Businesses require an understanding of people – both of individuals, and of a potentially large customer-base. As the occupation of management grows and changes, it demands a more specialized understanding of the modern organization and the world it operates in. Potential managers need an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of their occupation and its context.

This University of Essex innovative MA Sociology and Management brings together expertise from their top-rated Department of Sociology and Essex Business School, providing students with a unique opportunity to gain a critical appreciation of the social dynamics of work in the twenty-first century.

Combining theoretical perspectives from the disciplines of sociology and management, students explore the importance of debates surrounding power, culture, class, gender, sexuality and new forms of labour as a means of understanding the complexities of today’s contemporary workplace. Students explore topics including: management and organizational processes, theory and practice of social research, management across cultures, creativity management, and the work-life balance.