Politics, Philosophy and Management : MSc
Master
In Lancaster
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Lancaster
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
This ground-breaking programme, taught jointly by the Department of Organisation, Work and Technology and the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, brings together the important areas of politics and management with an interdisciplinary lens. It enables you to develop a sophisticated understanding of social, political, organisational and managerial processes and of the connections between them.
The programme is based around three core modules; The Rise of Management Ideas and Concepts, Analysing Management in Practice and the Dissertation, to which you add further modules from the departmental catalogue of modules some examples of which are shown under Course Structure (please note, these are subject to change).
It provides an ideal foundation for careers in all kinds of cross-national organisations, from multinational companies to NGOs or international bodies such as the European Union or United Nations.
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About this course
Graduates from various disciplines seeking careers in cross-national organisations, agencies or international business. A degree in Management, Business Studies, Social Sciences, History, Philosophy, English, Languages, Arts or other Humanities subjects will be considered. Relevant work experience is beneficial but not essential.
2:1 (UK hons) degree or equivalent in various subjects.
IELTS: Overall score of at least 7.0, with no individual element below 6.0
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Subjects
- Politics
- Philosophy
- Resource Management
- Management Ideas
- Human Resource management
- Human Resource
- Management
- International Human Resource Management
- Foreign Policy
- International Relations
Course programme
You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.
Core
- Dissertation
- The Rise of Management Ideas and Concepts
Optional
- Human Resource Management I: Contexts, Controversies and Critiques
- What is Philosophy? Methods, Aims, Debates
- Studying Religion
- International Human Resource Management
- Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- Major Approaches to the Study of International Relations
- Conflict Management and Contemporary Conflicts
- Doing Contemporary Philosophy
- Public Policy
- Organisations in the 21st Century: New Forms of Organising in the Contemporary World
- The Management of Organisational Change: Challenges and Debates
- Human Resource Management II: The rise and growth of HRM
- Quantitative Methods in Management Practices
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.
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Politics, Philosophy and Management : MSc