Management - MSc

Program Overview

The MSc Management program at Lancaster University Leipzig is a specialized 12-month Master's degree that equips graduates with advanced business knowledge, skills, and emotional intelligence to excel in managerial roles in various industries and international contexts. With its small cohort size fostering strong connections, the program provides a comprehensive curriculum covering topics like organizational behavior, finance, digital transformation, and strategic management, along with career support throughout students' studies and beyond graduation.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The MSc Management program at Lancaster University Leipzig is a 12-month Master's degree designed to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of business and demonstrate global awareness. It aims to prepare students for successful management careers by providing them with a range of management techniques and nurturing their professional and career development. The program is open to graduates of all backgrounds and emphasizes the development of professional and career skills. A key feature is the small intake size, fostering quick connections among a diverse student body from around the globe. Students benefit from close contact with faculty comprised of practitioners, academics, and consultants, as well as specialized career support throughout their studies and beyond graduation. The program provides a comprehensive understanding of management complemented by profound emotional intelligence, aiming to launch successful management careers. The program's objective is to provide students with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills to lead successful careers in management in an international context. It aims to shape future managers capable of analyzing and solving problems, making decisions with strategic awareness, understanding the role of technology, and managing within and between organizations. The program focuses on building a solid core knowledge in management, financial management and accounting, digital transformation, and ethics. It is designed for graduates interested in middle or upper management careers, addressing the high demand for individuals who can apply quality management science ethically and sustainably.

Outline:

The MSc Management program is structured around several core modules. The exact modules offered may vary slightly from year to year due to factors like student feedback, timetabling, staff changes, and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year. The modules listed below represent the typical curriculum:

• Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management: This module explores the complexities of managing people in the workplace, covering key concepts of organizational behavior, contemporary HRM practices, different approaches to human resource management, and critical debates in the field.
• Accounting and Finance for Managers: An introductory module covering financial statements, transaction recording, interpretation of financial statements, the use of accounting information for planning and decision-making, and basic financial management techniques.
• Digital Transformation of Business: This module examines the application of information systems in the workplace, covering corporate computing, enterprise applications, IT as a business enabler, and methods for optimizing the value of IT investments.
• Entrepreneurship: This module explores entrepreneurship in various economic and cultural contexts, covering trends in global entrepreneurship, business growth, business plans, opportunity recognition, and startup financing.
• Marketing Management: This module covers key marketing theories, concepts, and models, developing students' skills in analyzing marketing situations and presenting marketing strategies.
Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, inventory management, supply chain management, lean and JIT, project management, and performance and quality management.
• Practical Project Management: This module provides a practical approach to project management, covering methods, tools, and techniques used in industry for successful project delivery.
• Research Methods: This module bridges the taught components of the program, introducing philosophical and practical aspects of research, including qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Strategic Management: This module develops skills in analyzing strategic situations and formulating strategies, applying analytical techniques from various management disciplines.
• Management Project: This final module involves independent research over ten weeks, allowing students to apply their knowledge and develop their research skills.
Options include an independent research project or a company project involving teamwork and a company report.

Assessment:

Assessment methods vary across modules but generally include a combination of individual coursework (oral and written presentations) and examinations. The Management Project, the final module, involves submitting a dissertation based on independent research. For the company project option within the Management Project, a company report and a reflective paper are also assessed.

Teaching:

Teaching is delivered through a combination of small group lectures and group-based tutorials involving oral and written presentations. Block teaching allows students to concentrate on each subject. All teaching is conducted in English. The faculty includes practitioners, academics, and consultants.

Careers:

Graduates are prepared for managerial roles, including business consultant, entrepreneur, key account manager, product manager, project manager, and operations manager. The program highlights the high demand for management graduates in various industries, including those in Leipzig's diverse company landscape (consultancies, startups, multinationals). Specific examples of companies in Leipzig that employ graduates include Deloitte, EY, EEX Group, Spreadgroup, Amazon, and DHL. The program emphasizes that a postgraduate degree accelerates career progression.

Other:

The program is offered in Leipzig, Germany, with intakes in October and January (January intake via Pre-Master's entry only). The program leads to a degree certificate from Lancaster University, UK. The program emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence in addition to management knowledge. The program provides career support and networking opportunities through career events. The program highlights Leipzig's status as a strong IT location, citing several prominent IT companies in the region.

International: €24,500 EU/UK: €16,250