Swansea University

Management, MSc / PGDip

Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom

Course overview

Are you looking for a degree that allows you to develop skills in multiple areas of business management? Our MSc Management programme at Swansea University is designed to prepare you for impactful roles in organisations operating within today’s fast-changing global environment. Throughout this course, you will gain a critical understanding of core management concepts and learn how to apply them creatively to real-world challenges in dynamic business settings.

You will explore organisational contexts across public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, gaining insight into operations of varying sizes and complexities. This programme will enable you to demonstrate systematic, creative, and critical approaches to solving business and management problems. Through integrated professional development and a focus on self-awareness, you will build the skills needed to create a meaningful and rewarding career in management.

Open to graduates from any discipline, the MSc Management programme provides the foundational knowledge and practical expertise required to make early, significant contributions to employers, even if you have no prior experience in management or related fields. Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence, the course is open to students from any discipline who would like to work in business or management.

Key highlights

  • Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Conversion route open to graduates from any discipline
  • Explores public, private and not-for-profit organisational contexts
  • Applies core management concepts creatively to real-world business challenges
  • Integrated professional development with a focus on self-awareness

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — 2.2.

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries

    First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.

  • Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)

    The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.

Careers this course leads to

  • Management trainee
  • Business analyst
  • Project manager
  • Operations manager
  • Management consultant
  • Public sector manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £12,750 per year | International: £22,750 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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