MSc Strategic Business Management

Our MSc Strategic Business Management degree has a strong focus on employability prospects and offers an excellent grounding in the key aspects of business and management. We have made sure that the course covers a range of different modules to give you the best foundation for a professional business career. Our goal is to help you graduate from the MSc Strategic Business Management ready to launch your career in the industry of your choice.

Thefaculty has many years of professional experience, with great links to the industry. As class sizes are kept small, you can benefit from increased contact time, and will get plenty of opportunities for focused support to help you plan for your future.

We have also successfully accredited this programme with a professionally-recognised Chartered Management Institute qualification. Those graduating in the UK or online will receive the CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership.

Placement Year

Choose to study the optional Placement Year for the opportunity to gain significant practical skills and elevate your career. Employers are looking for graduates with a business-ready mind set; this entails an understanding of business ethics and values, self-awareness, mental flexibility and openness, resilience, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Visit our Postgraduate Placement Year page for more details. 

Should you be unable to complete the full programme, you may still be awarded a Diploma or Certificate depending on terms completed.

Professional Development and Coaching

All Master’s programmes are integrated with a Professional Development Module, specifically designed to help boost your professional leadership skills and expertise. We will work with you on a Personal Development Plan (PDP) tailored to your career goals, in addition to employment workshops and events.

You will receive individual coaching from a professional coach to help improve your skills within leadership, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, innovation, cultural communication, and growth mindset. We are the only business school in the UK to offer professional development coaching for all our postgraduate students and this is a testament to our dedication to helping you achieve your ambitions.

Course Structure

Up to June 2022

• Global Business Strategy and Leadership (30 credits)
• Management of Business Operations (15 credits)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (15 credits)
• International Marketing Leadership (15 credits)
• Financial Information for Business Decisions (15 credits)
• Innovation Management in a Digital Age (15 credits)
• Success Through Business Ethics (15 credits)
• Professional Development (Non-Credit Bearing)
• Business Project (60 credits)

From October 2022

•  Global Business Strategy (15cr)
• Innovation Management in a Digital Age (15cr)
• Success Through Business Ethics (15cr)
• Finance for Decision Makers (15cr)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (15cr)
• Management of Business Operations (15cr)
• International Marketing (15cr)
• Organisational Development (15cr)
• Strategies for the Digital Economy (15cr)
• Business Project (45cr)
• Professional Development (non-credit bearing)

Online

Study MSc Strategic Business Management Online starting January 2023, May 2023, October 2023, January 2024, May 2024 or October 2024