Management

MSc Management

Mode: Full-time

At BPP, we view our masters degrees as more than just a qualification.

BPP's MSc Management is rigorous and practically-oriented.

Our focus is on enhancing your employability therefore particular emphasis is placed on building the interpersonal, analytical and problem solving abilities that will allow you to make an immediate impact in a managerial role.

Our MSc Management offers you:

• a firm grounding for developing the skills and competencies essential for managerial effectiveness - suitable for graduates in any discipline and/or prospective managers
• a career development scheme integrated within the programme schedule to focus on nurturing your managerial skills
• Guaranteed membership of the Chartered Institute of Management included within your programme fee, allowing you to gain access to a host of resources, workshops and networking events essential for your professional development
• teaching provided by a mix of academics and management practitioners ensuring you enjoy the benefit of practical insight from those who have worked in industry along with robust academic teaching
• all lectures accompanied by small-group tutorials and a high degree of student-tutor contact time
• personal tutor support and guidance to increase your confidence and assist you in realising your potential
• extensive e-learning support including podcasts from lectures and interactive self-testing opportunities

How is the programme taught?

We have developed a programme that is both contemporary and geared towards the realities of working as a modern manager.

You will be taught using a combination of the following:

• lectures
• small group sessions
• online learning

The small group sessions in particular will have a strong emphasis on student-centered learning. This means many of the classes will include practical skills sessions to prepare you for the realities of working in a management role.

The standard ratio of lectures to small group sessions is 1:1, allowing for 90 minutes of lectures and 90 minutes of small group sessions in a typical week per 15 credit module.

In addition further support is provided through the Business School’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Emphasis is placed on developing professionals who are able to transfer management concepts into practical application. A wide variety of activities are used to support learning, including:

• Interactive lectures
• Video and written case studies
• Individual and group exercises, both face-to-face and online
• Presentations by visiting experts
• Engagement with a range of professional and academic materials
• Management skills sessions including presentations, board room discussions and simulations

Once qualified, you will have developed the confidence and ability to apply your highly relevant knowledge and skills to meet various managerial challenges within the workplace.

You will also have interacted and worked alongside people from a diverse range of backgrounds including experienced industry professionals all within a business-orientated environment.

Assessment

The programme is assessed on a module-by-module basis using a combination of the following:

• coursework
• closed-book examinations
• online learning

Assessments are designed to encourage you to find your own solutions to managerial problems and to stretch you intellectually enabling you to develop the pro-activity required to become a highly skilled manager.

Assessments are also focused on testing your skills as a Manager rather than simply your acquired learning. For instance in some examinations you are required to select and use data from a given portfolio to make sense of key issues which form the basis of decision-making – just as you would in practice.

Programme materials will contain mock assessments, revision packs and consolidation activities to fully prepare you for the real assessments.

Formal and informal feedback is given throughout the programme to help you achieve success and maximise your potential.