The MA (Hons) in Management will introduce you to a variety of organisations in all sectors of the economy and will teach you to understand techniques which are subject specific including marketing, organisational behaviour, and analysing financial data. From your studies, you acquire interpersonal skills in problem solving, critical thinking and self-reliance, and will be empowered to interrogate evidence, challenge logic, and question established ways of practising management.

You will learn from a team of international scholars whose teaching and research are centered on the concept of responsible enterprise, which entails an ethical approach to managing organisations and considers social and environmental impacts of organisations.

Course details

The MA (Hons) in Management is a four-year course run by the Department of Management in the University of St Andrews Business School.

In the first two years, you will learn about organisations and how they operate in society as well as the core functions of managers within these organisations.

Alongside management, in the first year of your studies, you will be required to study an additional two subjects. In the second year, you will usually carry on at least one of these subjects, sometimes two. Find out more about how academic years are organised.

From there, you will be able to explore a wide range of specialist subjects at a more advanced level in your third and fourth years.

During your studies, you will receive advanced training in quantitative and qualitative techniques that are relevant to the analysis of managerial problems. Presentation skills, group working, and self-reliance provide vocational relevance and preparation for life beyond graduation. You will develop an understanding of core organisational issues as well as developing key transferable skills and graduate attributes. You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to critically assess and challenge established practices of management, promoting the use of creative and innovative approaches to managing complex organisational problems.

An emphasis is placed on responsible enterprise, which will enable you to develop your social and environmental awareness, and will encourage you to be a self-reliant, critical and creative thinker.

The University of St Andrews operates on a flexible modular degree system by which degrees are obtained through the accumulation of credits.

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How it's taught

Teaching

Teaching is delivered through lectures; class sizes are around 200 to 400 students at sub-honours level and 20 to 250 students at Honours level.

Lectures are often supplemented by small-group tutorials of around 15 students. These tutorials are structured around material that coordinates with lectures, and are small enough that tutors can give special attention to particular needs.

In addition to lectures and tutorials, students are expected to undertake substantial independent, but guided, work outside of the classroom.

Typically, this will involve:

working on individual and group projects

undertaking research in the library

preparing coursework assignments and presentations

preparing for examinations

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Assessment

Students’ progress is carefully monitored through a system of continuous assessment and tutorials. All management modules are assessed by at least 30% coursework, with the balance made up of either written examinations or more coursework.

Written examinations are held at the end of each semester during a dedicated exam diet with revision time provided beforehand.

The Business School aims to provide feedback on every assessment within three weeks to help you improve on future assessments.

Undergraduates at the University of St Andrews must achieve at least 7.0 on the St Andrews 20-point grade scale to pass a module. To gain access to Honours-level modules, students must achieve the relevant requisites as specified in the policy on entry to Honours and in the relevant programme requirements. To find out the classification equivalent of points, please see the common reporting scale.

You will be taught by an experienced teaching team with expertise and knowledge of management. Postgraduate research students who have undertaken teacher training may also contribute to the teaching of tutorials under the supervision of the module leader.

You can find contact information for all management staff on the Business School website.

The University's services and support teams can help students with additional needs resulting from disabilities, long-term medical conditions or learning disabilities, as well as many other difficulties and challenges students might face while studying.

In the first two years of your degree (known as sub-honours), you will take the required modules in management alongside modules in at least one other subject.

Typically, you will take one management module per semester during your first two years, and two to three management modules per semester during your third and fourth year, known as Honours.

In your first year, you will take two compulsory modules which, taken together, will explain why we have organisations, how they operate in society, and how they acquire and analysie information on their the external environment.

In your second year, you will take two compulsory modules that explore the core functions of managers, including marketing, organisational behaviour, managing in diverse and challenging situations, and the analysis of financial data.

Course information may change. Module information and course content, teaching and assessment may change each year and after you have accepted your offer to study at the University of St Andrews. We display the most up-to-date information possible, but this could be from a previous academic year. For the latest module information, see the module catalogue.

First year

Organisations and Analysis: examines some of the main analytical approaches and techniques required by managers and provides an introduction to financial accounting concepts and techniques.

Organisations and Society: introduces students to management in the external and internal environment, focusing on two key aspects – 1) understanding the business environment and 2) people and organisations.

Second year

Management and Analysis: examines some of the alternative perspectives on management and the changing policy and business environment for organisations, and engages with accounting from a broader sociological perspective.

Management and Society: examines the conceptual frameworks and techniques of marketing and organisational behaviour.

Honours - compulsory

If you decide to take management in your third and fourth years, in your third year you will take one compulsory module:

Organisation Studies: examines major organisational theories, surveys key topics in this area, and explores organisational forms that have emerged in recent times.

In your fourth year, you will take:

Contemporary Issues in Management: provides a learning experience in which you can understand and respond to current and likely future challenges that you will face in the near and intermediate future as a manager and citizen.

