MSc Management - University of Huddersfield

You'll learn core aspects of management, including strategic decision making, marketing, accounting, finance and operations. Developing a high-level overview of the organisational landscape, you'll build the skills required for modern management. This module will provide you with real-world case studies to get hands-on experience of everyday managerial tasks.

In this introduction to strategic management theories and their practical application, you'll learn to implement and evaluate strategy. Topics covered include mission and goal formation, stakeholder theories, corporate governance and business ethics. By the end of this module, you'll be equipped with a strategy toolbox that includes external and internal analysis, corporate level and business level strategies, and a range of decision making approaches.

In preparation for your research project, you'll learn the foundational concepts of research methodology, including how to formulate effective research questions, review academic literature, select appropriate data collection techniques, understand different research approaches, and carry out data analysis and write up results.

With a focus on understanding leadership in organisations, you'll cover topics such as people management, communication, leadership skills, diversity and performance management. You'll reflect on your own leadership skills and style, and develop your own leadership solutions.

In today's hyper connected business world, you'll gain a deeper awareness of your individual cultural make-up and develop conscious approaches to effective global practice, responding positively to difference, and constructing strategies to help manage intercultural workplace encounters.

You'll gain a strong understanding of both the theory and practice of digital marketing - its objectives, strategies and tactics. You'll study the role of customer insights and enhanced customer engagement, learning about direct and digital marketing tools and their implementation across different contexts.

This module provides in-depth understanding of project management theory and practice, and operations management. You'll develop the ability to plan, control and execute complex projects in an integrated manner, increasing your understanding of partnerships, leadership and organizational politics within business environments.

This project allows you to implement everything you've learned, completing an in-depth piece of research using relevant research methods to engage deeply with your own areas of interest. You'll work autonomously with the guidance of an expert supervisor to choose and implement the most appropriate methods.