Master of Business Management MBM at University of Essex

This is a broad business and applied management Masters degree, designed to give you the edge in applying for well-paid managerial positions. It is open to those without a degree in business, as well as those already in work, but without the necessary experience to undertake an MBA.

Our Master of Business Management (MBM) provides knowledge of the main functional areas within organisations, their structure and processes and the changing environments they operate in. We develop your quantitative skills in analysing financial data, so you can make informed decisions to solve complex business challenges.

You learn how to formulate strategies to meet performance objectives, as well as how to manage and allocate resources to sustain competitive advantage. You explore how to run business operations effectively in cross-cultural settings and explore the process of creating your own entrepreneurial venture.

Study areas may include:

• strategic management and leadership
• financial decision making for managers, including financial and management accounting
• supply chain and operations management
• international marketing
• human resources management, organisational learning and collaboration
• business research and consultancy
• managerial economics
• entrepreneurship

We help you to reach your leadership potential by developing your transferable employability skills in:

• team work
• negotiation
• networking
• problem solving
• project management
• critical thinking
• communication, including engaging with different stakeholders

In the summer, you apply your business knowledge and strategic management skills to undertake a dissertation in an area of your choice.

This course can be studied on a full or part-time basis and you may be eligible for scholarships and discounts, including those for students joining us from overseas. Postgraduate loans for Masters courses are now available from the Student Loans Company, worth up to £10,000, for students from the UK and EU.

Why we're great.

• We're ranked in the UK's top 25 for research excellence (REF 2014)
• Develop a suite of practical management skills from leading data and business experts.
• We’re just an hour from London, offering fantastic networking opportunities.