MBA in Entrepreneurship and Leadership
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 35,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The MBA programme at the European School of Economics is tailored to enhance the personal and professional development of each student. With a focus on entrepreneurial education, the programme helps students define and pursue their professional aspirations, setting them on a customized career path aligned with their goals.
This specialization in entrepreneurship and leadership emphasizes the practical and theoretical tools necessary to navigate and succeed in complex, global business environments.
Key Facts:
- Two specialization options: entrepreneurship & leadership, film production
- Full-time and part-time study modes with compulsory attendance
- Flexible enrolment options with intakes in September, January, and April
- Campus mobility between London, Madrid, Milan, Florence, and Rome on a per-term basis
- Optional internship opportunities for hands-on experience
- Small class sizes, enabling personalized mentorship and tailored academic support
- A vibrant international community, offering students invaluable opportunities for networking and lifelong connections
Graduates of the MBA Programme Develop:
- Advanced analytical skills to identify and capitalize on strategic opportunities in both domestic and global markets
- A thorough understanding of the global business environment, including trade systems, geo-political factors, and economic trends
- The creativity and adaptability to address challenges in an ever-changing international business landscape
- Cross-cultural communication expertise for managing diverse teams and resources
- A critical appreciation of theoretical and practical management concepts that inform effective decision-making
- The ability to analyze and solve complex managerial problems using relevant frameworks and approaches
- A nuanced understanding of how economic and technological forces shape modern business operations
- Essential leadership and interpersonal skills in areas such as communication, decision-making, and team management
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The scholarship is awarded by the ESE as a partial deduction from the annual tuition fee. Each student profile is considered individually. This scholarship is based on both the academic merit and need of the student applicant. It is therefore important that scholarship applications provide a complete profile of the student’s personal, professional and/or academic merits.
To apply for the ESE Scholarship students must complete the scholarship application form and send it together with the master’s application form and documents, including a financial statement, to the ESE admissions office where they wish to study.
To maintain their scholarship award students must demonstrate continued academic excellence throughout their studies at ESE. For more information about the scholarship, please contact the ESE centre of interest.
Curriculum
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) programme is a 12-month full-time course. All of the ESE postgraduate master's degree programmes are taught in English. The MBA at ESE has a standard 180 UK credit structure (90 ECTS credits). Completion of the MBA programme includes:
- full-time or part-time, compulsory attendance
- final business project
- internship placement (optional)
Phase 1
- Entrepreneurial Innovation
- Governance & Corporate Social Responsibility
- Research & Quantitative Methods for Business
- E-Business E-Commerce
Phase 2
- International Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Strategic Leadership
- International Marketing
Phase 3
- Entrepreneurship
- Managing People and Motivation
- Negotiation
- Business Ethics
Phase 4
- Internship (optional)
- Final Business Project
* The modules listed may undergo changes when circumstances require them to do so.
** ESE reserves the right to cancel a programme if enrolments are insufficient, or to offer students the possibility to attend another ESE campus where the course will be offered
Program Outcome
- Strong analytical skills, capable of identifying and assessing strategic opportunities that may benefit an organisation in both the domestic and international market
- A solid understanding of the global business environment, trading systems, and geo and socio-political influences on investments, trade, and the economic landscape
- Flexibility and creativity are necessary to address challenges presented by a rapidly changing international business environment.
- Cross-cultural communication skills, capable of managing people, resources and information across cultural boundaries
- Engagement with extant theoretical and practical management literature and ideas that underpin management thought and practice
- A critical understanding of key areas of research in management and business studies
- An ability to understand how global economic and technological influences shape the modern business world
- An understanding of the importance of key personal skills in management and their application in areas such as leadership, communication, presentation, and decision-making
- Apply theories and concepts from the management literature and related disciplines to address managerial issues and problems
- Analyse and diagnose managerial problems and issues