Management MA - University of W

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,000

Per year

Start Date

2024-09-01

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

12 months

Program Facts

About Program

About University

Admission Requirements

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Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Masters

Major

Business Administration | Marketing | Marketing Management | Risk Management

Discipline

Business & Management

Minor

Brand Management | Research and Development Management | Market Research | Insurance

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

GBP 17,000

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2024-01-01	-
2024-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

Course summary

Core management skills are in high demand in our rapidly changing environment. Successful managers need to know how people behave, the nature of leadership and sources of power and influence within the workplace. They must also plan, prioritise, develop new processes and identify new opportunities. That’s why our MA provides a broad understanding of business – from finance and people management to operations, communications and marketing. You’ll graduate with the all-round expertise and decision-making capabilities required to lead modern organisations.

Whether you aim to be self-employed heading your own company, work for private businesses, or not-for-profits or government agencies, this course is designed to develop the necessary management skills to succeed in a rapidly changing economic environment. This course will therefore open flexible career avenues or will enable you to take the next step to progress your career.

Blending theory and practice, our teaching is designed to equip you with the knowledge, competencies, analytical and problem-solving skills around the management of organisations and how to apply these to management problems and situations. As the course progresses, you will study operational, tactical and a more strategic approach to management.

You’ll study other organisations’ processes and practices, which helps you understand why companies have been successful or have experienced turmoil over the years. You’ll have access to a wide range of electronic and online media resources, as well as traditional face-to-face teaching and opportunities to learn from one another.

A highlight for many students is the Management Residential – a weekend combining presentations and workshops with great opportunities to network, get to know your fellow students and learn from each other’s experiences. You’ll be given a series of tasks designed to develop essential skills, such as team building, leadership, delegation and communications.

When you graduate, you’ll have the core management skills needed to give you flexibility to pursue a career in general management or specialist areas of business, including financial services, operations, human resources, sales and marketing. Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including Accenture, Procter & Gamble and Unilever, as well as the NHS and local councils, while others have set up their own companies.

Top reasons to study with us

Taught by staff with expertise in strategic management, entrepreneurship, design, innovation, operations and supply
Residential weekend when studying Managers and Organisations where you’ll take part in team exercises and challenges to explore and develop communication, negotiation and team-working skills
Outstanding facilities and access to the software widely used in industry, including NVivo and SPSS

Program Outline

Careers

Core management skills are in demand from a wide range of employers across private, public and not-for-profit sectors. As a graduate, you’ll be equipped to pursue a general management career or choose to specialise in specific areas of business, including financial services, operations, human resources, sales and marketing.

Our graduates occupy a variety of roles in both multinational organisations and small and medium-size enterprises, employed in companies such as Accenture, Procter and Gamble and Unilever, as well as the NHS and local councils.

With a growing global network of 3,000 employers, our Careers and Employability Service is here to support you to achieve your full potential.

Develop your network

Build connections with peers and future business leaders.

Kickstart your career

Learn how to use social media in your job hunt or LinkedIn to kickstart your career.

Develop your CQ

Develop your cultural intelligence – or ‘CQ’ – studying alongside students and staff representing more than 100 nationalities.

Industry links

Westminster Business School is one of London’s leading centres for business education based in the heart of London and its political, media and financial services scene.

Staff who currently teach on this course have an extensive and diverse range of professional experience in the private sector. For example, in project management for a large German car manufacturer and as managing director of a small communications agency, as well as in the field of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in health care provision, competitor analysis and insurance.

Job roles

Graduates of this course may go on to such roles such as:

Business analyst
Business development manager
Data analyst
Insurance underwriter
Management consultant
Project manager
Risk manager
Sales executive
Supply chain manager

Graduate employers

Graduates from the Business School have found employment at organisations including:

Accenture
NHS
Proctor and Gamble
Unilever

Westminster Employability Award

Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.

The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, allowing you to choose from a set of extracurricular activities.

Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up to a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.

Course Leader

Dr Koko Kondo

Senior Lecturer

Koko Kondo is a Senior Lecturer in Management and Marketing at School of Management and Marketing. She is the course leader for the Marketing Management BA (January starters 2021). She joined Westminster Business School in 2005. She has been teaching research methods and taught international business and dissertation modules.

