Course summary
Overview Do you see yourself in management? Are you ready to sharpen your leadership skills and learn how to get the best out of your team? On this MSc Business and Management degree course, you'll gain the skills and confidence to get your career off to a flying start. The MSc Business and Management degree is ideal if you want to pursue a postgraduate course in management. You'll study key themes including internationalisation and corporate engagement, so when you graduate, you'll be qualified for a career in all kinds of organisations, whether in the UK or further afield. You'll have the tools you need to enter the world of business, or to work in the public or private sectors in industries such as banking, commerce, finance and recruitment. Accredited by This course is accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This accreditation shows that your learning will have an international outlook, that you'll engage with employers and that you'll learn about ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. What you'll experience On this course, you'll:
- Use case studies to analyse complex problems, explore the uncertain nature of business, evaluate possible solutions and plan their implementation
- Study business topics, including marketing, HR, economics, operations management, corporate strategy and financial management
- Complete a business research project, with the option to specialise in a management area of your choice
- Have the opportunity to undertake a work placement and complete a work-based project
- Tap in to our Library’s vast selection of electronic resources, which are available 24/7 and include access to thousands of e-journals
- Management graduate trainee
- Trainee trader
- Business development and consultancy
- Recruitment
- E-marketing
- Publicity
- Financial and risk analysis
- Sales and marketing co-ordinator
- Market researcher
Modules
What you'll study on this MSc Business and Management degree course Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. To achieve a Master's degree, you need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. For example, 4 units worth 30 credits and 1 unit worth 60 credits. Modules Core modules in this year include:
- Corporate Strategy
- Economics
- Financial Management
- Human Resource Management
- International Marketing
- Management Development
- Operations Management
- Research Methods
- Business Systems Specialism
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialism
- Management Specialism
- Managing Human Resources Specialism
- MBM Research Project (HRM/Innovation/International/Independent Learning/Management/Systems/Work Based)
- academic writing
- note taking
- time management
- critical thinking
- presentation skills
- referencing
- working in groups
- revision, memory and exam techniques
- lectures
- workshops
- seminars
Assessment method
How you're assessed You'll be assessed through: preparation of web pages poster and oral presentations project reports literature reviews book chapters essays You'll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- European Foundation for Management Development
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £11400 | Year 1 |
England | £11400 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £11400 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £11400 | Year 1 |
Wales | £11400 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £11400 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £11400 | Year 1 |
International | £20600 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP