Masters Degrees (Golf Management)

Myerscough’s MA in Golf Management, awarded by the University of Central Lancashire, is designed to enable students to make a significant contribution to the dynamic and complex global golf industry.

The course provides a management-focused golf programme which develops awareness and ability in corporate management, equipping students with the skills and confidence necessary to manage others in the golf industry. More specifically, the course will develop students’ knowledge of international golf business through modules including: The Global Golf Industry, Strategic Management in Golf, Golf Consultancy Project, Golf Business and Innovation, and Contemporary Developments in Golf. Offering blended delivery via online sessions complimented with campus delivery at various junctures, the course is intellectually and academically stimulating whilst still being focused on the vocational needs of the golf industry.

The staff teaching on the MA are friendly and supportive, who combined have extensive experience working both academically and vocationally within the golf industry. The course produces well qualified postgraduates with the necessary skills to move up the job hierarchy in variety of international golf related careers. The course is suitable both for existing industry professionals and those with an appropriate undergraduate qualification who aspire to a career in golf management.

Year 1

Strategic Management in Golf

This module focuses on the key concepts of strategic planning, marketing and management within golf. Modern perspectives of environmental analysis, human resource management, elements of strategic decision making and leadership will be analysed and discussed in relation to how they apply with golfing organisations.

The Global Golf Industry

This module aims to critically analyse the global context of golf by examining a number of issues, including: the spread of golf in the Middle and Far East; the globalisation of the world golf tours; and the lives of professional golfers. In doing so, this module will enable students to critically examine the social, economic and environmental consequences of golf’s global rise and also includes a specific focus on the growing internationalisation of golf business practices.

Golf Consultancy Project

This module aims to provide students with the skills to undertake a process of environmental scanning and consultancy in a golf industry workplace. In doing so, students will carefully monitor an organisation’s internal and external environments, detect early signs of opportunities and threats, and build a plan to influence current and future developments. This module will give students a critical awareness of the wider issues affecting golf business in relation to a specific industry sector. Students will be encouraged to record and reflect on their own personal development during the module and thus promote the transferable skills required to succeed in the ever changing golf industry.

Year 2

Contemporary Developments in Golf

This module will provide students with the analytical skills to enable them to explore a number of contemporary issues that are relevant in the modern golf industry. Analysis will focus on issues such as: participation in golf in regards to race, gender, class and disability; drugs in golf; golf and the Olympics; golf and the mass media; the relationship between golf and health; the relationship between golf and social inclusion; and player management in golf.

Research Methodology and Design

This module provides students with the essential personal, organisational, management, theoretical and statistical skills needed to work at Postgraduate Level. It will explore research philosophies, research process and design and the process of questionnaire development and design. The module will develop skills in advanced data organisation, presentation, dissemination and problem solving.

Brand Awareness and Marketing Strategies

This module will develop contemporary marketing knowledge, skills and experiences in a range of golfing contexts and environments. This module will develop the students’ ability to identify, problem solve and deploy a range of golf marketing theories and practices in this rapidly developing area. Students will engage with a diverse range of marketing theory as related to the contemporary golf context. This will be complemented by developing a pragmatic understanding of the practical application of golf marketing strategies and tactics in the 21st century.

Year 3

Masters Dissertation

The dissertation is a triple module and allows students to design and conduct a substantial piece of independent, supervised research related to the field of study. The dissertation is an independent piece of academic work which allows the student to identify and work in an area of interest to them and manage the research process to agreed deadlines.

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Golf is a significant global sport played on diverse areas of land within both urbanised and rural landscapes. Golf course managers are in essence custodians of this land and therefore have a responsibility to manage these facilities for both the game of golf and the environment. Golf courses offer wide ranging economic, social and environmental opportunities when managed appropriately but face many challenges in the 21st century if they are to survive in a highly competitive social and recreational market place. Competing forms of leisure, economic factors and other constraints continue to impact on golf globally. Course managers have to be mindful of these factors, which directly impact on the resources needed to sustain surfaces and meet customer expectations.

This part-time MA Sustainable Golf Course Management, awarded from the University of Central Lancashire, is an innovative course which encompasses a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary golf course management. The course aims to develop students’ critical and analytical thinking to enable implementation of effective and efficient management practices. The MA will encourage debate and critical evaluation within an environment that develops holistic understanding of international issues.

Year 1

Theoretical Perspectives of Sustainability

In this module you will develop your knowledge and understanding to define sustainability. This will be used to investigate the impact of practice on global resources and the environment. You will critically appraise economic, social and environmental issues in the context of golf course management.

