MRes Management

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• Business and Management

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent)
• Professional qualifications other than a Bachelor's Degree and/or relevant and appropriate experience may be taken into account for entry to a PhD programme.

International applicants must provide one of the following:

• IELTS test minimum scores - 7.0 overall, 6.5 other sections.
• TOEFL (internet based) test minimum scores - 100 overall, 25 in all sections.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) UKVI/SELT or PTE Academic minimum scores - 76 overall, 76 in writing, 70 in other sections.
• To demonstrate that you have taken an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a majority English speaking nation within the last 5 years.
• Other tests may be considered.

The University requires you to reside within a commutable distance from Manchester during your time as a registered student, unless you are on approved fieldwork/a formal placement or are on a period of Submission pending. This is to ensure that you are able to meet attendance expectations and participate in wider research activities within your discipline area and/or School.

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2026, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MRes (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £13,000
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,000
• MRes (part-time)
  UK students (per annum): £6,500
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,000

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

As part of the offer making process, applicants will be required to undertake an interview assessment. This may be in the form of an in-person interview or video call.

The interview is designed to assess your knowledge and understanding of the broad topic area, the viability of your proposed research and its intellectual contribution, alongside the fit of your project with the supervisory team. You also may be asked to identify and address any potential ethical considerations in relation to your proposed research, and discuss how best to progress your ideas in line with University of Manchester ethics guidance.

The interview panel will consist at minimum of your proposed primary supervisor and an independent interviewer.

In your new application you should demonstrate how your application has improved. We may draw upon all information from your previous applications or any previous registrations at the University as a student when assessing your suitability for your chosen programme.

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We know that diversity strengthens our research community, leading to enhanced research creativity, productivity and quality, and societal and economic impact.

We actively encourage applicants from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation and transgender status.

All appointments are made on merit.

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Candidates for the MRes must complete the following, bearing in mind that the course offerings are subject to change:

Compulsorycourse units:

Developing Research Contributions (CORE for all pathways)

AND

Two x Research Methods modules delivered from the appropriate AMBS specialist PGT (MSc) or PGR programmes.

Research Methods Electives:

Candidates must take BMAN80450 Additional Research Training and select three of its component units, together with two 15-credit modules from the Subject-specific courses list.

OR, in consultation with the supervisory team and subject to agreement with the module convenor and approval by MRes/RTP Director, instead of taking 3 of the above BMAN80450 components, candidates can choose three 15-credit subject-specific modules.

Subject-Specific Electives:

Candidates choose two modules (or three, as per the guidance above regarding Research Methods electives) from MSc programmes offered in AMBS/Faculty.

Dissertation

Skills Training and Personal Development Planning

Candidates are also required to undertake 10 days training in academic, research, transferable or IT skills. This training is usually provided by Faculty of Humanities and is not assessed.

The MRes programme is organised into 4 subject-specific pathways, dependent on the Academic Division of the supervisor, the nature of the research topic, and your prior experience. Available pathways are:

• Accounting and Finance
• Innovation Management and Policy
• Management Sciences and Marketing
• People, Management and Organisations

All course units - foundation, research methods and subject specific - are delivered by experienced academics and researchers with international reputation in their respective areas of expertise. Students are also expected to conduct research for and write up a Masters dissertation by the end of the programme.

Compulsory course units:
Developing Research Contributions (CORE for all pathways)
AND
2x Research Methods modules delivered from the appropriate AMBS specialist PGT (MSc) or PGR programmes

Accounting and Finance Pathway:

• Cross-Sectional Econometrics
• Qualitative Research Methods

Innovation Management and Policy Pathway:

• Advanced Topics in STIP
• Tools and Methods for Innovation Analysis
• Research Methods and Skills
• Management Sciences and Marketing Pathway:
• Operations Management
• Professional Skills: Research and Evaluation Methods
• Applied Statistics and Business Forecasting
• Mathematical Programming and Optimisation
• Data Analytics for Business Decision Making
• Risk, Performance and Business Analysis
• People, Management and Organisations Pathway:
• Workplace Research and Analysis Skills
• Research Skills for Professional Practice Part 1 / Part 2

Research Methods Electives:
Candidates must take BMAN80450 Additional Research Training and select three of its component units listed below, together with two 15-credit modules from the Subject-specific courses list.

BMAN80450 Components:

• Case Study Research
• Qualitative Comparative Analysis
• Reviewing and Evaluating Manuscripts
• Introduction to Multilevel Modelling
• Navigating the Publication Process
• Data Preparation for Quantitative Research
• Advanced Qualitative Analysis and Theorizing
• Introduction to Longitudinal Data Analysis
• Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis using NVivo
• AI-Empowered Research Methods

OR, in consultation with the supervisory team and subject to agreement with the module convenor and approval by MRes/RTP Director, instead of taking 3 of the above BMAN80450 components, candidates can choose three 15-credit subject-specific modules.

Subject-Specific Electives:
Candidates choose two modules (or three, as per the guidance above regarding Research Methods electives) from MSc programmes offered in AMBS/Faculty.

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.