Programme details

The Sloan Fellowship MSc has been designed to prepare experienced senior managers for their next career challenge.  

The Sloan Fellowship was created in 1931 by Alfred P Sloan Jr, then Chairman of General Motors. He believed the most effective leader was one with a cross-functional understanding of management. He was also convinced that this understanding was best acquired after some years of business experience. Originally founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Fellowship is now offered by three world-class business schools: MIT (the programme has merged with the Management of Technology programme to become the MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership), Stanford and London Business School.

The MIT and Stanford programmes differ mostly from the London programme in that their intake is company sponsored and the curriculum design, programme structure and class diversity reflect this.

The Sloan Fellowship at London Business School is a 11-month, full-time, business masters programme leading to an MSc qualification that is highly respected throughout the business community and beyond. The curriculum mixes core skills and a choice of electives. It includes an international assignment and an individual project. Sloan Fellows maximise learning through:

Collaborative learning
It is energising to be in classes with people who have considerable experience in senior roles. Participants find it engaging and so do faculty as the environment supports a two-way street of learning. As a Sloan Fellow, you are encouraged to share your experience of situations which throw light on key issues. You are also encouraged to broaden your own understanding by learning from the contribution of others.

Intensive learning
To get the most from the programme, Sloan Fellows must be prepared for a 11-month full-time period of intensive private and group study. You will be expected to prepare thoroughly for each class session by analysing case studies, reading text books and articles, conducting your own research and making connections between questions posed, issues raised and your own experience. You will need to consider subjects from an organisational, market or economic perspective and work through the analysis with your study group. Preparing group presentations is a regular requirement.