MSc in Management

This is an intensive, one year Masters programme for recent or new graduates from a wide range of subject backgrounds. You do not need any prior academic or practical experience in business or management. It is designed to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge sought by today's employers, whatever your final career. We develop innovative, creative and entrepreneurial people who:

• are able to apply management techniques drawn from a range of disciplines such as business strategy, accounting, marketing, organisational behaviour
• can understand the nature of management, the complexity of organisations and how to manage change, and are able to work effectively in international teams
• have the key interpersonal skills needed by organisations today

Graduates of the MSc in Management have gone on to work at a variety of employers all over the world. These include Lloyds TSB, L'Oreal, Prominvest SA, Moscow, Deutsche Bank, LG Electronics and XWHO-US, Hangzhou.

Core units

• Finance and Accounting for Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Strategic Management
• Studying Management

Optional units

• Business Ethics
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• Management of Knowledge and Information
• Managerial Economics
• Marketing Management
• Operations Management
• Organisational Creativity
• Project Management
• Strategic Human Resources Management
• Strategic Management Accounting

Unit availability is subject to staffing and timetable constraints. Please note: the number of available places on some units may be capped.

Methods of assessment across the units are designed to develop transferable skills and include coursework, essays and reports, group projects, presentations and examinations.

In addition to assessed units, we offer a programme to support transferable skills. This may include business simulation, critical thinking, writing assignments and dissertation preparation.

Dissertation

During the final term, you are required to complete a dissertation of between 12,000 and 15,000 words. The dissertation accounts for 60 credit points.