Management and Business Studies (Research) MA, PGDip

Your choice of courses

At Newcastle University Business School you’ll get a world-class business education and leave as a socially responsible graduate, ready to challenge conventional business thinking. 

Whether you’re looking for a course with professional accreditation, or one that offers the chance to study abroad or undertake a commercial work placement, we can help you choose  the right degree for you. 

Most of our degrees are three or four years in length, depending on the subject you choose. Each degree offers you a stimulating curriculum and a supportive teaching and learning environment. 

We offer degrees in four subject areas: 

• Accounting and Finance

• Business Management

• Economics 

• Marketing

Work placement or study abroad

Experience different cultures, grow in confidence, make friendships that will last a lifetime, and develop impressive credentials for your CV with our range of study and work abroad experiences. The majority of our undergraduate courses now offer you a work placement or study abroad year.

Every year, hundreds of Newcastle students make the most of our exciting opportunities to work or study abroad, between your second and third year of study:

• in Europe or further a field with a study abroad year

• further afield with our Non-EU Exchange Programme

• in the UK or overseas with a 12-month work placement gaining valuable industry experience

• overseas with a four to six week summer internship

Applying to Newcastle University through UCAS

Before you apply you will need to check the entry requirements for your chosen degree. We accept a wide range of qualifications offered for entry to our degrees. We welcome applications from international students.

To apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle you must use the online application system managed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) .

UCAS codes for Newcastle University

institution name - NEWC

institution code - N21

Scholarships

Our global academic reputation, graduate employability record and low cost of living mean a degree from Newcastle is a sound financial investment.

We award a number of partial scholarships per year to UK, EU and International students.

Invest in your future and view our full range of  undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for 2024 entry.

Your choice of courses

At Newcastle University Business School our Master’s courses offer you a strong focus on employability, teaching informed by our latest research and academic quality assured by our professional accreditations and recognition. 

We offer both conversion and specialist Master’s degrees, most of which are one-year courses. Each course offers you a stimulating curriculum and a strong focus on practical application of theory. 

Employers and practitioners play an active role in our degrees with guest speaker sessions, insight visits, case studies, and project-based dissertations. We’ll help you to understand business, prepare you for its constantly evolving landscape, and equip you to drive those changes. 

We offer degrees in seven subject areas: 

• Accounting and Finance
• Digital business and Analytics
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship 
• Management 
• Marketing
• Operations Management

Admissions

We welcome applications from students from a wide variety of backgrounds who can demonstrate motivation, ability and potential to study with us at postgraduate level. Apply online to our courses and track your application progress in real-time.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

• For entry onto our Masters’ courses you should hold a 2:1 honours degree or international equivalent. We have experience in evaluating qualifications from many different countries and welcome applications from students with equivalent European and international qualifications .

• Some of our Masters’ courses have specific subject requirements; please see individual course web pages for further information

English language requirements

• You will need a good level of written and spoken English to study at Newcastle and should be able to demonstrate your proficiency. 

To study on our courses, you will need to meet our Band 6 English language requirements. 

• If your first language is not English you can demonstrate your English language ability with one of the tests below or another alternative we accept.

• IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in all sub-skills

• If you have lower English language scores, you may be accepted onto a pre-sessional English course.

Scholarships

Our global academic reputation, graduate employability record and low cost of living mean a degree from Newcastle is a sound financial investment.

We award a number of partial scholarships per year to UK, EU and International students.

Invest in your future and view our full range of postgraduate scholarships for 2024 entry.

Are you considering studying an MBA?

Join Newcastle University Business School from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 March 2024 for MBA Consultations Week to discover how the Newcastle MBA can take your career to the next level.

Find out how studying an MBA will develop your knowledge, ability, and ambition, and prepare you for the challenges of the changing world of business. Hear from current students and a panel of alumni, and have your questions answered by our MBA team.

Take part in the following sessions:

• The MBA Programme Journey with current students and MBA Degree Programme Director, Dr Lucy Hatt • MBA Careers and Alumni Insights, featuring talks from our MBA Careers Consultant, Cian O’Sullivan, and a panel of alumni • 1:1 consultations with the MBA Director, Careers Consultant, current students, and the MBA team

Find out how this MBA will prepare you for the future:  https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business/news-events/event-items/2024/mba-consultations-week-2024/?utm_source=access&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=postgrad_2024_hass_nubs_mba-consultations-24_virtual-openday&utm_term=&utm_content=third-party