MSc Business and Management University of Stirling

Overview

Our MSc Business and Management course, allows you to gain the knowledge and skills you need to be an inspiring, effective and resilient manager. We combine management theory with developing your practical management skills, and our course is taught by internationally recognised subject experts.

The course focuses on operations and strategic management, and explores the need for managing limited resources effectively, with maximum business impact. This is the ideal course if you're looking to take your first steps into management. We cover the major functions of organisations - accounting, marketing, operations, people and talent management. Finance and economics are integrated through our strategic orientation.

We aim to create industry leaders, managers and entrepreneurs, who're confident in the use of business analytics tools and critical thinking abilities. This allows for better and informed decision making in your management career.

On this masters course there’s an emphasis on entrepreneurship, innovation and strategic management. You’ll also develop an appreciation of corporate social responsibility, ethical decision making and managing change. Students can also exit with PGCert and PGDip awards.

Course objectives

The course provides you with key skills and experience through:

• examining the functional areas of management and their inter-relationship in organisations
• exploring topical issues in management and comparing different management techniques to understand work issues
• cultivating expertise in the use of key management tools, such as techniques for operations management, strategic and marketing analysis and financial analysis
• developing personal skills and capabilities relevant to management, such as critical thinking, report writing, presentation, negotiation, networking, problem-solving and group working skills
• an emphasis on personal and professional development to help you with group and team management, organisational analysis and communications and influencing skills.