Course summary
Our intensive one-year MSc Management with a specialism in Leadership, Strategy and Change is designed for ambitious graduates from any academic background. No prior experience in business or management is required, just a curiosity for how organisations work and a drive to lead positive change. This programme is ideal for students who aspire to leadership and management-level roles across a wide range of industries and sectors. You will begin with a solid foundation in core management principles before diving deeper into leadership, strategy, and change. Through this focused pathway, you will explore how leaders drive strategic transformation in today’s complex and fast-changing organisational environments. You will study with a diverse international cohort, bringing together a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and enriching your global outlook on management. You will gain a critical and practical understanding of how to lead effectively in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous contexts. Topics include strategic leadership, managing change, and addressing contemporary leadership challenges such as sustainability, diversity and inclusion, ethical decision-making, and leading remote and hybrid teams. We will help you become a confident, analytical and reflective thinker, ready to tackle real-world leadership challenges. You will engage with real-life case studies and practical tools, applying theory in classroom discussions, group projects and presentations. This hands-on learning approach equips you with the communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills expected in today’s dynamic workplaces. This programme will help you to:
- Apply management techniques drawn from a range of disciplines such as marketing, operations, organisational behaviour, strategy, finance, and accounting to management in organisations.
- Understand the nature of management, the complexity of organisations and management’s role and responsibility in addressing societal and global challenges.
- Reflect upon the wider challenges that organisations face and critically engage with ethical and sustainability issues as they arise.
- Prepare for a career in management and leadership roles in your chosen industry with expert knowledge in your specialist subject.
Assessment method
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/media/postgraduate/admissions-statements/2026/msc-management-all-pathways.pdf
How to apply
International applicants
The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students and accepts a wide range of qualifications for postgraduate study. If you study or have studied at a university outside the UK, please select the relevant page for further information on qualifications, scholarships and education representatives in your country/region: bristol.ac.uk/international/countries
Entry requirements
You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. If your achieved grade is lower than our entry requirements, your application may be more likely to receive an offer if you have additional relevant work experience or qualifications. If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing: * Evidence of relevant work experience (5 years minimum) in: - Business and Corporate Management - Finance and Accounting - Marketing and Sales - Operations and Logistics - Public Sector or Nonprofit Administration - Human Resources - Project Management - Data and Analytics * A relevant postgraduate qualification. See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £18500 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £18500 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £18500 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £18500 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £18500 | Year 1 |
| EU | £33900 | Year 1 |
| International | £33900 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/
Sponsorship information
University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount. Funding and scholarships Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/
Provider information
University of Bristol
Beacon House
Queen’s Road
Bristol
BS8 1QU