MSc in Management

Our MSc in Management programme offers a full range of Management modules, giving you insights into the key functions of any organisation, as well as in-depth knowledge of critical management issues. Combining a diverse range of core and optional modules with contemporary case studies and skills-based coursework, you pursue a programme of study which suits your ambitions.

Delivered over three Semesters each lasting 12 weeks, students typically spend 12-15 hours per week in lectures and workshops. However, expect to invest time on preparing for lectures as well as on directed reading and group-based case study work. Assessment is based on a combination of group work, essays, and written examinations. Gain 180 credits over the 12 months and you’ll leave Loughborough with an MSc degree and hugely improved job prospects. Still think it’s for you?

Here’s how each Semester breaks down…

Semester One (October to January)
The first Semester introduces our core management modules. These cover the main functions of an organisation, namely:

Human Resource Management (15 credits) – the theory and practice of managing people including everything from recruitment and training to motivation and job design.
Marketing Management (15 credits) – examines how products and services are developed, priced, distributed and promoted in the global marketplace, including how to identify and satisfy your customers’ needs.
Accounting and Financial Management (15 credits) – developing technical and analytical skills in accounting and financial management, this module introduces the financial practices of business and how these influence other functional areas.
Operations Management (15 credits) – learn how organisations develop and distribute products and services effectively and efficiently.

Semester Two (February to June)
Our second Semester builds on the core modules to develop a deeper understanding of problem solving in management.

Business Analysis (15 credits) – employing ideas and structures from the core modules, students analyse a designated industry and a company within it in considerable detail.
Information Systems and Management (15 credits) – a valuable chance to study the critical role of information gathering and how its analysis guides decision making. This module also familiarises students with basic software packages used widely in business.

Summer Integrating Modules (July to September)
The summer further builds on the competencies you have learned during the course, instilling a vital understanding of business strategy.

Strategic Management (15 credits) – looking at long term decisions made by senior managers and how these direct and influence other functions of the organisation in both public and private sectors. We’ll also cover strategy implementation and control in this module.
Management Analysis (30 credits) – building on Business Analysis, this module considers the strategic activities, future options and likely strategic choices facing an industry and a designated company within it. After completing both these modules, students should have a critical ability to assess the strategic direction of an industry and its constituent companies.

Optional Modules (15 credits each)
Semester Two gives you the freedom to explore three areas in which you are particularly interested. Options include:

• International Marketing
• Marketing Strategy and Planning
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Business Forecasting
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Advertising and Consumer Behaviour
• Retail Management
• Business Economics
• Work Psychology

Please note that modules are subject to change. Please contact our office for the most up-to-date information.

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