Alliance Manchester Business School Master's 2020 Entry Contents

Why Alliance Manchester P4 Marketing, Operations P40 Business School? and Business Analytics New facilities P6 – Student insight Our business master's – Who will be teaching me? Why Manchester? P8 – MSc Marketing/ courses aren't just for Your career P10 MSc Marketing (Specialism) Accounting and Finance P12 – MSc Operations, Project and Supply Chain Management business graduates. – Student insight – MSc Business Analytics: Operational – Who will be teaching me? Research and Risk Analysis – MSc Accounting – MSc Accounting and Finance People, Management P50 – MSc Finance and Organisations – MSc Financial Management – Student insight – MSc Quantitative Finance – Who will be teaching me? – MSc Human Resource Management – Innovation Management Arun Kumar Manoharan, India P24 and Industrial Relations and Entrepreneurship Completed an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical – MSc International Human Resource – Student insight Engineering and a member of the MSc Business – Management and Comparative Analysis and Strategic Management class of 2019. – Who will be teaching me? – Industrial Relations – MSc Innovation Management – MSc Organisational Psychology and Entrepreneurship – MSc Business Psychology Fedor Korablev, Russia Gained an undergraduate degree in Marine International Business P30 How to apply P62 – Student insight Technology and a member of the MSc Operations, Money matters P64 Project and Supply Chain Management class of 2019. – Who will be teaching me? Accommodation P65 – MSc International Business and Management Contact us P66 Lina Vargas Garcia, Colombia – MSc Business Analysis Previously worked as a lawyer and a member and Strategic Management of the MSc Innovation Management and – MSc Management Entrepreneurship class of 2019.

3 Why Alliance Manchester Ranked first in Europe – Business School? and in the top three globally – for social and environmental impact. The reason for studying here is simple – we produce (Times Higher Education A top 10 graduates who think differently. We provide you University Impact UK business school with the knowledge and ability to excel Rankings, 2019) (2018 Financial Times in today’s business environment. Global MBA Rankings)

We became Alliance Manchester Business School No.1 most targeted UK in 2015 following a landmark £15m donation university by leading from Lord Alliance of Manchester and Founded graduate employers. his trustees, and in recognition of his in 1965, we were (The Graduate Market’s long-standing relationship with the one of the UK’s first High Fliers Research, Global School and the University. The two business 2019) network of donation is being invested in schools. enhancing the learning experience for all 60,000 our students. alumni in 176 countries – arguably the best contact network you will have in your career.

Recognised by all three international business school and MBA-accrediting bodies – EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.

Part of the University of Manchester - a winning heritage Student population represents th th th

40,000+ International students in Manchester and worldwide hubs in Dubai, 6 8 27 Hong Kong, in the UK in Europe in the world São Paulo, 135 different nationalities. Est. 25 Shanghai and 1824 Nobel Prize winners (QS World University Rankings 2020) Singapore.

5 New teaching, learning and leisure facilities

An ambitious school needs a world-class building. Our brand-new campus will help you get the most out of your studies. Our new home includes:

– Study zones, quiet areas and break-out – The Mill restaurant, Café 65 and the Hive Café study spaces – Data Visualisation Observatory – Inspiring teaching, events and meeting spaces – Behavioural Research Laboratory – The Eddie Davies Library overlooking the vibrant – University Green retail and leisure space Oxford Road Corridor Innovation District with food, drink and shopping outlets.

Shops, bars New library and restaurants and inspiring including Brewdog, study spaces Five Guys, Pret and Loungers

£1bn campus redevelopment

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@manc_wanderer Our courses will give you the tools for life. Our campus and city, the time of your life.

Manchester is one of the most vibrant and exciting destinations in the world – a place to study,

The ‘Learning Commons’ learn and enjoy yourself. A wintry celebration opens 24/7 in term-time at Manchester Town Hall Afflecks is a haven of independent shopping in

Manchester’s Northern Quarter @baxterphoto

“The best thing about Manchester is that it is a student-friendly city. There’s

A multicultural mix of always a new place to go and you’ll never restaurants with cuisine to suit all tastes. stop exploring and discovering new places with your friends. You are guaranteed good times with A world-class transport system with connections throughout the UK. different activities @pranetpatra Manchester Airport has direct flights serving more than 200 destinations. around the city or in nearby cities that are easy to visit by train.” A short journey away from 4 national parks including the Lake District and the Peak District. Maria Camila Acuña Moreno, Colombia One of the most diverse cities in the MSc International Business and Management, world with over 200 languages spoken. Class of 2018

@dabanksy @ste_photo

Discover A big city with a compact and friendly more about the centre. Alliance MBS is just a short walk from the centre and all its attractions. Manchester Master's Experience at ambs.ac.uk/masters- experience

From music festivals to art and food A haven for lovers of fashion with many festivals – Manchester has it covered. global brands and independent shops. The city lives and Salford Quays by night - breathes sport a short walk from the city centre 9 Your career We’re the Our Postgraduate Careers Service offers you dedicated support from the moment you join us. most targeted It will help you develop your personal and professional UK university skills, connect you with potential employers and improve your overall employability. by graduate Our team designs and delivers a wide range of career- employers related services specifically for Alliance MBS Master's students, giving you a competitive edge. (The Graduate Market’s High Fliers Research, 2019)

Presentations covering: One-to-one support – CVs – Meet with a careers Brathay team-working residential – Cover letters consultant to discuss your plans and applications When you start your course we offer you – Application forms For further the opportunity to get to know your – LinkedIn and other social media Guest speakers information visit: fellow students better at a team-working residential at Brathay in the stunning – Interview preparation – Practical advice for your career ambs.ac.uk/ Lake District National Park. The masters-careers Tailored workshops Online careers portal residential is packed full of fun activities – Practice your skills and receive – Keep in close contact with the that help you to become an effective valuable feedback Postgraduate Careers team and team member - a key skill that employers look for when recruiting. receive events information.

We work closely with The University of Manchester Careers Masood Enterprise Centre is the – Venture Out ideas competition Service, giving you access to a large number of employers. focal point for student enterprise – Venture Further start-up competition and entrepreneurship learning at – Employer and recruitment events – Manchester Gold Mentoring: The University of Manchester. – Guest speaker events and workshops pair with a mentor over – Job board: includes graduate a 6-month period – Elective units schemes, volunteering and mentoring opportunities – The Manchester Network: – Enterprise support exclusive access to our – Career resources and guides alumni portal Learn more at ambs.ac.uk/enterprise Learn more about the University's Careers Service at manchester.ac.uk/ careers 10 11 Accounting and finance

Our award-winning accounting and finance experts will take your skills and knowledge to the next level. Our industry links st will help to prepare you for a successful professional career. 21 in the world for Accounting and Finance – Courses hold CFA institute – Academics offer training on specialised according to the 2019 partnership status statistical software, such as MATLAB and QS World Rankings. Stata as part of a range of extracurricular – CFA scholarship and online CFA coaching activities organised for students. available to the best performing students.

– All students have the opportunity to – The Library's Finance Zone provides access participate at a Manchester-based week-long to one of the UK’s most comprehensive Trading BootCamp, run by Amplify Trading collections of specialist financial and Five of our professors have business databases used by top won the British Accounting – Provides experience of real-world trading researchers around the world and Finance Association’s – Opportunity to engage with contemporary – Databases include Bloomberg, Datastream, Distinguished or Lifetime financial markets, enabling you to apply Thomson ONE, Compustat, WRDS, Achievement Award. classroom theory in practice. Capital IQ plus many more.

– Courses are affiliated with the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB) – The best MSc dissertation each year receives a WCIB prize and is entered into their national competition.

