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The Business School is a major centre for postgraduate management education and development. Our comprehensive portfolio of qualification linked programmes, directed through a dedicated Postgraduate facility, attracts participants not only from the North West region and wider United Kingdom but from all over the world.

The University has a well established tradition of offering high quality postgraduate management and business education and our programmes benefit from a solid research base as well as our extensive links with industry, commerce and the public sector. In recent years the postgraduate and professional portfolio has gradually been extended. Today, there are over 1100 participants studying full and part-time on a wide range of programmes. This growth is set to continue, making us one of the larger providers of postgraduate management education and development in the North West of England.

Our portfolio of general management and specialist masters and professional programmes not only reflects the latest thinking in management and business but also our close links with the professions in areas such as marketing, finance, public relations and human resource management.

We are committed to offering individuals a high quality experience which maximises learning and development and enhances career prospects and progression. We are confident that your time with us will be both stimulating and enjoyable, and we hope you will join us here in Manchester.

Postgraduate Programmes

Postgraduate Programmes (taught Masters)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The MBA can be taken as a one year full-time programme, part-time over 30 months or by block-release, also over 30 months. Our MBA programmes are aimed at the ambitious manager who wishes to gain a high quality MBA - one that will count in the real market place of employment. All of our MBA programmes are AMBA accredited.
Course Title Duration Mode of Study
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 30 months Block
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 30 months Part-time
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 12 months Full-time

Course TitleDurationMode of Study
MA Human Resource Management 30 months (MA and professional qualification); 20 months (Postgraduate Diploma and professional qualification) Part-time (Full-time available)
MA Human Resource Management 12 months Full-time (Part-time available)
MA International Human Resource Management 12 months Full-time
MA Practising Management 24 months (MSc) / 18 months (Postgraduate Diploma) / 8 months (Postgraduate Certificate) Part-time
Master of Business Administration 30 months Part-time
Master of Business Administration 30 Months Block
Master of Business Administration 12 months Full-time
MSc Accounting & Finance and Affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 13 months Full-time
MSc Digital Marketing Communications 12 months (MSc Digital Marketing Communications)
30 months (MSc Digital Marketing Communications) / 24 months (Postgraduate Diploma) / 12 months (Postgraduate Certificate)		 Full-time
MSc Entrepreneurial Practice 12 months full-time or 30 months part-time Full-time, Part-time
MSc Finance and Business 12 months Full-time
MSc Health and Social Care Management 24 months (MSc) / 18 months (Postgraduate Diploma) / 8 months (Postgraduate Certificate) Part-time
MSc International Business Management 12 Months Full-time
MSc International Creative Advertising 12 Months Full-time
MSc International Public Relations 12 months (international exchange study route available) Full-time
MSc Leadership 24 months (MSc and professional qualification) / 18 months (Postgraduate Diploma and professional qualification)(PGCert - 8 months) Part-time
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management 12 Months Full-time
MSc Management 12 Months Full-time
MSc Marketing Communications 12 months Full-time
MSc Place Management 3 years Part-time
MSc Project Management One year full-time or two years part-time Full-time or Part-time
MSc Strategic Financial Management and Passed Finalist of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 15 months Full-time
PgCert/PgDip/MSc Digital Publishing MSc 30 months part-time / PgDip 24 months part-time / PgCert 12 months part-time PT
PgCert/PgDip/MSc Internet Retailing MSc 30 months part-time / PgDip 24 months part-time / PgCert 12 months part-time PT

Converting your Postgraduate Diploma into a Masters Degree

If you have previously completed a Postgraduate Diploma at the Business School at MMU (or an equivalent level 7 qualification elsewhere) you have the opportunity to undertake some further study and complete your master's degree within 12 months. Holders of the Diploma in Management Studies or awards from approved professional bodies may also be eligible for entry.

Awards available in 2009-10 are MSc Health and Social Care Management, MA Human Resource Management, MA Practising Management (formerly MSc Management), MSc Marketing Communications and either MSc Accounting and Finance or MSc Strategic Financial Management (for fully qualified professional accountants).

Click here for more information on Advanced Standing entry to our Masters programmes


Professional / Post-Experience Programmes

Course TitleDurationMode of Study
ACCA Professional Stage (Part 3) 9 months Full-time
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Professional Qualification flexible Part-time
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Professional Qualification flexible Part-time
The Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate in Financial Planning flexible Part-time