2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Management Consulting

Programme overview

Programme code
MSC-BS/MC
UCAS code
Duration
12 Months
Method of Attendance
Full Time
Programme manager
Navneet Agnihotri, (Deputy: Jiachen Shi)
Total credits
180
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme
Leeds University Business School
Examination board through which the programme will be considered
Leeds University Business School Examination Board
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups
Business and Management benchmarks


Professional Body Offering Accreditation
Chartered Management Institute

Entry requirements

Upper second class or First class Bachelors degree or international equivalent in any discipline. Students without these qualifications but with relevant working experience will also be considered
IELTS scores 6.5 overall, with not less than 6 in any area

Programme specification

Graduates will:

- be able to evaluate the role of consultancy organisations, the external context in which they operate and how consultancy firms operate.
- be able to critically assess the nature of the consultancy life cycle.
- have strongly developed consultancy research methods skills, equipping them with the ability to analyse and evaluate consultancy data and projects
- have a sound theoretical grounding in the broad area of management consultancy and be able to evaluate and critically assess relevant business and management theories and models
- have developed a range of analytical and personal skills in management consulting.
- have a clear understanding of how their knowledge and skills may be used effectively within an organisational context, enhanced by the undertaking of a consulting project

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Students are eligible for the award if they pass the 150 credits of modules (including any pass for progression modules) and achieve an overall average mark of 50 or above, calculated across the 180 credits of modules.

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 135 credits of compulsory modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
LUBS5225MStrategic Management15Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5588MManagement Consulting: Facts, Theories and Issues30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5590MManagement Consulting: The Consulting Life Cycle30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)PFP
LUBS5592MResearch Methods and Practice for Consultants15Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS5594MManagement Consulting Project45Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study 45 credits from the following optional modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
LUBS5221MEffective Decision Making15Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5301MSustainable Futures: Climate Change, the Environment and Business15Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5308MBusiness Analytics and Decision Science15Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5320MTraining and Development30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5326MDigitalization, Automation and the Future of Work30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5342MPeople Analytics: Strategy and Practice30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5365MDiversity Management30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5596MStrategic Change and Leadership15Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5963MEntrepreneurship and Enterprise Creation15Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Last updated: 28/03/2025 14:24:28

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