Masters Degrees (Account)

The Advertising Account Management program prepares you for a successful career in the client service area of the advertising and marketing and communications industry.

If you like creating, planning, managing and working in collaborative teams, this Account Management program is for you. Because the advertising industry needs specialized account managers who understand the full scope of the industry, the courses in this offering cover areas such as:
-Advertising
-Digital, mobile and social media platforms
-Event marketing
-Direct marketing
-Management of integrated communications plans from inception to final production

Not only does a team of seasoned advertising professionals teach and mentor you as you acquire new skills and confidence for the industry, but you also have the opportunity to apply your knowledge in the real world. The Advertising Account Management program at Centennial College is the only post-graduate offering of its kind in Canada to offer a full 14-week field placement in the advertising and marketing communications industry.

During your field placement, you obtain knowledge of the day-to-day operations of account management and gain hands-on experience that you can highlight in your portfolio and on your resume. Many students have been offered full time or contract positions during their field placement.

Career Opportunities

Companies that have hired graduates of this School of Communication, Media and Design program include: Agency 59, Anderson DDB, Anomaly, BBDO/Proximity, Canadian Tire, Cossette Communications, Cundari, Draftfcb, J. Walter Thompson, Juniper Park, Leo Burnett, MacLaren McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Young & Rubicam.

Program Highlights
-This Account Management program gives you the opportunity to turn your degree or diploma into a practical way to enter the advertising industry.
-Faculty members have industry experience and can help you to connect with the industry by tapping into their network of professional contacts.
-Industry-equivalent computer software and media planning/research systems are utilized throughout many of your courses.
-Opportunity to work at Tilt — a student-run communications agency — provides an excellent opportunity to gain real experience working for real clients while you are in school.
-The Story Arts Centre, where you attend your courses, is only 15 minutes from most of Toronto's major advertising agencies.
-The Interactive Advertising Bureau recognizes this program as offering the largest breadth of digital/mobile curriculum.
-The industry-recognized graduate certificate you earn once you complete the Advertising Account Management program reflects a high standard of learning.

Career Outlook
-Junior account executive
-Assistant account manager
-Sales promotion specialist
-Direct marketing assistant

Areas of Employment
-Advertising
-Digital and mobile marketing
-Sales promotion
-Event marketing
-Direct marketing

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The Humber Advertising – Account Management graduate certificate program will train you to manage the creative process for the benefit of clients at advertising agencies. Graduates will have the skills to work in either a client or agency team – in for-profit, not-for-profit and/or government marketing teams. The content is primarily directed at advertising agencies’ account manager roles but also adapts well to other communication – or design-based companies. Skills learned can apply to running your own company or working with in-house creative/marketing communications departments in any size organization.

This unique program prepares account managers for the advertising industry by exploring a balance of skills from both the advertising side and creative side of the communication process. By incorporating both people skills and critical thinking skills, you will acquire the essential skills required to succeed in the fast-paced creative world of advertising.

Experienced faculty will assist you in developing your writing and analytical skills. Graduates will be an asset in three key areas:
• Client Relationships – through a deep understanding of the client, their personal and business needs; and through an ability to marshal the agency’s (particularly creative) resource in an efficient and effective manner
• Creativity – through an understanding of the creative product, the consumer and the process to get to the most powerful creative work
• Process Management – through the efficient planning and management of the creative process

You will learn about the link between successful creative and client success criteria including return on investment (ROI) and revenue goals. Digital, storytelling and new media are integrated throughout the course curriculum. These skills are key to the successful management of creative projects from concept to completion – relating to product or service communications. This is a writing intensive program. An in-depth understanding of integrated marketing communications and its relationship to other aspects of the business will help you succeed in the complex communication horizon that exists today.

Modules

Semester 1

• AAM 5000: Introduction to Advertising
• AAM 5005: Creative Brief Development
• AAM 5010: Introduction to Creative Development
• AAM 5015: Project Management 1
• AAM 5020: Introduction to Marketing
• AAM 5025: Client/Agency Relationships

Semester 2

• AAM 5030: Strategic Brand Planning
• AAM 5035: Project Management 2
• AAM 5040: Understanding the Client's Business
• AAM 5045: Advertising Studio
• AAM 5050: Championing Creative Ideas
• AAM 5055: Communications Channel Planning
• AAM 5060: Advertising: Account Management Placement

Work Placement

The two-month unpaid work placement can start as early as May or as late as July. Faculty work with students to help them find a suitable placement opportunity.

Your Career

Graduates of this program may find employment as advertising and account managers, advertising managers, junior account managers, assistant account managers, account executives, and account liaison officers.

How to apply

Click here to apply: http://humber.ca/admissions/how-apply.html

Funding

For information on funding, please use the following link: http://humber.ca/admissions/financial-aid.html

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This Marketing - Corporate Account Management program prepares you for an exciting and financially rewarding career as a corporate account management professional in the business-to-business (B2B) marketplace.

In Centennial College's Corporate Account Management program, you learn that because today's customers are well informed and expect more customized solutions, corporate account management professionals must have a solid foundation in all areas of marketing, sales and service. This includes prospecting, networking, relationship building, closing and post-sales activities.

As such, in interactive and practical courses, you learn how to put the customer first with an entrepreneurial mind-set that adapts to diverse customer needs while you develop and practice skills specifically in:
-Conducting competitive and marketplace analysis
-Understanding customer behaviour
-Engaging in interpersonal communications that are trust based
-Analytics that prompt sales utilizing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools
-Business financial literacy to create compelling customer value propositions
-Educating and informing buyers through digital content and omni channel marketing practices
-Cross-cultural and team based problem solving
-Negotiations that are buyer value-based

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-Thanks to the Corporate Account Management program's hands-on training in Salesforce automation software, you will be able to make a smooth transition into the workplace.
-School of Business professors have extensive experience in sales and account management in the business-to-business settings
-Small class environments allow you to interact with faculty members and your fellow peers.
-Learn to thrive under pressure and develop excellent interpersonal, listening and oral communication skills.

