2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Research in Business and Management (Part-Time) (not recruiting in 2017/18)
Programme code: | MSC-BS/RBM-P | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Dan Coffey | Contact address: | djc@lubs.leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
- Candidates with a good Bachelor's degree (upper second class and above) or equivalent qualification can apply for the MSc.
- All candidates must meet our standard English language requirements, IELTS of 7.00 or equivalent.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Leeds University Business School
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Postgraduate Board of Examiners
Programme specification:
The proposed MSc will be distinctive in the following ways:
a) Including a higher proportion of research methods modules than is currently possible under our existing masters (where PhD students represent only a small minority), while retaining a strong disciplinary focus (allowing students to pick up to 60 credits of options from subject specific masters programmes). It will also provide a training route for research students in areas of LUBS, which, under the current system, have no ESRC recognised training route (namely, marketing, IB and organisational behaviour);
b) Providing a critical overview of the theory and practice of state of the art in research methods (both qualitative and quantitative) delivered by leading researchers in the field of management and business;
c) Providing a strong inter-disciplinary focus in which students will be encouraged to focus on the interconnections between different research methods and designs across the social sciences (including economics). The practical implications of inter-disciplinary research will also be addressed by leading researchers involved in cross-divisional and cross faculty research projects;
d) Providing a strong grounding in the philosophical (ontological and epistemological) debates and assumptions that underpin social science research;
e) Offering students a high level of flexibility to customise assessment and the choice of subject specific modules to their own particular research interests.
At the end of the programme students should:
- have the capacity to pursue excellence in research and teaching in the broad fields of business and management for the benefit of society in general, and the academic, business and professional communities in particular;
- develop a critical knowledge of the state of the art in qualitative and quantitative methods in business and management and the social sciences more generally;
- acquire an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of social science research;
- develop skills in the application of quantitative and qualitative methods to a research project leading to a dissertation;
- acquire skills for independent learning and project management;
- develop a critical understanding of relevant theoretical and empirical literature in their chosen subject area and the ability to apply this to specific research questions;
- acquire some of the personal skills required for a successful career in carrying out research in academia, business and consultancy;
- develop more in depth knowledge of particular subject areas in management and business through access to the School's masters programmes in Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Psychology, Marketing and International Business;
- develop a critical understanding of the challenges posed by inter-disciplinary research in the social sciences;
- develop oral and written skills associated with presenting and publishing research findings;
- develop knowledge of ethical conduct, professional issues and practical constraints in applied research methods.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS5285M | Introduction to Research Design and Data Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5287M | Nature and Philosophy of Social Science Research | 15 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5293M | Understanding Your Discipline Seminar Series | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will also be required to choose at least 15 credits to study from the following Optional modules:
LUBS5281M | Advanced Qualitative Methods | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5283M | Advanced Quantitative Methods | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
LUBS5297M | Dissertation (Business and Management) | 60 credits | 1 Apr to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Candidates will also be required to study 45-60 credits from the following optional modules (subject to availability): (Choose 45 credits if you have selected both Advanced Qualitative and Quantitative Methods modules above. Select 60 credits if you have only chosen one of the Advanced Qualitative or Quantitative modules).
LUBS5054M | International Banking and Finance | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5210M | Marketing for Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5217M | Globalization of Innovation | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5224M | Economics for Business 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5225M | Strategic Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5232M | International Strategic Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5238M | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5259M | Cross Cultural Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5260M | Managing and Exploiting Intellectual Capital | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5267M | International Business Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5268M | European Business | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5270M | Chinese Business | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5315M | Occupational Psychology | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS5320M | Training and Development | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5325M | Employment Law | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS5330M | Human Resource Management | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS5334M | Employment Relations | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5339M | International Employment Policy and Labour Mobility | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5360M | Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5365M | Diversity Management | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5381M | The Psychology of Effective Organizations | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5383M | Personnel Selection and Training | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5384M | Design of Complex Human-Technical Systems | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5386M | Organizational Development and Change | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5395M | Research Design and Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5397M | Advanced Behavioural Research Design and Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5402M | Consumer Behaviour | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5409M | Global Strategic Marketing | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5422M | Consumer Behaviour Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5427M | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5432M | Brand Management and Corporate Identity | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5442M | Internal Communications and Change Management | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5455M | Marketing Communications | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5472M | International Services Marketing | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5475M | International Distribution Strategy | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LUBS5526M | Global Perspectives on Enterprise | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5527M | Enterprise and Society | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5584M | Commercial and Professional Skills | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5982M | Financial Reporting and Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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