Lancaster University Management School

infobox University
name= Lancaster University Management School
established= 1964


city= Lancaster
country= United Kingdom
type=Business School
website=http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/
dean=Professor Sue Cox
undergrad=2,000
postgrad=1,500
campus=Semi-Rural
address= Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, LA1 4YX, UK

Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) in Lancaster, England, is the international business school of Lancaster University. The School was established in 1964. It is ranked first in the UK for its business and management research; and teaches the full range of business and management subjects, with undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees, including MBAs and PhDs, and post-experience executive education. Its MBA is ranked 22nd in the World overall, and first for value for money.

LUMS is made up of eight academic departments: Accounting and Finance, Economics, the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, the Management Development Division, Management Learning and Leadership, Management Science, Marketing, and Organisation, Work and Technology.

The School is located in modern buildings opened in 2005. It is one of the three faculties of Lancaster University, which occupies an attractive parkland campus just south of the city of Lancaster.

Organisational relationships

LUMS has worked in partnership with many companies to develop customised executive education. Partners have included: BAE Systems, British Airways, Pilkington, Bass, Royal & SunAlliance, AstraZeneca, and Total. The School has worked with many public sector organisations including the NHS. Through its Institute for Entrepreneurship it also provides business support and knowledge transfer for small and medium enterprises in England's North West.

In 2005, LUMS partnered with Ernst & Young to offer an undergraduate degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance, in which students undertake up to 18 months of paid work-experience with Ernst & Young, whilst being trained for a Chartered Accountant qualification. Several LUMS Masters programmes have modules designed and delivered by employers - these include Accenture, Cisco, IBM and SAP AG.

Reputation and accreditation

LUMS is one of a small group of business schools in the world to have achieved triple accreditation

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] by the leading international business school accreditation organisations:

* AACSB (USA)
* EQUIS (Europe)
* Association of MBAs (UK)

LUMS is joint first (equalled only by London Business School) in the UK for business and management research quality, having achieved the maximum ratings for its research in each of the UK Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) [ [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/Research/RAE/ Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)] ]

The Financial Times ranked the Lancaster MBA 22nd in the world in 2008, making it 4th in the UK [ [http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html# Financial Times Rating] ] . The Economist ranked the Lancaster MBA 50th in the world in 2007 [ [http://www.which-mba.com/index.asp?layout=school_snapshot&university_id=1520471552&mba_program_id=1530471553&university_name=Lancaster+University+Management+School Economist Rating] ] . The LUMS doctoral programme was ranked 5th in the world in the Financial Times MBA ranking in 2008 [ [http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html# Financial Times Rating] ] . The Times Good University Guide ranked Lancaster’s undergraduate programmes in business and management 8th in the UK in 2006. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,6734,00.html Times Good University Guide] ]

Degree programmes

LUMS offers one of the most extensive ranges of general and specialist programmes in business and management in the UK. The following courses are offered by the school:

Undergraduate

*Accounting and Finance
*Business Studies
*Economics
*European Management
*Management
*Management and Entrepreneurship
*Management and Organisation
*Management Science
*Marketing and Advertising
*Operations Management

Masters

*MBA
*MSc Accounting and Financial Management
*MSc Advanced Marketing Management
*MSc E-Business and Innovation
*MSc Finance
*MA Human Resource and Knowledge Management
*MA Human Resource Development and Consulting
*MSc Information Technology, Management and Organisational Change (ITMOC)
*MSc International Business (Economics)
*MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
*MSc Management
*MSc Management and the Environment
*MSc Management and Law
*MSc Management and Marketing
*MSc Management Science and Market Analysis
*MSc Money, Banking and Finance (Economics)
*MSc Operational Research and Management Science
*MSc Project Management
*Executive MBA (part-time, 22 months)
*MA Management Learning and Leadership (part-time, 24 months)
*International Masters in Practising Management (IMPM) (part-time, 24 months)
*Lancaster Certificate in Coaching (part-time, 8 months)
*Executive MSc in Project Management (part-time, 24 months)

The Lancaster MBA

The Lancaster MBA is an intensive and rigorous world-class programme which recruits highly motivated, experienced managers from across the world. It provides access to cutting edge knowledge across a full range of business and management subjects, taught by 6-star faculty.

The Lancaster MBA is AMBA-accredited and is in the FT and Economist Intelligence Unit’s global top 100. In 2008 it was ranked by the FT as 22th in the world and first in the UK for value for money.

Doctoral

LUMS has one of the largest business and management PhD programmes in the world, with over 150 students. The Financial Times MBA rankings 2008 ranks LUMS as 5th in the world for Phd Programmes.

cholarships

LUMS offers a wide range of scholarships for undergraduate, postgraduate and research students, many available to international students.

Executive programmes

LUMS works closely with partner organisations to offer customised executive education to suit organisations' needs. In addition, there are a number of open executive programmes, including the International Masters in Practising Management (IMPM) and Advanced Leadership Programme (ALP).

Professors

* Peter Checkland is Emeritus Professor and the developer of soft systems methodology (SSM) in the field of systems thinking.
*Professor Cary Cooper CBE is Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, Pro Vice Chancellor for External Relations.
*Stephen Taylor Professor of Finance and very influential researcher of financial econometrics.
*Professor V N Balasubramanyam is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Economics Department at Lancaster University
*Professor Gerry Johnson is Professor Sir Roland Smith Chair in Strategic Management. He is also the Director of the Lancaster Centre for Strategic Management

Alumni

*Antony Burgmans Chairman - Unilever
*Alan Murray CEO - Hanson PLC
*Nahed Taher Founder and CEO - Gulf One Investment Bank

References

See also

* Lancaster University
* List of business schools in Europe

External links

* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/ Lancaster University Management School Official Site]
* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/executive/ Executive programmes at LUMS]
* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/ Masters degrees in business and management at LUMS]
* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/undergraduate/ Undergraduate degrees in business and management at LUMS]
* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/phd/ PhD programmes at LUMS]
* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/mba/ The Lancaster MBA]
* [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/emba/ The Lancaster Executive MBA]