Articulation Agreements
Start with a graduate certificate, and continue to a master of business administration through our degree completion partnership. Successful graduates of this program may choose to continue with courses leading to a graduate degree.

Career Outlook
-Key account manager
-Account executive
-Business development lead
-Commercial sales representative
-Sales and service specialist
-Technical sales representative
-Inside sales representative
-Territory sales representative

Areas of Employment
-Medical and dental technology firms
-Hardware and software sales
-Pharmaceutical companies
-Packaged goods companies
-Mid-to-large sized business-to-business (B2B) organizations with their own sales force

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Objectives

The MSc Marketing Management program is delivered in Grenoble and London - http://en.grenoble-em.com/grenoble-vibrant-and-welcoming

Marketing is changing and we will equip you, as New Marketing Professionals, to meet the highest standards of successful organizations. You will be capable of understanding the demands of business and translating these needs into up-to-date marketing programs that build long-term customer relationships and generate long-term growth.

4 COMPELLING REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS PROGRAM

- Our graduates are sought after by leading organizations for internships and permanent positions.
- AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS-accredited School
- A Top European Business School - http://en.grenoble-em.com/rankings

Program

After an introduction to the general business environment, the program covers the fundamentals of marketing and the methodology of marketing planning.

Specific areas such as digital marketing, customer intelligence and business to business marketing are also covered. Course content places emphasis on current trends in marketing, as well as key issues that marketing professionals face.

The program combines academic theory and a practical approach through case studies and real live examples to provide a hands-on approach.

The continual development of critical thinking and analytical skills enables graduates to make sound strategic marketing decisions at managerial level in an international environment. The MSc Marketing Management also focuses on soft skills such as presentation techniques and intercultural communication - indispensable assets for effective management in multicultural environments.

Introduction Week

- Moodle e-learning platform
- Library and Computing Services
- Administrative Issues
- Alumni Association

Program Content

COURSE CONTENT

The first year of the Master is a fulltime year in Grenoble or London.
The program covers four key areas of study for Marketers, each of the 19 modules follow a logical connection to the one before.

- Strategic Management (6 modules)
- Marketing Management (8 modules)
- Digital Marketing (2 modules)
- Business Fundamentals (3 modules)

The content of the program may be adapted from year to year to take into account the needs of industry. Class attendance is compulsory.

Integrative Marketing Case Study

Using an existing business, the “Live Business Case” will provide the students with the opportunity to pull together all the aspects of the program. Students will analyze a marketing problem in the Company and use their skills and knowledge to solve issues and propose solutions. This takes place in small groups and in a limited time. Assessment for the case study will be based on a group assignment with a group presentation to the Company.

At the end of the one-year full time part of the program, each student will be required to complete a Final Management Project of approximately 20,000 words in length, under the guidance of a GGSB tutor.

To successfully complete the Final Management Project, you are required to address a particular research question or knowledge gap in the field of your study. This will be business oriented and coherent with your program's objectives. A student may choose to write his/her project on a topic grounded in his/her internship experience.

Careers

Graduates of the MSc Marketing Management program are qualified for positions such as:

MARKETING

- Marketing Executive
- Product Manager
- Brand Manager
- Sales Promotion Account Executive
- PR Account Executive
- Marketing Manager

ADVERTISING

- Account Executive
- Account Manager
- Account Planner
- Media Buyer
- Media Planner

MARKET RESEARCH

- Market Researcher
- Research Executive
- Senior Researcher

RETAILING, LOGISTICS & SALES

- Retail Buyer
- Retail Merchandiser
- Customer Service Manager
- Retail Manager
- Sales Executive
- Sales Manager
- Logistics Executive
- Logistics and Distribution Manager

Internships

MSc Marketing Management students spend their internships in prestigious international companies:

- Xerox Research Center Europe
- Warner Home Video
- Hewlett Packard
- Schneider Electric SAS
- Evergreen Laurel Hotel
- Cartier International
- Salomon
- Adidas France
- HP France
- Coca Cola
- Amadeus SAS
- Siemens Transmission & Distribution

Internships include: Assistant Key Account Manager, Assistant Program Manager, and Marketing Assistant, among many others.
Interns put their marketing knowledge into practice not only in marketing departments but also in sales, B2B sales, exports, and press and advertising.

Admission

This program is suitable for graduates from a wide range of disciplines. Prospective students should have excellent written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the motivation to pursue an international career.

Experienced managers already working in marketing positions will also benefit from this program by acquiring a formal qualification and training in the theory and concepts needed to advance their marketing careers

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

- Bachelor-level undergraduate degree in any subject with good grade average.
- Work experience is not compulsory.
- Fluency in English (see test requirements below).
- GMAT is not required for this program.

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Why take this course?

The University of Portsmouth Business School is delighted to announce the availability of 50% tuition MA Sales Management Scholarship for self-funding candidates entering the part-time MA Sales Management course in September 2015.

This course aims to make you aware of contemporary sales and account management issues such as integration with marketing, global account management and working with channels, enabling you to have a greater comprehension on the interaction of these functions.

The topics covered enable you to explore robust theory and the latest best practice, with a focus on their practical application within your own workplace.

What will I experience?

On this course you can:

Benefit from our wide links with companies and organisations willing to provide opportunities for invited guest speakers and live case studies
Make an effective contribution to your workplace, as well as improve your career prospects
Tap in to our Library’s vast selection of electronic resources, which can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection

What opportunities might it lead to?

This course aims to enhance your career prospects and prepare you for senior roles in account and sales management.

Our courses are mentored by our Visiting Professor, Neil Rackham, known globally for his latest thinking on sales performance. Portsmouth is recognised as a “Top University Sales programme” by the global University Sales Education Foundation.

The Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) is the UK professional membership body for sales and marketing management, representing the interests of the sales profession, and providing vocationally related qualifications which are regulated by the government’s regulatory body for education, Ofqual.

At this time, Portsmouth Business School is an ISMM Recognised Centre, for levels 2-6 (level 6 is highest).