12 13 Who will be teaching me?

You have access to world-leading academics across all our courses. Our experts share their original thinking and help you nurture your own.

“My lectures are lively, stimulating and thought-provoking - packed with many real-world examples from my experiences of working as a financial consultant. There’s lots of interaction between me and the class. In my opinion, this is very important in order to bring some highly mathematical course material to life.”

Kevin Aretz, Programme Director, MSc Quantitative Finance

“My research covers a wide variety of Student insight topics, from hedge funds to mergers and acquisitions, and from CDS pricing to impact of regulations in the banking “I love the fact that the School gives us vast sector. I bring the most interesting resources to study. It provides limitless findings from these research projects access to information through various media into the classroom to share with my to enhance our knowledge beyond what is students. These examples perfectly taught in the class. The lecturers are also very illustrate how the concepts we discuss enthusiastic in helping students understand during lectures can be applied to solving the materials thoroughly.” challenging real-world problems, often in a surprising and unexpected way." Amanda Kusmajaya, Indonesia MSc Accounting and Finance, Class of 2019 Olga Kolokolova, Programme Director, MSc Finance

14 15 MSc Accounting (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

Boost your career prospects by developing an advanced – Corporate Financial Reporting – Advanced Management Accounting knowledge of accounting theory and practice, and prepare – Quantitative Research Methods – Qualitative Research Methods in Accounting for a leading role in the accountancy profession. Elective units: Elective units: – Corporate Governance – Assurance and Credible Corporate Reporting – Elements of Market-Based Course duration: 12 months – Inter-Disciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Accounting Research Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 – International Accounting Practice – Financial Statement Analysis and Regulation Tuition fees: Home: £30,000 Overseas: £30,000 Application fee: £60 Applications vs class size*: 362 vs 32 Summer period Age range*: 21-25 Nationalities on course*: 5 *Class of 2019 Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent accounting and – Apply what you have learned in the taught finance related dissertation part of the course project topics: – Normally consists of a literature review – Implementation of blockchain-based know-your-customer (KYC) utility in Indonesia – Advance your thinking around contemporary Entry requirements followed by a piece of work based on issues in the areas of financial reporting, We normally look for a First or Upper Second qualitative or statistical research. – Accounting for the public interest - A management accounting, auditing class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university contemporary study of the Big 4 Firm’s and governance or the overseas equivalent. engagement with human rights issues – Gain a broad-based understanding of the – You need a degree in accounting with excellent – An analysis of construction and core subject areas, build knowledge and apply results. A relevant and advanced UK professional reconstruction of prudence in the IASB’s your expertise accounting qualification (or overseas equivalent) standard-setting – Learn about empirical research methods will also be considered. – The value relevance of accounting and accounting practice – We also consider applicants studying degrees information in the Chinese stock market: Based on the Shanghai Stock Exchange – Benefit from our accounting academics’ close in business administration, business connections with the accountancy profession management, commerce, finance or economics. – Perspective of contingency and institutional theory on enterprise risk management – Prepare for a professional career in accountancy Due to competition for places, or progression to a PhD. we give preference to applicants with an – Understanding the blockchain adoption undergraduate degree in accounting. in cross-border payments and settlements Career opportunities – You need to demonstrate a very strong in China This course will prepare you for a career with top background in accounting throughout your companies in the accountancy profession. degree, and a final year major or specialisation in accounting will also be considered.

16 17 MSc Accounting and Finance (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

A career in accounting, financial services or related sectors – Asset Pricing – Corporate Finance requires a high level of understanding of the theory and – Corporate Financial Reporting – Qualitative Research Methods practice of accounting and finance. – Cross-Sectional Econometrics Either One elective unit from: – Advanced Management Accounting – Derivative Securities Or Course duration: 12 months – Inter-Disciplinary Perspectives on Accounting – Corporate Governance Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 – International Accounting Practice One elective unit from: Tuition fees: Home: £30,000 Overseas: £30,000 CFA institute partnership status and Regulation – Advanced Management Accounting Application fee: £60 – International Finance – Corporate Governance Applications vs class size*: 1,228 vs 84 – Portfolio Investment – Current Issues in Empirical Finance Age range*: 21-26 Nationalities on course*: 6 *Class of 2019 – Financial Statement Analysis – Mergers and Acquisitions: Economic and Financial Aspects – Real Options in Corporate Finance – Gives a broad-based understanding of the core Entry requirements – Time Series Econometrics subject areas We normally look for a First or Upper Second – Emphasises empirical research methods and class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university Summer period accounting and finance practice or the overseas equivalent. – Offers a wide range of units that allow you – You ideally need a degree in accounting Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation to specialise or finance. – Apply what you have learned in the taught project topics: – Builds knowledge and enables you to apply – We also consider exceptional candidates part of the course – Financial reporting regulation your expertise with degrees in economics, mathematics, – Normally consists of a literature review – Audit practice and professionalisation business administration or commerce. Due to – Prepares you for a professional career or followed by a piece of work based on competition for places, we give preference to – Management control systems progression to a PhD. qualitative or statistical research. applicants with an undergraduate degree in in organisations Course recognition accounting or finance. – Field-based qualitative research on management accounting innovation The course has both CFA institute partnership – You need to demonstrate a strong background and change status and Economic and Social Research in quantitative skills, econometrics or Council (ESRC) status which positions you mathematics. – Performance reporting by UK listed firms to progress to a research degree. – You need to have taken a significant number under International Financial Reporting of units in accounting and finance during Standards (IFRS) Recent recruiters your degree, and a major or specialisation – Audit markets in emerging economies BDO LLP UK, Brammer UK, China CITIC Bank, in accounting or finance in your final year – The effect of corporate governance Co-operative Auditing Department, Deloitte with top level results. (board and audit committee characteristics) Enterprise Consulting, General Electric, IBM, on audit quality KPMG, Lenovo, Mercedes-Benz, Nordea ASA, PwC, RBS and SME Development Bank. Learn more about career destinations at ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers 19 MSc Finance (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

From derivatives and investments, to mergers and acquisitions and – Cross-Sectional Econometrics – Corporate Finance global markets, this course covers the essential information you need – Asset Pricing – Time Series Econometrics to pursue a range of exciting finance careers at an international level. Two elective units from: Two elective units from: – Derivative Securities – Current Issues in Empirical Finance – International Finance – Financial Statement Analysis Course duration: 12 months – Portfolio Investment – Mergers and Acquisitions: Economic and Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Financial Aspects Tuition fees: Home: £30,000 Overseas: £30,000 Ranked 7th in the UK CFA institute partnership status – Qualitative Research Methods Application fee: £60 and 22nd globally – Real Options in Corporate Finance (QS Masters in Finance Applications vs class size*: 1,219 vs 65 Ranking 2019) Age range*: 21-39 Summer period Nationalities on course*: 16 *Class of 2019 Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation – Apply what you have learned in the taught project topics: part of the course – Financial reporting regulation Course recognition – Gain valuable quantitative skills that are in high – Normally consists of a literature review – The role of institutional investors in demand by employers followed by a piece of work based on corporate governance – The course has both CFA institute partnership – Develop a strong critical and analytical mind-set qualitative or statistical research. status and Economic and Social Research – Managerial compensation and Gain essential knowledge and understanding of –  Council (ESRC) status which positions you to corporate governance the latest issues in all aspects of finance and progress to a research degree. – Momentum investing learn how to link theories and evidence to actual – Capital structure and cash holding decisions financial decision-making Entry requirements – Dual-class firms and corporate takeover – Build the necessary knowledge and competence We normally look for a First or Upper Second – Debt IPOs, adviser switching, contracting, to carry out independent research on any area class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university governance, performance and venture of finance or the overseas equivalent. capital backing – Prepare for a career in the financial services – You ideally need a degree in finance, economics – Can exchange rates forecast industry, or an academic career via a PhD. or mathematics. macroeconomic fundamentals? – We also consider applicants with degrees in Recent recruiters – Over-allocation and stabilisation of initial business administration. Due to competition for Apple Computer Inc, Bangkok Bank plc, Bank of public offerings (IPOs) places, we give preference to applicants with an China, Bloomberg, Central Bank of Chile, Cisco undergraduate degree in finance or economics. Systems, Decathlon, Deloitte, EY, Goldman You need to have taken a significant number of Sachs, HSBC, KPMG, PwC and Statoil ASA. –  economics or finance and quantitative units Learn more about career destinations at during your degree. ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers You need to either be majoring or specialising in –  finance in your final year with top level results in final year finance subjects, or be majoring or specialising in economics with top level results in final year economics subjects, with a strong aptitude to study finance at Masters level. 20 21

