Place Management postgraduate studies

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Find out more about postgraduate study at IPM; including the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and full Masters course, which are all available to study part-time. Get a taster of a postgraduate lecture and quiz the course team on what a place management qualification could do for you.

Wednesday 16th October | 12:00pm - Register here

Developed in partnership by the Institute of Place Management (IPM) and Manchester Metropolitan University, a part-time postgraduate course will give you the practical skills to succeed, and develop into a confident, reflective place leader.

Learn the principles of place management and leadership. You’ll look at the role of modern place marketing and branding in the co-creation of place and place identity. You’ll also refine your leadership skills as you study units on place governance and learn how to build lasting and effective partnerships in a variety of cultural contexts. PgDip and MSc students will also learn about different approaches to local economic development and inclusive place-making, and the research skills and knowledge required to undertake place based data collection and analysis.

Course options include:

All courses are part-time and delivered through blended learning; online masterclasses plus one 2-day residential study per unit at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Postgraduate Certificate (Jan 2025 - August 2025)
Study includes two units: Place Management and Leadership; and, Place Marketing, Branding and Communication.
- Each unit is studied through 12-week online learning and a 2-day in-person residential.

Postgraduate Diploma (Jan 2025 - April 2026)
As above, with additional two units: Place and Economic Development; and, Place Research and Data Analysis. (Entry requires PG Dip or accredited prior learning)
- Each unit is studied through 12-week online learning and a 2-day in-person residential.

MSc Place Management (additional dissertation - course finish December 2026)
Masters study will continue from the Diploma and involve the completion of a place-based research project, to be written up in a dissertation.