Business and Management

Overview

Graduates gain a wide range of skills including interpreting financial statements, developing marketing and pricing strategies, as well as understanding strategies in tandem with innovation processes. 

The MSc Business and Management programme from  Aston University Online prepares individuals to enter and excel in a range of professions and environments from small businesses to worldwide brands.

Online Business Management Degree: Develop Your Business Edge

The Aston University online MSc Business & Management distance learning programme is open to students of all backgrounds and is perfect for a professional looking to get into management. 

This programme introduces essential management principles and techniques that are broadly applicable. Graduates are prepared to excel in a range of professions and environments, from small businesses to global brands.

Multiple Pathways

Tailor degree to fit professional needs:

• Global Business:

Learn about the global business environment and how it influences business decisions and behaviour.

• Finance:

Focus on financial management decisions, the characteristics of different forms of finance, and the linkages between organisations, the financial markets and financial strategy.

• Organisational Development:

Gain the critical knowledge and skills to identify and navigate key organisational development issues, including ethics and human resource management.

• Entrepreneurship:

Gain the skills necessary to start a successful small business or to innovate within an existing organisation.

Key Skills

• Technical: 

Learn the IT, computing and other technical skills that will make you more marketable to potential employers

• Critical Analysis: 

Understand financial reports and learn how to write insightful company reports

• Presentation skills: 

Learn essential communication skills including how to present your ideas in a dynamic way

• Problem solving: 

Become a constructive, critical thinker who understands the importance of solving problems

• Decision-making: 

“More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Recognised by Employers Worldwide

Graduates have gone on to enter a number of fields and disciplines, including human resources, strategic management, operations, marketing and accounting. Positions held by recent graduates span a breadth of countries and continents. Some examples are:

• Brand Activation Executive — Unilever (United Arab Emirates)

• Communications and Training Executive — Tesco (UK)

• Management Consultant — Deloitte (India)

• Senior Business Analyst — Lloyds TSB (UK)

• Strategic Project Leader — Rolls-Royce (UK)

Accreditation

Triple Accreditation from Equis, AACSB and AMBA