MSc Financial Management (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

Are you looking to build your knowledge of financial management or move – Foundations of Accounting – Corporate Finance into the financial sector? Our MSc Financial Management will help you gain – Foundations of Finance – Global Financial Markets confidence in any role or industry. – Data Analysis and Statistical Techniques

– Course duration: 2-5 years (part-time) Semester 3 Semester 4 – Course start date: September 2020 – Financial Statement Analysis – Venture Capital and Private Equity – Tuition fees: £19,500 paid in instalments (discounts and scholarships available) – Study format: Online + 4 workshop residentials in Manchester or Shanghai – Quantitative Methods for Financial – Business Models and Financial Strategy Management – Group Research Project – International Financial Management

– Taught through online learning with four How will I learn? workshop residentials in Manchester or This degree is delivered through a part-time Shanghai blended learning format. The majority of the Learn about sophisticated finance tools and – teaching is online, so you can study flexibly techniques at a pace that suits your own requirements and – Gain an understanding of financial markets and lifestyle. You will also get the opportunity to learn institutions within a global context and share experiences with classmates from – Understand the interplay between across the globe at face-to-face workshops in well-functioning financial markets and successful companies Manchester or Shanghai – Apply a full range of financial techniques to real- life business situations Entry requirements – Describe, analyse and interpret financial data – We require a First, Upper Second class honours from markets and companies (2:1) or Masters degree from a UK university or the – Search and gather relevant financial information overseas equivalent (in any discipline). Good levels from multiple sources, including companies' of numeracy, financial literacy and English annual reports and financial databases language competency are essential (these will be – Offer data-based solutions to complex and evaluated as part of the application process). relevant business challenges, for example: – We can also consider candidates with a 2:2 UK – Evaluating the performance and riskiness of Bachelor’s honours degree or international a company or an asset equivalent, with at least one year of relevant – Selecting valuable investment projects professional experience. The degree should be in – Determining the type of capital a company a relevant subject with good grades in quantitative should raise to fund investment subjects. An interview may be required. – Analysing a company's financial strategy Enquiries To enquire about this course visit ambs.ac.uk/ msc-fm or call +44 (0)161 306 8333.

22 23 MSc Quantitative Finance (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

This specialist course gives you a thorough understanding of the full – Asset Pricing Theory – Credit Risk Measurement and Management range of quantitative methods needed for financial decision making. – Derivative Securities – Interest Rate Derivatives – Stochastic Calculus for Finance – Time Series Econometrics One elective unit from: One elective unit from: Course duration: 12 months – Cross-Sectional Econometrics – Computational Finance Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 – Portfolio Investment – Corporate Finance Tuition fees: Home: £28,000 Overseas: £28,000 – Scientific Computing – Generalised Linear Models and Survival Analysis Applications vs class size*: 360 vs 35 – Simulation and Risk Analysis Age range*: 21-26 – Real Options in Corporate Finance Nationalities on course*: 7 *Class of 2019 – Risk, Performance and Decision Analysis

Summer period – Learn how to forecast and manage risk Recent recruiters Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation and return Armacell, Bank of Thailand, Barclays Capital, – Apply what you have learned in the taught project topics: – Gain the skills to price any financial instrument Bloomberg, China Merchants Bank, CIBC World part of the course – Approximation of CVA/DVA/FVA – Learn how to engineer new methods and Markets, Citigroup, Hewitt Associates, KPMG, – Dissertations are supervised by both an – FVA and MM – quantitative analysis/illustration financial products Matrix, MFC Fund and Schlumberger. academic expert and an industry practitioner – Continuous rainbow options on – Build advanced knowledge of the main Learn more about career destinations at commodity outputs theoretical and applied concepts in quantitative ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers finance, financial engineering and risk – Investigating dynamics and determinants management, using current issues to stimulate Entry requirements of risk-neutral PDs your thinking We normally look for a First or Upper Second – Using hazard models to forecast class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university – Prepare for careers involving the design and corporate bankruptcy or the overseas equivalent. management of new financial instruments, the – Analysing asset pricing implications from development of innovative methods for – You ideally need a degree in finance, economics, real options models mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, measuring, or predicting and managing risk. – Pricing sovereign CDS contracts actuarial or decision sciences. – Estimating liquidation probabilities of – You need to have taken a significant number of hedge funds units in quantitative subjects, such as differential equations, econometrics or mathematical statistics in the final year of your degree with excellent results.

22 23 Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management and Technology Policy

Manchester was the pioneering centre for the study of innovation and today our world-leading academics build on this 50 year tradition of excellence and practical relevance. We go beyond the hype and engage with the challenges faced by individual entrepreneurs, small and large companies and governments in delivering innovation.

– We work closely with innovative companies, governments and agencies around the world, and with key international organisations such as the OECD, the EU, the UN, UNIDO and UNESCO – Manchester is a major cluster for science-based, digital and creative industry innovators, and a test-bed for new innovation policies – The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research is a world-leading centre of excellence in the study of science, technology and innovation policy and management – The Masood Enterprise Centre is the focal point for student enterprise and entrepreneurship learning at The University of Manchester. Read more on p11.

The worker bee features on Manchester’s coat of arms, the University’s crest and buildings around the city. It has strong links with Manchester as a symbol of hard work and enterprise.

24 25 Student insight Who will be teaching me?

You have access to world-leading academics across all our courses. “The best thing about studying at Alliance Our experts share their original thinking and help you nurture your own. MBS is that you are challenged every day. The focus of our entire course is on the practical application of knowledge, to help us develop our opinion on the theories “Researching the dynamics of innovation being taught.” and technical change is crucial to appreciate how firms compete, how new Shashvat Jain, India industries emerge and how societies and MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, economies grow and evolve. It also helps Class of 2019 entrepreneurs, firms and governments to better innovate, manage and regulate.”

Elvira Uyarra, Programme Director, MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

“High-technology entrepreneurship is all about creativity. Our students use their creativity to develop their own innovative ideas for successful new ventures and to convincingly pitch these ideas. Using insights from the many great minds in entrepreneurship and by learning from each other, you will get up to speed with the skills needed to develop the businesses of the future.”

