Program Overview

The management consulting services market size is expected to grow to $1328.7 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% (The Business Research Company, 2025).

This exciting course will give you a transformative educational experience that combines design thinking, entrepreneurial leadership and real-world client briefs from start-up charities to Fortune 500 corporations to develop your innovative and entrepreneurial mindset.

You will learn in a creative environment and undertake live projects across the whole year, working with our academics and researchers alongside real-world clients in the designated design studio that replicates an agency environment.

Key facts

• Available as an MA or MSc, depending on the research methods used in your thesis
• Northumbria University is ranked top 20 in the UK for Art and Design (Complete University Guide 2024)
• Develop creative confidence and expertise in business insight to successfully lead organisations and communities to survive and prosper
• Enhance your employability & expand your professional network by working directly with potential employers and have between 5-7 client projects to add to your CV
• Be supported and coached by the Innovator in Residence at the design studio which replicates an agency environment
• Graduates from this course have gone on to secure senior roles in large organisations, started their own businesses and charities, or gone on to PhD level study and academic careers
• Newcastle Business School is accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). According to AACSB, “Approximately 6% of the world’s schools offering business degree education have achieved AACSB accreditation, demonstrating a commitment to high-quality, rigorous standards, innovation, and continuous process improvement. Read more about our ‘double’ AACSB Accreditation