MA in Business and Management

This course includes or offers the following modules. Please check the program document for more information on which modules are core, required, or optional.

• Marketing Management
• Financial & Management Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Managing People
• Governance, Ethics & Risk Management
• Research Project
• Sustainability
• International Business Management
• Strategic Operations Management.

What you'll learn

Overview

Our courses are designed to allow you to tailor your program of study to your academic interests and career aspirations. You’ll take a mix of taught modules (core and optional) and complete a major dissertation/consultancy project.

If you choose to study one of our Business and Management pathway routes, there are pathway-specific required modules, and your final dissertation/consultancy project will be in your chosen specialism.

In addition to the University’s English Language Unit, further support is offered to international students whose first language is not English via the Advanced Academic and Business Skills module. This module works in conjunction with your other modules to develop your employability, business, and academic English language skills, and to help you build confidence in your ability to work at the postgraduate level in international, cultural, and professional contexts.

How will I be assessed?

You're assessed in a variety of methods that may include some or all of the following across the various modules on the course:

• Reports on work-based assignments

• Research project reports

• Portfolios

• Reflective learning and work-experience journals

• Reviews

• Proposal papers for projects, funding or events, business plans, or strategy documents

• Project progress reports

• Project evaluations

• Presentations

• Essays

• Exams.

This Master’s programme is designed to prepare you for a wide range of occupations in general management across all industry sectors and the international environment.

It delivers practical skills and techniques applicable to business and management careers in marketing, enterprise and business start-ups, accounting management and international business.

Depending on your pathway and the modules you study, we have a number of professional opportunities for further business and management sector accreditation. Please contact the course leader for more information.

How will I be taught?

We combine academic study with practice-based teaching. You’ll learn through a variety of activities including lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, online activity and discussion, work-based learning, and research projects.

Staff on this course offer access to a wide range of academic and practical expertise in business and management. You’ll benefit from one-to-one tutorials, workshops, peer support, and shared learning.

We work with you to ensure that what you learn in the course translates into effective practice in the workplace, and develops your professional potential.

Course length

One year full-time or two years part-time.