Jonatan Pinkse, Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

26 27 MSc Innovation Management (All taught course units are 15 credits) and Entrepreneurship Semester 1 Semester 2 – Entrepreneurship, Technology and Society – Research Methods and Skills – High Tech Entrepreneurship Gain the theoretical and practical tools needed to address Three elective units from*: – Innovation Management the challenges of innovation and technological change from – Business Creation and Development – Investment Appraisal for Innovation the perspective of entrepreneurs, firms and governments. – Case Studies in Technology Strategy and Innovation – Developing Enterprising Individuals – Global Challenges, Emerging Technologies, Course duration: 12 months (Full-time) 24 months (Part-time) and Governance Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 – Hubs, Clusters and Innovation Ecosystems Tuition fees: Home: £13,000 Overseas: £20,000 – Innovating for Sustainability Applications vs class size*: 619 vs 75 – Innovation and Strategy Age range*: 21-30 Nationalities on course*: 25 *Class of 2019 * By agreement with the Course Director, one elective unit may be taken from another Alliance MBS Master's course. All elective units are subject to availability and timetabling.

Summer period – Learn how to research a technology, company, Teaching style sector or country case in order to answer key The course is delivered by leading academics Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation questions about innovation management, from the Manchester Institute of Innovation project topics: strategy, policy or future trends – Apply what you have learned in the taught Research, along with colleagues from the part of the course – Exploring the role of Corporate Social – Understand the challenges of innovation from Masood Enterprise Centre. Staff have Responsibility driven eco-innovation for the perspective of a broad range of sectors, practical experience of innovation strategy, – Normally consists of a literature review including services and creative industries technology policy, enterprise and innovative followed by a piece of work based on firm sustainability – Learn how the innovation process works, how entrepreneurship and work closely with qualitative or quantitative research. – Opportunities and challenges from open firms successfully manage innovation, how to practitioners, drawing on that knowledge and innovation between UK universities and the appraise investments in new technologies and to experience and those links in their teaching. pharmaceutical industry understand potential future innovation trends Leading edge research is combined with real – Dynamic capabilities and deploying big cases from around the world and a range of – Gain an understanding of new business models data for the development of the Chilean enabled by new technologies teaching methods to deliver an engaging, interdisciplinary and practice oriented grounding retail sector – Appreciate the challenges and opportunities in innovation management and innovative – Innovation patterns in after-sales for the created by emerging technologies and the entrepreneurship. commercial vehicles sector in India social and economic changes that can accompany them Recent recruiters – Online innovative strategies to improve competitiveness and customer – Gain knowledge of techniques widely used ASDA, BNY Mellon, British Council, Cap Gemini, in the management of innovation and Cisco Systems, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, relationships in China entrepreneurship and develop practical IBM, JP Morgan, Panasonic, PT Telekomunikasi, – Studying user involvement in medical skills in their application. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe, device innovation processes in the UK Tesco plc and Vodafone Group Services Ltd. Entry requirements Some graduates also set-up their own ventures We normally look for a First or Upper Second such as ZenMate. class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university or the overseas equivalent in any discipline. Learn more about career destinations at ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers 29 International Business

Work alongside top-ranking academics and international corporate partners to develop your own creative ideas about business on a global scale.

Expertise International network includes: Academic expertise in international – Academy of International Business business and management theory and – European International Business Academy practice of Europe, China, Japan, East – Euro-Asia Management Studies Association and South East Asia, Latin America, Australasia, Africa and the USA. – Society for Global Business and Economic Development – Society for the Advancement of Research Socio-Economics You benefit from the latest thinking by – International organisations such as the interacting with researchers, and when United Nations and the World Bank. possible, by getting involved in some of the ongoing projects. Current research on the theme of globalisation includes: – Business and human rights – Ethical supply chains th – Outsourcing 35 in the world for Business and Management according to the 2019 QS World Rankings

We have international hubs in Dubai, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.

30 31 Who will be teaching me?

You have access to world-leading academics across all our courses. Our experts share their original thinking and help you nurture your own.

“Teaching on the MSc International Business and Management programme is a really enjoyable and rewarding experience for me. Our student body is incredibly diverse and I enjoy interacting with them on cutting-edge issues. We give students every opportunity to apply critical reflection to their studies, and we are constantly looking to bring our own research and industry experience into the classroom. We do this by integrating case studies from our own research into lectures, and by inviting guest lecturers with academic and industry experience to share their knowledge with students.”

Matthew Alford, Lecturer, MSc International Business and Management

Student insight “I have to convey two contradictory messages to students: the importance “The best part of studying at Alliance MBS is of theories, concepts and analytical the diversity of people you can meet and work frameworks, and also their limitations - the with during your degree. It really helps to ambiguity. This creates the opportunity for understand various cultures better and learn combining traditional and experiential how different people work and collaborate.” teaching methods. Lectures and seminars make the theories accessible, and case Athira Karthikapallil, Germany studies and group work bring in ambiguity.” MSc International Business and Management, Class of 2019 Laszlo Czaban, Programme Director, MSc Business Analysis and Strategic Management

32 33 MSc International Business (All taught course units are 15 credits) and Management Semester 1 Semester 2 – Comparative Business and Management – Frontiers of International Business Develop the ability to think and work across boundaries and borders - – International Business Analytics and and Management vital skills for today's globalised economy. Research Skills Choose at least one unit from: – International Business Strategy – Managing Across Cultures – Theories of International Business – Marketing Issues in International Business Course duration: 12 months – Multinational Business Finance Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Elective units: Tuition fees: Home: £14,500 Overseas: £24,000 Ranked 5th in the UK – Global Innovation Application fee: £60 and 26th Globally

(QS Masters in Management – International Business and Emerging Markets Applications vs class size*: 987 vs 69 Only electives offered on the MSc Ranking 2019) – International Entrepreneurship Age range*: 21-30 International Business and Management course can be selected. – Responsible Business in a Global Environment Nationalities on course*: 26 *Class of 2019

Summer period – Acquire valuable research and critical thinking Recent recruiters skills to prepare for flexible strategy development Adidas Group, B2B International Ltd, Bloomberg, Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation and decision making under increasing complexity BUPA, Cummins Inc, Deloitte, Diageo Germany, – Apply what you have learned in the taught project topics: – Focus on current issues in an increasingly global Duecourse, Deutsche, Hewlett Packard Ltd, part of the course – A systematic review of international joint and interconnected world, including company visits Huawei Technologies, KPMG, Mercedes Benz, – Topics reflect the expertise of lecturers venture studies in East and South East Asia and interaction with those working in industry NHS, Reckitt Benckiser, Shell, Sony, Tech and you may be asked to select from a list – A comparison of Generation Y’s value Mahindra (Americas) Inc and Tesco plc. – Work with renowned researchers in the fields of options perceptions on luxury goods between of international management, multinational Learn more about career destinations at – Normally consists of a literature review China and the UK strategy, corporate social responsibility, ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers followed by a piece of work based on The reshoring trend of US manufacturing: inclusive value chains, technology transfer – qualitative or quantitative research. exploring the key motivations and the role and sustainable development Entry requirements of the financial crisis We normally look for a First or Upper Second – Apply for an international exchange to broaden class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university your horizons and enhance your employability in or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline. the global job market – Prepare for a career in the public or private sector, International exchange including careers in multinational enterprises or The exchange programme allows you to spend medium-sized enterprises. semester 2 at a partner university overseas.

This experience enhances your global business

and management learning and development. You

can apply for a place once you are registered on

the course.

