Management (MSc)

Entry requirements

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Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Seeking to get a head start in your management career? Our career focussed Management MSc is the perfect launchpad. Actively develop essential leadership, strategy and operational management skills and knowledge to tackle the diverse challenges and complexities in managing various organisations. Additional programme benefits include real-world business engagement, enabling you to become a well-rounded management professional who can effectively lead in different organisational contexts.

Why study Management at Keele University?
- Professional development and practical industry engagement opportunities
- Fully integrates sustainability and ethical business practices
- Designed for individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, including those new to the field of management
- Study alongside innovative companies based in Keele Business School

Course summary
The modern business environment is multifaceted and ever-changing, making effective management crucial for achieving organisational objectives. Whatever your future ambitions, upskill with our Management MSc to unlock your potential as an innovative and motivational leader, excelling in varied roles across diverse sectors.

You’ll explore the fundamentals of management, such as managing people, products and organisations, with a focus on new product development, supply chains, organisational structures and cultures, HR management and up-to-date insights into digital technologies and their impact. Equip yourself with advanced skills in strategic management, business innovation and effective approaches for organisational change so you can confidently navigate the business environment. Choose from optional modules to tailor your programme to specific areas of interest, such as business technology and AI, sustainability measuring and reporting, game theory, negotiation, and managing and resolving conflict.

Central to this programme is a strong focus on advancing your professional development and providing practical industry engagement opportunities, strategically enhancing your employability. You’ll connect with experienced professionals, gain insights into the latest trends in your chosen field and have the opportunity to work directly with an organisation to develop solutions for a current business issue, gaining valuable real-world skills.

Our programme provides the flexibility to align your studies to your career aspirations through a core Professional Project. You can choose to undertake a research project, consultancy project, or a strategic business proposal.

Sustainability, ethics and responsible business practices are embedded throughout and by completing Keele Business School’s Sustainability Passport you’ll demonstrate your ability to incorporate sustainability practices in a professional context.

Located in an innovation park that fosters collaboration between academia and industry, Keele’s campus offers a supportive learning environment designed to prepare you to excel in the dynamic world of global business.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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