Management MSc

Our MSc Management programme will equip you with key business and management skills and knowledge sought by modern organisations.

Successful modern organisations depend upon managers with a broad business acumen who can make effective and timely decisions and who are capable of handling and analysing large volumes of information. 

 As a student of our Management MSc programme, you will learn the fundamentals of managing people and organisations and you will gain a good understanding of the primary factors shaping the contemporary business environment. You will further acquire significant practical skills and experience that will prepare you for the challenges of the fast-paced business environment. You will be taught by leading experts, who bring the latest research developments into the classroom.

 Our experience of working with a wide range of industrial partners and managerial teams have fed directly into the design of this programme. The wide range of optional modules in our Management MSc programme also gives you the flexibility to tailor the course to suit your individual career aspirations.

 The objective of our Management MSc programme is to create the next generation of outstanding managers and leaders that will make an impact in the contemporary business world.

The programme aims to:

• Develop in you an integrated and critically aware understanding of management
• Equip you with the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice
• Prepare you for a significant career in a wide range of roles in management, consultancy and entrepreneurship
• Enhance your lifelong learning skills, personal development and employability to enable you to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to and take effective roles within business and society
• Provide a relevant, practical and constantly updated programme through close links with many large business and commercial organisations and with taught content which allow you to see ways in which theory can be applied in practice

What you'll study

Our Management MSc is designed to provide you with a relevant, practical and constantly updated programme through close links with many large business and commercial organisations and with taught content which will allow you to see ways in which theory can be applied in practice.

Semester 1:

• Human Resource Management - 15 credits
• Accounting and Finance - 15 credits
• Marketing in the Organisation - 15 credits
• Operations Management - 15 credits
• Personal Development for Study and Employability - 15 Credits

Semester 2:

• Information Systems and Management - 15 credits
• Personal Development for Study and Employability - (two semesters)
• Business Environment Analysis - 15 credits
• International Marketing - 15 credits
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 15 credits
• Business Forecasting - 15 credits
• Work Psychology - 15 credits
• Enterprise Resource Planning - 15 credits
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management - 15 credits
• Brand Management - 15 credits
• Marketing Communications - 15 credits

Summer:

• Management Analysis - 30 credits
• Global Strategic Management - 15 credits

How you'll be assessed

The modules in Management MSc are assessed using a mix of different methods. The assessment of each module is either exam only, coursework only or a combination of the two. For the modules assessed by exam and coursework, the typical weight for exam is 50% or 75%.

How you'll study

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Independent study
• Group work
• Supervision
• Workshops
• Practical sessions

Your personal and professional development

Our School of Business and Economics is committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes you need to progress successfully in your chosen career.

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Management MSc will prepare you for employment in a very wide range of careers including consultancy, as a functional specialist, or general management in the private or public sector. Our graduates have an outstanding employment record and find jobs in a wide range of industries.

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Recent graduate destinations include:

• Proludic (Switzerland) – International Sales Manager
• Samsung Opentide (China) – Consultant
• Jaguar Land Rover – Technical Analyst/ Engineer / Buyer
• Citibank (China) – Human Relations
• Reed – Core Services Business Adviser
• Nielsen – Market Researcher
• HSBC – Banker Development Programme Trainee
• BRUSH – Contracts Manager
• Ski Optical Works Ltd – Sales/Marketing Manager
• Smith & Williamson – Auditor
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement – General Management Trainee

Visit the Management MSc page on the Loughborough University website for more details!