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Management MSc

1 year, starting in September 2025

Get a solid grounding in all the key management disciplines. Follow a general management route or specialise in operations, marketing or finance.

This course is for graduates who want to complement their non-management background with management knowledge, tools and skills. Choose to take a general route for an MSc in Management or specialise in one of these areas for an:

  • MSc in Management with Marketing
  • MSc in Management with Operations
  • MSc in Management with Finance

You’ll have the flexibility to choose between two options for the summer term:

  • explore a management issue through an individual research project
  • work with one of our partner organisations to solve a real business challenge.

Key benefits

  • Benefit from a strong support system. Personal tutoring will allow you to develop extracurricular academic and professional skills.
  • Share your knowledge and experiences with students from diverse backgrounds. Our 2023-24 class included 17 nationalities with first degrees in engineering, law, science, the arts and more.

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We give you the edge

We combine the latest research with many opportunities to apply it. This will help you stand out from the crowd. You'll develop key professional skills and work with our partner organisations on optional projects from day one. Find out more about optional activities.

Our graduates have a great employment record. Most go on to careers in a range of areas, start their own business or begin a PhD. Find out more about how we prepare you for career success.

Graduate career data

81% of our 2022 and 2023 graduates had accepted a job offer within three months of completing their degree. View more graduate career data.

Building for the future

Our School of Management building opened in June 2022. The latest technology gives you a flexible and modern learning environment. The design focuses on working together, with an open layout to enable effective teamwork.

Our building encourages engagement with other students and academics. A dedicated Employability Hub provides a space for you to meet and network with our industry partners.

Learning and teaching

You’ll learn from staff with backgrounds and expertise in relevant areas of management. This course has been designed to ensure the available units complement each other to meet its overall aims.

2025/26 Academic Year


Before you apply for a course, please check the website for the most recently published course detail. If you apply to the University of Bath, you will be advised of any significant changes to the advertised programme, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.

We understand that you will want to know more about the shape of the academic year. We work hard and plan for different scenarios, to be able to welcome you to the University of Bath at the start of each semester.

Course structure

This course lasts 1 year. It starts in September 2025 and ends in 2026. Welcome week starts on 22 September 2025.

Occasionally we make changes to our programmes in response to, for example, feedback from students, developments in research and the field of studies, and the requirements of accrediting bodies. You will be advised of any significant changes to the advertised programme, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.

Units

Compulsory units vary depending on whether you take the general route for an MSc in Management or specialise in one of these areas for an:

  • MSc in Management with Marketing
  • MSc in Management with Operations
  • MSc in Management with Finance

Semester 1 (no optional units)

Semester 1 compulsory units are the same for the general route and the three specialisations:

  • Accounting and finance for managers
  • Business economics
  • Human resource management
  • Marketing
  • Principles of operations management
  • Strategy

Semester 2

Compulsory and optional units vary depending on whether you take the general route or specialise.

Unit MSc Management MSc in Management with Marketing MSc in Management with Operations MSc in Management with Finance
Analysing grand challenges in business and society  Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory
Marketing communications: strategy and practice  Optional Compulsory Not available Not available
Digital marketing society  Optional Compulsory Optional Optional
Project management  Optional Optional Compulsory Optional
Operations strategy  Optional Optional Compulsory Optional
Supply chain management  Optional Optional Compulsory Optional
Contemporary issues in finance practice  Optional Optional Optional Compulsory
Financial statement analysis and equity valuation  Optional Optional Optional Compulsory
Financial management in global markets  Optional Optional Optional Compulsory

Other semester 2 optional units

These units are optional for the general route and the three specialisations:

  • Business analytics
  • Employment law
  • Entrepreneurial finance
  • Equality, diversity, and inclusion at work
  • Governance for sustainability
  • Independent study
  • Management consulting
  • Negotiation
  • New product development
  • Supply chain analytics
  • Theories of corporate responsibility

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Accounting and finance for managers

    5 credits

  • Business economics

    5 credits

  • Human resource management

    5 credits

  • Marketing

    5 credits

  • Principles of operations management

    5 credits

  • Strategy

    5 credits

Semester 2

You will take one, three or four compulsory units and choose between five and 20 credits of optional units. This depends on whether you decide to take the general management route, or one of the specialist routes.

Compulsory units

  • Analysing grand challenges in business and society

    10 credits

  • Contemporary issues in finance practice

    5 credits

  • Digital marketing society

    5 credits

  • Financial management in global markets

    5 credits

  • Financial statement analysis and equity valuation

    5 credits

  • Marketing communications; strategy and practice

    10 credits

  • Operations strategy

    5 credits

  • Project management

    5 credits

  • Supply chain management

    5 credits

Optional units

  • Business analytics

    5 credits

  • Employment law

    5 credits

  • Entrepreneurial finance

    5 credits

  • Equality, diversity and inclusion at work

    5 credits

  • Governance for sustainability

    5 credits

  • Independent study

    5 credits

  • Management consulting

    5 credits

  • Negotiation

    5 credits

  • New product development

    5 credits

  • Supply chain analytics

    5 credits

  • Theories of corporate responsibility

    5 credits

Summer

You’ll have the flexibility to choose one of two options.

Optional units

  • Dissertation

    30 credits

  • Practice track

    30 credits

Learning and assessment

You’ll be taught and assessed by a variety of methods and it will vary between units. These methods are designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding of the subject.

