MA Management

Why choose this course?

You'll build further on what you've learnt in your first degree, developing your knowledge and skills to gain a thorough understanding of management from operational, tactical and strategic perspectives.
You will develop business and leadership skills, as well as skills in critical thinking and research, which will enhance your independent learning and reflective capabilities.
Our academic staff have had senior or directorial positions in a wide variety of organisations, in the private and public sectors in blue chip companies, some with experience of self-employment, and are keen to share their knowledge with you.
Wherever you are in your managerial career, the flexibility of the Masters Management degree means it can be tailored to your specific requirements, whether you are starting or resuming your managerial career, or looking to improve your career prospects.
With our links with industry, and our growing research and consultancy base, you'll be using learning tools and studying subjects that are both up-to-date and relevant in all current business environments.
You'll also be part of a vibrant postgraduate business school with students from all over the world, so you'll benefit from a truly global experience, which will add extra depth to your studies.
You can put what you learn into practice and will be involved in working on real projects for real companies.

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Course code: MN2CF

Start date: September and January

Course length: full time: one year

Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

This course is available to international students

About this course

The postgraduate programme is designed to familiarise you with core concepts and theories, practiced in safe, but real, business and management situations.

You will develop a wide and in-depth knowledge across key managerial disciplines. Through optional modules, you'll get the opportunity to specialise in areas of particular interest to you. Throughout the programme, you will practice and expand key subject area skills, as well as enhancing your business abilities, all of which will benefit you for your future career.

The MA Management begins with the Certificate stage, which is also shared across other management masters programmes so that you build a strong support network of global colleagues with whom to learn. At this stage you will concentrate on the broader contextual aspects of management to develop your knowledge and understanding. The main subjects studied here are sustainable business operations, organisational dynamics, consumer behaviours and marketing, as well as personal development.

At the Diploma stage the focus is on acquiring subject-specific knowledge and developing practical skills. This stage goes beyond the operational and functional, through the tactical, and works towards a more strategic level of understanding. Focusing on a wider variety of business environments and global contexts, you'll be internationalising your capabilities throughout your studies.

At the MA level you will use analysis to develop additional theoretical perspectives. You'll also enhance your intellectual abilities, deepening your understanding and developing your personal skills, through a greater emphasis on independent learning. Activities are centred on real-world international cases containing market data, analysis and practical and theoretical developments, and you will enjoy a choice of options.

Throughout the programme you will develop an independent studies dissertation. This is a significant piece of work containing your application of management perspectives and your solutions to strategic managerial problems. It is the culmination of your programme and your learning.

The MA Management programme has been developed with the input of a range of widely-respected international companies as well as past students so that you acquire the skills and knowledge employers are looking for in their managers. Our links with local industries also mean that the concepts and theories that you learn are practically applied to current business situations through case studies, company visits, mini projects and assignments. All of this is designed to bring your learning to life and to introduce you to a choice of careers.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

A honours degree of at least a 2.2, or equivalent
If your first language is not English you will need a proficiency in English (IELTS 6.5)

How to apply

Fees and finance

This is a classroom based course.

UK/EU students

£695 per module (you usually take 9 of these modules in total)

International students

Full time: £10,455 (in total)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

How you will learn

How you'll learn

Each module is studied on campus, and comprises a blend of lectures, tutorials and self-study methods etc. Lectures and seminars are supported by e-learning materials, available via our electronic platform 'Blackboard', as well as text-based resources.

You will have support and access to academic staff throughout your programme, not only in lectures and seminars, but also through email, office visits and telephone.

Your internationally-grounded learning will also be developed through the exchange of ideas and experience with your wider peer group of students.

How you're assessed

Most of your assessments will be through coursework. These will often place you in a position of responsibility, so a report format will be a common vehicle to communicate frameworks, analysis and discussion.

Coursework will cover a wide range of assessment types including: computer-based assessment; reflective statements; group work analysis; practical activities such as developing an investment portfolio; case studies; reports and presentations.

Careers and employability

An MA is a widely-respected qualification, and is increasingly becoming an essential requirement in the job market.

On completion of your masters degree you will have experienced many different aspects of management, and will have developed a broad variety of skills. This means you will have the opportunity to consider a management career in a wide range of different fields, from project strategist to HR consultant, whether you're starting, or about to resume, your career.