The University of Leicester School of Management has an excellent international reputation for the development and teaching of management courses which are intellectually stimulating and highly relevant to your career needs. More than 7,000 candidates from over 80 countries have graduated from the Leicester MBA and are now enjoying successful careers.

The Leicester MBA is cited in national and international surveys and is one of a small number of UK courses to have obtained accreditation for its full-time and distance learning programmes by the Association of MBAs.

The MBA programme has been designed to cover the spectrum of management subjects, calling on the wide range of expertise in the University. It allows candidates to concentrate on general management or to tailor the course to suit individual career needs by choosing one of the specialist streams.

Each subject is taught from basic foundations before moving onto specialist areas in more detail and candidates are not, therefore, required to have studied management previously.

MBA Distance Learning
University of Leicester School of Management is one of the largest providers of distance learning programmes in the world. Candidates who study the Leicester MBA programme by distance learning give a clear signal to employers that they are hard working, committed and single minded in their desire to succeed and to enhance their careers. Through our stimulating course material and supportive academic and administrative infrastructure our distance learning students are provided with an intellectual environment which reflects the best in current thinking and research and where our students are challenged to realise their full potential.

Candidates
Our distance learning students join a global MBA class which reaches form the Americas across the world to South East Asia. Currently there are over 4,000 students studying the Leicester MBA by distance learning from 80 countries.

The Core MBA Structure
The Leicester MBA may be studied either full-time on campus (12 months) or by distance learning (minimum of 24 months - maximum 60 months). The essential structure of the MBA is identical, whichever mode of study you choose, You well study the core subject areas and then choose 2 electives from a wide range of topics covering all the main areas of interest in management development. You will complete the final part of your MBA by proceeding to the Dissertation (15,000 words).

Assessment
The Programme is assessed by a mixture of continuous assessment and examination. Candidates will complete a piece of assessed work for each of the core modules.

Examinations
There are four diets of examinations each year (January, April, July and October). We have Examination Centres in many countries around the world. You may sit in any of these 'registered' centres without additional charges to your course fees. Should you sit your examination in a country where we do not have regular exam centre, however, you will be liable to pay a nominal charge of £150 per examination.

Blackboard
As a distance learning candidate you will have access to Blackboard, a web-based learning environment designed to allow you quick and easy access to an array of education based information.

Blackboard is designed to meet the needs of our distance learning students who do not have immediate access to the University's resources and who may have limited contact with other course members.

Admissions
We are looking for students with a wide variety of experience and interests.
Three years relevant working experience is preferred. Selection of candidates is based upon:

• a completed application form
  
• an ability to demonstrate that a contribution can be made to the programme (i.e. practical experience)
  
• references, preferably from former University teachers or current employers. For non-graduates with professional qualifications, one reference should be from a person under whom training beyond school level was received.
  AND possession of a first or second class UK honours degree(or its overseas equivalent), or an acceptable professional qualification;
  OR possession of the University of Leicester's Diploma in Management may allow entry.
  
• Candidates will normally be aged 25 or over.
  Note: exemptions will be considered on merit.

English language
If your first language is not English, you need to prove your English ability to the University, which accepts:

• IELTS 6.5 with7.0 in writing preferred
  
• TOEFL 250 (Computer) or 600 (Paper), plus TWE 4.0
  
• The University of Leicester English Language Test, which takes only 75 minutes and is available on demand.

Enrolment dates
January, April, July and October

Duration of programme
Min two years (24 months). Max 5 years (60 months)

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For more information please contact:

University of Leicester
School of Management
Admissions Office
Ken Edwards Building
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
England

Telephone: +44(0) 116 252 5520
Fax: +44(0) 116 252 3949
E-mail: ULSM@le.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.le.ac.uk/ulsm/

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