Corporate Governance and Responsible Business
Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom
Course overview
We’re exploring how organisations are governed, how responsibility is understood and distributed, and how businesses balance performance with purpose. In a world where corporate social responsibility plays an increasingly prominent role in the decision making of organisations, we want to help businesses to effectively balance considerations of people, profit and planet. Combining financial integrity with social and environmental awareness, this theme contributes to more accountable and sustainable forms of enterprise.
Our researchers are investigating the structures and processes that shape decision-making in corporations and public institutions, examining issues such as board dynamics, regulation, ethical leadership, sustainability reporting and social accountability. This theme combines perspectives from finance, accounting, management and law to understand how governance systems, regulatory environments and societal expectations interact. Our work ranges from technical focuses such as financial disclosure, auditing and compliance to human and ethical dimensions of responsibility, including informal entrepreneurship and governance in developing economies.
We are questioning conventional assumptions about corporate responsibility, highlighting how complex social and institutional contexts influence what “responsible business” really means. We’re putting theory into practice through close collaboration with businesses, policymakers and regulators, offering insights into how organisations can enhance transparency, trust and long-term value creation. 94% of Loughborough’s research impact is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.
REF 2021
Key highlights
- Research into board dynamics, regulation and ethical leadership
- Explores sustainability reporting, financial disclosure, auditing and compliance
- Combines finance, accounting, management and law perspectives
- Covers informal entrepreneurship and governance in developing economies
- Close collaboration with businesses, policymakers and regulators
- 94% of research impact rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Alumni Bursary
10% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 10% of feesAlumni Discount
UK students: £1,500 tuition fee discount for one academic year. International students: £3,000 tuition fee discount for one academic year.
Care Leaver's Scholarship
Excellence Scholarships
UK students: £3,000 off tuition fees; International students: £6,000 off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary
Our International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary offers a £12,000 tuition fee discount (set against the tuition fees of your chosen postgraduate taught programme ONLY).
Up to £12,000London 10th Anniversary Award
£5,000 off tuition fees.
Up to £5,000Loughborough Business School Scholarship
£1,500 (UK students) and £3,000 (international students) off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
MBA Progress with Purpose Scholarship
50% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 50% of feesQatari Ghanim Al-Muftah Excellence Scholarship
Careers this course leads to
- University lecturer
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Corporate governance adviser
- Sustainability and ESG consultant
- Regulatory policy adviser
- Compliance manager
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,238 | International: £23,100
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Loughborough University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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