Management of Performance and Quality

In order to successfully manage a golf course in a challenging economic climate you will need to understand customer expectations and demands. This module will develop an understanding of both objective and subjective quality criteria for golf courses to allow you to provide positive customer experiences.

Contemporary Agronomic Research and Development

Research into agronomy, technology and management is of critical importance if the industry is to continue to adapt to modern pressures and challenges worldwide. This module will explore the research path including laboratory to field trials and, ultimately, application into practice. Case studies will be explored where research and development has made or could make a significant impact to management practice.

Year 2

Resource Efficiency and Management

This module will assess the impact that resource management can have on the overall success of the business. Managing physical, financial and human resources efficiently will allow responsible use of finite resources whilst maximising quality output and minimising waste.

Golf Course Policy and Strategic Planning

Management practices can have a significant impact on both the landscape and the fundamental design of a golf course. Within this module you will review the importance of managing and planning structural and physical developments on a golf course through the implementation of a course policy document.

Research Methodology and Design

This module provides students with the essential personal, organisational, management, theoretical and statistical skills needed to work at Postgraduate Level. It will explore research philosophies, research process and design and the process of questionnaire development and design. The module will develop skills in advanced data organisation, presentation, dissemination and problem solving.

Year 3

Masters Dissertation

The dissertation is a triple module and allows students to design and conduct a substantial piece of independent, supervised research related to the field of study. The dissertation is an independent piece of academic work which allows the student to identify and work in an area of interest to them and manage the research process to agreed deadlines.

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Masters in Human Resource Management (HRM) (MLitt)

• Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline.
• Provides a comprehensive approach to the management of an organisation’s most valuable and valued assets – the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives.
• Improves your understanding of the principles and practices of managing a workforce within the context of the overall strategic management of organisations.

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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Masters in Management (MLitt)

• Designed for students with undergraduate qualifications in a subject other than business or management.
• Provides an integrative understanding and a flexible approach to problem solving within organisations.
• Develop a solid foundation in contemporary management methods and core business principals.
• Gain important analytical and management skills required to obtain a professional position with managerial responsibilities or a leadership role within an organisation

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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Masters in Finance and Management (MSc)

• Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline including a mathematical element.
• Provides a strong foundation in the principles and practice of finance within organisations.
• Explores the complexities of international corporations, financial markets and investment management.

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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Management Studies (MRes)

• There is no direct application to this programme. The School will recommend enrolment to doctoral candidates on an individual basis.
• Equips you with core research skills and with a wide knowledge of contemporary management thought.
• Designed for students who intend to pursue doctoral study and in particular those with a research interest aligned to the Schools’ research themes.

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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Masters in International Business (MLitt)

• Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline.
• Prepares you to work cross-culturally, provides knowledge and critical understanding of key business practices and considers issues of responsibility in organisations.
• Introduces new approaches to management thinking.
• Enables you to embark on a career within a multi-national or global organisation with a firm grounding in the principles of strategic management.

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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Masters in Marketing (MLitt)

• Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline.
• Combines solid academic enquiry with the key subject knowledge required by marketing professionals.
• Explores marketing issues both domestically and internationally.
• Learn to think critically and strategically while taking account of an organisation’s stakeholders.

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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Masters in Banking and Finance (MSc)

• Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in finance, economics or a related discipline.
• Includes an in-depth study of the theory and practice of modern banking and finance.
• Excellent preparation for further research (i.e. PhD) in Finance.

Features

* We have approximately 40 staff involved in teaching in the School, with additional visiting lecturers and guest speakers.
* Four teaching staff were shortlisted and two won University of St Andrews teaching awards.

Postgraduate community

The School of Management has a truly international feel with staff and students from over 40 countries, representing a wide diversity of cultures and interests. This international aspect of your postgraduate studies will allow you to become familiar with cross-cultural issues and to develop personal business contacts across Europe, India, North America and the Far East. Our programmes are student-centred and our staff at the School of Management are here to ensure that your arrival and integration into your chosen programme of study are smooth and enjoyable. In addition, our students have a Management Society which organises a broad range of activities, both subject related and social. The University also has a number of other student societies relating to the management discipline.

As part of a leading research-intensive university, the School of Management comprises a community of scholars that research and contribute to the guiding principle of responsible enterprise. We are concerned with formal and informal ways of organising a wide variety of ‘enterprises’: private, public and social. We explore issues of accountability and ethics as we study these enterprises, by pursuing a number of intellectual themes that guide our research and teaching. These include the ethics of corporate governance, the impacts of investment, organising for creative outcomes, the internal management of organisations and the interactions between organisations and society.

