Business and Systems Thinking – (M.Sc.)

why choose this course?

* You will build on what you've learnt in your career so far to develop your knowledge and skills. You'll gain a thorough understanding of management from an operational, tactical and strategic perspective, with an emphasis on systems thinking and organisational change.
* You will develop business and management skills, as well as skills in critical thinking and research, which enhances your independent learning and reflective capabilities.
* You will develop the ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex business systems.
* Our academic staff have had senior or directorial positions in a wide variety of organisations, both private and public, blue chip and self employed, and are keen to share their knowledge with you.
* Our links with industry and our growing research and consultancy base in systems thinking means you will be using learning tools and studying subjects that are up to date and relevant in all current business environments.
* You will be part of a vibrant postgraduate business school. Our students are from all over the world and so you will benefit from a truly global experience, which adds an extra depth to your studies.
* You can put what you learn in to practice. You'll be involved in working on real projects for real companies.


You will also understand the impact of professional and ethical standards and principles on business practice, and enhance your own personal business skills. At the same time you will focus on systems thinking - an innovative approach to help organisations work efficiently and effectively- and start to understand the complex world of systems.

The MSc starts with the Postgraduate Certificate stage which is also shared across other programmes so that you build a strong support network of global colleagues to learn with. You will concentrate on the broad contextual aspects of management, developing your knowledge and understanding. The main themes here are developing people, organisational dynamics and behaviours, finance and information, marketing and operations, as well personal development skills.

At the Postgraduate Diploma stage the focus is on subject specific knowledge and practical skills. It goes beyond the operational and functional, through the tactical, and towards a more strategic level of understanding in a wider variety of business environments and global contexts. You'll be internationalising your capabilities and will evaluate a range of intervention theories in terms of systems thinking and change management. You will research to evaluate the application of Systems theory to an organisation.

At the Masters level you will focus on the philosophies and practice of systems thinking. You will develop a dissertation or management project based on systems thinking and organisational change. This is a significant piece of work culminating in your resolutions of, and perspectives on, strategic managerial problems relating to systems and change management.