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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Derby

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

A new management and leadership masters for graduates with non-business backgrounds. Gain the key management skills and confidence you need to be a successful manager in this challenging post-Covid world.

Course description

The highlights

  • You will gain a broad range of management skills, in areas such as strategic thinking, HR, finance, risk management and supply chains
  • You will follow a new curriculum that's been developed post-Brexit and post-Covid and addresses the challenges of managing in the 2020s and beyond
  • We'll push you out of your comfort zone, expecting you to come up with solutions to challenging problems. Through this, you will build resilience and confidence
  • Towards the end of the programme, you will put into practice everything you've learnt, by undertaking in-depth research for a business and recommending improvements

How you will learn

This masters will blend online and face-to-face teaching and learning, including lectures, seminars, tutorials, group work and independent research. You will analyse case studies, hear from insightful guest speakers, and go on business trips.

The assessments will focus on developing your practical communication skills, so will include presentations, reports, data collection and consultancy.

Careers

This broad MSc will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to succeed as a manager in any setting. It will open doors to management roles in all sectors:

  • private
  • public
  • not-for-profit

After graduating, you could apply for a management training programme for a major company or look for management roles in various sectors.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 14,900per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Derby

University of Derby

  • University League Table

    79th

  • Campus address

    University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derby, DE22 1GB, England

The University of Derby has a diverse community of more than 2,000 students from more than 100 countries, studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The International Student Hub offers extraordinary support during their studies.
Dedicated recruitment officers and university representatives travel to meet students in their home country to share information and insights on life in the UK.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    75th out of 123 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    107 49%

    94th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    71.0 71%

    59th

    38
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.19 80%

    29th

    9

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