The University of Liverpool was established as a college in 1881 and soon after began offering a two-year business curriculum. It provided training to students seeking a business career and it included English, maths and foreign language, but no commercial subjects.
In the early 1960s, The University of Liverpool’s Business School began offering post-experience courses, before adopting the American model of postgraduate study and research activity in 1966. Business and management studies progressed into their current state when the University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) opened in 2002.
ULMS now has 174 members of staff, including 30 professors and approximately 2,800 undergraduate students, 702 taught postgraduate students and 97 research postgraduates. The research and education programmes cover all the key management disciplines, including economics, marketing, finance, operations, e-business and organisational behaviour.
It also includes The Centre for Sports Business - a globally recognised centre for sports and football business taught through postgraduate programmes, research and executive education. Programmes include the Football Industries MBA, which is the first of its kind in the industry. The Centre partners with the League Managers Association to deliver the Diploma in Professional Services.
Employment rates for ULMS are high - students often end up working with major banks and accounting firms such as the Audit Commission, Lever Faberge, the Bank of New York, the NHS and Forbes Investment Management.
Liverpool was voted the fourth friendliest city in the world and has a global reputation for sport, music and architecture, and offers a wealth of culture for students to enjoy.
