MSc Business and Management

During the first semester you will attend lectures and tutorials for core modules that have been selected to provide you with a fundamental underpinning in the subject area of Business and Management. Core modules studied in semester 1: International Business Context and Finance, Leadership and Management Essentials, and Marketing and Strategy. The second semester of the programme commences with an intensive introduction to the 60 credit project, and associated research methods training. You will also pursue your choice of elective module, and complete the remaining 40 credits of the Business and Management ‘core’: Knowledge Management and Decision Making, and Operations and Project Management. During the summer term, you will work independently to carry out your research project. You will receive guidance from a member of academic staff, appointed as your supervisor.

Core modules

• HRL710AC Leadership and Management Essentials

• MKT700A Marketing and Strategy

• STO701C Knowledge Management and Decision Making

• STO704 Operations and Project Management

• STO708 International Business Context and Finance

• STO711 Project

Optional modules

• ACF703 International Finance

• ACF705 Financial Statement Analysis

• ACF721 Real Estate Investments

• ENT703 Futures Perspectives in Entrepreneurship

• HRL711 Human Resources and Talent Management

• IRL708 International Trade Policy and Politics

• MKT703 Innovation and New Product Development

• STO702 Global Supply Chain Management

• STO703 International Strategic Management

• STO705 Quality Management and Lean Thinking

Every postgraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the programme aims, the programme structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.