Information for
visiting graduate students
from partner institutions
2014/15
An award winning triple accredited business school
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is one of an elite group of business
schools in the world to hold triple accreditation – recognition of the quality of
everything we do from the three leading international accreditation bodies for the
business school sector (AACSB, EQUIS and the Association of MBAs).
We are typically ranked in the UK's top ten and among the world's highly ranked
management and business schools. It is the only UK business school to be so highly
ranked across all major activities (MBA and Masters, Undergraduate, PhD, Research and
Executive Education). On this evidence we can claim to be the leading full-spectrum
business or management school in the UK.
Study opportunities for graduate visiting students
LUMS Master’s degree programmes run from the beginning of October until mid September – 12 months. As a visiting student you will have the opportunity to join our
Masters programmes for one term, either in the autumn or the spring. (The summer
term is dedicated to completing the Masters dissertation and is not available to visiting
graduate students.)
Academic year 2014/15
Michaelmas Term 3 October 2014 to 12 December 2014
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Introduction week starts on 29 September 2014 - attendance required

10 week term; exams at the start of January 2013, exact dates will depend on
your Masters programme*
Lent Term 9 January 2015 to 20 March 2015

10 week term; exams in April 2015, exact dates will depend on your Masters
programme*
*Some visiting students may be permitted to sit their LUMS module exams in their
home institution, provided that LUMS and the home university have agreed to this
option. Please check with your International Coordinator.
Master’s degree programmes available to visiting students

All visiting graduate students must meet the entry requirements for the degree
programme they are selecting and will follow the curriculum of one degree
programme only.

You will become an integrated member of the degree cohort, and as such, it is
not possible to mix and match modules from other Masters programmes.

Some Masters programmes may give preference to visiting students who apply
for Michaelmas Term. If you wish to study at Lancaster in spring (Lent term) you
will need to demonstrate that you have covered an equivalent of Lancaster’s
autumn semester (Michaelmas term).
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If you wish to apply for one of our Masters programmes, you have to comply
with our entry requirements
http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/entryrequirements/.
The full list of our Master’s degree programmes: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/.
Please, note MSc Advanced Marketing Management does not accept exchange
students. MBA only accepts MBA exchange students, not MSc or MA students.
Entry requirements
All graduate students must meet the standard academic entry requirements and
provide an English language proficiency certificate. Visiting students are exempt from
this condition only if they have studied their Bachelor’s degree in English in a majority
English speaking country.
English language requirement for all Masters programmes:

IELTS 7.0 - with at least 6.0 in each element

iBTOEFL 100 with at least 22 in each element

PR Pearson Test of English (Academic) 70 with at least 55 in each element

Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) grade C or above
The academic entry requirement
An equivalent to a UK Upper Second Class Honours Degree. You will need to provide an
official English translation of your undergraduate transcript for us to confirm your
academic qualifications. For all programmes, we are looking for a consistent
performance in all years of study. Entry requirements details are available on:
http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/entryrequirements/
The country equivalents are listed below. You will need to meet this average in your
Bachelors and masters degrees. We will only consider visiting students who have
demonstrated consistent performance and a required average. If you country is not
listed below, please, contact us.
Country
Brazil
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
LUMS Entry requirement
GPA 7 out of 10 or GPA 3.3 or 70%
80% or GPA 3.2
GPA 80% - 85%
GPA 10 or above
GPA 13.5 out of 20
Overall grade of 2.4 or better
Over 28 or 104/110
B+ (75%)
GPA 8.0
B
GPA 14 out of 20
GPA 4
3.5 out of 4.5
3.0 out of 4.3
GPA 7 out of 10 (notable)
GPA 5.0 or 8.0
GPA 75% - 80%
3.2/4.0
Application process
You must first be nominated by your home university. Your International Coordinator
will then send the nominations to us and we will contact you directly about the
application process.
At the nomination stage we will require your Bachelor’s degree transcript and your
Master’s degree syllabus to be able to advise which Master’s degree in LUMS you are
eligible for.
When we have received your nomination and your relevant documents, we will contact
you to discuss which Master’s degree you wish to apply for and we will ask you to apply
by using our online application system on http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/apply/
Please note that nomination by your institution does not guarantee an offer of a place.
You will need to submit:
1. Personal statement – explain your motivation to come to Lancaster University
2. Bachelor’s degree transcript translated into English
3. List of Masters Courses you have covered so far with grades certified by your
University (if available)
4. Your CV
5. English language certificate
6. One Academic reference commenting on your academic ability
7. A recommendation letter from your International Coordinator
Deadlines
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The nomination deadline is 1st May 2014.
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The application deadline is 30th May for all documents to be uploaded on the
web portal.
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These deadlines apply for students looking to come in autumn or in spring.
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There is no separate deadline for spring applications.
Accommodation and living costs
We offer visitor room booking for short stays on Campus. As soon as your place has
been confirmed, please contact the Conference centre to book your Campus
accommodation: sleep@lancaster.ac.uk.
The approximate cost of a single room per night is about £20, per term is about £2,100
(1st October – 15th January).
The food is not included in the price. You will need approximately £250 per month for
food and subsistence.
An example of a budget can be found on:
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/sbs/funding/costsandbudgeting.htm
For more information on any aspect of Masters level student exchange, please, contact
Dr Radka Newton, Head of LUMS International Office:
Dr Radka Newton
Head of International Office
Lancaster University Management School
Lancaster LA1 4YX
r.newton@lancaster.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1524 5 10726
M: +44 (0)7794327505
W: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/international
Nomination form
For each nominated student, please provide us with the following information:
First name
Surname
Gender
Date of birth
Current degree programme
Exchange semester
List of courses taken on Master level
prior your exchange period at
Lancaster
ECTS credits required during the
exchange period at Lancaster
Preferred LUMS Degree programme
to be followed (please, state 3
choices in order of preference)
Bachelor degree
 Institution name
 Degree specialism
 Degree
classification - final
awarded grade
 Date of the award
English language test
 IELTS
 TOEFL
 Cambridge exam
 Pearson test
Work experience
First name
Surname
Gender
Date of birth