Exchange partners: – Copenhagen Business School – Rotterdam School of – University of Florida – EM Lyon Management – University of Kiel – Helsinki School of Economics – Stockholm School of Economics – University of Melbourne – Louvain School of Management – Università Commerciale – University of New South Wales – National Taiwan University Luigi Bocconi – Universität zu Köln – Norwegian School of Economics – Universität St. Gallen – Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien 35 MSc Business Analysis and (All taught course units are 15 credits) Strategic Management Semester 1 Semester 2 – Analysing Companies – Professional Analytical Skills – Business Models: Theory and Practice Focus on comparative business issues and how to solve them. Put your Three elective units from* – Comparative and Global Management learning into practice and gain work experience with the client-facing project. – Asian Business and Management – Organisational Design and Strategy: – Business Environment and Strategy in China International Contexts – Configuration of Companies for Capability Building Course duration: 12 months – International Human Resource Management Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 – Managing Organisations for Growth Tuition fees: Home: £17,000 Overseas: £23,500 – Organisation Design and Value Creation Applications vs class size*: 1,270 vs 95 – Strategy Formulation Age range*: 21-35 – The Management of International Nationalities on course*: 32 *Class of 2019 Organisational Change – The Political Economy of Global Business

*You can choose one optional unit from any Alliance MBS MSc programme (excluding MSc – Understand how businesses configure their Recent recruiters Management and MSc Organisational/Business Psychology) by gaining approval with the business models to build competitive Accenture, AlixPartners, Asia Pacific CPA, Programme Director and unit tutor. competencies and understand how it may vary in Bank of China, BT, Chartered Bank, different business systems Co-operative Bank, Electricity and Water – Gain both analytical and presentation skills for Authority, EY, Fujitsu, Global Blue Marketing Summer period supporting senior management in their actions Services Ltd, IBM, JP Morgan, LATAM Airlines, for seizing strategic opportunities and gaining National Trust, Shell and Sony Music. Client-facing project with an external Recent examples of project reports: organisation or dissertation (60 credits) the approval of key stakeholders Learn more about career destinations at a – Exploring the strategic expansion of the – Acquire key consultancy skills that can be applied mbs.ac.uk/masters-careers – Presented as a research report volunteer tourism industry into the in various business environments – Carried out individually or as a group academic market Entry requirements – Learn practical skills, such as business report – Application and interview support from – An in-depth analysis of the wholesale market We normally look for a First or Upper writing, being interviewed and interviewing Alliance MBS’ Postgraduate Careers Service and changing trends towards online shopping Second class honours (2:1) degree from The client-facing project with an external – Experiential learning enhances your skills and – Strategic positioning in relation to the offshore –  a UK university or the overseas equivalent, organisation allows you to apply your learning overall employability wind turbine market in northern Europe in any discipline. to a real business issue, giving you valuable Eligibility for the client-facing project is based – Identification of venture capitalist acquisition work experience and generating excellent on strong performance in the units that you targets in the UK software industry networking opportunities. study. For those working on group projects, a Projects are sourced from a range of small, group report and an individual report will be medium and large businesses, across a wide produced (both 6,000 words). range of sectors in Manchester and the UK’s Alternatively, you may undertake an academic North West region. dissertation of 12,000 words.

36 37 MSc Management (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

Enhance your graduate degree with the skills and specialist knowledge to – Business Performance and Strategy – Comparative Employment Relations and become a creative manager. – Foundations of Management International HRM – Introduction to Accounting – Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship – Marketing and Marketing Management – Organisational Psychology Course duration: 12 months – Sustainability and Social Responsibility Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Tuition fees: Home: £14,000 Overseas: £23,000 Application fee: £60 Summer period

Applications vs class size*: 916 vs 92 – Business Research Project (45 credits) Business Research Project Age range*: 21-31 – Trends in Global Business and Management – Work in groups and individually on a case study Nationalities on course*: 22 *Class of 2019 – Allows you to reflect on everyday challenges faced by managers – Builds on your learning and links it with real-world business practice This course is suitable for students with no Recent recruiters previous experience of business and – Showcases your management and ABS Consulting, Balfour Beatty, Barclays, Bosch, management. Although we assume no prior research skills EY, JD Williams, JP Morgan, KPMG, Magna knowledge of business and management, the – Recent topic areas include fast fashion, Connections, Marks & Spencer, Michael Page course moves at a fast pace to bring everyone pharmaceuticals and corporate tax avoidance Marketing, NHA Tourism Group Ltd, PwC Global, to the same level of understanding. Taishin International Bank, TJX Europe, United – Develops your business and management skills Nations and Yes Bank. to help you succeed in running and managing Learn more about career destinations at an organisation ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers – Builds your understanding of issues such as Entry requirements sustainability, social responsibility and social entrepreneurship, enabling you to reflect on the We normally look for a First or Upper Second way businesses think and impact on society class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline. – Develops your understanding of theories by examining their practical applications – Work on challenging group projects to extend your thinking and build your team working skills – Apply your knowledge to contemporary business issues.

38 39 Marketing, Operations and Business Analytics

Teaching informed by cutting-edge research from centres of international excellence.

– The School's Marketing Group carries out research in: – Marketing management and strategy – Consumer behaviour

– The School's Management Sciences Group carries out research in – Business informatics – Operations and Supply chain management

– The Decision and Cognitive Sciences Research Centre is a world leading centre of research excellence in the areas of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis and Decision Support Systems.

Internationally Learn recognised more about academics develop world-leading your knowledge and research at skills across our Alliance MBS: industry-relevant ambs.ac.uk/ programmes. research/ 2nd in the UK and 6th globally (QS Masters in Marketing Ranking 2019)

40 41 Who will be teaching me?

You have access to world-leading academics across all our courses. Our experts share their original thinking and help you nurture your own.

“I love the ideas and insight and energy students bring to their studies, and the many projects they work on, from start-up business venture ideas, to analyses of failing companies. We teach them the principles and patterns of businesses and consumers, and then get to watch them take it in a hundred different directions. The energy is infectious.”

Alex Gunz, Programme Director, MSc Marketing

Student insight “The most advanced topics are often “Being a part of a very international cohort informed by our current research, which allows you to learn a lot about different provides a unique perspective that cultures, encourages you to try new cannot be easily replicated elsewhere. experiences and makes you more employable Also, there are many opportunities as you can work in teams with people whose throughout the year to work with local, learning approaches differ to your own.” national and international companies.” Manuel López-Ibáñez, Rachael Williams, UK Programme Director, MSc Business Analytics: MSc Marketing, Class of 2019 Operational Research and Risk Analysis

