit advanced elective requirement, you must select one additional elective module. You can pursue a single focal track or complete modules across all three, depending on your professional aspirations and interests.

¹Please note that advanced elective titles are currently proposed and not all available at this time. Electives will be developed in accordance with student preference. ↑