About this course
- Entry year: 2012/13
- Course code: N20B12
- Applications: University
- Level: Postgraduate
- Department: Bristol Business School
- Campus: Frenchay
- Duration:
Master's - 12 months full-time, 33 months or 22 months (fast track) part-time.
PGDip - 22 months part-time.
PGCert - 12 months part-time.
- Delivery:
September intake - full-time or part-time day release.
- Study Abroad: No
- Programme leader: Ed Little
Introduction
The manager's role is more challenging and stimulating than ever. Intense competition, increasing customer expectations, strategic alliances, mergers and de-mergers, all make managers' tasks more complex and demanding. Yet with the ability to deal confidently with challenges like these, you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling future in virtually any organisation, with the opportunity to work anywhere in the world, and in any sector.
The MSc in Business Management at Bristol Business School will give you the skills and insight needed for a successful career, as well as the qualifications and confidence needed to lift you above other candidates in the job market. Our flexible course will help you improve your performance in your current role and enhance your future prospects.
Take your management career to the next level
To succeed in today's management environment, you'll need to understand and react to the implications of financial, operational, strategic and organisational changes, as well as understanding how to manage and motivate people.
The course will help you link theory and practice relevant to today's organisations, giving you the personal tools to create, implement and progress the most effective management policies.
Find out more about studying Business Management at UWE.
Student's view
"I have gained a greater understanding of how to deal with the many and varied management issues I face in day to day work."
Bridget, MSc Business Management
Structure
Content
The Postgraduate Certificate is made up of the four core modules detailed below:
Core modules:
- Managing Finance - the aim of this module is to develop and build upon knowledge and understanding of the principles and techniques of information management and managing finance to support decision making in a global context.
- Meeting Customer Needs - the aim of this module is to help students understand how organisations are transformed to better identify and satisfy the needs of their customers
- People and Organisations - this module will provide students with a critical and enquiring understanding of the body of knowledge composing people and organisations introduce students to a range of theoretical perspectives and empirical research which accord with this body of knowledge develop their ability to deploy a variety of perspectives for analysing organisations and people
- Strategic Analysis - the aim of this module is to introduce the terminology of economics and strategy, to develop your understanding of strategic analysis and practice.
The Postgraduate Diploma is made up of the four core modules above, plus four of the electives from a selection which will typically include:
- Managing Change
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Management as Intervention
- Business Ethics and Critical Management
- Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise
- Sustainable Procurement
Masters
Dissertation
In addition to these modules, your dissertation gives you the chance to research an area of management of particular interest to you and of relevance to your career or company. Previous dissertation topics include:
- The role of ward leadership in delivering the NHS plan (2000)
- Working towards empowerment within a manufacturing team environment- a first person and reflective study
- Is local e-government transformational?
- Raising the standard: how does the change in school culture help to raise pupil education standards?
Teaching and learning
You'll learn through formal classes and seminar sessions, as well as through group work and independent study. The work will include assignments, exercises, case studies and presentations with an emphasis on independent learning to develop your problem-solving skills.
Attendance
We understand that postgraduate education is a major commitment, and it needs to fit in with your work, your family and the rest of your life. So as well as the full-time route we offer a choice of two part-time routes to our MSc Business Management - standard and fast-track - delivered on one evening a week over two twelve week terms each academic year (plus two three-day blocks for the fast-track - see below).
Taking the standard route, you should be able to complete the Diploma in 22 months and the full Master's programme in 33 months. Throughout the first and second year, you'll study two modules in each of the autumn and spring terms, and start your final dissertation in the autumn term of the third year.
The fast-track route is designed to let you complete the Diploma in only 16 months and the full Master's in just 24. Throughout the first year, you'll study two modules in each of the autumn and spring terms and an additional two in the summer term (in two three-day blocks) In the second year, you'll study two modules in the autumn term and start your dissertation in the spring term. Please note, the availability of the fast-track route is subject to demand.
Assessment
The course primarily uses continuous assessment, chiefly through marked assignments which are usually either organisation or role focused and of great practical benefit to you as an individual and to your organisation.
Special Features
Study facilities
Meet leaders of industry
As a student at Bristol Business School, you will have the unique opportunity to hear about the challenges, issues and decisions being made at the highest level of strategic leadership. Our inspirational line up of speakers has included Mike Kinski, Operational Managing Director, Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. For more information, visit the Business School website.
Careers/further study
The MSc in Business Management at Bristol Business School will give you the skills and insight needed for a successful career, as well as the qualifications and confidence needed to lift you above other candidates in the job market. Our flexible course will help you improve your performance in your current role and enhance your future prospects.
Entry
Entry requirements
You'll need:
- A good honours degree (normally minimum 2.2) or equivalent business professional qualification
or
- An HND in Business Studies or equivalent business professional award at NVQ 4, plus two years' relevant work experience
or
- At least two years in a management role with in-house management education/development (part-time route only). You may be interviewed prior to acceptance.
If English is not your first language, you will be required to meet the UK Border Agency and Universities minimum English Language requirements, such as:
- the International English Language Test (IELTS) 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components
Further details of our English Language requirements can be found here.
Fees
Full details of fees for this course can be found on our postgraduate fees pages.
For funding options, please see our funding and scholarships information.
How to apply
You can apply for this course online or download an application by clicking on the link in the 'next steps' red box which is on the top right hand corner of this page.
Deadline for application:
The deadline for applying for this course is three weeks before the start date.
For further information
Page last updated 14 December 2011