42 43 MSc Marketing/ (All taught course units are 15 credits) MSc Marketing (Specialism) Semester 1 Semester 2 –– Fundamentals of Marketing Route 1 – MSc Marketing Route 2 – MSc Marketing Management (Specialism) Develop a critical appreciation of key areas in marketing, Three elective units from: –– Marketing Implementation Two elective units from with the opportunity to hone your skills in a specific area. –– Business-to-Business and Strategy Marketing Route 1 list: –– Qualitative Marketing –– Consumer Behaviour –– Specialism core unit Research in the Digital Age –– Corporate Social –– Specialism-focused Course duration: 12 months –– Quantitative Marketing Responsibility dissertation Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Research in the Digital Age –– Digital Business MSc Marketing (Business- Tuition fees: Home: £14,000 Overseas: £24,000 Ranked 2nd in the UK –– Integrated Marketing to-Business) Core unit: Application fee: £60 and 6th globally Communication and Business-to-Business (QS Masters in Applications vs class size*: 1,344 vs 80 Advertising Marketing Marketing Ranking 2019) Age range*: 21-31 –– International Marketing MSc Marketing (Consumer Behaviour) Core unit: Nationalities on course*: 24 *Class of 2019 –– Retail Marketing Consumer Behaviour –– Services Marketing MSc Marketing (Corporate Social Responsibility) Core – Gain the key skills required for a International Exchange Recent recruiters unit: Corporate Social successful career in marketing The exchange programme AKQA, Amazon, Amnet, Responsibility – Learn about marketing allows you to spend semester Avantgarde Experts, Bentley MSc Marketing management strategy and the 2 at a partner university Motors Ltd, Dyson Ltd, EY, Feilo (International) Core unit: development processes to overseas. This experience Sylvania, Google, GroupM, International Marketing bring new products to market enhances your global business Intercontinental Hotels Group, MSc Marketing (Retailing) and management learning and L’Oréal, Marks & Spencer, MM – Learn about research Core unit: Retail Marketing methods, including techniques development. You can apply Creation Overseas, Reckitt MSc Marketing (Services) of data collection and analysis for a place once you are Benckiser, Transparency Market registered on the course. Research, Tug Agency London Core unit: Services Marketing – Option to choose a specialist and Volkswagen Group UK. pathway to help you stand out Entry requirements By agreement with the Course Director, one elective unit may be taken from another Alliance MBS Learn more about career in the job market Masters course. All elective units are subject to availability and timetabling. We normally look for a First or destinations at ambs.ac.uk/ – Opportunity to apply for an Upper Second class honours masters-careers international exchange to (2:1) degree from a UK Summer period broaden your horizons and university or the overseas enhance your employability in equivalent, in any discipline. Dissertation or Group Business Case Examples of recent dissertation topics: the global job market. Project (60 credits) –– The visual branding of speciality coffee in the –– Apply what you have learned in the taught UK and China Exchange partners: part of the course –– The online customer experience: an – Copenhagen Business School – Rotterdam School of – University of Florida –– A dissertation normally consists of a literature exploratory study in the UK travel agency sector – EM Lyon Management – University of Kiel review followed by a piece of work based on – Helsinki School of Economics – Stockholm School of Economics – University of Melbourne –– The spill over effect of a consumer goods qualitative or quantitative research. – Louvain School of Management – Università Commerciale – University of New South Wales company's corporate brand image and its – National Taiwan University Luigi Bocconi – Universität zu Köln –– The Group Business Case Project consists of a impacts on its product brands – Norwegian School of Economics – Universität St. Gallen – Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien group challenge and a piece of individual critical –– The motivations for creating an international analysis work, supported by a literature review. joint venture: A study of the petroleum industry MSc Operations, Project and (All taught course units are 15 credits) Supply Chain Management Semester 1 Semester 2 –– Global Operations Management** –– Professional skills: Research and –– Strategic Project Organising** Evaluation Methods** Learn how to manage the creation and delivery of products and –– Strategic Supply Chain Management** Elective units*: services in organisations across a wide variety of industries – –– Business-to-Business Marketing public and private, small and large. Elective unit: –– Supply Chain Logistics Management –– Data Analytics for Business Decision Making –– Global Supply Chain Management** –– Megaproject Leadership and Strategy** Course duration: 12 months –– Modelling Operations Processes Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 –– Operational Excellence: The Toyota Tuition fees: Home: £13,000 Overseas: £22,500 Production System Applications vs class size*: 577 vs 61 –– Simulation and Risk Analysis Age range*: 21-29 –– Sustainable Supply Chain Management Nationalities on course*: 21 *Class of 2019 * By agreement with the Course Director, one elective unit may be taken from another Alliance MBS Master's course. All elective units are subject to availability, timetabling constraints and what you have studied previously. – Gain the knowledge and skills to ensure that Recent recruiters ** Required for CIPS accreditation. Your dissertation must also be on a procurement and supply- processes run smoothly, particularly in the face Accenture, Alpha Group Co. Ltd, BP, Decathlon, related theme for accreditation. of opportunities and challenges arising from GMF AeroAsia, Hilti GB Ltd, HIWIN Corporation, the increasingly global reach of business Huawei, John Lewis, Johnson Matthey, KPMG, – Cover the service, manufacturing, public and Manchester Airport Group, Nabilia-Werke J Summer period private sectors, showing how operations Stickling GmbH & Co, Procter & Gamble, Saudi management, project management and Aramco, SPS Tech, Turner and Townsend and Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation topics: supply chain management work Zibo Huangxing Chemical Fibre Co. –– Apply what you have learned in the taught –– The future green supply chain in the retail – Opportunity to concentrate on particular Learn more about career destinations at part of the course industry: a shared value strategic perspective aspects of operations management, supply ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers –– Topics reflect the expertise of lecturers –– Evaluation of cost performance in inventory chain management, project management and you may be asked to select from a list management in reverse logistics Entry requirements and process improvement of options –– Using e-procurement to improve supply chain – Prepare for a career as a professional We normally look for a First or Upper Second –– Normally consists of a literature review management practices class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university operations, project or supply chain manager followed by a piece of work based on –– Globalisation, risk, ethics and global supply or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline. – Strong foundation for progression to a PhD qualitative or quantitative research. chains: an operations perspective or an academic career within the field. –– The implementation, use and effectiveness of the balanced scorecard Course recognition The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

46 47 MSc Business Analytics: (All taught course units are 15 credits) Operational Research and Risk Analysis Semester 1 Semester 2 –– Applied Statistics and Business Forecasting –– Data Analytics for Business Decision-Making –– Mathematical Programming and Optimisation –– Risk, Performance and Decision Analysis Learn the fundamental theories, approaches and analytical toolkit of data –– Simulation and Risk Analysis analytics, decision sciences, applied operational research and statistics. Elective units: –– Decision Behaviour, Analysis and Support Elective units: –– Global Operations Management –– Global Supply Chain Management –– Programming in Python for Business –– Knowledge Management and Digital Strategy Course duration: 12 months Analytics Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 –– Strategic Project Organising Tuition fees: Home: £14,000 Overseas: £24,000 Ranked 2nd in the UK –– Supply Chain Logistics Management and 7th globally Applications vs class size*: 1,064 vs 69 (QS Masters in Business Age range*: 21-33 Analytics Ranking 2019) Summer period Nationalities on course*: 23 *Class of 2019 Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation topics: –– Apply what you have learned in the taught –– Data analytics in sports part of the course – Gain a solid theoretical foundation and Recent recruiters –– Predicting the stock price using social media –– Topics reflect the expertise of lecturers sentiment analysis quantitative skills, alongside practical problem- America Veintiuno, Aon, Bank of East Asia, and you may be asked to select from a list solving techniques Business Integration Partners SPA, Convergys, –– Predictive analytics in direct marketing of options – Apply your knowledge to real-life scenarios Dell, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs International, –– Systematic risk modelling and analysis for using case studies, individual and team Hainan Airlines, HMR, HSBC, IBM, PwC, Royal –– Normally consists of a literature review enterprise risk management followed by a piece of work based on consulting-based assignments, presentations Bank of Scotland, Saudi Aramco, Sky, Swiss Re, –– Understanding the effects of social influence qualitative or quantitative research. and software tools Triumph Motorcycles and Vicat. in decision making – Use SAS Enterprise packages as part of the ‘Data Learn more about career destinations at Analytics for Business Decision Making’ unit. SAS ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers sponsor a coursework prize for this project Entry requirements – Choose from a broad range of options to meet your interests or career aspirations We normally look for a First or Upper Second class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university – Prepare for a career in consultancy, finance, retail, or the overseas equivalent, in a quantitative manufacturing, government analytics units, subject such as mathematics, statistics, physics, defence, IT systems, outsourcing and telecoms. engineering, computing, management science or economics.

48 49 People, Management and Organisations

From leadership psychology and staff welfare, to employment legislation, our courses give you the skills and knowledge to understand what makes any organisation tick.

– Courses are informed by the latest research – Learning is enriched and complemented by from our internationally acclaimed our diverse mix of students and academics academics, including a Fellow of the British from more than 70 countries. Academy and a member of the ACAS Board of Arbitrators. – We look at how people work and interact within the workplace and wider businesses – Learn from leading figures in professional and economies. organisations including the British Psychological Society, the Royal Society of – Professor Sir Cary Cooper – one of the world’s Arts and the Royal Society of Medicine, leading authorities on health and wellbeing in as well as advisors to the UK government the workplace – is The Alliance MBS 50th and the European Commission. Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health.

