Course content
The common core modules will help you to develop an in-depth understanding of current management practice and leading edge research. The specialist modules enable you to develop your skills and knowledge in
Human Resources. The core modules and the HRM specialist modules have been constructed to reflect the national standards of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and are taught by leading figures in human resource management education.
Core modules:
- Business Economics
- Business Strategy
- Finance
- Managing People and Organisations
- Marketing Principles and Practice
- Managing Operations
- Project Management
- Strategic Management
- International Business Management
- Managing Information and Knowledge.
Specialist modules
- HRM in International Organisations
This module seeks to develop a framework that will enable the development of human resource strategies and processes that are appropriate for particular international business contexts.
- Performance Management
This module equips you with a powerful conceptual process for aligning employee contributions with the performance of the business.
- Managing Training and Development
This module provides the knowledge, understanding and competence for individuals to contribute to organisational effectiveness through appropriate T and D interventions in a range of organisations.
How do you study?
A variety of teaching and learning methods are employed including, lectures, seminars, case studies, discussions, business simulations and group activities. As part of the course, careers advisers will run a series of workshops, where you can identify methods and strategies to enable you to effectively pursue your career goals.
Induction
We provide a comprehensive induction phase which involves looking at the resources and talents which exist within groups, the characteristics of group members, their decision making styles and their effectiveness. This is conducted via individual, group, in-house and outdoor activities, which include a mandatory residential course. This is an important part of the course and must be completed before module teaching starts.
Assessment
Varied methods are used throughout the course, including presentations, group work, management reports, and examinations.
A new framework We have recently introduced a new framework for our full-time Masters programme, covering some significant and exciting developments that have come about through consultation with our students, staff and alumni.*
Our portfolio of programmes offer a wide range of relevant courses in business and management, allowing you to specialise in your specific field of interest, whether this is in management, marketing, finance or a distinct field within each of these disciplines. Each programme has been developed in response to industry needs and focuses on work-based projects, ensuring that when you graduate you will have a masters degree which is relevant and attractive to prospective employers.
All of our taught postgraduate courses will now share a common delivery platform. The new framework includes some shared modules where the content overlaps, giving you even more opportunities to work collaboratively with students from different backgrounds and disciplines, the new framework will also facilitate greater engagement with external businesses and organisations, leading to an enhanced student learning experience, designed to build on the core strengths, knowledge and experience of Nottingham Business School’s staff.
*this framework is not currently applicable to our MBA or professional suite
Real-world experienceAll of our courses are vocationally-oriented, providing the skills and experience that are relevant to and valued by employers.
The real-world consultancy project, carried out in collaboration with local organisations, continues to be a key factor in the success of our courses and one on which we are keen to build. The new framework, in which the consultancy experience forms the basis of a 40-credit project, has preserved and extended this opportunity to provide you with work-based experience that is of genuine value to your future career.
Teaching and Learning StrategyEach course is structured to encourage constructive learning within a student-centred learning environment, placing an emphasis on self-directed study, critical thinking and team work. With this in mind, our courses include a range of teaching methods, such as interactive workshops and tutorials, rather than a reliance on large group lectures.
As our students come from across the globe and have different learning experiences, an integral element of each course is ensuring that support and guidance is in place, especially during the early stages of the course and assessment periods, to help you become comfortable with operating in a student-centred learning environment.
As part of the new framework, we are committed to providing programmes that adopt teaching methods that are appropriate to the student cohort and the specific modules; interactivity is a key feature of every module.
Professional recognition
Nottingham Business School is one of the UK's leading full-service business schools, providing a wide range of Business and Management education services for individuals and organisations. The School's reputation within the international and global business world continues to go from strength to strength as a result of its consistent performance in terms of accreditation, student performance and research, and its impressive client base.
Resources and facilities
Nottingham Business School's professional approach to management education is supported by a suite of state-of-the-art teaching rooms and the latest in communication and information technology. The School provides a high quality management learning environment, designed to encourage creative thinking about real world issues confronting managers and their organisations.
For further information about our resources and facilities please visit the Nottingham Business School website.
Special features
Common to our Management Masters courses are the following innovative features that reflect our aim to put employability, personal development and real life experience at the centre of management learning.
The Network Consultancy Project
Designed to integrate and operationalise theory, the consultancy project provides groups of programme members with the opportunity to put theory into practice in a real life UK business setting. The module aims to develop the capacity to work as part of a management team through active participation in a live consultancy project, and to enhance the ability to communicate clearly; argue rationally; and apply strategic concepts to produce real business solutions - given time constraints and conditions of uncertainty.
Career development
As part of the course, careers advisers will run a series of workshops where students can identify methods and strategies to enable them to effectively pursue their career goals. The workshops will focus on both home and international students and concentrate on developing skills and occupational awareness.
In-sessional English language support
For those students whose first language is not English, the Business School provides in-sessional support for academic writing specific to the requirements of the course.
