MA Business Management

  • Location Lancaster
  • Duration 1 year/s
  • Mode of study Full-time
  • Start date January, September 2012, 2013

Why study with us?

This programme is designed to prepare you for a wide range of careers in business and management and is particularly suited to those with little or no work experience since graduation.

The programme aims to provide a rigorous postgraduate and management education which will help you become an effective professional or manager, giving you a thorough understanding of management techniques, marketing, accounting and finance, human resource management and strategic management. You will also undertake a supervised research project on a topic relevant to your own interests or future career plans.

What can this course lead to?

This demanding but rewarding 1 year full-time programme will give you the general business knowledge and understanding as well as the personal skills needed for a wide variety of roles in junior and middle management.

Course Summary

The course will provide a programme of study that enables you to develop relevant knowledge and understanding of management, leadership and business practice derived from the three key themes.

You will develop your lifelong learning skills and continuing personal development Provide a learning environment that is responsive to your needs, and supports and guides your progression.

Modules


The philosophy of the programme derives from the principles of reflective practice and experiential learning. You will engage with principles and theories of business, management and organisation to provide you with frameworks for reviewing, reflecting, analysing and critiquing existing individual and organisational practices. You will also develop new knowledge and skills to enable enhanced and more appropriate practices.

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Academic year 2012/13

September 10: Induction
September 24: Term 1 starts
December 17: Term ends
January 4: Assessment
January 14: Assessment
January 21: Term 2 starts
May 7: Assessment
May 13:  Assessment
August 16: Dissertation hand in
August 19:  Reassessments

There is no teaching on bank holidays.

Resources and facilities

Staff teaching on this programme have a wealth of experience in academia and business. They balance academic theory with actual practice which greatly benefits the student experience. Our highly skilled, dedicated staff teach in refreshing, innovative and motivating ways. You will find them supportive and approachable, with a strong desire to help you succeed in your studies. 

Entry requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree

Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course via APL procedures

More about levels and credits

Selection criteria

Applicants will be expected to hold a good Honours degree, though this does not have to be in a related subject area. EU and overseas applicants appropriate equivalence will apply.

Applications without standard qualifications must demonstrate:
  • the capacity for theoretical debate
  • a high level of motivation
  • the capacity for independent study
  • the ability to achieve the proposed programme of work
  • students for whom English is not their first language must have achieved IELTS level six English language qualification. 

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