Areas of expertise:

Regulation Psychometrics Creativity of emotions

Health and Financial Leadership well-being innovation

50 51 Who will be teaching me?

You have access to world-leading academics across all our courses. Our experts share their original thinking and help you nurture your own.

“The unit I teach on ‘Multinationals and Comparative Employment Systems’ contends that employment is shaped by a wide range of factors. The course argues that an awareness of these issues is crucial to a deep understanding of current issues in human resource management (HRM) and industrial relations globally."

Arjan Keizer, Senior Lecturer, MSc International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Relations

“Teaching on the MSc Organisational and Student insight Business Psychology courses is incredibly enjoyable for us. Our students are very engaged and there is lots of opportunity for “The proficient professors, culturally and interaction, especially when we address the experientially diverse cohort, and an ever- most recent research in work psychology supporting Postgraduate Careers Service and there are often issues that haven’t team ensures that students have very been fully uncovered yet by science. This active and discussion-oriented lectures as results in lively discussion in class. I also use well as proper guidance to excel in the practical examples to apply theory to professional domain.” practice and really enjoy when students bring their own experiences – that’s when Melvin Thomas Titus, India the material really comes to life.” MSc International HRM and Comparative Industrial Relations, Class of 2019 Sara Willis, Lecturer, MSc Organisational/Business Psychology

52 53 MSc Human Resource Management (All taught course units are 15 credits) and Industrial Relations Semester 1 Semester 2 –– Human Resource Management: Strategy –– Employment Law and Practice –– Employment Practice and Equality People are at the heart of any organisation, so the ability to manage and –– Industrial Relations –– Human Resource Management: develop employees, ensure their wellbeing and understand changing –– Multinationals and Comparative Context and Organisation employment legislation is essential to business survival. Employment Systems Elective units: –– Workplace Research and Analysis Skills –– Human Resource Management in Asia Elective unit: –– International Human Resource Management Course duration: 12 months –– Comparative Industrial Relations –– International Labour Law and Regulation Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Tuition fees: Home: £12,000 Overseas: £19,500 There may be minor changes to the allocation of units to each semester. Applications vs class size*: 425 vs 50 Accredited by the CIPD Age range*: 21-31 Summer period Nationalities on course*: 12 *Class of 2019 Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation topics: –– Deepen your understanding of a human –– Employment security in domestic privately resource topic of your choice owned enterprises in South China – Develop knowledge of the theoretical CIPD course recognition –– Apply the knowledge and academic skills you –– The role of unions in gender equality foundations and real-world practice of human The course is accredited by the Chartered have learned and developed in the taught –– The fairness of reward management and resource management and industrial relations, Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) to part of the course implications for staff retention both in the UK and internationally the new equivalent advanced level postgraduate –– Normally consists of a literature review Disability discrimination Build understanding of strategic changes in HRM standard. You can enhance your studies by –– –  followed by a piece of work based on taking additional CIPD components that prepare –– Organisational boundaries and temporary – Gain strategic insight and boost your CV by qualitative or quantitative research. attending workshops delivered by HR practitioners you for CIPD membership. To qualify for agency staff membership you need to attend a series of – Work on a live employment tribunal case –– Work-life balance in China workshops, with presentations by guest –– Career expectations of white collar managers – Gain a competitive edge in the job market speakers, and complete a range of activities –– The management of seasonal workers during studying a course accredited by the Chartered enabling you to develop practical HR skills. Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). the tourist season in Greece You join CIPD as a student member and when –– Employee involvement and participation in Entry requirements you have passed all course units (including the the retail sector dissertation) and the CIPD components, your We normally look for a First or Upper Second CIPD membership will be automatically updated –– The integration of workers with criminal class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university to Associate Member. Once you have applied records into the labour market or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline. your knowledge in the workplace, you can apply Recent recruiters for Chartered membership. Air Astana, Amazon, Balfour Beatty, EY, HSBC, There is an additional charge for both the Huatian Engineering and Technology CIPD workshops and the CIPD student Corporation, Lloyds TSB, Mckinsey and membership – contact the Masters Company, Morrisons, MPA Consulting, Nestlé, Admissions Office for details. Reed Global, Shoppers Stop Ltd, SiYuan Group, Further information about CIPD qualifications: Sony, TATA Consultancy Services and Tesco plc. cipd.co.uk/qualifications Learn more about career destinations at ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers 55

MSc International Human (All taught course units are 15 credits) Resource Management and Semester 1 Semester 2 Comparative Industrial Relations –– Comparative Industrial Relations –– International Human Resource Management –– Human Resource Management: –– International Labour Law and Regulation Strategy and Practice With the increasing number of people working for multinational corporations and in Elective units: –– Multinationals and Comparative –– Employment Practice and Equality global supply chains, the study of international human resources and comparative Employment Systems –– Human Resource Management: industrial relations is essential to understand trends and practices and their impact. –– Workplace Research and Analysis Skills Context and Organisation* Elective unit: –– Human Resource Management in Asia –– Industrial Relations –– Management of International Course duration: 12 months Organisational Change* Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 * These elective units are compulsory in order to achieve CIPD recognition. Tuition fees: Home: £12,000 Overseas: £19,500 There may be minor changes to the allocation of units to each semester. Applications vs class size*: 204 vs 37 Accredited by the CIPD Age range*: 21-29 Nationalities on course*: 9 *Class of 2019 Summer period

Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation topics: –– Enhance your understanding of a specific –– Work-life balance: perspectives of female – Learn about the differences between the CIPD course recognition topic of your choice teachers from the UK and India employment practices and industrial relations The course is accredited by the Chartered –– Apply the knowledge and academic skills you –– Demographic change in Germany and Japan systems in diverse countries and multinationals Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) to the have learned and developed in the taught and the implications for the labour market – Understand how social and economic factors new equivalent advanced level postgraduate part of the course –– A comparative study of gender discrimination influence variations in practice and systems standard. You can enhance your studies by taking –– Normally consists of a literature review at work in the UK and China – Study the influence of economic integration on additional CIPD components that prepare you for followed by a piece of work based on –– The impact of support practices on changing systems of employment and CIPD membership. To qualify for membership you qualitative or quantitative research. expatriate adjustment in a Russian industrial relations need to attend a series of workshops, with multinational corporation presentations by guest speakers and complete – Gain a competitive edge in the job market –– Coping mechanisms of Nigerian women a range of activities enabling you to develop studying a course accredited by the Chartered balancing motherhood and managerial roles practical HR skills. Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). –– A comparative study of performance You join CIPD as a student member and when appraisal in different countries Entry requirements you have passed all course units (including the –– Handling redundancies in economic crises: We normally look for a First or Upper Second dissertation) and the CIPD components, your a comparison between Germany and the UK class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university CIPD membership will be automatically updated or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline. to Associate Member. Once you have applied –– A critical review of change agents and the your knowledge in the workplace, you can apply HR function in cross-border mergers Recent recruiters for Chartered membership. –– The development of employee loyalty in a Accenture, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, There is an additional charge for both the US subsidiary in China Bentley, Deloitte, Department for Education, EY, CIPD workshops and the CIPD student European Central Bank, Hewlett-Packard, Nestlé, membership – contact the Masters Proctor and Gamble, RBS Insurance, Saudi Admissions Office for details. Aramco, Shell International and Ultramar Group. Further information about CIPD qualifications: Learn more about career destinations at cipd.co.uk/qualifications ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers 57 MSc Organisational Psychology (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

