Management Studies

The MRes programme at York utilises some of the most advanced virtual learning environments and offers taught modules in research training, subject-specific training and a dissertation, using a blended learning model .The main goal of this programme is to provide students with foundation training in basic and advanced research skills sufficient to enter a Doctoral programme. The MRes programme is also suitable for candidates who may wish to obtain a research degree, but do not wish to commit themselves to a longer period of study. In achieving this goal, the following measurable objectives are achieved:

* Equip the candidates with the conceptual, methodological, practical, and ethical skills necessary for careers in management studies research, measured by formative and summative assessments as defined by the General Principles of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education;
* Equip candidates with advanced knowledge of contemporary debates in management research philosophy and methodology. by engaging them in interdisciplinary debates and workshops;
* Provide candidates with the necessary skills to apply concepts and techniques, as well as developing a critical awareness of the limits of such techniques, via taught modules and forum debates
* Encourage an awareness of the interactions between the candidates own research specialism and the broader field of management studies;
* Help sustain doctoral research studies (both in York and further afield), by training the next generation of management research scholars

Reference points used to inform the programme specification

* ESRC Guidance Notes for Applicants (Recognition Exercise 2005)
* ESRC Postgraduate Training Guidelines (4th edition 2005)
* Student feedback from existing Master´s programmes (formally through questionnaires and Staff-Student Committees; informally via student contact with personal and academic tutors).