Management (Social Economy)

TheManagement (Social Economy) program from theUniversity of Essexwill introduce you to the main theories and strategic perspectives associated with the ‘social economy', those organisations that promote values of sustainability, inclusivity, and equality as part of their core mission.

Firms across the public, private, and third sectors are all considering how environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles should inform their business strategies. Employers across all industries are looking for innovative managers to take the lead on driving sustainability, equality and inclusion objectives to ensure their businesses are shaped for ethical growth and success.

The Management (Social Economy) program from the University of Essex is perfect if you do not have a first degree in business, or relevant work experience in management. In your first term, you will study a core portfolio of modules that give you a firm basis in management and organisational issues.

Key facts

You may be an aspiring manager looking for the tools you need to implement values of sustainability, equality and local empowerment in practical ways across a range of trading markets. You may hope to work for a co-operative, a mutual, or a social enterprise and want to understand how you turn your principles into effective business strategy.

This pioneering pathway will provide you with the knowledge and skills to be a twenty-first-century global change-maker as a social economy leader.

Courses include:

• Management and Strategy

• Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

• Accounting and Finance for Managers

• Social Economy Management: Putting the Social Economy Into Practice

• Research Methods in Management