Module Details

This part-time, work-based course allows you to fit studying easily with work and other commitments. It is also suitable for in-company delivery.

Teaching is delivered in one mid-week teaching block from Tuesday to Friday, after which there will be a period of self-study so that you can do research and prepare your research proposal and dissertation.

The learning element of the course focuses on research management and research methods. This will prepare you to complete a dissertation, but will also cover the nature of knowledge, the evaluation of information and managing a research project. It involves numerical and word-based analysis techniques.

The supported self-study element of this award is a 13,000-word dissertation on a sales management topic, which you may opt to produce alongside an in-company change project, such as auditing a strategic account management programme, sales employee retention programme, improving sales forecasting, or redesigning trade retail outlets.

The dissertation focuses on the collection, analysis and interpretation of both academic and commercial information. It is designed to provide you with an opportunity to apply research techniques for the planning, implementation and presentation of your dissertation. It enables you to demonstrate mastery of a sales management topic by examining both theory and application using primary and secondary data sources.

Programme Assessment

During this final stage of the programme, teaching is delivered solely through lectures and syndicate discussions. We will encourage you to explore your own life and work experiences in order to provide a context for your final self-study dissertation. This approach to learning and development brings real and often immediate benefits to you and your employer.

Assessment is through a research proposal and dissertation on an agreed topic of specific interest to you or your employer.

Student Destinations

This course provides you with the ability to reach senior and board level roles by consolidating your work-based experience and equipping you with the skills and knowledge required in today’s increasingly complex business environment.

You will gain a broad understanding of the role and value of account management and sales management within a strategic context in a variety of sectors. The course also helps to develop your critical appraisal skills so you can critique and identify management tools and techniques that are compatible with your employer's requirements. Primarily however, you will build the techniques to be a motivational leader and become adept at creating and implementing strategic plans in order to meet business targets and achieve results.

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This programme is designed to meet the needs of committed students who are interested in exploring and exploiting their own possibilities as writers, and in critically examining their own writing. It is unique in combining creative and life writing in a stimulating and enriching programme- http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-creative-life-writing/

We examine relevant literary and cultural theory as well as the politics and practicalities of language and writing from the point of view of the writer.

Practitioner-led, the programme offers you the opportunity to work with a range of published writers who visit the College to give readings and lead workshops.

Visiting writers have included William Fiennes, Jackie Kay and Aminatta Forna.

Poetry Masterclasses have been led by Sharon Olds, Les Murray, Derek Walcott and C K Williams

We also expect to draw fully upon London’s rich tradition as a converging point for culturally diverse literary practices.

Our graduates have gone on to have successful careers as writers and have won awards including the Guardian First Book Award, the Eric Gregory Award, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, and the Dylan Thomas Prize. Two of our graduates (Ross Raisin and Evie Wyld) were recognised in Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013 list.

Explore the work of students currently enrolled on the programme in the Goldfish online journal.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Maria Macdonald.

There are three main components of the Masters:

Creative and life writing workshops
Contemporary Contexts for Creative and Life Writing
One-to-one tutorials
There will be two core modules: a two-term workshop in creative and life writing, and a one-term Contemporary Contexts for Creative and Life Writing seminar module.

Workshop in Creative and Life Writing

All students attend this two and-a-half-hour compulsory workshop – part-time students attend in their first year. In the first term you will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of genres in creative and life writing, and then in the second term to develop your individual interests in poetry, fiction, autobiography and biography, or perhaps a fusion of those genres.

Each term you submit a piece of your own writing together with a critical account of how you have structured and developed it. Presentations of your work to other students with an account of your aims and approaches form an additional important element.

Some workshops will be taken by visiting writers, introducing you to a range of practices, concerns and techniques. The workshop also enables you to debate issues raised in the Contemporary Contexts module in relation to your own practice.

Contemporary Contexts for Creative and Life Writing

This is a two-hour seminar module, made up of informal talks by visiting speakers, followed by a seminar. These talks might be by practising writers, biographers, critics or philosophers (from both outside and inside Goldsmiths).

Our notable visitors have included Ali Smith, A L Kennedy, Daljit Nagra and Jon McGregor. Wide-ranging topics have included: the role of the writer and politics; writing the self; the relationship between contemporary fiction and biography; the relationship between fictional and non-fictional autobiography; writers and their readers; the publishing world; contemporary ideas about language; gender and writing.

In both the Contemporary Contexts module and the workshops you will be asked to consider works by significant contemporary writers in relation to your own writing practice. Assessment is by a critical essay on a writer or literary issue. Full-time students take the Contemporary Contexts module in their first term and part-time students in their second year.

Tutorials will be offered at regular intervals during the year (12 in all).

Options

You also choose an option module lasting one term. Full-time students take the module in the second term, while part-time students take it in the second year (second term). You can choose from a specialist workshop in fiction, poetry or life writing, or an option from the list of MA options offered by ECL including topics such as European Avant-Garde, Postmodernist Fiction or Re-writing Sexualities.

Assessment

Assessment is by the submission of four pieces of writing of 5,000 words each – either an essay, or, for workshops, a piece or pieces of creative or life-writing – plus a critical account of how you have structured and developed your work. You will also be assessed on a portfolio (maximum of 20,000 words) containing a piece or pieces of creative or life-writing together with a critical account of how you have structured and developed your work. In all cases, the number of words applies to prose.

Careers

Graduates of this programme include Tom Lee, Lucy Caldwell, Ross Raisin, Amy Sackville, Rohan Kriwaczek, Evie Wyld, Sara Grant, Naomi Foyle, Bronia Kita, Lijia Zhang, Ashley Dartnell and Suzanne Joinson and the poets Emily Berry, Andy Spragg, Kate Potts, Jack Underwood, Abigail Parry, Anthony Joseph, Katrina Naomi and Matthew Gregory.

