Our Management Studies BA offers you a programme of learning which will expose you to the realities of management and the managerial experience in both the public and private sectors. The course covers the relevance of both management theory and practice for the solution of problems in international, national and local contexts. It also explores situations in which management has failed and in which management failures have actually contributed to social, economic, political or environmental problems.

Organisations have an enormous impact on all of us, whether we are customers, employees or citizens. We are born in, educated in, work in, and die in organisations. These organisations are all managed to a greater or lesser degree.

At Leicester we approach management and organisation so far as it affects not only upon the lives of managers, but also the lives or more or less everyone. We are known for the ‘Leicester Model’ of management studies – an approach that challenges the status quo and seeks to give voice to those individuals, groups and societies who are traditionally overlooked in global management and organisational processes. With our distinctive approach to the study of management, you can be certain that we will provide you with a wealth of exciting learning experiences.

Our courses will provide you with an in-depth understanding of contemporary management techniques, and will allow you to develop the skills to become an effective and socially responsible manager in local and global arenas, whether in public, private or third sector organisations and enterprises.

What's the difference?

Management Studies BA

Marketing BA

Human Resource Management BA

All of these degrees have a common first year so that you get a solid grounding in management theory and practice. You will also study the same core modules in each of these degrees but the specialisation takes place in your second and final year when you will choose specifically finance, marketing or organisation studies related topics for your option modules and dissertation, according to the degree/pathway that you are studying.

If you choose to specialise in either finance, marketing or organisation studies, four out of your six option modules must be from that specialist pathway. Your dissertation must also be on a topic related to your specialism.