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Business Management (September Entry) – (M.Sc.)
Oxford Brookes University
Business School
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 10,692 - ≈ € 14,052 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Oxford Brookes University
With an AMBA-accredited master's degree, our graduates go on to successful international careers with a range of commercial and not-for-profit organisations.
This course is designed for students with a first degree or equivalent in virtually any subject. We use a range of teaching and learning methods including interactive workshops, visiting speakers, role play exercises and the analysis of real-world case studies. These strengthen your analytical and decision-making skills, preparing you from day one to act and think like a manager. For detailed information about course content, see the 'In detail' tab.
Why Brookes?
Oxford Brookes University Business School offers a great environment for studying Business Management. We can offer:
* a track record of excellence in teaching, learning, and research
* a collegiate atmosphere, supporting you in your studies and beyond
* strong links to industry and professional bodies
* a rewarding student experience in a beautiful city.
Contents
Course length
Full-time: 12 months
Part-time: 2 years
The MSc is based on the completion of the following compulsory module elements, plus a dissertation.
As courses are reviewed regularly, the list of modules you choose from may vary from that shown here.
Compulsory module elements:
Business Strategy introduces the major concepts of business strategy and the analytical tools used to develop strategy in complex business environments. You will develop an understanding of how financial statements can be used to evaluate organisational and strategic performance, and how a range of stakeholders' interests impact on the development of business strategy.
Principles of Financial Accounting and Statistics helps you develop core competencies in accounting and basic statistics and their integration in business decision making. The module seeks to give you an understanding of financial and quantitative information relevant to middle or senior managers operating in an international organisation. The module is primarily concerned with the analysis and interpretation of quantitative and financial information, not its production. The content of this module provides a foundation for further study in other modules including Research Methods.
Managing Business Operations explores the complex and interconnecting relationships between functional areas and the real world of business. You will learn how business operations and resources can be most effectively and efficiently managed in order to achieve competitive advantage, and how organisations manage their operational activities to add value by transforming inputs into saleable or usable output products and services.
Research Methods and the Dissertation are key components of a master's degree. They give you the opportunity to explore an area of interest, and students are encouraged to choose topics that will be valuable in their future careers. Undertaking effective management research, and being reflective on the process, is often a requirement of senior management, as well as being a requirement at master's level. On this module, you will be allocated a supervisor who will work with you, providing guidance and advice throughout the process.
Personal Development and Leadership addresses your individual learning needs and priorities, and explores the organisational and individual consequences of individual and collective actions and behaviours. Your personal effectiveness and capacity to recognise, adapt and apply relevant theory to the managerial context, and to personally learn from experience, will be improved by engaging in self-reflection and critical self-evaluation exercises.
Pathway choicesAs well as these compulsory modules a choice of three pathways is available. Your choice is made in consultation with the course director and in accordance with the rules laid down for the award.
Marketing pathway
Principles of Marketing introduces the key principles of marketing by studying the theories that underpin marketing. The module explores the roles of buyers, customer behaviour, the marketing environment and the ways in which marketers plan, manage, implement and monitor marketing programmes in an international environment..
Global Marketing Strategy: many organisations that have traditionally concentrated on satisfying domestic markets now find themselves increasingly subject to competition from multinational and global organisations. This module explores the global context and environment of marketing with a particular emphasis on internationalisation and the creation and development of global markets.
Human Resource pathway
International Human Resource Management (HRM) develops your understanding of the theoretical origins and underpinnings of human resource management. You will explore the links and possible co-dependencies between business strategy and international HRM, and study the relationship between achieving strategic objectives and the implementation of appropriate and coherent HR strategies.
People Management for Line Managers introduces the key principles and practices that underpin the management of human resources. You will explore the scope and content of a human resource strategy, the methods of recruiting and selecting a workforce, the principles and practice of performance management, ethical dilemmas, the identification of training and development needs, and the ways in which human resource planning and work design are implemented.
Economics pathway
Principles of International Business Economics introduces the key principles and concepts of economics by studying the theories that underpin the subject. You will explore the topics of consumer behaviour, firm behaviour, pricing strategies under different market structures, the role of the government and the external parameters of the business environment in an international context.
In International Trade and Globalisation we explore and examine theoretical and empirical frameworks, enabling you to
* enhance your awareness of international trading relationships and trends in trading patterns
* appreciate what globalisation means for different types of businesses and how globalisation is regarded by different economic agents.
Elective choices
In addition you need to choose one from the following two modules.
Project and Contract Management introduces the principles of project and contract management, and will develop your skills in designing, planning, implementing and controlling business projects. These range from construction, through the introduction of new information systems, to the outsourcing of business processes. This module will help you to develop an understanding of the principles, practices and techniques vital to the leadership and commercial management of such projects. You will learn how to deliver projects on time, to cost budgets and to deliver to the required levels of quality.
Management of Innovation and Change examines the linkages between theories of innovations, change management and competitive strategy and their implications for the management of the human resources.
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Register Now!Requirements
This course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities. Applicants are welcome from any academic discipline, as well as those in work and seeking continuing professional development. Admission is normally open to those with a minimum of a good second class honours degree (or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution) or equivalent professional or other qualification. Applicants who possess a diploma rather than a good degree may be eligible for entry provided they have compensatory work experience and can demonstrate career development. The course provides the opportunity to attain formal academic training and qualifications based on a diversity of professional backgrounds.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to satisfy the university's English language requirements:
* IELTS minimum level 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in the reading and writing components
* TOEFL score of 90 or above (internet-based), plus 4.5 in TWE.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
Accreditation
Accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA)
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