Management MSc

About the Course

This programme is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in your chosen area of management by offering an advanced study of organisations, their management and the changing contexts in which they operate.

This course is therefore ideal for those who wish to become managers or undertake research in academic, consultancy or commercial settings. Those already in management roles and seeking a Master's qualification other than an MBA will also find great value in this programme.

Brunel Business School’s MSc Management was ranked second in the UK for value for money in the 2010 Masters in Management ranking compiled by the Financial Times.

Aims

By the end of the course, you will have an advanced and applied understanding of:

• Contextual forces on organisations including legal systems; ethical, economic, environmental, social and technological change; international developments and corporate governance;
• Business policies and strategies within a changing, stakeholder context;
• Markets and customers; development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services; expectations and stakeholders, service and orientation;
• Concepts, processes and institutions in the production and marketing of goods and/or services; the management of resources and operations;
• Financing the enterprise: sources, uses and management of finance, accounting information;
• The management and development of people: organisational theory & behaviour, HRM and change management;
• Contemporary and pervasive issues over time eg. Innovation, creativity and enterprise; e-commerce, knowledge management; sustainability, business ethics, values and norms; globalisation.

Enquiries

Sharon Coote

Course Enquiries
For questions about the degree itself or Home/EU enquiries prior to application.
Contact: Sharon Coote
Email: masterbbs@brunel.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0)1895 267124 or 265278
 
Application Enquiries (Home/EU)
For Home/EU applications already submitted.
Email admissions@brunel.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0)1895 265265

International Students
For ALL questions related to this degree or to follow up on your application.
Email brunel-international@brunel.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0)1895 265519

Special Features

The Financial Times’ Masters in Management Rankings 2010 placed Brunel Business School’s MSc Management 2^nd in the UK and 26^th in the world in terms of value for money.

Brunel Business School is home to five internationally recognised research centres.

Accreditation

• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Course Content

The course will provide you with an advanced and applied understanding of contextual forces on organisations - be they legal, ethical, economic, environmental, social and technological; together with business strategy, markets and customers, financial management and the management and development of people.

Core Modules

Organisational Behaviour

This module explores the main theories and key functions of leadership and management and their application, and you will be able to critique these as well as appreciate the contemporary issues facing leaders and managers. You will also be able to critically evaluate characteristics of effective management and how this differentiates from leadership, and discuss and assess relative strengths and limitations of key approaches to developing leaders and managers in organisations.

Entrepreneurship

This module focuses on the nature of entrepreneurship and its importance in society. The module examines: i) the person, through the analysis and understanding of the psychological and behavioural characteristics of the entrepreneurs; ii) the process – through the review and analysis of the main approaches to entrepreneurship. In addition, the module shows how entrepreneurship unfolds in a wide range of contexts.

Business Planning

This module aims to promote an integrative understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved in business planning through practice. You will develop critical thinking through the development of a business plan and reflect on the whole process, the team dynamics and their personal development. In addition, this module examines different business models their underlying strategies and decision making process through a variety of case studies. 

Financial Resources Management

Main topics of study include: perspectives on and key debates in the finance role in strategy setting; value adding and value chains; economic value added (EVA ) and strategic value analysis (SVA);shareholder value creation; overview of financial management; corporate valuation; cost of capital and the capital structure decision; working capital; analysing and interpreting financial statements; business and project finance/management; capital investment appraisal; financial and business planning; projected financial statements.

Strategic Management

This module enables students to appreciate the issues and challenges that confront managers responsible for strategic management. It introduces students to concepts, topics and methodological approaches and tools relevant to the analysis of the strategic position of the organisation and the development and implementation of strategies and policies, and their major operational implications.

Understanding Business and Management Research

Main topics of study include: the notion of research and the issue of knowledge claims; the role of theory in management and business domain; epistemology and ontology assumptions in positivism and social relativism/constructivism; empiricism; research methods and techniques; research designs (ie experimental, longitudinal, case studies, comparative); application of qualitative and quantitative methods to management problems; using extant information and data sets to model complex management problems; the potential and limitations of case study research and survey research methods; planning a research project (writing a research proposal; the role of literature review and secondary research); practical considerations for a research epistemology, method, techniques and execution; criticality and ethical issues, trusting the knowledge claims of others.

Dissertation

A research-based dissertation is an integral element of the programme to which considerable importance is attached. Students are required to base their dissertation on empirical research into a management problem or issue of their choice (subject to approval).

Dissertations are supervised by full-time members of the academic staff of the School who have a wide range of research interests and expertise. The dissertation must be submitted by the end of the academic year during which a student completes all of the taught modules of the course.

Elective Modules (one from)

Global Diversity Management

This module provides an insight into Global Diversity Management by examining how organizations plan, coordinate and implement a set of management strategies, policies, initiatives such as training and development activities that seek to accommodate diverse sets of social and individual backgrounds, interests, beliefs, values and ways of work in organizations with international, multinational, global and transnational workforces and operations.

International Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

This module focuses on business ethics and corporate governance in the international context. Both areas will be addressed from the perspective of the dual ‘business’ models of the shareholder and the stakeholder approaches. Further the broader societal impacts of business activities will be considered in-depth. The full range of businesses will be considered – from large corporations through to SMEs. Empirical studies will be used to apply the theoretical resources of moral philosophy, CSR and corporate governance.

Knowledge Management, Social Networks and Innovation

This module explores the intersection between knowledge, social network technologies and innovation. It examines how organisations create, utilise and communicate knowledge in the global knowledge-based economy and the wider social and economic factors affecting knowledge transfer. The module identifies the exploitation of WEB.2.0 which enables social engagement and processes for business development. 

Operations and Project Management

By the end of this module you will be able to critically evaluate the importance of a strategic approach to operations management and the role of project work as an enabler of organisational performance improvement; and assess critically the significance and application of operational theories and processes in the broader context of the organisation in its competitive and changing environment. You will also be able to analyse and reflect on the identification, selection and application of appropriate tools and techniques for operations analysis, problem solving and project management.

Assessment

Taught modules are normally assessed either entirely by coursework or by a combination of coursework and formal examination.

Fees for 2012/13 entry

Home/EU students: £7,130 full-time

International students: £12,650 full-time

Read about funding opportunities available to postgraduate students

Fees quoted are per annum and are subject to an annual increase.

Entry Requirements for 2012 Entry

A good honours degree in management; business studies; or other related social science subject. Those with a 2.2 may be considered providing they can demonstrate significant relevant experience.

Entry Requirements for 2011 Entry (click to expand)

English Language Requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• TOEFL Paper test: 580 (TWE 4.5)
• TOEFL Internet test: 92 (R20, L20, S20, W20)
• Pearson: 59 (51 in all subscores)

Brunel also offers our own BrunELT English Test and accept a range of other language courses. We also have a range of Pre-sessional English language courses, for students who do not meet these requirements, or who wish to improve their English.