Master of Business Management (MBM)

Core Module:

Research Methods (20 credits): Undertake a solid grounding in research approaches and techniques at Masters level. On this exciting module, you’ll engage with both peers and tutors by critiquing and debating current literature. You’ll also journey towards becoming a fully reflective and independent thinker, by gaining new ways to collect, organise and present data. 

Business and Management Research Report (40 credits): This defining module allows you to produce a major piece of academic research on a chosen topic within business and management. You’ll have the opportunity to explore areas that have not been fully investigated previously – incorporating your knowledge of management challenges, or a business scenario that has far-reaching organisational implications. 

Management: Principles and Practices (20 credits): Learn the essentials of contemporary management and organisational theory in this career-enhancing module. You'll learn how to manage individuals, teams, groups and cultures – while studying real-life case studies to provide further background on the wider economic and political landscape shaping management today.  

Leadership in Practice (20 credits): In this exciting module, you’ll build on practical leadership skills and theory to assess organisational leadership performance, as well as your own personal development. Understand how the culture, values and purpose of organisations can in turn demand a variety of different leadership approaches, and begin to implement your own leadership style. 

Economics for Managers (20 credits): What impact do economic forces have on managerial decisions? Find out in this in-depth module. You’ll learn how to apply the fundamental concepts of macro and microeconomics to managerial plans, while gaining an advanced understanding of contemporary literature on the subject.  

Financial Decision Making (20 credits): Gain a grounding in financial management in a global healthcare context. In this module, you will explore theoretical and practical issues associated with effective financial management taking into consideration the complexity of the healthcare environment in a global setting. You will be introduced to the concepts of business performance, budgeting, financial reporting, income generation, investment and models of funding - all explored within a global workplace focus and reflecting on your workplace practices.

Marketing: Principles and Practices (20 credits): What role does marketing play in your organisation? Enhance your understanding of this area with this exciting module. You’ll analyse the wider social, political and economic contexts of marketing, and address its role in society today – while looking to the future to see where contemporary marketing is headed. 

Optional Module:

Managing Across Cultures (10 credits): In today’s business world, managers often find themselves working across borders. In this comprehensive module, you’ll learn how globalisation and international business activities affect cross-cultural management. Delve into the challenges of cross-cultural conflict and find out what makes for successful management on a global scale.  

Project Management (10 credits): Explore the theories and concepts utilised for effective project management and the use of contemporary project management software. In this valuable module, you’ll gain insight from case studies and delve into project management knowledge areas and process groups while using specialist project management software. 

Human Resource Management (10 credits): Explore the complexities of human resource management in this insightful module. You’ll gain a critical understanding of HR theories and practices in a global context, as well as a deeper awareness of ideologies within a wider social, political and economic setting. You’ll also consider the strategic influences of stakeholders on business performance. 

Business Strategy (10 credits): Hone your strategic management skills with this exciting module. You’ll benefit from an engaging introduction to the key theories, approaches and concepts which form business strategy. Not only that, you’ll learn to critically evaluate the limitations of emerging schools of thoughts and how to they best work in practice.