MA International Labour and Trade Union Studies

Career Destinations and Progression Opportunities

The MA aims to provide a higher education level qualification for labour movement and associated practitioners in order to enhance their strategic skills and knowledge and provide the basis for career progression in the field, including movement between union policy development and practice and academic research and education.

As evidenced by the 2005 TUC Union Officer Training Review, which notes that following changes in union officer roles and entry routes, the level of educational qualifications has increased and that now among officers, degree/HND and professional qualifications dominate (2005:9).

The MA is equally useful for those seeking to develop research and academic careers in the field.