Program Overview

Executive MBA

Key Information

• Course type: Single honours
• Delivery mode: Blended
• Study mode: Part time
• Duration: 2 years
• Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): 180
• Application status: Open
• Start date: October 2025

Course Essentials

The Executive MBA at King's Business School gives you the mastery of practical business skills you'd expect from a business course. But it adds the same level of rigour we demand from all our students and researchers. You'll see how purpose-led branding can bring new business opportunities. Discuss solutions to the obstacles your business faces in meeting its ESG goals, and explore what it means to be a leader and how you can drive change across your organisation and beyond. You'll come away equipped to respond to complex challenges, with confidence in your management abilities, and a support network that will last a lifetime.

Key Benefits

• We want to support outstanding talent at King's Business School, so we have multiple scholarships available for our Executive MBA.
• Acquire an in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the theories, tools and methodologies relevant to a senior business leader.
• Learn to identify, suggest and incorporate theories, frameworks and ideas from multiple subject areas to consider complex problems and provide interdisciplinary solutions that have a positive impact on business and society.
• Acquire analytical and problem solving skills in a variety of scenarios and cultural contexts and other transferable skills involving communication of complex ideas, recommendations and data effectively and persuasively in both written and verbal contexts.
• Learn to lead, motivate and manage people and teams to achieve a positive outcome and impactful change, role modelling the behaviours of a responsible, ethical business leader.

Entry Requirements

UK Applicants

• Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor's (honours) degree
• Programme-Specific Requirements:
  • At least 7 years' relevant full-time work experience – with management or leadership responsibilities in your current role. Please upload a CV to support your application.
  • An undergraduate degree with 2:1 honours in any discipline is also normally expected but candidates who do not have a 2:1 undergraduate degree, but who meet the requirements above, may also apply
  • If you hold a GMAC Executive Assessment, GMAT or GRE, we strongly encourage you to submit this under theProfessional and Other Relevant Qualifications section, however, this is not a compulsory requirement.

International Applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications
  • Select a country to view the equivalent international qualifications
• English language requirements: English language band B
  • To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Teaching and Structure

• Teaching methods: Lectures, Tutorials, Workshops
• Assessment methods: Coursework, Individual or Group Projects, Presentations, Examinations
• Structure: The programme is divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits to earn a Masters degree.
• Required modules:
  • Purposeful Leadership in a Complex World (15 credits)
  • Environment, Society, Governance (15 credits)
  • Strategy for a Transforming World (15 credits)
  • Markets and Consumers of the Future (15 credits)
  • Strategic Finance & Accounting (15 credits)
  • The Economics of Impact & Innovation (10 credits)
  • Managing Under Uncertainty (10 credits)
  • Strategic Human Capital (10 credits)
  • Innovation for Impact (15 credits)
  • Global Immersion (15 credits)
  • The Impact Project (45 credits)

Careers

• Our professional network: As part of our Executive MBA, we offer a suite of professional development services & coaching support, plus you will join our global community of over 200,000 King's alumni.
• Your class will include talented executives from a wide range of sectors, all working towards the common goals of improving their leadership skills and having a positive impact on the world.
• You will be part of the King’s community and your experience will go beyond the programme:
  • Access to bespoke professional development and coaching support to develop your career.
  • For entrepreneurs wanting to start your own business, you can apply to the King’s 20 Accelerator - a programme that provides the equivalent of £60,000 worth of services and mentoring from business experts. The annual programme supports the 20 brightest and highest potential ventures from the King’s community to take their ideas to the next level.
  • Join exclusive UK and international networking events and opportunities for you to build networks and communities. Make contacts by industry, job function, location or area of expertise, create or join groups and start conversations.
  • Access to King’s campuses, libraries and discounted access to the KCL gyms located around London.

Fees and Funding

• Tuition Fees: The full fee for this course is £53,400.
• Deposit: If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment. The deposit is £5000.
• Additional Costs: In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
  • Books if you choose to buy your own copies
  • Library fees and fines
  • Personal photocopies
  • Printing course handouts
  • Society membership fees
  • Stationery
  • Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
  • Travel to and from London and any accommodation if you need to stay in London for block weeks
  • Graduation costs
  • Costs to travel to the global immersion block week location (location to be confirmed)
• Funding: To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.