Our research guides and informs our teaching in the School where we encourage our students to engage critically with this subject matter and develop their skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and application.

Location

The School of Management is located in the Gateway Building on the North Haugh which is set in an open green space close to the beach, halls of residence, sports facilities and the town centre. The Gateway has state-of-the-art lecture and seminar facilities as well as an extensive private study area for students. In addition, there is a public café on the ground floor of the building with views of the famous Old Course golf course and the North Sea.

Teaching methods

The taught elements of the programmes are delivered through a mixture of core and option modules, with each of the first two semesters having approximately 12 hours per week of staff / student contact. We use a range of delivery methods, including lectures, small group tutorials, workshops and seminars. Our average lecture size is 30 students, however, in some cases there will be seminars of 15-18 students or larger lectures with up to 100 students, which would normally be augmented by small-group tutorials. There is also a weekly series of lectures and workshops for all students focusing on research methods and other topics to help prepare for the dissertation. In addition to scheduled classes, you will have the opportunity to participate in our Masters Extra (MX)
Programme, which includes guest lectures from academics and business executives, specific sessions to enhance your career development opportunities and a range of corporate visits.

Careers

Employment opportunities exist for graduates in a wide range of organisational contexts such as management consultancy, investment banking, fast moving consumer goods, nongovernmental organisations, business development agencies, tourism, advertising and public relations, the Civil Service, government agencies and the education sector.

Alumni from the School of Management have secured employment in the fields of general management, marketing and brand management, accountancy, investment analysis, fund administration and other aspects of the financial services industry. Graduates have taken up these roles in a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector including: Bain and Company, HSBC, Nomura Bank, Blackrock Global Investment Management, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, Deloitte, Standard Life, BP Amoco, Barclays, Halifax Bank of Scotland, KPMG, IBM, Ernst and Young, AXA Insurance, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, EasyJet, Danone and Greenpeace.

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The sport management track prepares you for the business and management aspect of the sport industry. Employment in this field ranges far and wide, such as college and athletic departments, community recreation organizations, minor and major league sport franchises, commercial sport facilities, and golf courses.

Courses emphasize sports marketing, facility management, governance, fundraising, sponsorships, and coaching. Students in this track can choose a 30-credit thesis option or a 36-credit non-thesis option.

WHY MS SPORT SCIENCE AT IUP?

-The program allows you to choose from three different tracks of Sport Science, a unique aspect that is rarely offered elsewhere.
-There are a number of assistantship opportunities that become available every year.
-You have the option to choose a thesis or non-thesis curriculum.
-Gain experience in your field of choice outside of the classroom with professionals in the area.

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How do we achieve economic prosperity, regional growth and social transformation?

Our MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation is taught at Essex Business School, ranked in the UK’s top 20 by the Chartered Association of Business Schools. It uses innovative and interactive teaching, such as group working and applied projects, to develop your practical business knowledge and employability skills. We hone your entrepreneurial spirit, so you can have the capabilities and confidence to launch your own venture, manage your family business or introduce innovative ideas to improve performance at existing organisations.

This course explores the entrepreneurial issues and challenges high on the agendas of businesses, governments, policy-makers, researchers, educators and wider communities across the world.

You explore topics including:
-Economic, sociological, psychological and managerial theories of enterprise creation theories and practices of entrepreneurship
-Entrepreneurship skills
-Strategic innovation management
-New venture development
-How to prepare a business plan

Essex is one of the most entrepreneurial counties in the UK and an exciting place to do business. At Essex Business School, we teach you to take control of your career and create ideas, products and services with real value. Our current Masters students join us from more than 40 countries and our international team of academics help you gain a global understanding of business in established and developing markets, so you can have the best foundation for your career.

Guest lectures give you access to practitioners and policy makers, who share real-world experiences to prepare you to tackle the challenges facing entrepreneurs and SMEs today. Instead of a dissertation, you can opt to complete a comprehensive business plan for your new venture or an existing business, giving you the opportunity to gain valuable feedback on your ideas from academics and industry practitioners.

Our MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation is also available to study part-time and you don't need to have previously studied business to enrol onto this course.

A number of scholarships and discounts are available for Masters study at the University of Essex, including those for overseas applicants. Postgraduate loans for Masters courses are now available from the Student Loans Company, worth up to £10,000, for students from the UK and EU.

Our expert staff

Our expert staff have world-class research reputations, with their work placing us in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014). They’re at the forefront of real-world entrepreneurial issues, ensuring you experience the very latest teaching and thinking to prepare you for the modern business world.

