MSc Management Strategy Pathway

at Birmingham Business School

Core Modules
 

The following modules must be taken. All modules are worth 10 credits, with the exception of your Dissertation, which is worth 60 credits.

• Advanced Strategy, Semester 2

• Contemporary Issues in Management, Semester 1

• Dissertation, Semester 2

• Environment of Business, Semester 1

• International Business Strategy, Semester 2

• Principles of Responsible Business, Semester 2

• Research Methods, Semester 2

• Strategic Management, Semester 1

• Operations Management, Semester 1

• Organisational Behaviour, Semester 1

• Strategic Leadership, Semester 2
   

Optional Modules
 

Choose any two modules from the following. All modules are worth 10 credits and take place in Semester 2:

• Entrepreneurship: Business Start-Up

• Innovation Management

• Entrepreneurship: Advanced Topics

• Leading and Managing Change and Crisis

• Organisational Reliability and Resilience

• Service Operations Management

• Value Chains, Outsourcing and Procurement

A good Honours degree (2:1 or higher) or postgraduate diploma from a UK university or equivalent. The degree must be in business, management, economics, accounting, finance or a similar subject area in Business. Students without prior study in Business might be interested in our MSc International Business.
 

• Either: A four year Bachelors degree (first class or very good upper second class)

• Or: A three year Bachelors degree (first class) from recognised institutions in India.

• For MSc programmes, the Business School will consider holders of three-year degree programmes (first class or very good upper second class) from recognised institutions in India.

• For entry to LLM programmes, Birmingham is happy to accept applications from 3 or 5 year LLB holders from India from prestigious institutions.
   

International Students

Standard English language requirements apply (IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band).
 

• IELTS 6.5 with no less that 6.0 in any band
• TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 in Listening, 22 in Speaking and 21 in Writing
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) including online: PTE Academic 67 with no less than 64 in all four skills
• Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): Advanced – minimum overall score of 176, with no less than 169 in any component

Fees  MSc Management Strategy Pathway
 

• £12,870 (Home)
• £25,740 (International)

We pride ourselves on our graduates’ high levels of employability. We will help you to plan, manage and achieve your career goals, giving you the competitive edge when it is time to start job hunting. The University of Birmingham has ranked in the top 5 Universities Targeted by the Largest Number of Top Employers in the UK for the past 5 years, according to the Highfliers.co.uk Graduate Market reports (2017-2022).

Many employers visit the Business School to run seminars for our students. In fact, companies such as IBM, HSBC, and Deloitte are just a few of the organisations who see these sessions as an opportunity to look for suitable candidates for internship programmes and graduate training schemes.