This advanced course gives you a route into occupational psychology –– Professional Skills for Organisational and –– Managing People and Organisations that is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Business Psychologists –– Relationships at Work –– Research Skills for Professional Practice 1 –– Research Skills for Professional Practice 2 –– Selection and Assessment in Organisations –– Work Design, Performance and Wellbeing –– Training, Support and Development Course duration: 12 months Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Tuition fees: Home: £12,000 Overseas: £22,000 Summer period

Applications vs class size*: 152 vs 24 Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation topics: Age range*: 21-30 –– Apply what you have learned in the taught –– Customers pay our wages: a diary study Nationalities on course*: 11 *Class of 2019 part of the course examining how to optimise customer –– Normally consists of a literature review interaction and employee well-being in the followed by a piece of work based on service sector qualitative or quantitative research. –– Client verbal aggression: an examination of Take the psychological principles and theories –  Course recognition emotional labour and associated outcomes you learned in your graduate degree and apply The course is accredited by The British for employees in the legal sector them to the world of work Psychological Society (BPS). The majority of –– Effects of job stressors, organisational Build theoretical understanding and research skills graduates go on to undertake the practical –  commitment and individual attributes required by the Division of Occupational Psychology experience required to become Chartered on Malaysian Chinese primary school of the BPS in the following seven areas: Occupational Psychologists. This is usually teachers’ burnout – Psychological Assessment at Work carried out within consultancy firms or within Corporate psychopathy: the truth behind specialist sections of large organisations. –– – Learning, Training and Development the hype – Leadership, Engagement and Motivation Recent recruiters –– Improving safety using a combination of – Well-being and Work Aldi, Bentley Motors Ltd, Capita, CAPP & Co, transformational and transactional – Work Design, Organisational Change and Carter Corson, Civil Service College, Cubiks Ltd, leadership: a longitudinal study Development Impact Consulting Psychologists, Nestlé, NHS, –– Creativity in the workplace: a self-report Occupational Psychology Group, Optimum – Research Design, Advanced Data Gathering measure and unanticipated costs Technology Transfer Ltd, Robertson Cooper Ltd, and Analytical Techniques Saville Consulting and Stonewall and Work – Applying Psychology to Work and Psychology Group. Organisations Learn more about career destinations at – Prepare for a career as an internal ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers consultant in large commercial or industrial organisation, the Police or the NHS, or as a Entry requirements management consultant. We normally look for a First or Upper Second class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university or the overseas equivalent, in Psychology.

To be admitted to this BPS accredited course,

your first degree must provide the Graduate

Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the

BPS and you need to submit evidence of your

58 eligibility for GBC with your application. 59 MSc Business Psychology (All taught course units are 15 credits) Semester 1 Semester 2

For students without a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited –– Professional Skills for Organisational and –– Managing People and Organisations degree, this course offers an opportunity to study alongside MSc Business Psychologists –– Relationships at Work Organisational Psychology students, and gain a look at the science –– Research Skills for Professional Practice 1 –– Research Skills for Professional Practice 2 of how people and groups behave at work. –– Selection and Assessment in Organisations –– Work Design, Performance and Wellbeing –– Training, Support and Development

Course duration: 12 months Summer period Course start date: 21 Sept 2020 Dissertation (60 credits) Examples of recent dissertation topics: Tuition fees: Home: £12,000 Overseas: £22,000 –– Apply what you have learned in the taught –– What factors determine successful mentoring Applications vs class size*: 221 vs 24 part of the course relationships? A study of a formal graduate Age range*: 21-43 –– Normally consists of a literature review mentoring scheme Nationalities on cours*: 13 *Class of 2019 followed by a piece of work based on –– The role of individuals’ personality and qualitative or quantitative research. perceived values in adoption of mobile data services –– An exploration of the job satisfaction and – Build theoretical knowledge and research skills Recent recruiters career progression of visible minority used in organisational psychology Aldi, CRS Ltd, Deloitte, Lloyds TSB, McLaren women in Canada – Gain understanding and research skills in the Solutions, Occupational Psychology Group, –– Understanding financial responsibility: an following areas: ORC International, Wickland Westcott and exploratory analysis of the main – Psychological Assessment at Work Work Life Balance Co. characteristics that influence spending and – Learning, Training and Development Learn more about career destinations at saving behaviours ambs.ac.uk/masters-careers – Leadership, Engagement and Motivation –– A study of occupational stress in the Indian information technology industry – Well-being and Work Entry requirements –– A Gravesian values-system perspective on – Work Design, Organisational Change We normally look for a First or Upper Second the design of consultative interventions in and Development class honours (2:1) degree from a UK university organisations – Research Design, Advanced Data or the overseas equivalent, in psychology or –– Why organisational change programmes fail Gathering and Analytical Techniques with a background in social sciences, human resources or business and management. – Applying Psychology to Work Experience or knowledge of statistics is desired. and Organisations – You do not need to be registered with the BPS

60 61 How to apply

A step-by-step guide to the application process.

When should I apply? English language requirements Applications for September 2020 entry are If English is not your first language, you processed from October 2019 onwards. You need to take an English language test to can apply before you complete your studies – demonstrate your level of ability. make sure you include your latest transcripts For more information please visit: The application process with your supporting documents. ambs.ac.uk/masters-requirements As there is high demand for our courses, we Visit our website: Application fee operate a staged admissions process with ambs.ac.uk/study-masters selection deadlines throughout the year. The courses below require payment of a £60 non- We recommend that you apply early in the refundable application fee and we are unable to cycle to avoid disappointment. process your application until we receive it. – MSc Accounting Check the latest fees and Stage Received by Decision by – MSc Accounting and Finance admissions information, including English language – MSc Finance 1 15 January 2020 14 February 2020 requirements – MSc International Business and Management 2 31 March 2020 1 May 2020 – MSc Marketing

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62 63 Money matters Accommodation

Funding and scholarships The University of Manchester has more university-owned accommodation than Up-to-date funding information for Masters virtually any other university in the country with more than 8,000 places available, courses is on our website. none further than 3 miles from the University campus. A number of scholarships are also available and 35% A number of residences are reserved exclusively for postgraduates; in others, undergraduate are normally awarded based on academic merit. lower cost of and postgraduate students are grouped together. For more details visit: We guarantee you a place in University-managed accommodation if you come to Manchester ambs.ac.uk/masters-funding living compared to unaccompanied, pay the overseas rate of fees and apply by 31 August in the year of entry. London (source: Cost of student living in the UK It's a good idea to carefully plan your budget Numbeo) and only while you're a student to ensure that you two hours away have enough money to live on and to Find out more complete your studies. by train The table below gives a breakdown of about university the essential living costs of an average accommodation: Manchester city centre Manchester student for one academic year. manchester.ac.uk/ accommodation +44 (0)161 275 2888

Estimated living costs 2020/21* per year, based on 52 weeks

Accommodation (average cost for self-catering halls) £7,155 City In addition to the University’s halls of campus residence, Manchester has lots of Meals (excluding meals out) £2,025 private accommodation for rent. Further details can be obtained from the Clothes (including warm clothing and footwear) £520 University’s only approved housing bureau, Manchester Student Homes. Local Transport (excludes travelling home/visiting friends) £535

Other (e.g. books, equipment, mobile phone bill, socialising, laundry, £2,600 photocopying and printing) Find out more Victoria Park campus about private Total £12,835 accommodation: manchesterstudenthomes.com * The estimates are based on average annual expenditure of a postgraduate single student on a full-time course. manchesterstudenthomes@ manchester.ac.uk Fallow eld campus +44 (0)161 275 7680

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