Weekend MBA

Our flexible part-time course offers the chance to study an MBA at Imperial while continuing your current job.
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 and business practitioners.
Study programme
This programme is taught on weekends once a month from April to January (Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning). You are required to take between 27-37 days out of the office during the 21-month period, depending on the electives you choose.
The first year of the programme focuses on nine core modules, which cover the foundations for business success. There is a careful balance of teaching and learning, individual learning and group work. There are also regular seminars by external expert speakers.
In the second year, you tailor your MBA and choose six 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 Entrepreneurship Journey in place of two electives, a live entrepreneurial project that provides insights into the challenges of introducing products and services to market.
Professional accreditation
We are among a handful of business schools worldwide to achieve triple accreditation:
- Association of MBAs (AMBA)
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
We have also been recognised for our work in tackling gender inequality in higher education with a Bronze Athena SWAN award.
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 course 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.
Structure
Pre-study modules
- Accounting Primer
- Finance Primer
- Induction
- Maths Primer
- Plagiarism Awareness
- Pre-Programme Quantitative Methods
- Study Skills
Core modules
- Corporate Finance
- Decision Analytics
- Final Report
- Financial and Management Accounting
- Global Experience Week
- Global Macroeconomics
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Managerial Economics
- Marketing Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Personal Leadership Journey
- Strategy
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 Company Valuation
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Banking and FinTech: Strategies and Challenges
- Behavioural Finance
- Brand Management
- Breakout Strategy
- Clean Technology Investment
- Climate Change, Business and Finance
- Consumer Behaviour
- Design Management
- Digital Business
- Entrepreneurial Journey (see below)
- Family Business
- Hi-Tech Strategy
- International Business
- Leadership
- Leading and Executing Strategic Change
- Management Challenges in Healthcare
- Managing Negotiations
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Pricing Strategy
- Private Equity
- Strategic Networks for Innovation and Change
- Strategic Problem Solving
- Strategy in Volatile and Uncertain Environments
- Sustainability and Competitive Advantage: Rethinking Value Creation
- The Future of Cities
- Topics in Asset Management
- Venture Capital and Growth Finance
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.
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.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
- Case studies
- Equipment/technique demonstrations (e.g. Bloomberg, Datastream)
- Formal presentations
- Group work exercises
- Interactive content including video and module quizzes
- Lectures
- On-line discussion forums
- On-line lecture materials
- Practical classes and field work
- Pre-programme VLE modules
- Seminars
- Workshops
Assessment methods
- Case Studies
- Continuous assessments
- Essays
- Formal Presentations
- Multiple Choice Tests
- Participation
- Reports
- Written Examinations/Tests
Entry requirements
We welcome students from all over the world and consider all applicants on an individual basis.
Entry requirements
Minimum academic requirement
Our minimum requirement is a 2.2 degree or approved qualification.
You must also hold at least three years' relevant postgraduate work experience.
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. There is further detail available from the Business School website.
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.
How to apply
You can submit one application form per year of entry, and usually choose up to two courses.
How to apply
Making an application
All applicants to our Master's courses must apply online.
For full details on the online application process, please visit the admissions website.
Please note you can only apply to one Business School programme per academic year.
ATAS certificate
An ATAS certificate is not required for overseas students applying for this course.
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.
Read more about scholarships specific to this degree on the Business School website.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees (Home and EU students)
April 2019 entry |
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To be confirmed |
Fees are charged by year of entry to the College and not year of study.
Except where otherwise indicated, the fees for students on courses lasting more than one year will increase annually by an amount linked to inflation, including for part-time students on modular programmes. The measure of inflation used will be the Retail Price Index (RPI) value in the April of the calendar year in which the academic session starts e.g. the RPI value in April 2019 will apply to fees for the academic year 2019–2020.
Tuition fees (Overseas and Islands students)
April 2019 entry |
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To be confirmed |
Fees are charged by year of entry to the College and not year of study.
Except where otherwise indicated, the fees for students on courses lasting more than one year will increase annually by an amount linked to inflation, including for part-time students on modular programmes. The measure of inflation used will be the Retail Price Index (RPI) value in the April of the calendar year in which the academic session starts e.g. the RPI value in April 2019 will apply to fees for the academic year 2019–2020.
Postgraduate Master's loan
If you are a Home or EU student who meets certain criteria, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan of up to £10,280 from the UK government. 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. 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.
Accommodation and living costs
Living costs, including accommodation, are not included in your tuition fees.
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.
Further information

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