Management

MA

The MA Management programme aims to equip Honours graduates from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds with the knowledge and implementation skills to pursue careers in management.

MA Management has pathways in International, Human Resources, Marketing and Tourism. Applicants who are unsure on which pathway to apply for should apply to the MA Management (International).

Overview
Content
Additional information
How to apply
Fees and funding
International

Course level

Postgraduate

Modes of study

Full time

Attendance

12 months full-time. Start dates September and February. Students attend lectures, seminars and workshops throughout two taught semesters (15 weeks each). A dissertation is normally completed during the summer months.

Location

Park Campus

Entry requirements

Candidates will normally hold a first or second class honours degree or equivalent.

No work experience is required for admission onto the course.

Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of their English language capabilities at a level approved by The University of Northampton (TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Proficiency Certificate or equivalent).

UKPASS code

007441 - view details at UKPASS

Length of study

One year full-time

Start date

September and January

School

Northampton Business School

Course content

The MA Management programme aims to equip Honours graduates from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds with the knowledge and implementation skills to pursue careers in management. The programme is specifically designed to meet a real and growing demand amongst well-qualified young people. Increasingly, employers are seeking graduates with skills and knowledge which are not found (or perceived by employers to be found) among many recent graduates. The programme aims to provide such skills and knowledge and thus to give graduates a competitive advantage in the graduate management and management trainee market in the UK and throughout the world.

The MA Management programme consists of a family of four pathways (International, Human Resources, Marketing and Tourism).

All pathways consist of two taught semesters followed by a third semester in which a dissertation of 15-20,000 words is undertaken.

Taught modules are offered in core subjects in the strategy, accounting and finance, marketing and human resources management fields. Specialist modules are also available in these fields.

The dissertation is related to the subject pathway followed and allows students to apply the knowledge, skills and competences developed in semesters one and two.

Special course features

Four distinct pathways available in management
International and cross-cultural student group
Teaching staff highly experienced in management, research, consultancy and Masters level teaching
Opportunities to network with the regional business community in Northamptonshire
Opportunity to write applied dissertations related to real 'live' business problems and issues

Typical modules

Core modules:

Accounting and Finance for Managers
Managing Operations in the Supply Chain Context
Marketing: Principles and Management
Organisational Strategy
People in Organisations
Dissertation and research methods

Specialist pathways in:

MA Management (International)

European Business Environment and Strategies
Global Business Development
SMEs in Investment Business
Developing Cross-cultural Capability
International dissertation

MA Management (Human Resource Management)

International Strategic HRM
Strategic HRM
Strategic HRM Scenarios
Developing Cross-cultural Capability
HRM dissertation

MA Management (Marketing)

International Marketing Strategy
Cross Cultural Marketing
Marketing dissertation and research methods

MA Management (Tourism)

The International Tourism Business
Destination Management
Tourism dissertation and research methods

Assessment

The course has a mixture of assessment involving essays, research papers, case studies, portfolios, oral presentations, examinations and a final dissertation.

Career opportunities

The International pathway aims to provide a rounded management education to those students seeking a generalist, broadly based management qualification which prepares them for a wide range of careers. It will be particularly relevant to those applicants without a business background (either academic or employment) who are not committed to a specific/specialist career path. The specialist pathways are designed to provide more focussed routes for students who have more clearly-defined career aspirations while still seeking to develop knowledge and skills in a broad range of business and management disciplines.

For general application information please see our how to apply page.

Fees quoted are for home and EU students commencing their course in the academic year 2012/13. Tuition fees are payable for each year of the course. The fees are subject to annual increases in subsequent academic years.