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Master of Business Management MBM at University of Essex

University of Essex, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The Master of Business Management (MBM) is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time degree at the Colchester Campus, designed to build operational management skills and strategic knowledge across finance, operations, marketing, leadership and entrepreneurship. It suits graduates without a business degree and professionals who want broad management knowledge.

Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 1 year full-time (two years part-time)  |  Intake: January 2027 (October or January start)  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Creating and Managing the Digital Entrepreneurial Organisation, Strategic Management, Organisation and Leadership in a Globalised World, Research Methods, Managerial Economics, Global Supply Chain and Operations Management, Financial Analysis and Decision Making and Digital Marketing and Social Media (15 credits each), one optional module and a 45-credit dissertation.

Career pathways

The degree prepares graduates for management (general, operational and strategic), consultancy (business analysis and advisory), business development and entrepreneurship.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree or international equivalent in any discipline. Also considered: a professional qualification such as CIM, CIPD or CMI with two years' relevant professional or managerial experience; a lower class degree with at least three years' relevant work experience (CV required). English: IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components for applicants whose first language is not English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 15,750 for the whole programme. Fee period not labelled on the page; one-year full-time course Source

International applicants: GBP 24,675 for the whole programme. Fee period not labelled on the page; one-year full-time course Source

Intake: January 2027 (October or January start)

Duration: 1 year full-time (two years part-time)

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