Among them they've won or been shortlisted for awards including The Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012, the Rooney Prize for Literature 2011, the 2008 and 2011 Dylan Thomas Prize, several Eric Gregory Awards, The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2009, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2009 and 2010, the Guardian First Book Award, the New Writing Ventures Prize, and several Betty Trask Awards.

Other graduates have gone on to work in publishing (for example, as senior commissioning editors), journalism, public relations, teaching, advertising, the civil service, business, industry, and the media.

Skills

The MA will enable you to develop transferable skills, including: enhanced communication and discussion skills in written and oral contexts; the ability to analyse and evaluate different textual materials; the ability to organise information, and to assimilate and evaluate competing arguments.

Funding

Please visit http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/fees-funding/ for details.

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Our MA in Advertising Practice is the UK’s most innovative advertising course, for copywriters, art directors, and account planners. How can we made such a claim? Because this is the only course that brings copywriters, art directors and account planners together to work on a combination of course - and client - set "live" briefs. You'll also have the opportunity to lead teams of undergraduate advertising students, mirroring the professional creative team-leadership role.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course is designed to help writers, art directors and planners improve their specialist skills while at the same time learning to work collaboratively. Some of the modules are discipline-specific and others require students to work in teams as creative leaders do in agencies.

MODULES

During this full-time course you will undertake 60 credits of modules over each trimester. You will begin the course in Research Methodologies, where you'll gain the tools to learn and document your learning. You’ll study how to conduct research, get the most out of libraries and databases, ethical issues in research and more.

At the same time you will work on the module 'Creativity in Practise, which will help you get working on campaigns whilst studying examples of best practice from across the world.

In the second trimester, you'll hone your specialist skills in copywriting, art direction or account planning through a combination of specialist and business-focused modules. You'll learn to speak the language of business to the world's top marketing executives.

In Final Project, you'll present your final project to advertising executives at a major global advertising agency, and mentor undergraduate teams. The presentation of your project will be done virtually, or you can travel to the agency headquarters. During this time you'll be working in randomly selected teams to develop campaigns. You'll also have the opportunity to help undergraduates prepare their campaigns for a final presentation.

For more information on modules please refer to our website: http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/pg-advertising-practice/

TEACHING METHODS

Students will benefit from a variety of teaching methods including classroom seminar and workshops, guest lectures led by industry experts, one-on-one tutorials with staff.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

You will be assessed through portfolios of creative work, reflective essays and presentations.

For more information on assessment please see our course handbook: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/media/bathspaacuk/course-handbooks/old-handbooks/old-handbooks/PG-Advertising-Practice-2015-16.pdf

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Successful graduates will have the portfolio, CV, advanced degree and agency experience to secure positions at a top advertising agency. Should they wish, graduates may also choose to start their own business – creating their own advertising agencies or consultancies.

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Design Innovation and Brand Management are the commercial powerhouses of all global organisations. These need to be understood and applied to the fast-growing business and luxury markets worldwide. This course will help you become an innovator, attracting design savvy and communication conscious entrepreneurs.

This course will enable you to apply contemporary management and design thinking in a professional context, helping you compete in the growing global markets using your creativity, strategy and management theory.

The key to successful brand development is an understanding of business strategy in relation to design thinking models and a diverse and inquisitive mind as to the relationships involved in incremental or radical innovation. Branding connects to the consumer through a range of tools; identity, experience, advertising and manipulation, while design innovation is more about new thinking processes, new associations/relationships between functionality and aesthetics and new technologies.

Learn about these fascinating contemporary areas and gain relevant professional skills, preparing you for success in your career.

Course detail

Students study luxury design, design innovation and its relationship to the experience of creative management through brand strategies. This is then applied creatively to a range of live industry projects. Through carefully designed modules you will explore a range of evolutionary and revolutionary processes that build a professional understanding of current global environments.

As well as this critical industry knowledge, you will also:
• Have the unique opportunity to collaborate across other post graduate courses delivered in the London School of Film Media and Design and the London School of Music
• gain specialist skills and knowledge in your course
• gain insight and professional practice from working alongside students from the other courses, replicating collaborative industry practices
• explore a range of evolutionary and revolutionary processes to build a professional understanding of today's competitive global environments related to design, innovation processes and the management of brands
• develop your own project driven by your new knowledge: the culmination of your Masters experience
• apply management and design thinking to support organisations to compete in the growing global markets combining creativity, strategy and management and visual language as communication powerful tools
• learn to research, apply and present/pitch design innovation and branding campaigns with mentored design partnerships or teams on industry set briefs.

Jobs and placements

The Professionalisation module is an immersive module that covers the key professional creative and technical skills that anchor industry.

Through seminars and practical workshops you will:
• explore the working life of a professional
• gain a better understanding of industry narratives
• understand historical approaches used within the field of advertising, branding and communications.

The Internship or Industry Mentored Brief is an important module and an integral element of the MA Luxury Design Innovation and Brand Management. This is a module designed to develop the experience of design, branding and communication through experience in industry or doing a professional live mentored brief, with one of our mentors.

The University of West London has its own 'W5 Productions' which will support appropriately-skilled students find relevant work placements or an industry mentored brief in the creative industries.

Career and study progression

The MA Luxury Design Innovation and Brand Management develops graduate attributes that prepare you for a range of possible careers, depending on your interests and talents.These include:
• Brand and design managers
• Marketers
• Client account handlers
• Project managers
• Creative directors
• Senior designers
• Design team leaders
• Art directors
• Advertising managers
• Account planners
• Strategic thinkers
• Communication Consultants
• Content creators and managers
• Client account executives

The UK attracts many global brands, setting up flagship stores to attract domestic and overseas visitors to private retail locations. Retailers continue to look to enter new markets in potential higher growth regions, seeking to improve their existing operational performance in these markets to achieve sustained growth. This course has been designed to lead to employment and is targeted towards students whose career developments and interests lie within this field and the growth sector of the Design and Fashion Industries.

How to apply

Click the following link for information on how to apply to this course: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/how-apply

Scholarships and bursaries

Information about scholarships and bursaries can be found here: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/scholarships-and-bursaries

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The different ways in which systemic leadership and consulting practices respond to organisational challenges and personal, relational and development issues is a key element of this course, which will help you develop insights into systemic organisational practice and theory.