She worked as a visiting lecturer at Brunel University and London College of Fashion (supervising the Marketing MSc, lecturing Consumer insights, qualitative methods etc). Previously, she used to teach business research methods for the Fashion Merchandise Management BA (2002-2017) at the University of Westminster. In her post-doc, she worked on the Digital Users Project (2005-8) and the Media Experiences Project in Lund University (2013-6). She has worked in the media industry for 8 years in Tokyo, Japan (PR, production management, etc).

Currently she is working on crisis communication/strategic communication (PR) for children with colleagues from Malmö University, University of Athens, Tohoku University and Halmstad University.

Course Team

Dr Deborah Knowles - Staff
Dr Sumita Ketkar - Senior Lecturer
Richard West - Lecturer
Bijan Hesni - Staff
Dr Carla Gibbes - Staff

Why study this course?

Outstanding facilities

State-of-the-art Bloomberg-powered Financial Markets Suite (FMS) featuring industry-leading technology and software.

Combine theory and practice

Link theory to global practice through real-life case studies, problem-solving and live business projects.

Get business insight

Strengthen business insight through interaction with businesses and discussions about current market challenges.

Teaching and assessment

Your learning experience is designed to develop the capabilities needed by the graduate labour market, integrating practice-based learning and projects alongside academic learning and business theory.

To assist the learning experience, we provide reading lists, lecture and seminar materials in advance via Blackboard, our virtual learning environment. Where possible, lectures are recorded using specialist software and similar tools.

How you’ll be taught

Through a variety of teaching methods – from lectures and seminars to live case study analysis, business projects, an international consultancy project and internship – we aim to bring study to life by incorporating real-world experience. A focus on group work and ideas generation will help to develop the strong interpersonal skills expected of top managers.

The emphasis in the classroom is on problem-based learning, blending theory and practice, problem diagnosis and the selection of managerial tools to provide the best fit with the situation. You’ll learn by doing, given scenarios based on real-life case studies, where you put yourself in the position of manager, propose and justify your management response. For example, we might examine the ethical implications and treatment of its employees by the highly competitive Walmart Group in its desire to drive cost efficiency strategies.

There is a requirement for ‘self-guided’ learning and you will be expected to develop your own opinions and approaches to problems. Group work is a core component of the programme, which allows you to deepen relationships with classmates, get a more thorough understanding of subjects by interacting with people from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, and mimic the office environment in which projects are often conducted in small teams across different departments. You’ll be given multiple opportunities to put forth real-life solutions to problems, present business cases or introduce plans for service optimisation.

The teaching team has strengths across multiple subject disciplines, including academic scholarship and practitioner business experience, in strategic management, entrepreneurship, design, innovation, marketing, social media, operations, digital business, psychology, human resources, organisation behaviour, economics, finance, management accounting and leadership.

In the following graph you'll find examples of how study time has been distributed in the past (data from the academic year 2022/23). Changes to division of study time may be made in response to feedback and in accordance with our terms and conditions. Learning typically falls into three broad categories:

Scheduled hours: examples include lectures, seminars, practical classes, workshops, supervised time in a studio
Placement: placement hours normally include placement opportunities, but may also include live projects or virtual activity involving employers
Independent study: non-scheduled time in which students are expected to study independently. This may include preparation for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading or practice, completion of assessment tasks, or revision

How you’ll be assessed

We use a wide range of engaging assessment methods, including simulations, business challenges, investigating briefs, group pitches and video presentations.

The course involves a variety of assessment methods which call on the student to propose solutions to real case studies both in groups, alone and under short time limits.

Presentations and essays are also included in the course content, but it is the focus on practical resolution to real problems and the encouragement of analytical skills and creativity that make this an attractive course.

In the following graph you'll find an indication of what you can expect (data from the academic year 2022/23). Changes to assessment weights may be made in response to feedback and in accordance with our terms and conditions. Assessments typically fall into three broad categories:

Practical: examples include presentations, podcasts, blogs
Written exams: end of semester exams
Coursework: examples include essays, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation