Employers need managers who can navigate the complexities of business and show global awareness. Our MSc Management programme will equip you with these key skills and a range of management techniques to prepare you for a successful career.

This programme is for graduates of all backgrounds who want to kick-start  their management careers and achieve an industry-standard level in management studies.

A key part of the MSc Management is nurturing your professional and career development. The size of our intake means connections can be forged quickly, offering you a chance to interact with peers from across the globe. This diversity and breadth of perspectives enriches Lancaster University Leipzig’s learning environment. You will also benefit from close contact with  LU Leipzig’s faculty, which is comprised of practitioners, academics and consultants.

At LU Leipzig, you will also benefit from our specialist careers support throughout your studies, and beyond graduation. We host careers events every year, providing you with the opportunity to network with top graduate employers from Germany and overseas, and supporting you to achieve your future career aspirations.

The MSc Management programme offers a far-reaching knowledge base that enhances your employability. As an LU Leipzig student, you will graduate with a comprehensive understanding of management complemented by profound  emotional intelligence making this an excellent choice to launch a successful career in management.

Programme Overview: 

The aim of this programme is to equip you with state of the art knowledge and the skill set required to lead a successful career in management in an international context. The ambition is to help shape managers of the future, enabling them to analyse and solve problems and to make decisions with an awareness of the strategic context, the role of technology and of managing within and between organisations. The programme is designed to provide you with a solid core knowledge in management, financial management and accounting, digital transformation and ethics.

The programme is designed for graduates interested in careers in middle or upper management. Demand has never been higher for people who can apply quality management science to ethically and sustainably manage people and companies. This course equips you with the skills to achieve this.

Course structure: Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, and the University will make every reasonable effort to offer modules as advertised. In some cases changes may be necessary and may result in some combinations being unavailable, for example as a result of student feedback, timetabling, staff changes and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year.

Careers: 

Knowledge in management, marketing, analytics, financial and corporate management is seen by leading companies as the start of a fast track to promotion for highflyers with a numerate or scientific background. Project Management skills are also highly sought after by companies due to a need for improved project success rates and more global and complex project organisations. There is a continually growing market for Management graduates which is in need for various roles from support to strategic leadership. Studies have shown that obtaining a postgraduate degree,  will land you not only obtain a better starting job but also accelerates your career. 

Graduates from this course can expect to work in managerial roles in general, but more specifically as:

• Business Consultant
• Entrepreneur
• Key Account Manager
• Product Manager
• Project Manager
• Operations Manager 

Leipzig mirrors the worldwide demand for well-qualified and competent managers. Its diverse company landscape that comprises of consultancies to startups and multinationals are for the lookout of young talent that manages their people and projects sensibly and with foresight.

A postgraduate degree in management allows you to work in leadership and managerial roles for local companies like Deloitte, EY, EEX Group, Spreadgroup, Amazon or DHL to name a few. However, you are not confined to work in these industries. All of Leipzig’s five main industry clusters, may it be automotive, IT or healthcare business employ managers that match your interdisciplinary interests and values.