Developed for corporate and business leaders in health or care settings, social and community workers, religious leaders and other professionals, it will enable you to take a step-change in your leadership practice.

Intermediate qualifications available:
• Postgraduate diploma – 120 credits at Masters level

Why choose this course?

• Study how different paradigms influence ways of leading, consulting, coaching, organising and managing change and development in organisations
• Explore current research and advanced scholarship in systemic and related fields, including a range of theoretical frameworks and approaches in relation to systemic practice and research methodologies
• Develop systemic coaching and consultation techniques so that you can ethically engage with, explore and expand possibilities for communication and action in an organisational context
• Gain reflexive leadership skills so you can observe, discuss, critique and draw learning from your own practice, with a particular focus on issues surrounding power, diversity and social difference
• Benefit from the creative use of a range of inquiry techniques in leadership and consulting situations in ways that serve to ethically intervene in unfolding possibilities in organisations.

Course detail

This course on systemic leadership and organisational development is distinctive in its approach to learning, the transformational experience it offers, the development of practical skills and its ethos. To point to some of these features more specifically the course offers:

• Comprehensive and practical systemic frameworks that help you to orientate in complex organisational situations and work effectively and ethically as leader or consultant from within such situations.

• Development of relational sensibilities and skills in listening and talking with others in ways that invite understanding, orientation, direction and commitment.

• An opportunity to make practical ethical contributions to your organisation whilst you are studying, and in the process developing your role and position in relation to others.

• A transformational experience that changes your way of making sense of your organisational `reality and your contribution from within it. The course is likely to also change your sense of professional identity and agency in the world.

• Development of scholarship in systemic social constructionist approaches which are increasingly recognised as contributing to cutting edge thinking and practising in the field of organisation studies and development.

• An opportunity to take stock of the resources and resourcefulness you bring to the course and build them into your learning practice and experience.

Modules

• Designing, Facilitating And Sustaining Systemic Organisational Development (ASS054-6) Compulsory
• Dissertation In Systemic Organisational Practice (ASS056-6) Compulsory
• Systemic Leadership And Organisational Development - Principles And Applications (ASS051-6) Compulsory
• Systemic Research Methods: Positions, Actions And Interventions (ASS055-6) Compulsory
• The Leader And Consultant As Systemic Coach (ASS052-6) Compulsory
• The Reflexive Leader/Consultant Within Organisational Complexity (ASS053-6) Compulsory

Assessment

Central to the learning on the course are assignments for systemic practice which relate directly to the content focus of the respective units. Assignments provide you with a structure to make your learning relevant to your work place, using systemic approaches to make sense of situations, engaging with or collaborating with others, supporting others, facilitating developments and so forth. The course structure facilitates you in the development of your assignments through teaching, practice and formative exercises and tutorials.

Assignments create possibilities to learn from action and reflection and provide the opportunity for valuable feedback for your learning. You will account for assignments in seminar papers, presentations or performances that explore how the assignment connects to the course unit, how systemic practice and theory have been applied, provide insight into the specific practice, explore the developments that emerge from it and the learning it creates.

Assessments of seminar papers and presentations provide an opportunity to consolidate and share learning from the course and practice and provide another level of feedback, reflection and discussion on practice learning.

Careers

The course helps your employability and career management in developing your abilities:

• to account for your practice as leader or consultant facilitating the development of organisations and the achievement of objectives
• to engage with and make sense of a job opportunity from a wider contextual awareness and mindfulness of the organisation as whole.
• to engage with the emergent possibilities rather than only the set properties of a particular job or position
• to use your reflective skills to account for your own practice, abilities and experience and how these contribute to developments in coherent and compelling ways.

Funding

For information on available funding, please follow the link: https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/money/scholarships/pg

How to apply

For information on how to apply, please follow the link: https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/course/applicationform

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Humber’s Global Business Management graduate certificate program prepares you for a wide choice of careers and gives you the time to decide which is best for you. Our program is designed to prepare degree holders from any academic discipline to work as managers in a broad array of business areas in domestic and international organizations of any size. No Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), no business experience, no prerequisite courses are required – just your bachelor’s degree and the desire to find your place in the world of business management.

This program covers what every business wants in every manager: leadership, communication skills, numeracy, creativity, analytic ability, problem-solving skills, teamwork and strategic planning abilities. You’ll gain the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to manage the human, physical and financial resources, and complex strategic and practical management issues of international and domestic businesses.

The first year covers a breadth of fundamental business knowledge and skill areas; the second year expands on that base with a variety of more complex and strategic international and global courses that have equal application in both international and domestic businesses, making this a truly global business management program.

Course detail

Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:

• Collect, process and interpret data used to support international business.
• Develop, execute and analyze the results of a comprehensive global business plan which includes complete marketing, operations, financial and human resources strategies and tactics, taking into account the impact of various economic, legal, cultural, geographical, and political situations on international business.
• Conduct business with diverse populations using culturally appropriate methods in compliance with relevant national and international law, legislation, policies, and regulations.
• Assist in the importing and exporting functions of a business.
• Plan, direct, execute and evaluate individual and team projects.
• Implement strategies utilizing domestic and foreign government programs, policies, and agencies which facilitate international trade.
• Apply financial knowledge and skill to the operation of an international business.
• Apply leadership and teamwork skills establishing and maintaining working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, clients, customers and consumers.
• Apply quality control and assurance programs to sourcing and supplying.
• Apply the principles of business ethics and international corporate responsibility.
• Develop new products and services consistent with evolving market needs.
• Evaluate the viability of marketing a product or service in an international market or markets.
• Develop personal professional development strategies and plans to enhance leadership and management skills.

