Masters | Postgraduate Course - Management MSc Course Details within BPP University College

MSc 12 months FT

Our MSc Management course provides you with the skills and competencies you need to manage effectively in business today.

This course is ideal for you if you are a graduate or professional in any field, looking to work as a manager, or to advance your career within a managerial capacity. Once qualified, you will be equipped with the broad, critical skills required to work in a variety of managerial positions across a diverse range of industry sectors.

Our focus is on making you more employable. With that in mind, the MSc Management course places particular emphasis on building the interpersonal, analytical and problem solving abilities you need to make an immediate impact in a managerial role.

What's more, if you don't need to complete the full MSc Management, you can apply to complete the shorter BPP Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma courses.

Key Information
•Interact with a mix of academic and judicial practitioners from various legal systems
•Develop a deep understanding of the interaction of legal systems as they impact on practical and current issues
•Join the school of choice for over 5,500 law students each year
•Meet eminent academics and practitioners through our guest speaker programme
•Work on real cases through our pro bono centre from day one of your course
•Participate in a unique learning environment designed by practitioners
•Access our specialist legal careers service from before you start your course
•Study in London's financial and legal centre, just minutes from the Royal Courts of Justice
•Participate in conferences and international symposia
•Enhance your expertise by selecting specialist electives

An MSc tailored to your needs

Our MSc Management course gives you the flexibility to study in a way that suits you best. As a full-time course you can complete it in one year. However, you can also opt for a study break at the end of each term and return to the course at one of our two start dates during the year.

How the course is taught

You'll benefit from a contemporary course geared towards the realities of working as a modern manager. The MSc Management consists of a highly effective combination of lectures, small group sessions and online learning.

The course is divided into three stages. If you decide not to continue after Stage One (four months) you'll still be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Management – an excellent foundation for future success. Stopping after Stage Two (eight months) achieves a Postgraduate Diploma in Management.

A flexible approach to learning

The small group sessions, in particular, have a strong emphasis on student-centred learning, involving practical skills sessions to prepare you for what it's really like to work in a management role.

In a typical week you can expect 90 minutes of lectures and 90 minutes of small group sessions for each 15 credit module. You'll also find further support at your fingertips through the Business School's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). You will work alongside people from diverse backgrounds, including experienced industry professionals, all within a business-orientated environment.

We focus on developing your professional skills so you can transfer management concepts into real life. A wide variety of activities are used to support your learning, including:

• Interactive lectures
• Video and written case studies
• Individual and group exercises, both face-to-face and online
• Presentations by visiting experts
• Engagement with a range of professional and academic materials
• Management skills sessions, including presentations, board room discussions and simulations

Once qualified, you will enjoy the confidence to apply your highly relevant knowledge and skills to a wide range of managerial challenges.

Ways to study

You can study the MSc Management course as a full-time, one year course at our centres in London (City) and Manchester.

What's more, our MSc Management course offers a high degree of flexibility, so you can:

• Opt to take a 'study break' at the end of each term and then re-enter the course through one of our two start dates (January and September)
• Decide when you begin with two start dates a year. This ensures you don't have to wait a whole year to join the course or re-enter after a study break

The MSc Management course is split into three stages. Each stage is worth equal credits and consists of four modules.

Our three-tiered award system means that even if you don't finish, you can still achieve a widely respected Postgraduate Management Certificate or Diploma.

Stage 1 - Postgraduate Certificate in Management
Compulsory (15 Credits each)
Marketing Management
Managing Human Resources
Managerial Economics
Managerial Finance

Stage 2 - Postgraduate Diploma in Management
Compulsory (15 Credits each)
Operations Management
Strategy
Organisational Behaviour
Corporate Social Responsibility

Stage 3 - MSc Management
Compulsory (15 Credits each)
Leadership
Decision Management
Business Information Systems
Innovation Management

To apply for the MSc Management you will need to have a qualifying degree in any subject (minimum of a lower second class honours degree) from a recognised UK or Overseas institution.

International students

If your first language is not English you should have one of the following minimum English language qualifications (or equivalent):

• IELTS (min.) 6.5
• TOEFL (Paper exam 575, computer based test 232 and internet test 91)

For country-specific entry requirements please refer to our international students' section.
 

Your work will be assessed on a module-by-module basis using a combination of:

•Coursework
•Closed-book examinations
•Online learning

Assessments are designed to encourage you to find your own solutions to managerial problems and to stretch you intellectually. This helps you develop the confidence and proactivity required to become a highly skilled manager.

To help you prepare for the final assessments, our course materials contain mock assessments, revision packs and consolidation activities.

You are also given formal and informal feedback throughout the course to help you achieve success and maximise your potential.