A Management degree builds a strong foundation in a wide variety of fields including business, finance, economics and marketing. It develops students’ understanding of business practices, structures, business theory, business strategy and research as well as global economies and financial markets. Doing a Management Degree also allows students to gain skills that enable them to work with financial and numerical data effectively.
Management degrees cover different managerial roles, such as Human Resource (HR) management, hospitality management, innovation management, operations management, etc. They can be specialized into one of the areas mentioned above or follow a more general approach that covers most of these areas.
The range of management degrees is huge and includes Business Management, Management, Marketing Management, etc. They are predominantly offered in the business departments/business schools/management schools of different universities.
One of the main benefits of this degree is that Management is a broad discipline, which keeps students’ career options open.
Management degrees could have a very practical focus, which is an opportunity for students to gain experience in the process of completing their degree before having started their professional careers. Management courses usually offer work placements and practical modules, which include business simulations and business creation in a simulated environment. Acquiring practical experience through these opportunities could make students stand out from the crowd in the job market once they graduate. Research-oriented Management degrees also exist for those who prefer the theoretical aspects of such a degree. Most courses, however, have established a good balance between theory and practice in order to meet the needs of all students.
Management degrees also prepare students to serve the managerial role across a wide range of areas, including HR management, hospitality management, innovation management, operations management, etc. Students can specialize in one particular area or focus on gaining knowledge across all of these areas thanks to the high availability of different management courses.
Additionally, there is a high demand for management professionals in the contemporary business world. Therefore, taking a management course is an opportunity for students to kick-start their careers and occupy a higher position in the organizational hierarchy.
Management courses usually begin by introducing students to different areas covered by the managerial role, such as organizational management, business environment, statistics, accounting and finance, business growth, etc. After the first year, institutions allow students to explore the management discipline into more depth by delivering specialized modules and offering optional modules, which enable students to choose subjects that interest them the most and are most relevant to their career aspirations.
Management degrees take 3 years to complete in the UK. However, their duration could extend to 4 years if students choose to spend a year in industry between their second and third year, which is a popular option among the student community. Setting placement opportunities apart, the duration of a Management degree depends on three main factors – country, mode of study (part-time or full-time) and degree level. Below are listed the approximate durations of Management degrees in the most popular countries for Higher Education in Europe:
To live and learn with international students has been a great experience. However,the professors speak an English which is hard to understand, their lecturers are basically useless. The exams instead are extremely difficult, we were intimidated by the professors with discouraging comments. Taking the exams was loud and chaotic, they did not manage to organise that properly. It looks like a previously good school and program is going down hill. There are passing rates of 15%. Therefore, a interesting, dedicated student body in a bad university.
View moreThe program was good, a very international community. The environment is good for learning. The lecturers are willing to assist but depending on the programme you in enrol in you might have more students also requesting the assurance of the professors.
View moreBar the introduction to marketing and market research there were no practical elements. No time for individual students. Mainly useful for telling us which textbooks to read. Lectures are generally very much the same as the books.
View moreThe program gives an overview of various sectors hence providing a building block for starting up a career in any one of the sectors from IT to Supply Chain to Accounting and Corporate Finance, to HR, to mention but a few. I think this program is also helpful for taking on executive positions in organisations.
View moreI think the main problem is that some professors ask us to study lessons that they didn’t teach. I think that if you don’t have time, you shouldn’t ask them and I think it’s better to teach less topics but go deeper . Plus, I don’t think it’s a master suitable for people who work.
View moreThe school has so much to offer the students and as an international student, it has been an exciting journey so far. The course is so vast giving a grasp of very area of Management. Kudos to the school management and lecturers.
View moreI like that the program is in English and there are a lot of international students. I was born in Belgium and still live in Belgium so it is nice to meet other people. I don’t really like the fact that we have 4 hours classes (from 18h-22h). The professors are ok, they could be more interactive with the students. On-campus is way better than following lectures online. VUB has a very greeny campus which I enjoy very much.
View moreThe program is interesting, although the level of the lessons is rather introductory. The workload is rather light in relation to the ECTS credits if you come from a beta-science background. English knowledge of the professors is good, with a few exceptions. Some professors don’t like to record their lessons, which is a pity.
View moreThe content of the Master program is insanely big while for a working student that starts working at 08:00 and finishes evening class at 22:00, this is not feasible and not fair especially since there are many students following the evening class while they don’t work, so they have all day to study.
View moreI am taking the Masters in Management program. The program is quite bulky(too much information in little time), it’s possible & preferable to split your program into two years so you don’t get overwhelmed. Haven’t really experienced university student life due to covid however, from all I have heard and seen, there are usually parties and fun activities. I would definitely recommend VUB. There are alot of opportunities after graduation, it’s a very popular and truly international university.
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