Course description
Key facts
The Business School is a leading UK centre for management education, and is ranked seventh in the UK in the 2007 Times Good University Guide.
We regularly review and update our MSc programmes to ensure that their content is relevant to the changing global business environment.
We offer related courses in Operations Management and Manufacturing Systems, and Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Operations Management (MSc)
Duration: 1 year full-time
Course Content
You will study the following core modules in order to develop your knowledge and skills relating to Operations Management:
Design of Operations Facilities and Systems
Introduction to Managing Operations
Management Science for Decision Support
Operations Strategy
Quality Management and Quality Techniques
Supply Chain Planning and Management
By focusing on the integration between management techniques and the technologies and processes that they control, this course emphasises the strategic relevance of solutions.
A wide range of optional modules is available, allowing you to specialise in a particular area, or to take a more general approach:
(MSc) Managing Operations and Change
Business Economics
Computer Integrated and Flexible Manufacture
Concurrent Engineering
Ergonomics and Product Design
Human-Computer Systems
Lean Manufacturing
Managing International Operations
Managing Service Operations
Marketing for Entrepreneurs
Modelling and Simulation
Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques
Project Management
Rapid Product Development
Strategic Human Resource Management
Supply Chain Management in Practice
Technology and Knowledge Management
Work Organisation and Job Design
Please note that all module details are subject to change.
The individual dissertation project provides an opportunity for you to study a chosen area in much greater depth.
This programme develops multiple skills, preparing you for a career in operations management in a variety of commercial organisations.
Course Structure
The MSc in Operations Management is taught on a full-time basis over one year.
During this time, you must accumulate 180 credits to qualify for the award of MSc.
You will take 120-credits’ worth of taught modules, which are examined during two 15-week semesters.
Each taught module typically consists of ten 2 or 3 hour sessions. Assessment is by a combination of individual essay or group project and written examination.
The remaining 60 credits of this course are allocated to a dissertation, which is completed over the summer period for submission in September.
