MSc Management

Alliance Manchester Business School and the university both hold regular events throughout the year, including webinars, information sessions and the annual on-campus Master's Expo. All of which offer the opportunity to find out more about our facilities and courses from our academic and admissions staff.

This year sign up for webinars as part of our ‘Original Thinking for the Next Generation’ Webinar series, exclusively at Alliance Manchester Business School. Join a webinar to hear from academics and employers about the skills students gain, how they are applied in the workplace, and where they could take you next.

We also attend a number of education fairs both in the UK and overseas throughout the year.

For more details on how you can meet us, visit our events page. https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/masters-events/

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Staged Admissions Deadlines

NOTE: There is a non-refundable application fee of £60. You should be prompted to pay this within the application portal before you can submit your application. We cannot consider applications until you have paid the application fee.

Applying to multiple programmes

Your statement of purpose should cover the areas outlined below: 

• Tell us why you are interested in the MSc Management course at Alliance MBS and how the course will impact on your future
• Describe what makes you an outstanding applicant and describe your potential to contribute to all aspects of the course.

Fast-track your move into business with a broad-based management master’s designed for graduates with little or no previous business experience. The MSc Management gives you a foundation across key areas of business, including innovation, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, organisational change and human resources, helping you build the knowledge and confidence to progress into a wide range of management roles.

You will develop the ability to understand how organisations operate, compete and grow, while building practical skills in strategy, people management, marketing, accounting and global business analysis. The course also supports entrepreneurial development, with opportunities to explore how new organisations are created and how businesses can grow successfully.

Through applied learning, external speakers, company visits and a Business Research Project, you will connect management theory with real organisational challenges. This gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills through a focused study of a company or organisational issue, developing the analytical, commercial and problem-solving capabilities valued by employers.

Studying at Alliance Manchester Business School places you within the UK’s largest campus-based business and management school, part of The University of Manchester. You will learn in a city with a strong business community, while benefiting from AMBS’ research-informed teaching, postgraduate careers support and focus on developing graduates who can think differently in today’s business environment.

Fast-track your transition into business

Designed for graduates with little or no previous management experience, this course provides a route into business by covering the core areas needed to understand organisations and management practice.

Build entrepreneurial and growth-focused skill

Develop your understanding of how businesses are created, developed and grown through content linked to entrepreneurship, innovation, business creation and enterprising individuals. This helps you explore both established organisations and entrepreneurial start-ups.

Apply your learning to real organisational issues

The Business Research Project gives you the opportunity to showcase your skills through a focused case study of a company or organisational issue. This allows you to engage with the types of challenges you may encounter in the workplace.

Learn from business practice

Field trips to major companies and external speakers provide opportunities to learn from managers and senior leaders, helping you connect classroom learning with current business practice.

Study at a highly ranked business school

Alliance Manchester Business School is ranked 5th in the UK and 24th in the world for Management in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2026.

Assessment across the course units varies, and includes a combination of examinations, course work, report and group project assessment and presentations.

During the third semester students undertake a business project as part of their final assessment.

Throughout the programme, you will develop a broad set of management and business skills, including:

• Strategic thinking and business analysis.
• Innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth.
• Marketing and market understanding.
• Accounting, finance and business performance awareness.
• Human resource management and organisational change.
• Research, critical thinking and evidence-based problem solving through the Business Research Project.

These skills prepare graduates to explore management roles across private, public and not-for-profit sectors, as well as opportunities in fast-growing firms or entrepreneurial ventures.