Continuous learning has never been more vital as change continues to control leaders' business lives. Broadening one's skill set gives you an edge and the understanding to make logical, informed decisions.

Become a key driver to influence positive change in your organisation's workforce. Effective leaders manage their teams and operations well, anticipate and mitigate problems, handle issues that arise, and avoid the need to escalate situations unnecessarily. Become a manager who recognises, values, and applies the natural talents fo their employees to drive productivity in socially responsible ways.

The Master of Applied Management is aimed at management practitioners and recent graduates, wishing to undertake an advanced programme of study in order to prepare for further study or to assist with obtaining a more senior position. Public and private sector organisations employing graduates of the Master of Applied Management will benefit from the advanced knowledge and capabilities (including analytical, managerial and research) that the graduates have acquired during their programme of study.

For graduates who know they want to become business leaders, the Master of Applied Management can be a way to start achieving your career goals more quickly. This Masters programme will give you the tools to advance your management, decision-making and problem-solving skills, so you can move into senior managerial positions.

The variety of sectors and organisation types this qualification can apply to is huge – almost every type of organisation has scope for management careers. Graduates may opt to become self-employed practitioners, or pursue domestic and/or international professional careers in roles such as general manager, operations manager, international manager, human resource manager, marketing manager, or management consultant.

Graduates of the Master of Applied Management will be able to:

Design, carry out and communicate the results of significant research projects in the field of management studies and relate the findings to professional and research literature
Analyse and critique professional and research publications in management studies and related subject areas, identify practical applications and relate findings to their own research
Evaluate the positive and negative impacts of business and management practices on society and address related ethical and professional issues
Demonstrate mastery of complex concepts and theories in the field of management studies and their application in solving practical problems
Apply their analytical, managerial and research capabilities to unfamiliar situations involving the application of management practices
Think critically and act responsibly when confronted with academic or professional challenges
Demonstrate high levels of skill in a management or research role in an organisation