Manchester Metropolitan University
MSc in Management and ConsultancyManchester, United Kingdom
DEGREE TYPE
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 22,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* full-time fee for EU and Non-EU international students
Key Summary
Introduction
Are you a professional with a background in business, or a specialist in another field, aspiring to become a management consultant? This course is tailored to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to step into the world of management consultancy.
We’ll provide you with a full understanding of the complexities of management consultancy. During the course, we’ll explore key themes such as organizational strategy, consultancy project planning, finance, and marketing. Throughout the course, we place a strong emphasis on innovation and sustainability to reflect their importance in today’s business landscape.
The highlight of this course is the capstone consultancy project where you’ll get the opportunity to work with real clients (local, national, or international) to find solutions to actual problems facing businesses today. This hands-on experience, combined with our focus on sustainable and innovative business solutions, will prepare you for the opportunities available in your future career.
We pride ourselves on our campus location in Manchester, a city at the forefront of innovation and industrial development. Here you’ll find an encouraging environment for learning, with modern classrooms and dedicated spaces for group discussions and individual study. The tutors in our course are experts in their fields, producing cutting-edge research that informs their teaching. Plus, our strong ties with the industry offer excellent placement opportunities, giving you a head-start in your career.
On our course we strive to create a supportive and inclusive community, paired with a wide range of extracurricular activities, to ensure that your time with us is not only academically enriching but also personally fulfilling.
Apply now to start your journey towards becoming a manager or business consultant.
Features and Benefits
- Skills-focused – this course teaches you the skills you’ll need to obtain a management role in any sector, even if you haven’t got a business or management background.
- Shaped by industry – our courses are regularly reviewed in collaboration with our industry advisors to make sure you learn relevant skills that employers need.
- Delivered with industry – we invite industry experts to come to your lectures and organize live projects for you to work on so that you can learn directly from them what it takes to succeed.
- A city of opportunities – with global organizations, and innovative start-ups, Manchester offers a wealth of opportunities. Use our connections with employers to enhance your studies and professional networks.
- Taught by experts – our teaching staff have a wealth of experience working in industry and their teaching is informed by our leading research.
- Triple accredited – our Business School holds the globally recognized trio of accreditations from EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA, placing us among the best business schools in the world.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course information
In this course, we’ll support and prepare you for a successful career in management and consultancy. Our students join us from a variety of different sectors including healthcare, financial services, and the public sector – in the UK and internationally. Each theme in our course contributes to your career growth:
Organisational Strategy
This theme enables you to understand how businesses make informed decisions that align with their strategic goals. You’ll learn to analyze complex business situations and how to advise managers to choose the best course of action.
Management Consultancy
Here you’ll gain the ability to apply the theory and context of business consultancy to real client briefs. You’ll learn how to plan, execute, and oversee how teams work to deliver efficient consultancy projects.
Financial Planning
Understanding financial concepts is key to any managerial role. This theme provides you with the knowledge to make or advise organizations on how to make sound financial decisions, manage budgets, and understand financial reports.
Marketing
You’ll learn how effective marketing strategies fit in with overall management and resource planning.
Innovation and Sustainability
Every management role in the future will need to drive innovation and champion sustainability. Our course prepares you to advise and lead organizations toward sustainable practices and innovative solutions.
Capstone Consultancy Project
This project introduces a real-world client and project for you to work on where you’ll apply the skills and knowledge you’ve gained throughout the course. This hands-on group work experience solidifies your learning and collaborative skills and will boost your confidence.
Rise with Manchester Met
Rise is a program available to all students at Manchester Met allowing you to earn practice credits on your degree through employment-enhancing activities. During your studies, you can collect points for the activities you engage in and if you engage in enough activity you could receive recognition on your degree transcript.
Postgraduate students can get involved in activities such as project work, workshops, volunteering, and certifications. For example, you could gain certifications with Microsoft, Adobe, and the Project Management Institute free of charge. Not only are these fantastic to have on your CV but they are also transferable to a wide range of careers.
All Rise activities are organized according to themes of Digital Capabilities, Self-Effectiveness, Sustainability, Internationalisation, Enterprise, and Civics. Completing several activities within a certain theme will also earn you micro-accreditations in the form of Digital Badges.
Core Modules
Year 1
- Organisational Strategy
- Logistics and Supply Chain Practices
- Marketing Management
- Management Consultancy
- Finance for Managers
- Research Project
Option Modules
- Social, Ethical, and Environmental Enterprise for Leaders
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Every organization needs skilled and effective consultants and managers to help them navigate a complex business environment. This course will give you the confidence to consult, as well as lead teams and make business decisions, for start-ups and multinational organizations in any sector.
If you already have experience in a particular field, you can use this course to progress to managerial roles or specialize in consulting for an organization.
With further training, work experience, or qualifications, you could also pursue careers in:
- Accounting/Finance
- Analysis
- Consultancy
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Our career services
Student Testimonials
Program delivery
Study and assessment breakdown
Ten credits equate to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars practical sessions, and independent study. A master's qualification typically comprises 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits, and an MFA 300 credits. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning, but it could be:
Study
Full-time 20% lectures, seminars, or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
Assessment
Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination