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Major Infrastructure Delivery MBA

London, Stratford (UCL East)

UCL’s MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery is designed to equip mid-career professionals with the latest management and leadership practices needed to successfully deliver complex infrastructure projects. A unique MBA, it combines theoretical insights with practical applications. Classes are based on infrastructure case-studies, analysed though the lens of the latest academic research.

UK students International students
Study mode
Part-time
UK tuition fees (2026/27)
£25,300
Overseas tuition fees (2026/27)
£25,300
Duration
2 calendar years
Programme starts
September 2026
Applications accepted
All applicants: 20 Oct 2025 – 28 Aug 2026
Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Entry requirements

A UK Bachelor’s degree awarded with at least a lower second-class Honours, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. In addition, candidates need at least 5 years of relevant professional experience (middle management level) in the management of projects.

The English language level for this course is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree



Major infrastructure projects are among the most complex, high-profile undertakings in any economy. They are critical enablers of economic growth, social development, and urban transformation. Yet, these projects frequently encounter delays, budget overruns, and governance challenges -largely due to a shortage of leaders equipped to navigate their intricate technical, organisational, and political landscapes.

UCL's MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery addresses this global leadership gap. Designed for mid-career professionals, the course cultivates values-led leadership as the foundation for strategic decision-making in high-stakes environments. It empowers participants to lead across the full lifecycle of infrastructure delivery, shaping the cities and societies of tomorrow.

This MBA responds directly to the pressing global challenges of rapid urbanisation, population growth, and the accelerated development of emerging economies. It offers experienced project managers the advanced training required to take on senior leadership roles within complex, multi-stakeholder infrastructure organisations.

Why UCL’s MBA?  

  • Industry-driven curriculum: Our curriculum is shaped in collaboration with top CEOs and senior infrastructure leaders. It seamlessly integrates essential management expertise with deep, sector-specific insight—equipping you to lead with confidence in complex, global infrastructure environments.
  • Work while you study: Maintain your career momentum. The MBA is structured for working professionals, requiring just five immersive, nine-day residential blocks in the UK over two years (a total of only 45 days on campus).
  • A globally respected degree: Join a world-class institution. UCL is ranked among the global top 10 universities (QS World University Rankings 2025), ensuring your qualification is recognised and respected worldwide.
  • Learn from experts: Gain real-world perspective from those at the top. Engage with industry leaders through guest lectures and immersive case studies, and learn directly from CEOs, MDs, Directors actively delivering major, mega, and giga infrastructure projects globally.
  • Personalised mentorship: Shape your career with guidance from an individual mentor—an experienced infrastructure leader who supports your development and strategic growth throughout the course.  
  • Build your network: Build meaningful, lasting connections. Our MBA connects you to a powerful, global community of senior infrastructure professionals. A network that supports your career far beyond graduation.

This course is taught primarily online with some teaching taking place on campus in London. As such, international students who apply to this course will not receive Student Visa sponsorship. To attend the on-campus teaching sessions for this course, international students may use a UK Standard Visitor Visa for study. Please note that UK immigration rules are subject to change by the UK Government, as such, there is no guarantee that the current rules referred to here will be in place for the duration of your study with UCL. 

Who this course is for

The UCL MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery is ideal for professionals with backgrounds in engineering, project management, or construction, and those with experience in complex, large-scale infrastructure projects. It appeals to individuals seeking strategic leadership roles in delivering impactful infrastructure globally across public and private sectors.

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What this course will give you

The Major Infrastructure Delivery MBA offers students the chance to take the next step in their leadership career with a global top 10 university, ranked global #1 in the Built Environment field (QS World Subject Rankings 2025).  

The course is delivered by The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, a global centre of excellence at the forefront of major and megaproject management, sustainable construction, environment and real estate.

