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Course description
Would you like to set-up your own business, join a fast-growing firm or widen your knowledge of management? This programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed.
The MSc Management degree provides a fast-track into business for those with no previous experience and covers all key elements of management - innovation, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, organisational change and human resources.It provides the opportunity to learn both about big business and entrepreneurial start-ups.
Elective modules on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Business Creation and Development and Developing Enterprising Individuals will develop your ability to create and successfully grow an organisation. Building on Alliance Manchester Business School's leading position in the field, the elective module Sustainability and Social Responsibility will show how your business can improve the environment and benefit society as whole.
Core courses on Accounting and Human Resource Management will equip you with a range of knowledge and skills in managing the financial die of the business and motivating employees. You will master the principles of Marketing in order to research your market and promote your business.
You will learn to identify opportunities and risks in the global business environment in the core module Trends in Global Business and Management .
The Business Research Project provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate your talent and showcase your new skills through a specific case study of a company or organisational issue. Taking place in the final semester, it allows you to engage with the issues that you will experience in the workplace. Throughout the programme, field trips to major companies and external speakers provide opportunities to learn best-practice from managers and senior leaders.
Coursework and assessment
Assessment across the course units varies, and includes a combination of examinations, course work, report and group project assessment and presentations.
During the third semester students undertake a business project as part of their final assessment.
Course unit details
During the course you will be taking 180 credits in all. In semester 1 you will take four core unites totalling 60 credits. In semester 2 you will be able to select four modules form a choice of six, obtaining a further 60 credits.
Semester 3 modules are also compulsory and will consist of one 15-credit module and one 45-credit module that focuses on a business research project, during which you work in groups and individually. The project allows you to reflect on everyday challenges faced by managers, builds on your learning and links it with real-world business practice allowing you to showcase your management and research skills.
Recent topic areas include fast fashion, pharmaceuticals and corporate tax avoidance.
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Foundations of Management | BMAN73061 | 15 | Mandatory |
Introduction to Accounting | BMAN73071 | 15 | Mandatory |
Marketing & Marketing Management | BMAN73081 | 15 | Mandatory |
Business Performance & Strategy | BMAN73091 | 15 | Mandatory |
Trends in Global Business and Management | BMAN73150 | 15 | Mandatory |
Business Research Projects | BMAN73160 | 45 | Mandatory |
Sustainability and Social Responsibility | BMAN73102 | 15 | Optional |
Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship | BMAN73112 | 15 | Optional |
Comparative Employment Relations and International HRM | BMAN73122 | 15 | Optional |
Organisational Psychology | BMAN73132 | 15 | Optional |
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