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Full time | Luton campus | 12 months | MAY-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

MAY-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Management Studies / Science

Course Summary

If youre an ambitious manager wishing to develop your skills and engage in stimulating debate with your peers, then this MSc in Management (MiM) is for you. The course offers you the opportunity to develop your expertise in management - operationally, tactically and strategically. Using a problem-solving, practice-based approach, it teaches you to apply the latest thinking and most relevant techniques to the management of different organisations, nationally and globally.

What will you study?

Studying our Management MSc course will equip you with the in-depth knowledge and skills to engage in the strategic, effective and tactical management of local and international businesses. You will be able to practice core management skills such as in collaboration, teamwork, numeracy, negotiation, problem-solving and research in diverse business environments to deal with diverse management challenges. To enhance your transition to the industry, our unit in Management Theory and Practice will provide you with an opportunity for experiential learning. Here, you will be able to build on your personal, interpersonal and business skills to improve your professional working practice and increase your employability. In addition, this unit will allow you to examine contemporary management theories and practice in light of real-world business issues.

Building on this, our unit in Global Human Resource Management will develop your skills and knowledge in key business areas, including equipping you with an understanding of the global business environment and its impact on human resource management (HRM) practices. You will learn to lead and manage diverse teams in various geographical locations while enriching your HR specialist knowledge in areas of global talent management, international employment law, cultural communication and global HRM. At the same time, you will learn to provide strategic HR advice, engage in stakeholder management and consultancy services in a global context.

Aside from this, you will consider a prevalent element in the field of management – sustainability. Business Sustainability in Practice will expose you to business impacts on the natural environment while allowing you to consider how these impacts can be managed to improve the environmental sustainability of large and small businesses to meet its obligations – such as transition to net or zero greenhouse gas emissions or other pollutants. You will also be introduced to the concept of environmental management systems and the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) that will allow you to enhance your management skills and assess business and management practices to develop strategic and operational opportunities to embed sustainability more deeply throughout an organisation.

Furthermore, you will develop a critical and informed understanding of business environments and the business opportunities within them in our Strategy unit. Here, you will be introduced to a range of tools and concepts for strategic analysis and business modelling that will allow you to assess the strategic position of business organisations, formulate strategies, evaluate options and implement strategic decisions. Finally, you will complete our Capstone unit that will allow you to bring theory and practice together and research a topic of your interest that is relevant to your field of study. To help you with this, you will be introduced to the processes and techniques of research methods while working with a research supervisor to develop your ideas.

Careers

On successful completion you will have the skills to follow career opportunities in the following industries: financial services management services consulting marketing or advertising.

You will also be well prepared for further academic study at either MPhil or PhD level.

Modules

Accounting And Finance (AAF044-6) - Core
Business Dissertation (MAR042-6) - Core
Business Live Project (MAR041-6) - Core
Marketing And The Digital Future (MAR039-6) - Core
Performance Achievement Planning (BSS072-6) - Core
Professional Practice (MAR040-6) - Core
Project And Operations Management (BSS052-6) - Core
Strategy And Brand Management (MAR043-6) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (month)

£833

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (month)

£1,408

Entry requirements

Students must have a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in a related subject area.

 

University information

The University of Bedfordshire is a modern university with a vibrant and cosmopolitan student population that includes around 20,000 students from over 100 countries. It offers a wide variety of research-informed courses, which believes in nurturing students to become educated, employable and entrepreneurial global citizens. Bedfordshire has campuses located in: Luton Bedford Milton Keynes Aylesbury Putteridge Bury The...more