Modules

Semester 1
• BISM 5000: Computer Analytic Skills
• BUS 5003: Project Management
• ECON 5015: Management Economics
• HRM 5003: Human Resources Management
• STAT 5002: Quantitative Methods for Management
• WORK 5005: Career Development and Pre-Placement Seminar

Semester 2
• ACCT 5507: Managerial Accounting and Finance
• BUS 5505: Canadian Business Law
• GEOG 5528: World Geographies and Cultures
• HRM 5008: Organizational Behaviour
• MKTG 5007: Fundamentals of Marketing
• RSMT 5001: Business Research Methods

Semester 3
• BUS 5020: International Trade Law
• BUS 5021: Global Business Leadership Skills
• BUS 5022: Global Environmental Issues
• BUS 5023: Supply Chain Management
• BUS 5024: Global Business Strategy 1
• MGMT 5004: Customer Relationship Management

Semester 4
• BUS 5569: Global e-Business Management
• BUS 5571: Global Business Strategy 2
• FIN 5191: International Banking and Finance
• MKTG 5514: Global Marketing Management
• MKTG 5519: Integrated Marketing Communications
• WORK 5511: Global Business Field Placement
• WORK 5570: Industry Seminar

Work Placement

There is a work placement (320 hours minimum) in the fourth semester. It is designed to give you the hands-on practical work experience that employers desire.

Your Career

Upon graduation, you may be able to choose from a wide variety of management career fields, thanks to the rich breadth of content in this unique program. You could enter the marketing area as a brand assistant, key account representative or event manager; the finance area as a business analyst or corporate finance assistant; the advertising area as an account executive or media analyst; the operations area as a logistics manager, operations planner or project manager; the international trade area as a supply chain analyst or import/ export manager; or the retail area as a merchandise manager, purchaser or marketing co-ordinator. You may also use the entrepreneurial skills and knowledge gained in the program to open your own business or act as a consultant.

How to apply

Click here to apply: http://humber.ca/admissions/how-apply.html

Funding

For information on funding, please use the following link: http://humber.ca/admissions/financial-aid.html

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This is an in-service part-time programme, delivered by distance learning via the University of Dundee's Virtual Learning Environment. It is offered in partnership with participating colleges, educational institutions and professional training organisations. In the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework, it is worth 60 credits at Level 11 (Masters) at postgraduate level or Level 9 at undergraduate level. The TQFE programme is underpinned by the Scottish Government's (2012) Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland's Colleges which define the lecturer's role and contribution to their educational setting.

The programme is normally completed within one academic year, starting in September and finishing in May.

Why study for the Teaching Qualification Further Education at Dundee?

At University of Dundee, the TQFE programme is delivered almost entirely online, allowing you to fit your studies around your professional and personal commitments. Our virtual learning environment is open 24/7 and you are encouraged to complete the well-structured programme at your own pace. As well as our highly accessible and attractive virtual learning environment, you will benefit from a range of social media and online conferencing tools.

The TQFE team is comprised of a group of academics, some of whom are also employed in the college sector. The programme materials are kept fully up to date; our virtual learning environment gives us the agility to respond quickly to new developments in the field. Members of the team are engaged in research into a wide range of topics including educational uses of social media tools; adult learners and motivation; the design of online learning environments.

TQFE-Tutor:
Our communications and tutoring system, TQFE-Tutor, won the prestigious University of Dundee's Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching in 2011. The system incorporates a blog, email and a Twitter account, all badged 'TQFE-Tutor'.
Visit the TQFE-Tutor blog: http://blog.dundee.ac.uk/tqfe/
The TQFE-Tutor system allows the team to guarantee that programme participants receive a timely response to any enquiries/assignment submissions.

Professional recognition:
Participants who successfully complete TQFE are eligible to register with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Those whose teaching is primarily in the Higher Education field may apply for registration with the Higher Education Academy; they will be required to submit a 3000 word (approx) Account of Professional Practice - for which they will find their TQFE studies very helpful.

"...I feel that I am a better teacher for TQFE study; I have a better appreciation of why some students are less receptive, with a wider range of skills to successfully amend this."
Previous programme participant

Who should study this course?

The programme is designed for academic staff working in colleges and other educational institutions, who may be fairly new to teaching or who want to develop their existing teaching skills further. Programme participants are often sponsored by their employers. The Scottish Government recommends that all college lecturers should complete TQFE within three years of appointment.

"I have learnt a lot about my learners and myself and looking back, I am changing my teaching methods and materials based upon different learning theories and styles."
Previous programme participant

How you will be taught

This programme is an in-service provision offered in partnership with participating colleges and organisations. It is flexible and grounded in professional practice.

For those undertaking the full programme, there are two 30 credit modules to complete - one per semester. Credit (up to 50% of the programme) may be awarded for other teaching qualifications, upon application to the Programme Director.

Each 30 credit module requires 300 hours of notional participant effort which includes directed study via the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), work-based activities, face-to-face contact at optional workshops, tutor support via TQFE-Tutor, private study and assessment.

The main features of the programme are:
- Distance, on-line learning
- Two highly recommended module workshops
- Support via blog, email, VLE, online tutorials and telephone
- University tutor team and College mentor
- Observation of teaching practice
- Written formative activities and summative assignment

What you will study

The programme provides a comprehensive teaching qualification for College lecturers, educators and trainers. Professional competences are integrated with academic rigour and coursework is underpinned by theory and critical reflection upon practice.

There are two modules in the programme - The Effective Lecturer and The Successful Learner – and these correspond to the range of knowledge and skills required for a teaching career in the tertiary education sector.

Learning materials, workshops and literature are provided to facilitate critical thinking and generate ideas, leading to critical reflection and change in lecturers' practice.

You might like to sign up for TQFE-Tutor tweets, at: @TQFE_Tutor

How you will be assessed

Participants on the Standard Entry route through the programme are given the opportunity to receive formative feedback on each of the two summative written assignments required. In addition to the assignments, participants are required to pass two practical teaching observations, at least one of which will be undertaken by a member of the tutor team (the other observation may be undertaken by an Associate Staff member within their institution).