If you decide to take Management (Single Honours) in your third year, you will also take two more compulsory modules:

Research Methods 1: develops your skills and knowledge involved in understanding, evaluating and conducting research in the management field.

Research Methods 2: applies your learning and builds key competencies in library search, problem definition, literature review and research design.

Honours - optional

In addition, in third year you will take optional modules (two for joint degree students and three for single honours students).Here is a sample of Honours modules offered in previous years:

Strategic Management

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development

Human Resource Management

International Business

Management Accounting

Public Sector Management

In fourth year you will choose options (two for joint honours and five for single honours) from a wide range of modules which reflects the expertise of staff in the Department. Here is a sample of Honours modules offered in previous years:

Advertising and Marketing Communications

Behavioural Decision Making

Management of Change

Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting

Creativity in Context

Leadership Development

Knowledge Work: Practice and Context

Sociology of Finance

Sustainable Development and Management

Fees and funding

Scotland: Tuition fees are yet to be confirmed by the Scottish Government.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man: £10,050 (yet to be confirmed by the UK Government)

EU and overseas: £34,910

More information on tuition fees can be found on the undergraduate fees and funding page.

Accommodation fees

Find out about accommodation fees for University accommodation.

Funding and scholarships

The University of St Andrews offers a number of scholarships and support packages to undergraduate students each year.

Entry requirements

The University offers different entry requirements, depending on your background. Find out more about

Standard, Minimum and Gateway entry requirements using academic entry explained and see which entry requirements you need to look at using the entry requirements indicator.

For degrees combining more than one subject, the subject with the higher entry requirements determines the grades you need. You will also need to meet any further subject-specific entry requirements as outlined on their pages.

SQA Highers

Standard entry grades:

Minimum entry grades:

Gateway entry grades:

Applicants who have narrowly missed the minimum entry grades, but meet the University's contextual criteria, may be interested in one of the University’s Gateway programmes.

GCE A-Levels

IB points

38 (HL 6,6,6)

36 (HL 6,5,5)

General entry requirements

All applicants must have attained the following qualifications, or equivalent, in addition to the specific entry requirements for individual programmes.

SQA qualifications

SQA National 5 (B) in English and one SQA National 5 (B) from the following:

Chemistry

Computing science

Geography

Applications of Mathematics

Mathematics

Psychology.

GCSE qualifications

GCSE (5) in English language or English literature, and one GCSE (5) from the following:

Computing Science

Other qualifications

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry on to our programmes. Please see our entry requirements for more information.

More information on how to apply via other entry routes or accreditation of prior learning and experience can be found on the University's entry requirements web page.

Do I need to have studied this subject before?

No previous knowledge of this subject is required.

Alternative study options

Management is available as both a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Master of Arts (MA) degree. The content of the subjects is the same irrespective of Faculty. Students who have a background in the arts or who wish to study Management alongside Art subjects at St Andrews should apply for the MA. For those interested in studying Management alongside Science subjects, the BSc in Management may be of interest instead. The entry requirements are the same for all single Honours Management degrees, and the chance of receiving an offer is the same for each of these degrees.

Study abroad

Management students can apply to participate in the University-wide St Andrews Abroad programme. You may also have the opportunity to participate in the School Abroad exchange programme. For information about study abroad options, please see the study abroad site.

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability.

Joint Honours degrees

You can also take Management as part of a joint Honours degree in which you will take core modules of your chosen subjects.

Course name

Arabic and Management (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Computer Science and Management

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Economics and Management

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Financial Economics and Management

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Geography and Management

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Management and Sustainable Development

Chinese Studies and Management (With Integrated Year Abroad)

French and Management (With Integrated Year Abroad)

German and Management (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Italian and Management (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Management and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Master of Arts (Honours) Arabic and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Art History and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Chinese Studies and

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Comparative Literature and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Economics and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) English and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Financial Economics and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) French and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Geography and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) German and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) International Relations and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Italian and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Middle East Studies

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Modern History

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Persian

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Philosophy

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Psychology

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Spanish

Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Sustainable Development

It is also possible to combine a degree in Management with two modern languages. Any combination of Arabic, French, German, Italian, Persian, or Spanish is available. Combinations involving Management and German are only available to those with previous knowledge of German.

Additional joint degree options are available for students who take the BSc in Management.

"With" degrees

You can take Management as part of a "with" Honours degree in which the majority of the course deals with the first name subject. St Andrews offers the following "with" degrees in Management:

Master of Arts (Honours) Management with Religion in Society - UCAS code LT28

Recent graduates have found employment in the fields of general management, consultancy, marketing, accountancy and the financial services industry. Employment has been secured in a broad range of internationally recognised organisations in the public and private sector. While a degree in Management provides an excellent basis for a career in management, it can also be used as a springboard into a wide variety of other careers.

Many Management graduates continue their education by enrolling into further study at Masters and PhD level in the UK and beyond.

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