MBA Essentials
Online certificate course
10 weeks, excluding orientation
8-12 hours per week, entirely online
Course modules released weekly
Flexible payment options available
On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with:
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MBA-focused skills that address the core pillars of business: strategy, finance, and people, guided by thought leaders and LSE experts.
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The ability to make informed business decisions, and lead with confidence and influence in your contemporary business context.
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A better understanding of your business environment and challenges to enhance your organisation’s competitive advantage.
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A network of global professionals and a certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
This course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 95 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Your Course Convenor
Professor Connson Locke
Professorial Lecturer in Management, Department of Management, LSE
Connson is a senior lecturer in the LSE Department of Management. She joined LSE in 2008 from the Boston Consulting Group, and her areas of expertise are leadership, negotiation, decision-making, and organisational behaviour. Connson is part of the academic leadership team for the Executive Global Master’s in Management, LSE’s cutting-edge alternative to an MBA. Additionally, she teaches the School’s most successful executive course on campus: Achieving Leadership Excellence. Connson holds a PhD and MSc in organisational behaviour from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in sociology from Harvard University. Her research interests include gender and leadership, diversity, and organisational culture.
Course curriculum
Orientation module
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
An online education that sets you apart
This online certificate course is offered by LSE in collaboration with GetSmarter. Join a growing community of global professionals and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies, and earn invaluable recognition from a world-leading social science university, entirely online and in your own time.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.
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