Careers

The TQFE programme is widely recognised as a high quality teaching qualification in the post-compulsory education sector. For those wishing to build on their qualification, progression to other programmes in Education, Social Work and Community Education is straightforward.

If participants wish to undertake further qualifications, progression to BA Professional Development (UG), MEd (PG) or Doctoral study (PG Masters) is straightforward.

As this is an in-service qualification, TQFE participants are normally employed as lecturers, trainers or instructors when they join the programme (they are required to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of teaching in the course of their studies). Some employers award contribution related salary points for employees who gain the TQFE certificate.

"I'm delighted to have gained my TQFE as not only have I improved my classroom practice, but I've now been given a pay rise and am actively seeking promotion."
Previous programme participant

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Our MA Design, Innovation & Brand Management course gives you the opportunity to study a combined curriculum that will significantly improve your professional and managerial capabilities.

Our course at UCA Epsom encourages you to consider the value of branding in today's competitive global environment, where organisations continue to compete in overcrowded markets. As consumers become more sophisticated and the plethora of products more similar, the need to differentiate through emotional attachment has become increasingly important.

The key to successful brand development is an understanding of its synergistic relationship with innovation. The popular view has been that branding is connected with logos, advertising and manipulation, whilst innovation is to do with more process-orientated development.

For us, branding is about delivering a rewarding experience to customers, while innovation is about an organisational effort aimed at differentiating a company through original value creation. In other words, each is inextricably linked yet individually defined.

As a student on this course, you'll benefit from working alongside students on the MA Graphic Design, MBA Creative Industries Management and MA Fashion Management & Marketing courses.

Industry Partners

Our course greatly benefits from its location in relation to London, and from our ability to attract top industry practitioners as visiting lecturers.

You'll also have the opportunity to:

-Visit exhibitions

-Take part in conferences and industry events

-And use advanced study facilities such as the British Library and the City Business Library.

Careers

Graduates from MA Design, Innovation & Brand Management work in a variety of exciting careers such as:

-Brand and design management

-Art direction

-Marketing

-Client account handling

-Account planning

-Strategic planning.

Virtual Media Space

Visit our Postgraduate Virtual Media Space to find out more about our courses, see what it's like to study at UCA and gain access to our campus virtual tours.

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COURSE OVERVIEW
The MA Education is designed to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and trainers who are keen to extend and enhance their professional qualifications and expertise. It is a highly flexible programme enabling education practitioners to study on-site at the university as well as in the workplace. Taught modules can be combined with flexible and negotiated modules to accredit a wide range of professional knowledge and development.

Please note that completion of this course does not lead to qualified teacher status (QTS).

KEY FACTS
• Intended for those working in all education sectors, including early years; primary; secondary; further education; and higher education; the MA Education is also relevant to those in work-based training environments or those with a general interest in education.
• The programme is open to those without a Bachelor’s degree providing you have relevant professional experience.
• You will gain a recognised qualification which may be used towards meeting continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.
• Some of the modules included on this course are offered in conjunction with our partner organisations.
• Two intakes per year (October and February) provide students with a structured route that is relevant to their professional needs and enables them to develop transferable skills in their relevant field of education.
• It is possible to use evidence from previous study or experience relevant to the subject to claim for Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

COURSE STRUCTURE
STAGE 1: Leading to PGCert in Education.
Choose modules up to 60 credits from the below. These modules are optional, but highly recommended for those new to master’s level study. You may choose, with guidance, one of these modules at 30 credits, both modules at 15 credits or both modules at 30 credits, depending on their study needs and previous experience. In place of these modules, you may select one or two 30 credit modules from Stage 2. You may also choose a module from our Masters in Teaching and Learning at this point.

Reflecting on professional practice (15/30 credits)
Developing professional enquiry skills (15/30 credits)

STAGE 2: Leading to PGDip in Education.
Choose a further two 30 credit or one 60 credit modules from:

TAUGHT MODULES: Current issues in education (30 credits); Change management in education (30 credits); Management and leadership in education (30 credits); Managing educational improvement (30 credits); Coaching and mentoring in education (30 credits); Teaching and Learning in Primary Design and Technology (30 credits); The Nature of Design and Technology in Primary Education (30 credits).

FLEXIBLE MODULES: Research in Professional Practice (30/60 Credits); Enhancing Professional Practice (30/60 Credits); Enhancing Professional Practice for NQTs (30 credits).

STAGE 3: Leading to MA Education

Dissertation (60 credits) including proposal stage.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment is by coursework only and students are required to demonstrate an ability to carry out in-depth critical analysis, effective research skills, critically evaluate research methodologies, have an enhanced knowledge and understanding of education and training and be able to critically evaluate their findings in relation to the wider academic context.

Some modules offer a choice of assessment methods, including a written account, a portfolio plus a written account and the opportunity to develop materials to disseminate findings.

FURTHER STUDY
Graduates of the course can apply to take further research study options. The faculty has a thriving research programme leading to MPhil and PhD. We welcome enquiries from teachers interested in undertaking research in any aspect of education practice or policy, from early years, via primary and secondary schools, academies and colleges, through to further and higher education, and lifelong learning.

EMPLOYABILITY
This course allows those in the field of education to fulfil their continuous professional development needs by providing relevant courses for career enhancement.

HOW TO APPLY
Please apply direct to the faculty using our online application form http://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/apply-online/lss

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Why take this course?

The environment has an increasingly significant impact on the way we produce materials, structures and generally, how we live.

Our course aims to extend your understanding of the core disciplines of civil engineering with the added perspective of environmental factors. It takes into account the importance of issues such as pollution, public health and resource management which can affect the engineering process.

What will I experience?

On this course you can:

Attend lectures and seminars given by practitioners from client, contracting and consulting organisations
Gain experience of environmental assessment techniques plus a range of other skills such as mapping using GIS, GPS and remote sensing technologies
Opt to study overseas at a variety of European universities through the ERASMUS exchange scheme

What opportunities might it lead to?

This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired a Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree.