Course aims:

  • Strategic understanding: Gain a deep, systemic understanding of the managerial dimensions of major infrastructure organisations and the global strategic importance of infrastructure in the coming decades.
  • Leadership innovation: Explore and apply innovative leadership and management practices to address the underperformance and complexity that characterise major project delivery.
  • Values-driven leadership: Embed personal and organisational values into leadership practices to guide strategic choices in ethically and politically charged environments.
  • Interdisciplinary insight: Critically engage with contemporary theory and practice from management, organisational studies, and social science to enhance the governance of complex infrastructure systems.
  • Systemic navigation: Evaluate the multi-level nature of infrastructure projects and develop strategies to manage the interfaces between external environments, organisational structures, and multiple project streams.
  • Adaptive management: Build the intellectual and analytical skills needed to respond effectively to political dynamics, stakeholder interests, and contractual complexities across all project levels. 
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The foundation of your career

After completing this MBA, you are expected to go on to work in many related areas across several infrastructure sectors: government agencies sponsoring major infrastructure projects, public and private sector infrastructure client organisations, management consultancies, engineering consultancies, contractors, and enterprises with significant portfolios of major infrastructure projects. 

91.7% of Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction graduates were in work or further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes Surveys 2017-22).

Top industry sectors for Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction graduates in work are construction, built environment and property (34.9% of graduates); accountancy and financial services (24.4%); manufacturing (6.9%); IT, technology and telecommunications (5.1%); and consultancy (4.8%).

Example employers:

  • PwC
  • EY
  • Huawei Technologies
  • Mott Macdonald Ltd
  • Turner and Townsend Plc

Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction graduates are working in 43 countries around the world.

Employability

The MBA course is intentionally designed to be open-ended, enabling the development of a wide range of transferable skills, attributes, and behaviours essential for delivering major infrastructure projects. Several modules specifically focus on cultivating leadership, teamwork, interpersonal, and digital skills—critical for long-term career success.

As part of your experience, you’ll have opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals through industry and alumni events hosted by the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction. Each year, the School organises a rich course of career-focused activities, including CV and interview workshops, a dedicated Careers Fair, site visits, and alumni panel discussions. In addition, UCL Careers offers a comprehensive schedule of careers fairs and practical sessions to support your professional development.

Networking

You will learn from infrastructure industry leaders, making valuable connections in your field. World-leading practitioners are incorporated in all modules through guest lecturers and case-studies, leveraging the outstanding position of The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction in the construction industry. 

Teaching and learning

The course structure is focused on learning through a mix of lectures, seminars, workshops, and analyses of case studies. All core modules are delivered through lectures by faculty and guest lecturers from industry. The guest lecturers come from the industry or policy field to reflect the multi-level nature of stakeholders and professions involved in major infrastructure projects. 

The principal modes of assessment of these skills are analytical essays, coursework, examination and the MBA dissertation undertaken as a piece of independent research.

The MBA is delivered part-time over two years. The flexible modular structure of the course enables students to continuing working full-time while completing the MBA, allowing them to put learning immediately into practice.

Students will attend five periods, nine days each, totalling 45 days in London over the two-year course. Each nine-day period will take place from Saturday morning to the end of Sunday of the subsequent week.

Outside the five in-person teaching periods in London, students can expect to spend around 15 hours per week on the MBA, approximately 10 hours on assignments and coursework, and 5 hours on independent study.

Modules

The MBA is delivered part-time over two years. The flexible modular structure of the course enables students to continuing working full-time while completing the MBA, allowing them to put learning immediately into practice.

Students will attend five periods (nine days each) in London over the two-year course. Each nine-day period will take place from Saturday morning to the end of Sunday of the subsequent week.  

The in-person teaching takes place at our new UCL East campus, offering cutting-edge learning facilities in the heart of east London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The cohort is up to 35 students and formed by a global audience of professionals. Teaching consists of eight modules and a dissertation, which works as a management consultancy project.

Year 1: October (Modules 1 and 2), February (Modules 3 and 4), May (Modules 5 and 6). 
Year 2: October (Modules 7 and 8), May (Dissertation).

The students of the Major Infrastructure Delivery MBA must take all eight compulsory modules and the dissertation. 

