MSc Business Analysis and Strategic Management
Focus on international business issues and how to solve them.
Immerse yourself in the forefront of strategic management and organisational behaviour, tackling complex global business challenges with confidence and clarity. Transform cutting-edge theory into impactful practice through a live consultancy or dissertation project, working directly with senior managers and world-class academics. Sharpen the analytical, digital, and communication skills that top employers demand—and graduate empowered to shape strategy and drive sustainable growth worldwide.
Ranked 5th in the UK and 25th Globally for Management (QS Business Masters Rankings 2025)
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Year of entry: 2025
We require a First or Upper Second class honours degree (2:1, with 60% average) from a UK university or the overseas equivalent.
When assessing your academic record, we take into account your grade average, position in class and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
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This 12-month MSc in Business Analysis and Strategic Management equips you to diagnose and solve complex business challenges. In Semester 1, you will completefour core modules (15 credits each), building a strong foundation in organisational design, strategic capability development, and organisational analysis.
In Semester 2, you shape your learning withone core module andthree electives, including the option to take one module from another Alliance MBS MSc programme (subject to approval) to align with your career goals.
For your 60-credit capstone, choose between an academic dissertation or a supervised client consultancy project. The consultancy option includes a group report and individual reflective analysis, allowing you to apply theory to real-world strategic challenges—subject to your academic performance in Semester 1.
Throughout the programme, you will sharpen your digital literacy and master a range of digital tools, graduating with the analytical, technical, and communication skills top employers demand.
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For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
Refund Policy
Due to the competition for places and limited availability, our courses require a deposit of £1000 to cover non-recoverable costs and secure your place. The deposit will be deducted from your tuition fees when you register on the course.
The deposit is non-refundable, except in the following situations:
If an offer has been made specifying an English Language condition which you do not meet, the Admissions Team will require the official certificate of an English Language test taken after the date of offer as evidence that you have attempted to meet your offer conditions for a refund to be approved. The English Language test certificate provided with your application documents will not be accepted as proof that you have attempted to meet your offer conditions as such a certificate will predate the offer.
If an offer has been made specifying an academic condition, the Admissions Team will require the official university documentation showing that you have not met this academic condition from the institution at which you have studied, as evidence for a refund to be approved.
The Admissions Team reserves the right to refuse to refund of any deposit that does not meet with the requirements outlined above.
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
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