Here are some routes our graduates have pursued:

Civil engineering
Government agencies
Environmental organisations
Consultancy
Project management

Module Details

The course is divided into three stages, the first two stages are generally taught through formal tuition, with stage three covering independent research in an academic or industrial setting.

You will build upon established fundamental civil/construction engineering and project management principles in order to confidently apply them to a range of complex construction project problems with due regard to social, economic and environmental issues.

Here are the units you will study:

Environmental Management for Civil Engineering: This unit introduces you to the main environmental issues associated with civil engineering projects and how they are considered and mitigated in the Environmental Assessment process.

Civil Engineering Science: In this unit you will study the integrated topics of analytical structural analysis, numerical analysis and solving engineering problems. Whilst being an introduction to the finite element method (FEM) and application of FEM software packages, this unit aims to give you the ability to solve engineering problems in the design of real structures.

Environmental Engineering Design Project: This unit gives you an opportunity to simulate the design activities of a civil engineering consultancy. Project briefs are typically drawn from the work of professional contacts in the civil engineering industry. You will be required to make professional contacts, obtain advice and guidance, carry out research and conduct site visits outside the University.

Strategic and General Management: In this unit you will cover management in the construction industry, and the development of organisational and project strategic direction, taking into account internal and external environments.

Independent Research Project: This covers the generic research framework within which new knowledge is discovered, and involves the practical application of research skills and techniques to a chosen system within the construction industry.

Programme Assessment

Teaching on this course will focus on small lectures, seminars and discussion groups. It will also centre on supporting your independent learning strategies, which tutorials will help to develop.

Assessment can take many forms and is geared towards the subject matter in a way that encourages a deeper understanding and allows you to develop your skills. It includes:

Examinations
Coursework
Projects
A dissertation

Student Destinations

This course is designed to equip you with knowledge and skills that employers in the construction industry expect. Alongside the technical topics, you will develop commercial and interpersonal skills required of construction industry professionals.

This course will also equip you for the real-world challenges within the specialist field of environmental engineering. You will have a specific understanding of environmental considerations within civil engineering projects enabling you to propose and implement environmentally sustainable solutions. You can expect to find roles within areas such as environmental and sustainability assessment, waste management, regulation and consultancy to name a few.

Overall, the delivery of this course and its opportunities for you to interact with the industry throughout your studies means the employment rate of our civil engineering graduates is excellent.

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This MSc is designed to respond to the significant environmental impact of buildings, which account for around 34% of all energy use and 25% of all CO2 emissions worldwide. In more developed economies, this is significantly higher: UK buildings account for nearly 46% of all energy use and 39% of all carbon emissions.

As a result, there is a need for construction professionals, and building designers in particular, who can create buildings with a low carbon footprint and reduced environmental impact.

Our course is designed to provide students with the skills and deep knowledge base required to achieve this whilst providing the comfort expected in modern buildings.

This MSc, which is endorsed by the BRE Academy (http://www.bre.co.uk/academy/), will not only help prepare you for an exciting career in the industry, but it will also help prepare you to continue your studies onto a Doctor of Philosophy research programme.

Many distinction-level graduates from this programme stay on for a PhD, often funded in part by the University of Bath.

Learning outcomes

Students will learn how to reappraise the design process and develop sustainability strategies for building projects. Graduates will be qualified to pursue careers as specialists in architectural and engineering practices.

The programme is delivered in a modular format, comprising 10 taught units (undertaken in 4-day blocks) and a dissertation. The programme can be studied full time or part time.

Research-led teaching

The programme is based on research expertise within the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering.

The Department is the home of centres founded to embrace research into the effects on the built infrastructure of climate change and the need for sustainable development, each with particular focus on materials and products, BRE CICM, and sustainable building design, EDEn.

Programme Content

For a full list of compulsory and optional units see the programme catalogue (http://www.bath.ac.uk/catalogues/2015-2016/ar/ar-proglist-pg.html#AA).

- Full time study: 12 months
- Part-time study: 24-48 months

- The programme is offered as a modular programme comprising ten taught units.

- The taught units are undertaken in ten 4-day blocks. The first introductory unit is mandatory and a pre-requisite to all the subsequent core/optional units which may be selected and undertaken to suit your own work and time commitments

- Each unit comprises preparatory work, four consecutive days' attendance at the University of Bath and /or follow up work afterwards, amounting to 100 hours of study. Students will be assessed during the unit or by work submitted immediately after each unit

- Where students do not wish, or are ineligible to progress to the dissertation, a Postgraduate Diploma is awarded after successful completion of the taught modules only

Dissertation:
During the final three months of the degree you will produce a dissertation. This is your opportunity to explore a particular topic that has been covered during the programme in far greater depth

Career Options

Bath students have an excellent track record for getting jobs.

- Bath postgraduates noticeably outperform postgraduates nationally
- Our MSc graduates are extremely attractive to employers and have entered a wide range of careers.
- Other graduates have gone on to pursue research towards and MPhil or PhD

After graduation, you will be qualified to pursue careers as specialists in architectural and engineering practices. The Bath MSc in Environmental Design will enhance your employability by providing you with valuable skills and knowledge that are directly applicable in the construction industry and the need for sustainable developments in the UK and abroad.

BRE Academy logoOur programme is endorsed by the BRE Academy (http://www.bre.co.uk/academy/).

About the Department

The Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering brings together the related disciplines of Architecture and Civil Engineering. It has an interdisciplinary approach to research, encompassing the fields of Architectural History and Theory, Architectural and Structural Conservation, Lightweight Structures, Hydraulics and Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics.

Our Department was ranked equal first in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 for its research submission in the Architecture, Built Environment and Planning unit of assessment.

Half of our research achieved the top 4* rating, the highest percentage awarded to any submission; and an impressive 90% of our research was rated as either 4* or 3* (world leading/ internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour).

The dominant philosophy in the joint Department is to develop postgraduate programmes and engage in research where integration between the disciplines is likely to be most valuable. Research is carried out in collaboration with other departments in the University, particularly Management, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Psychology.

Find out how to apply here - http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/

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