Management – (M.Sc.)

Contents

We regularly review all our courses to keep them up-to-date on issues of both theory and practice. Consequently, there may be some change to the detailed content of the modules and occasionally to module titles.

Six core modules (30 hours each)

Accounting and finance

A sound understanding of accounting and financial principles and practices is an essential component of the range of skills an effective manager needs in a modern organisation. This module will equip students with an understanding of the most common accounting practices and also provide them with an understanding of the principles of finance and the valuation of financial instruments.

Principles of Marketing

The general aim of the course is to demonstrate that marketing is essentially about understanding that the way for an organisation to stay in business is to serve customers better than the competition, and to continue to do so over time. It also focuses on how to plan and implement marketing strategies; in other words, how the marketing objectives of a company can be translated into desired customer reactions. This entails studying critical concepts such as consumer behaviour and segmentation and reviewing the relative importance of the core elements of the marketing mix, namely product, promotions, price, and place (distribution). These critical marketing concepts will be applied to a real life marketing problem by writing a marketing plan for a new product.

Operations & Information Management

Better, effective managers recognise that operations and information management form the technical core of a company's strategy. In this module you will learn how to manage operations better by recognising the type of service or production process, by seeing the management situation in this context and by managing information through the use of technology. You will also study process improvement, using as examples types of process that range from one-off projects (project management) to mass production.

Organisational Behaviour & Leadership

Much of the work of a modern manager depends on proper motivation and development of people. In this module, a balance of practical and theoretical learning is used to provide a sound basis for dealing with people at all levels.

Strategy & Business Policy

Strategic analysis and long term planning are among the most crucial activities carried out by senior management. This module introduces important themes and techniques through a balance of practice and theory.

Quantitative Methods for Business

This module introduces students to the most frequently used quantitative methods for analysing business data. Students will develop the ability to apply quantitative methods to a range of business cases from a variety of contexts and to interpret the results of their application. Students will also learn how to use spreadsheets and other software to implement quantitative methods and learn to address business problems in a structured way. Students will gain an appreciation of the role of judgement and critical thinking in quantitative analysis.

Three core modules (30 hours each)

Advanced Practice of Management

On this module students work at management level for the organisation Cass Management Consultants (CMC). The mission statement of CMC is to develop world class managers of the future. It is an organisation dedicated to selecting and creating great managers for employers of managers. This module explores the extent to which management is treated as a profession and the extent to which students plan to treat it is a profession.

Corporate Governance

This extremely topical module addresses the nature and application of contemporary corporate governance. Issues covered include the role and function of boards of directors, internal and external auditors and stakeholder theory.

Finance II

This module will enable students to develop a coherent understanding of the functioning of financial markets and instruments, in conjunction with in depth examinations of investors' behaviour and the valuation principles for major categories of financial securities.

Specialist subjects: Choose one pathway from

Strategic Management

• Advanced Strategy Analysis
• Supply Chain Management

OR

Business Risk Management

• Management Control Systems
• Organisational Assurance

OR

Marketing

• Consumer Behaviour
• Marketing Strategy Simulation

OR

Entrepreneurship

• Business Planning Project
• Idea Generation & Innovation

All students also study the Research Project Skills module.

• Managerial Economics
• Business in Society
• A Business Research Project
• Three electives
• European Management Consultancy Field Trip

Plus:

Strategic Management

• Global Strategy

OR

Business Risk Management

• Strategic Risk Management

OR

Marketing

• Innovation & New Product Development

OR

Entrepreneurship

• High Growth Entrepreneurship

Electives

You may choose from a wide variety of electives. For example:

• Asset Management & Business
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Consulting Skills
• Customer Service Relationship Management
• Digital Marketing
• Entrepreneurship in Europe
• Family Business
• Brand Management
• Marketing of Financial Services
• Financial Crime: Issues for Management
• Global Sourcing Strategy
• Human Resource Management
• Management Accounting techniques
• Managing Customers in Business to Business Marketing
• Strategies of Fast Track Venturing

Research Methods module

This compulsory module trains students to undertake independent research either in the context of a single organisation or by using third-party sources. It provides the necessary tools and skills to initiate, research and write up a business project and includes training in research methodology, availability of data sources, project writing, time-management and presentation skills. These skills will also be invaluable to students in their future career

Accreditation

An integral part of City University London, Sir John Cass Business School is among the global elite of business schools that hold the gold standard of 'triple-crown' accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). We are consistently ranked amongst the best business schools and programmes in the world which, coupled with an established 40-year reputation for excellence in research and business education, enables us to attract some of the best academics, students and businesses worldwide into our exclusive Cass network.