Aims
The MSc in Management Consultancy is a highly innovative and challenging programme designed specifically for those who wish to enter into the dynamic world of management consultant. The aim of the course is to equip you with a clear understanding of the realms of consultancy and the critical role the consultant plays in enabling a client to make sound, timely and informed decisions in context to enhancing organisational performance. Based in the European Centre for Corporate Governance the MSc has a unique focus on boardroom decision-making at both SME and MNE levels and critically focuses on how the consultant can best operate as a change agent at director level to stimulate board performance.

Who Should Attend
The programme is designed for newly practicing or aspiring consultant’s whishing to become involved in the development of companies and supporting decision-making process at board level. The programme is an ideal programme for post-MBA graduates, enabling you to build an executive board level profile on top of your current skills.

Exemptions and Advanced Standing
Those holding an MBA can gain exemption for up to three modules on the programme, likewise those holding other professional qualifications can also apply for exemption to selected core modules.

What to Expect -Module Outline (20 Credits)

• Entrepreneurial Leadership; enables you to critical examine your personal capabilities in context to leadership and management style and clear identification of your personal development needs.
  
• Financial Management; provides you with an understanding of financial management techniques including the development of business planning within an enterprise to support effective decision making.
  
• Strategic Management; enables you to examine the strategic planning process; its evaluation of risk and identification of critical success factors (CSF) to ensure effective business performance.
  
• The Board & Good Governance; allows you to critically evaluate the legal duties of directors and the board and consider essential differences between the directors, managers, and owners of a business.
  
• Corporate Stakeholder & Engagement Management; enables you to evaluate essential differences, issues and complex relationships between organisations and diverse stakeholder groups including clients, customers and employees.
  
• Executive Coaching and Master Class: provides you with an insight in to executive and organisational coaching and how it can play a key role in developing leadership, knowledge sharing and innovation.

What to Expect - Action Learning Dissertation (60 credits):
Independently, but supported by colleagues in action learning set, you will develop your own research project in a consultancy area of interest.

Entry Requirements:
All candidates for the MSc must be able to demonstrate an ability to benefit from, and contribute to, the programme. This will normally require that the candidate is a graduate however pervious experience

Intake: 20

Mode: One year full time and two years part-time

Apply with:

The Postgraduate Office Manager
Faculty of Business & Law
Liverpool John Moores University
The John Foster Building
98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L35UZ.

Tel: +44 (0) 151 231 3440
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