The course is based around the following core modules:

  • Analysing the anatomy of major projects – the context in which major infrastructure projects are proposed and developed, revealing different market structures and models to bridge the global infrastructure gap.
  • Managing economic and financial risks – an understanding of the connections throughout the project life cycle, from demand forecast, through business cases, until the implications to the financial performance of the organisations delivering major infrastructure projects.
  • Structuring governance and assurance – explores the relationship between risk management, governance, and assurance processes across organisational and institutional boundaries.
  • Designing client organisations and corporate strategies – explores the functions within the boundaries of the client organisation, and prepares the argument for the necessity of thinking about the inter-organisational perspective, considering the interfaces with the supply chain.
  • Procuring and integrating the supply chain – principles of supply chain management, procurement and operations building upon production logics of vertical integration and outsourcing, which inform the decomposability of the asset into internal and external parts.
  • Building, developing and leading teams – leadership approaches to address the different culture and values at organisational and individual levels. It introduces the power dynamics of organisations and the role of leaders in shaping the strategy of the intra- and inter-organisational forms.
  • Controlling information and systems – explores the challenges of information flows and the extraction of actionable business intelligence to manage human resources and organisational functions.
  • Managing stakeholders and creating value – the principles of stakeholder management, theoretically framing the dynamics between internal and external players in complex and uncertain organisations. It presents strategies for the process of creation and co-creation of value to address the requirements of different stakeholders.

The course ends with a dissertation. It is an academically rigorous piece of research and students can choose any topic they want as long as it is relevant to Major Infrastructure Delivery and can be supervised by a staff member from the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction. The dissertation works as a management consultancy project, building upon the latest academic thinking to provide a piece of management advice to an organisation (e.g. public, private, non-profit). The dissertation demonstrates learning in problem formulation and the application of research methods to the investigation of specific research questions. Students are encouraged to formulate their own research proposal drawing upon theoretical or practical problems. 

Compulsory modules











Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery.

Accessibility

The department will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities, including those with long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, learning differences and mental health conditions. This list is not exhaustive. If you're unsure of your eligibility for reasonable adjustments at UCL, please contact Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

Reasonable adjustments are implemented on a case-by-case basis. With the student's consent, reasonable adjustments are considered by UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services, and where required, in collaboration with the respective department.

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information about support available can be obtained from UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

For more information about the department and accessibility arrangements for your course, please contact the department.

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Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Part-time
Tuition fees (2026/27) £25,300
Tuition fees (2026/27) £25,300

2-year programme. The published fee is charged per year.

Postgraduate Taught students benefit from a cohort guarantee, meaning that their tuition fees will not increase during the course of the programme, but UCL reserves the right to increase tuition fees to reflect any sums (including levies, taxes, or similar financial charges) that UCL is required to pay any governmental authority in connection with tuition fees.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Where the course is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees.

Additional costs

Students will need to fund travel and accommodation for the in-person study periods. There are not expected to be any additional costs for London site visits.

If you are concerned by potential additional costs for books, equipment, etc. on this course, please get in touch with us by emailing your administrator, tahira.khawaja.19@ucl.ac.uk

For in-person teaching, UCL’s main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1-2 is £119.90. This price was published by TfL in 2025. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide.

Funding your studies

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

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UCL East London Scholarship

Deadline: 25 June 2026
Value: Tuition fees plus £17,096 stipend ()
Criteria Based on financial need
Eligibility: UK

Next steps

There is an application processing fee for this course of £90 for online applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

  • why you want to study Major Infrastructure Delivery at graduate level
  • why you want to study Major Infrastructure Delivery at UCL
  • what particularly attracts you to the chosen programme
  • how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging programme
  • where you would like to go professionally with your degree.

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver.

Can you tell us about what led you to consider the MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery as a programme of study? Tell us about an experience that influenced your intellectual and professional development. What experience and values do you think you can bring to the MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery? What are your expectations from studying on the MBA in Major Infrastructure Delivery, and how will they help your future career development? (600 words).

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate courses (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2026-2027

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