Weekend MBA

Weekend MBA

Our flexible part-time course offers the chance to study an MBA at Imperial while continuing your current job.

Key information

Overview

Our 21-month Weekend MBA allows you to accelerate and develop your career, balancing studying at Imperial in London in your spare time with a demanding job. This enables you to study in London without the need to relocate, providing access to a global business hub.

The programme allows you to develop a strong international network of ambitious students and graduates, leading faculty members and business practitioners.

Study programme

This programme is taught on weekends once a month from April to January (Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning). Completing this MBA will require you to take 32 – 46 days out of the office in a 21 month period, depending on the electives chosen.

The first year of the programme focuses on core modules, which cover the foundations for business success. There is a careful balance of teaching and learning, individual work and group work. There are also regular seminars by expert external speakers.

In the second year, you tailor your MBA and choose optional modules which cover all of the key management and business disciplines as well as a final project. With our flexible modules, you can choose to study electives on campus at Imperial, or online through our unique, high engagement learning platforms. The Global Experience Week in your second year is an intensive exploration of a country’s business practices and challenges using company visits to learn through practical case studies.

There is also an opportunity to participate in The Entrepreneurial Journey in place of one elective module. This is a live entrepreneurial project that provides insights into the challenges of introducing products and services to market.

Structure

Modules shown are for the current academic year and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

Please note that the curriculum of this programme is currently being reviewed as part of a College-wide process to introduce a standardised modular structure. As a result, the content and assessment structures of this course may change for your year of entry. We therefore recommend that you check this course page before finalising your application and after submitting it as we will aim to update this page as soon as any changes are ratified by the College.

Find out more about the limited circumstances in which we may need to make changes to or in relation to our courses, the type of changes we may make and how we will tell you about changes we have made.

The following changes to this course have been made for this year of entry:

• Core and non-assessed modules required and their titles
• Optional modules available for study and their titles
• The description of entry requirements
• Tuition fees

Core modules

• Corporate Finance

Capstone Consulting Experience

The Capstone Consulting Experience is an independent report on a relevant theme, where you will demonstrate that you are able to address a specific theme in an autonomous way and bring together your learning across different subjects.

For more information about the course structure, including comprehensive descriptions of each component, please see Imperial College Business School's website.

Optional modules

You will choose six optional modules, developing your expertise with your future career objectives in mind. There are a wide range of optional modules, from which approximately 20 are run each year depending on student interest.

The list of electives below gives a sample of the kinds of modules run in a given year.

• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Big Data, AI & Machine Learning
• Brand Management
• Clean Technology Investment
• Consumer Behaviour
• Digital Transformation: Leading Real-World Change
• Economics of Information and Intellectual Property
• Energy Business
• Leading Social Innovation
• Strategy in Volatile and Uncertain Environments
• Sustainability and Competitive Advantage: Rethinking Value Creation
• The Future of Cities

The Entrepreneurial Journey

The Entrepreneurial Journey is an optional module that can be taken instead of one elective. It is a live entrepreneurial experience that provides insights into the challenges of introducing products and services to market.

Teaching and assessment

• Formal presentations
• Lectures
• Pre-programme VLE modules

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Acceptable qualifications include:

• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (Full membership)
• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Full membership)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Associateship or Fellowship)

If you don't have a first degree (but have suitable experience and/or professional qualification) you may be eligible for entry via a Special Qualifying Examination. You may be asked to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) at the discretion of the Programme Team.

You must also hold at least three years' relevant postgraduate work experience.

If your maths does not seem to be at the required level, you may be asked to sit a short maths test prior to an offer being made.

International qualifications

The academic requirement above is for applicants who hold or who are working towards a UK qualification.

We also accept a wide variety of international qualifications. For guidance see our Country Index though please note that the standards listed here are the minimum for entry to the College.

If you have any questions about admissions and the standard required for the qualification you hold or are currently studying then please contact the relevant admissions team.

English language requirement (all applicants)

All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.

For admission to this course, you must achieve the higher College requirement in the appropriate English language qualification. For details of the minimum grades required to achieve this requirement, please see the English language requirements for postgraduate applicants.

Competence standards

Competence standards for our courses are used to determine whether or not a student has a specific level of competence or ability. These standards can be found here.

Imperial College London believes in providing the widest practicable access to all our degree programmes and will make reasonable adjustments for students wherever possible. If you do not meet one or more of the competence standards above, please submit your application and you will be able to discuss your situation with the College’s education office.

If you are applying to the Business School, you may only be considered for one programme per admissions cycle, with the exception of applicants to our Finance Master's programmes, who may select two programmes.

Application fee

The application fee for this course for entry in April 2021 is £125.

We will waive the fee for any applicant – Home or Overseas – who demonstrates that they are experiencing financial hardship.

Tuition fees and funding

The level of tuition fees you pay is based on your fee status, which we assess based on UK government legislation.

For more information on the funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Fees and Funding website.

Scholarships

Imperial College Business School is pleased to offer a range of scholarships to our most talented applicants of the Weekend MBA.

Imperial offer a range of scholarships for postgraduate students to support you through your studies. Try our scholarships search tool to see what you might be eligible for.

There are a number of external organisations also offer awards for Imperial students, find out more about non-Imperial scholarships.

Tuition fees

April 2021 entry

Tuition fees (Overseas and Islands students)

April 2021 entry

Postgraduate Master's loan

If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.

For 2020-21 entry, the maximum amount was of £11,222. The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.

Scholarships

We offer a range of scholarships for postgraduate students to support you through your studies. Find out more about our scholarships to see what you might be eligible for.

There are a number of external organisations also offer awards for Imperial students, find out more about non-Imperial scholarships.

Accommodation and living costs

You can compare costs across our different accommodation options on our Accommodation website.

A rough guide to what you might expect to spend to live in reasonable comfort in London is available on our Fees and Funding website.

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