Management (Professional Practice)

University of Huddersfield
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 18 Months Business and management studies

About this course

This course is specifically aimed at international students, supporting those wishing to gain practical work based experiential learning. Together with studying your chosen course we are offering an additional 6-month placement opportunity, making the course 18 months in length. This allows students to put into practice the skills and techniques developed throughout the Master’s degree within a UK environment after completing the 12-month taught programme.

A Masters in Management offers a wide and flexible range of options and is an excellent opportunity for those from a variety of backgrounds to acquire awareness and insight into professional management principles and practice.

The course will equip you with the knowledge of key management areas such as marketing, finance, people management and strategy, applying real world business case studies to develop your professional and leadership skills. Designed to enable you to tailor the course to your own personal and career interests, there are a number of option modules available.

* Enhance your knowledge and critical understanding of concepts and models that can be applied to the analysis of strategic issues facing an organisation.

* Further specialisation and an opportunity to pursue an area that interests you or which you are passionate about is available through your choice of multidisciplinary option modules and the research project.

* The 18-month route offers the opportunity to undertake a 6-month placement element at the end of the 12 month taught programme.

Professional links and accreditation: Huddersfield Business School is an official HE Partner of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and you have the opportunity to gain an additional professional qualification from the CMI.

Huddersfield Business School is an accredited member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Less than 6% of business schools worldwide have obtained this prestigious accreditation.

AACSB-accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process conducted by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, credentials, and commitment needed to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education. As a result, AACSB-accredited schools produce graduates who are highly skilled and more desirable to employers than other non-accredited schools.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2431 Management consultants and business analysts
1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy
7220 Customer service supervisors
1139 Functional managers and directors

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
18 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Huddersfield
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Business and management studies