MSc Product Management in Greater London

Product management is a versatile and highly organisational field, which oversees each aspect of a product’s life cycle, from research and development to marketing and pricing. Product managers work with the product and its users primarilyand engage with market analysis, user experience design and distribution strategies.

The MSc is an advanced degree course, which teaches skills and strategies to become a successful product designer in a digital business environment. Entry requirements to an MSc course include holding an undergraduate degree in a relevant field. The course is a year in duration and can also be studied on a part-time basis, taking two years to complete.

There are 15 universities in the UK offering product management MSc courses and there are 22 courses to choose from, with some variance in the curriculum to account for specialisms such as product management with brand design, strategic marketing or product design.

What to Expect

You'll learn a wide array of highly transferable skills including market research, business analytics, managerial and leadership skills, design strategy, marketing, product design and many more. In today’s digital world, these skills are applicable to an extremely wide range of business environments, and you’ll be able to tailor your educational pathway to the type of professional work which you are most interested in.

You’ll be assessed through a combination of coursework assignments, group projects, presentations and a final dissertation about a subject of your choosing. Most programmes align with professional industry standards, ensuring that you’ll learn the skills needed to enter the workforce with as many developed skills as possible. After you’ve graduated, you’ll be well-equipped for a diversity of roles such as product managers, innovation leaders or entrepreneurs, contributing to the successful development and launch of products in various industries.