Learning

You will experience a variety of teaching methods including:

  • interactive lectures
  • case studies
  • seminar presentations
  • group project work

Specialists from our Careers Service, Academic Skills Centre and Library offer a range of personal development opportunities. There are more options available through the Students’ Union.

Assessment

  • Coursework
  • Written examination

These lists are to give you an idea of some, but not all, of the learning and assessment methods used on this course. They are not exhaustive lists and methods are subject to change.

Learning and teaching

Overall workload

Your overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activities. The balance of these elements within your overall workload may vary depending on the units you choose.

Contact hours

Timetabled contact hours, which can be made up of lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory classes, vary throughout your course and between courses but are typically between 12 and 16 hours a week during the taught semesters.

Additional briefing sessions will be provided to help you prepare for the individual research project/practice track period and as part of the co-curricular offering of live projects. (See below for the co-curricular offering.) You will receive direct guidance from an allocated member of academic staff for your individual research project/practice track activity.

Independent learning

As well as timetabled contact hours, you're expected to undertake independent learning and assessment. Typically, this might be around 25 - 30 hours per week, and include individual research, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, preparing coursework, presentations, or revising for exams.

Assessment breakdown

You will experience a broad balance between different forms of assessment: individual and group assignments, as well as examinations. The work required may include written submissions, live presentations and recorded videos. Assessment on the course has been designed to support your professional development in important business skills.

The final degree grade is determined by a weighted average of the taught semesters (two thirds) and the dissertation/practice activity (one third).

We can make reasonable adjustments to assessment procedures for students with disabilities. Take a look at our Disability Service’s pages for information.

Professional exemptions

By studying a course with a professional accreditation, you could have the chance to get workplace experience, learn about new developments in the industry and apply for membership with the accrediting body. You may also be able to apply for jobs in the industry without having to do any more exams.

Graduates of MSc in Management or MSc in Management with Finance can apply for certain professional qualification exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)


Recognition of professional qualifications


As well as being recognised as a higher academic qualification, a number of our degrees are also accredited by professional bodies in the United Kingdom. An accredited degree may entitle you to work in a specific profession within the UK, and abroad (where there are reciprocating arrangements with professional bodies in other countries).

The requirements to practise a profession vary from country to country. If you wish to practise your profession outside the United Kingdom, you are advised to confirm that the UK professional qualification you seek is valid in the country in which you are intending to work.

A headshot of Abhijeet Jangale
‘The people I met through the university and in the city were exceptionally kind and welcoming.’
Abhijeet Jangale MSc in Management (Graduating year, 2023)

Entry requirements


Origin of qualifications

British qualifications

Type of degree

2:1 or above (or its international equivalent) in your undergraduate degree. Your degree can be in any discipline except business or management subjects.

If you are a UK student and completed your undergraduate degree abroad, your qualification must be equivalent to a 2:1 or above.

If you have a business or management degree, consider our MSc in International Management or one of our other specialised MSc courses.

English language requirements

IELTS

You will need an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0 overall. Your scores for reading, writing, listening and speaking must be at least 6.5.

These results must be no more than two years old from the start date of your MSc course.

Read more on the IELTS website.

IELTS alternatives

We also accept other language tests, including PTE Academic, TOEFL. iBT, CPE and CAE.

Read more about alternative language tests.

If you have already taken a test but have not met the required standard, you can apply to take a pre-sessional course at the University. Find out more about pre-sessional courses.

If you are already studying in the UK

If you completed all of your undergraduate studies in:

  • the UK
  • a country where English is the official first language

You may be exempt from our English language requirements.

Combined offers

If you have an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or 6.0 you may qualify for a combined offer.

Five-week course

An overall IELTS score of 6.5 may allow you to take a five-week English course before your MSc. Each of your listening, reading, writing and speaking scores must be at least 6.0.

Ten-week course

An overall IELTS score of 6.0 may allow you to take a ten-week course before your MSc. Each of your listening, reading, writing and speaking scores must be at least 5.5.

Find out more about combined offers.

Fees and funding

Fees and funding information for Management MSc

Fees

Your tuition fees and how you pay them will depend on whether you are a Home or Overseas student.

Learn how we decide fee status

Extra costs

All School of Management MSc courses have a £60 application fee. Do not pay the fee until you have completed your application. You can pay the fee using the University’s online payment system.

If we offer you a place on a course, you will need to pay a £1,500 deposit to secure it.

How to pay

Tuition fee loans

If you are studying a postgraduate course, you may be able to take out a loan for your tuition fees and living costs.

Read more about tuition fee loans

Scholarships and bursaries

MSc scholarships

A range of scholarships are available with varying award amounts, with over 50 scholarships available.

Read more about scholarships

Budgeting

As well as the cost of books, you will also need to cover the cost of scanning and photocopying. You should budget at least £100 for this.

Some courses involve engagement away from the University campus, and you may be required to pay some or all of the costs for these optional events.

Application information


  • Course title
    Management
  • Final award
    MSc
  • Mode of study
    Full-time
  • Course code
    TDUMN-MM03
  • Department
  • Location
    University of Bath
    Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY
  • Home application deadline
    31 August 2025

    We recommend you apply early as we may close applications before the deadline if a course is full.

  • Overseas application deadline
    30 June 2025

    We recommend you apply early as we may close applications before the deadline if a course is full. We may consider late applications but if you need a Student Visa to study in the UK, you will need time to apply for and receive your visa to be in the UK by the start of the course.

  • Application eligibility
    Home and Overseas students are eligible to apply
  • Regulator

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