The entry requirements for the 2024/2025 academic year are as follows:

• At least three years of work experience in a managerial role in any industry, including the public sector, charitable organisations and the arts. Note: Managerial experience is not defined by a job title or line management responsibility, but as any project, initiative, remit, or task (either permanent or ad hoc) where you are responsible for guiding the resources, teams, or individuals to a final goal.
• A UK 2:1 honours degree in any subject, or an equivalent overseas qualification.
• If you do not meet the minimum academic requirement, you may still be considered if you have professional qualifications involving substantial work experience or a very strong employment record demonstrating a high degree of responsibility.

English language requirements

Non-native English speaker will need one the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:

• IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest * Score to meet our English language requirements.

Over the course of this degree, you’ll gain an understanding of essential aspects of business, core leadership skills, and specialist knowledge through the choice of option courses and a final Capstone Project.

You will also gain applied knowledge through discussion with your peers and analysis of real-world cases from contemporary businesses.

The degree aims to:

• enable all participants to recognise, understand, and apply the language and theory of the field of business, management, and leadership
• foster an ability to critically analyse, synthesise, and solve complex business problems
• encourage strategic, holistic, and cross-discipline thinking
• encourage an aptitude for business improvement, innovation, and entrepreneurial action
• encourage a global mind-set, which demonstrates sensitivity to the implications of differences in culture and context
• encourage the sharing of experiences to enhance the benefits of collaborative learning
• instil a sense of ethical decision-making and a commitment to the long-run welfare of organisations and the communities that they serve
• encourage participants to value diversity and equality in management and leadership
• develop higher-order interpersonal skills to contribute to effective leadership