Why choose this course?

Throughout the course, you’ll benefit from access to a rich academic culture and be taught by staff from a range of management professionals and professors. They’ll be there to support you throughout your learning journey.

A large proportion of our academic staff began their training as professional accountants, lawyers, project managers, human resource managers and economists. Their experience from a range of business disciplines builds the foundations of the supportive, engaging and diverse environment within Hertfordshire Business School. Additionally, many of our academics are doctorally qualified and research active.

You’ll also benefit from external expertise. Many local organisations, including Tesco, Amazon and Ocado, contribute to our course as guest lecturers. You’ll also have the opportunity to make important industry connections at careers fairs.  

What will I study?

You’ll cover the basics of a range of core managements skills and disciplines. The breadth of areas studied will give you highly transferable skills, relevant to most work environments, which will enable you to become an effective employee or a future entrepreneur.

You’ll benefit from an integrated teaching approach where theory is combined with practice across the modules. This is reflected in the assessment methods which include:

• debates
• case studies
• group work
• essays and written reports.
• regular quizzes
• presentations.

The course also places a great emphasis on the development of sound research practices and training to enable you to develop the essential skills needed to succeed in an increasingly global world and knowledge economy.

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake an Integrated Research Project with the support of a range of staff. You’ll be offered subject specialist help as you begin the process, enabling you to select an appropriate and viable research area. You’ll also be allocated an individual supervisor who will guide you through the process with a series of one-to-one and small group meetings – leading you forward to the end of the process.    

Upon graduation, you’ll be in an excellent position to succeed in any chosen sector or industry due to the breadth of the topics covered within the course and the range of specialised skills you’ll develop.

You’ll develop a sound understanding of a variety of business/organisational contexts and issues, enabling you to make an early and significant contribution to your current or future employers.

Skills developed

Throughout the course, you’ll develop a range of specialised skills which will make you a valuable asset to any company.

You’ll become a creative problem-solver. Problem-solving skills are explored, developed and enhanced giving you the opportunity to be a creative, imaginative and independent learner from the start. Through the use of real-life case studies, group work, presentations; you’ll develop essential skills for the modern business world.

The course will strengthen your critical thinking and communication skills. You’ll analyse and report on your case studies and build your critical skills. You’ll work co-operatively on shared problems and develop your knowledge and understanding of specific subject areas in the preparation and analysis of your assessments. You’ll become more creative and innovative, and learn to identify, analyse and manage business issues and problems to produce viable solutions and/or recommendations.

Our aim for the course is to prepare you for a career in business and management where knowledge of a range of disciplines and business functions are imperative. The range of professional, individual, and transferable skills necessary for a successful career in management form a key component of the course and its design.

The MSc Management offers students an academically rigorous experience, providing you with knowledge of a wide range of business functions essential for future career success. However, the course also has a strong practical orientation, demonstrated in the use of real-life case studies across your subjects which are each designed to develop your personal and management skills.