Study MSc Business Management

Course Highlights

Whatever your background or UG degree subject area, this course will equip you with a wide range of practical business skills, from market research and strategic analysis tools, to techniques for motivating individuals in the workplace in a variety of different industry sectors.

You'll acquire the practical business skills needed for effective management. You'll then take these skills and learn to apply them in various contexts, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how different business functions operate and interrelate.

You'll further develop your management abilities by exploring the rapidly evolving external challenges currently faced by actual businesses and management professionals. By honing your ability to confidently account for these issues, you'll boost your chances of managerial success out in the real world. We'll encourage you to think about business in a responsible way, creating sustainable value for business and society at large, and contributing to a healthy economy.

Course Modules

You'll study:

• The Anatomy of a Business
• Navigating Organisational Complexity
• Self and Society in Business Management
• Career Catalyst: Developing Skills for Long Term Success

Plus one of the following pairs of optional modules:

• Enterprise Project: Concept Development
• Enterprise Project: Business Realisation

Or

• Management Project: Group Project Challenge
• Management Project: Individual Project Challenge

Or

• Work-Based Learning Project: Implementation and Review
• Work-Based Learning Project: Project Scoping

Learning Structure

The MSc Business Management is offered as a one-year intensive programme of study, which will particularly appeal to those students who want to gain a postgraduate qualification, graduate and progress their career within 12 months.

You'll learn through formal lectures, seminars, group work, mentor meetings and further independent study to consolidate your learning. The programme is designed so that the different modules interrelate allowing you to build your knowledge and skills. Support is available in a variety of formats both in person and online. You're expected to conduct independent study and to prepare for each session to be able to engage in meaningful discussions.

All assessments are designed to enable you to develop a range of skills and insights which can be applied in a future career. We encourage you to reflect through your journey on the skills that you are learning and how they might be useful in the future.

Entry Requirements

• A second class Bacheor degree in any discipline.
• If you do not meet the above grade requirement but have at least 12 months relevant professional experience and/ or equivalent qualifications, you will be considered.

English Language Requirements

Documentary Evidence List

• Academic Transcripts
• Degree Certificate
• English Test (IELTS/ TOEFL/ PTE/ Duolingo - UKVI accepted)
• Statement of Purpose (SOP)
• 2 Recommendation Letters (LORs)
• Updated CV/ Resume
• Research Proposal (for Research/ PhD)
• Work Experience Certificates (if study gap)
• Passport Copy

Study Gaps

For applicants with an academic or professional gap of up to 5 years, admission is generally considered acceptable. If the gap exceeds this period, applications may still be successful but will typically be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

To strengthen your profile, it is important to:

• Provide a clear explanation of how you spent the gap period (e.g., employment, further learning, personal responsibilities).
• Emphasize the skills and experiences you developed during this time that are relevant to the program.
• Demonstrate that your academic qualifications continue to meet the course entry requirements.