Core modules: PG Cert

• Management Theory into Management Practice: Global Perspectives

  This module synthesises contemporary management theories with the experiential, practice-based management actually adopted within private and public-sector organisations.

• The Reflective Practitioner

  The aim of this module is to enhance your self-awareness and self-understanding through the use of theoretical approaches, models and tools to support self-analysis. One of the main focuses of this module is the further development of employability and professional skills.

Core modules: PG Dip

• Action Learning for Managers

  This module provides a framework to support managers through the processes involved with designing, undertaking, and critically evaluating an action learning intervention within a selected organisation. You will be assisted in undertaking a complete iteration of the development cycle.

Core modules: MSc

• Major Project OR Management Practice Portfolio

  These modules will support you in the preparation and submission of a Masters-stage project, Dissertation or equivalent.

Optional modules

• Challenges of Management in Practice

  This module will provide the opportunity to apply new knowledge within the context of your professional experience, reflecting on and learning from your prior experience, and developing abilities to apply this to new situations specifically to your placement/employment organisation.

• Doing Business in China

  The aim of this module is to help you understand the range of issues facing foreign firms doing business in China. One of the main focuses for the design of this module has been the further development of relevant employability and professional skills.

• The Economics of Global Trade

  This module will give you an understanding of modern international trade flows and trade policies, and enable you to appreciate and participate in the debates and discussions that constantly rage in this area.

• Global Business Management

  This module describes the driving forces in international business and their impact on organisations, managers and individuals. It explores possible corporate strategic responses to global business conditions and exposes managers to issues and tensions in business operations and relationships across national cultures.

• Global Business Fitness

  This module examines the fitness of business to tackle such issues, based on the three elements of decision making/problem solving, adoption of a holistic approach, and creation of a new business paradigm.

• Intercultural Management

  This module provides an insight into the complexity of intercultural management. It provides a number of theoretical frameworks and an overview of the history and the current state of cultural research.

• Managing the International SME

• International Business Management

  This module describes the driving forces in international business and their impact on organisations, managers and individuals.

• Globalisation: Theory, Politics and Culture

  As the title indicates, this module attempts to lay a foundation to the dynamics that 'constitutes' the often quoted term "Globalisation".

• International Leadership

  The module will give a historic overview of leadership identifying reoccurring themes and dilemmas of leadership throughout human history in different ages and different cultural settings.

• Independent Learning Module

  This module supports postgraduate students in the preparation and submission of independent learning. It is intended for use only where the Faculty identifies a need.

• International Business Environment and Strategy

  This module provides a broad based introduction to the environment in which the international business must operate, focusing on economic, legal, political, socio-cultural, ethical, ecological and technological factors influencing the decision making of the business or organisation.