MRes Management and Organisation

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 10,200 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
Our MRes Management and Organisation is designed for those wishing to follow a career in research and/or academia

It is ideal if you hope to progress to doctoral studies in the field of management, for example by studying for a PhD


We equip you with the skills and knowledge to appreciate the depth and breadth of management and organisational theories and techniques and apply these within a social science context

The content of our course is a direct response to requirements for, and suggested improvements in, research training laid down by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)


You deepen your thinking about management and organisations and develop a broader understanding of the changing role and contemporary perception of management


You develop knowledge and understanding of:
research skills, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches
theoretical stances underpinning different approaches to research
how to design a research proposal, including construction of research questions and/or hypotheses
management of a research project
You study at Essex Business School, ranked in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence and intensity (REF, 2014)

More than 90% of our research submissions were assessed as of international quality and 72% of our research was deemed world leading or internationally excellent in the 2014 REF

We are an internationally diverse school, with our current Masters students joining us from more than 40 countries

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Course programme

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core and optional module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Management and Organisational Behaviour
Research Evaluation Projects
Philosophy of Management and Accounting
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods: Empirical Explorations of the Contemporary Workplace
Research Methods in Management and Marketing
Managing for Ethics and Sustainability
Dissertation
Teaching
You learn via a combination of lectures, seminars, group and individual tasks and directed independent study.
Assessment
You will be assessed through a combination of coursework assignments, which may take a number of forms, such as essays, case studies, theoretical and empirical studies
Dissertation
You submit a 15,000 word dissertation.
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Additional information

Our MRes Management and Organisation is also available to study part-time and you may be eligible for scholarships and discounts Postgraduate loans for Masters courses are now available from the Student Loans Company, worth up to £10,000, for students from the UK and EU Our expert staff Our expert staff are a combination of leading academics and practitioners at the forefront of management research The Dean of Essex Business School, Professor Geoffrey Wood, is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Management and serves on the British Academy of Management Council Benefit from the very latest thinking in: business ethics corporate social responsibility organisation studies leadership and strategy finance and banking risk management international management We address the important issues faced by commercial businesses, public sector bodies and not-for-profit organisations using social science theories and concepts Essex Business School is also home to the Centre for Work, Organisation and Society, which holds research seminars throughout the year Specialist facilities We’re proud of our stunning business school building, built with sustainability as the guiding principle As well as being the first zero carbon business school in the UK, the building provides superb working facilities for our community of students and staff It includes: a virtual trading floor with Bloomberg Financial Market terminals a fully staffed student services helpdesk a lush winter garden, which contributes to the building’s own micro-climate group working and networking areas Bonds café study skills workshops and advice Your future Our MRes puts you in a particularly strong position to succeed in a research degree, such as a PhD In 2014, 87% of all of our Masters leavers were in work or further study within six months of graduating Our employability team and the University’s Employability and Careers Centre are here to support you in your career...

MRes Management and Organisation

£ 10,200 + VAT