Comments about Management in the Public Sector (MSc - MRes - Postgraduate Diploma) - At the institution - London - Greater London
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Objectives
These programmes analyse problems of management in the public sector. Interdisciplinary in nature, each programme includes teaching from two Birkbeck academic departments, focusing on management, and politics and social policy respectively. As a student, you will be taught by lecturers engaged in a wide range of contemporary research. These programmes are ideal if you are a public sector employee and want to acquire a deeper understanding of management issues and improve your analytical, research and communications skills. The MRes has a particular focus on developing research skills and is tailored for people considering study at doctoral level.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements Good honours degree or equivalent. Two references: either from an academic source and a past or present employer, or two from an academic source. Non-native speakers need to provide proof of English language ability.
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Academic title
Management in the Public Sector (MSc / MRes / Postgraduate Diploma)
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Course description
Programmes are structured around taught core and option courses. As part of the master’s degrees, you will also prepare a dissertation on an aspect of public management.
Core courses in Public Management, Principles of Organization and Management, and Research Methods I. The MRes comprises core courses in Public Management and Research Methods I and II.
Other subjects which may be covered in option modules include: e-business, institutions and innovation; e-commerce, strategy and policy; human resource management; business ethics; and corporate social responsibility.
Programme structure for MSc / PgDip:
Compulsory modules:
-Principles of Organization and Management
-Public Management: Theories and Innovations (double module)
-Research Methods in Management I
Plus two optional modules from among the following:
• Issues in Organization Theory and Behaviour
• Current Issues in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
• European Policy Management
• European Management
• Innovation: Management and Policy
• Innovation Systems, Networks, and Social Capital
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• E-Business and Management
• E-Business: Strategy and Policy
• Intellectual Capital and the Competitiveness of E-Business
• Web-Based Social Forms
• Environmental Management and Business Policy
• The Philosophy and Politics of Environmentalism
• Environmental Policy and Regulation
• Systems of Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• International Business Ethics
• The Business Environment: Comparative and International Perspectives
• Globalisation: Forces, Players, and Management
• International Business and Economic Development
• The Theory of the Multi-National Enterprise
• International Business Strategy
• International Marketing
• International Financial Systems
• Research Methods II
Plus 15,000-word dissertation ( not required for the Post Graduate Diploma ).
Programme structure for MRes:
Compulsory modules:
-Public Management: Theories and Innovations (double module)
-Research Methods in Management I
-Research Methods in Management II
Plus a 25,000-word dissertation.
