Programme Overview
The MSc in Management Consultancy provides a detailed understanding of the consulting industry - how it works, its dominant players, key success factors and the management issues that drive it, how and when to use different consulting tools and methodologies, how to write a consulting proposal and other key skills needed to be a successful management consultant. Guest speakers from the consulting industry, including recent course graduates, provide additional insight and expertise.
As part of the course, students work directly with companies, completing Company Clinics with SMEs in Semester 1, and a live consulting project for a client company in Semester 2.
The ideal candidates of this course are graduates in business or economics keen to pursue a career in the highly competitive and increasingly global management consulting industry.
A part-time format has been especially designed in order to help professionals pursue studies without having to interrupt their career.
What will I learn?
Successful completion of the course will provide graduates with knowledge of four main areas of management consultancy – how it functions, the key operators, the factors for success, and the management issues driving the industry.
The successful application of the various existing consulting tools and methods, both from an operational and strategic perspective, as well as the requisite skills to succeed within the profession.
In the summer term, students can complete a research project, or in a small number of cases, choose from a limited number of possible internships. With any possible internship opportunity, students may have to go through a competitive process, including potential interviews.
Acquisition of the techniques needed to solve problems and boost performance within businesses, as already applied by leading practitioners within the field.
The carefully-constructed curriculum aims to instil a varied and constructive approach to business problem-solving within students, making them highly sought-after for recruiters upon graduation.
1.Wide-ranging course content, designed to train students in not only understanding management principles but also making their own diagnoses and applying strategy in light of their findings.
2.The chance to apply knowledge is offered before completion of the course via a one-on-one consulting project conducted in tandem with a client company.
3.Graduates of the course regularly secure managerial and consulting positions in highly-reputed companies such as Accenture, PwC, Deloitte, BearingPoint and IBM.
Vision Values Statement
The MSc in Management Consultancy focuses on the nature of the management consulting industry, and its value as an enabler of organisations. In particular, the course examines and develops the role of the management consultant, the nature of client-consultant interaction, and the specific techniques used in a consultancy project to ensure the delivery of a successful project outcome. By completing live consulting projects for clients, students learn about the reality of the management consulting process at first hand (Purpose).
Embedded in the values of the programme are action learning enhanced by live business projects in all three semesters, combined with academic subjects relevant to consulting such as Organisational Behaviour, Change Management, Project Management and Strategy; and a balance of academic and practical teaching and learning strategies: lectures, case studies, guest speakers, project workshops, plus independent learning (education and subject/discipline/professional values).
The programme involves participative, interactive classes combined with experiential and action-based learning that fosters the development of professional presentation, communication, proposal and report-writing, and interpersonal skills; and a focus on analysis, project management and relationship-building skills (the nature of the learning environment for students). Students will undertake group and individual assessments; critical thinking and reflection; autonomous student learning; opportunities to learn from peers; student presentations; thinking reflectively; and interaction with business clients (key approaches to teaching, learning and assessment).
Programme Goal 1: Provide participants with an understanding of what management consultancy is and how it can benefit client organisations
Programme Learning Outcomes:
Explain and critically evaluate the role of management consultants in advising business and governments on achieving increased economic efficiency.
Assess the options available for management consultancy operations.
Programme Goal 2: Introduce participants to the tools and techniques used by management consultants.
Obtain practical experience in managing a consultancy assignment through the experience and learning gained during the project process.
Use the theory from all MSc subjects in a practical setting.
Programme Goal 3: Examine the research and investigative techniques used in the consulting process.
Apply research and investigating techniques suitable to consulting situations.
Provide students with a possible basis for dissertation research.
Programme Goal 4: Help students to directly experience the issues relevant to the business environment.
Display the skills required to undertake management consulting projects.
Develop time and project management skills, plus key interpersonal skills, including team management and client management.