Our entrepreneurship academics are active members of the School’s Management Science and Entrepreneurship Group, which carries our cutting-edge research into issues affecting the sustainable growth of business, society and the economy. Many of our team are also part of the national Business and Local Government Data Research Centre, which is based at Essex Business School and carries out research into issues impacting entrepreneurship and innovation, such as local economic growth and access to broadband.

Specialist facilities

This course is offered at our Southend Campus, just an hour’s train ride from London and its ample networking and internship opportunities.

Essex Business School in Southend provides excellent facilities for learning and socialising, including the award-winning new building The Forum. This learning-hub features 24-hour computer suites and study pods. You can also access initiatives to develop your study skills.

You benefit from the convenience of a town-centre campus, with a variety of shops, restaurants and bars. Southend-on-Sea is famous for its award-winning beaches and seaside amusements, including a theme park and miniature golf, so you can be sure of a vibrant social life.

Your future

With a Masters degree from a UK top 20 business school (Chartered Association of Business Schools), you can have an excellent foundation for your future career. In 2015, 78% of our postgraduate taught students were in work or further study (DLHE).

This course is particularly relevant to careers in:
-Government and other policy-making institutions
-Non-governmental or community-based organisations
-Those who want to start and grow their own business
-Those who want to take over management of or work for their family business

Whether you’re seeking employment, or want to start your own entrepreneurial venture, we support you along the way. In addition to the School’s dedicated employability services, we work with the University’s Employability and Careers Centre to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.

Example structure

-Theories and Practice of Entrepreneurship
-Comprehensive Business Plan (optional)
-Creating and Managing the New and Entrepreneurial Organisation
-Innovation Management
-Research Methods
-Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (optional)
-Global Project and Product Development (optional)
-Managerial Economics (optional)
-International Marketing Strategy and Planning (optional)

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The MSc in Sports Coaching and Performance has been designed for those working within sport and the coaching industry, or have studied at undergraduate level and gained coaching experience. This postgraduate degree will provide you with an advanced knowledge base that will give you the best possible opportunity for pursuing your career goals within sport and the coaching industry.

The flexible modular structured course offers an insight into how psychology, physiology, strength and conditioning, and movement analysis impact on performance. This MSc Sports Coaching and Performance degree will give you an interactive approach to performance coaching so you can apply theory to your practice. The integration of theory and practice will enhance and develop your ability to reflect on current coaching practice, plan appropriate training programmes and critically analyse existing approaches to performance coaching. You will also develop comprehensive knowledge of the key issues that support the high performance sports coaching environment.

See the website http://courses.southwales.ac.uk/courses/1805-msc-sports-coaching-and-performance

What you will study

Core Modules:
- Research Project
This project aims to enable students to demonstrate the skills necessary to produce a scholarly, in-depth, empirical research study, resource, or report.

- Research Methods
This module will develop your ability to design and statistically analyse experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental quantitative studies. It will allow you to appreciate the strengths and limitations of the different quantitative and qualitative research designs used in coaching and sport, health and exercise science; and synthesize knowledge and competencies gained during taught modules to produce a scholarly, in-depth critical review and proposal for a research study.

- Effective Coaching
You will develop an advanced understanding of critical self-reflective skills through the use of video analysis, which includes identifying key coaching styles, behaviours and feedback techniques required in advanced coaching situations. In addition, you will develop an in depth understanding of the interdisciplinary approaches that contribute to the coaching process including your ability to recognise and develop current coaching practice and coaching philosophies.

- Professional Work Based Development
This modules provides an opportunity for students to observe and participate in work-based professional environments, including identifying a work problem for you to overcome, which will enhance your professional and vocational learning and inform your own everyday practice. As part of your studies you will critically reflect on your learning throughout the work placement. You will, together with the module team, identify an organisation or organisations that are relevant to your field of study and that will be able to provide 140 hours of work experience.

Option Modules (choose three):
- Developing Expertise in Sport
This module aims to enable you to develop a systematic knowledge and critical understanding of how coaches develop and maintain expertise in sport and the ability to critically appraise coaching practice in the context of current approaches to skill development

- High Performance Environment
This module focuses on developing a multi-disciplinary perspective of factors that act upon the elite athlete and how these contribute to the development of elite performance. You will analyse how the coach, psychologist, conditioning coach, medical staff and nutritionist assist and complement each other in producing a high performance environment. The management of the performance environment will be discussed and the many issues that underpin successful implementation of elite sport science support will also be analysed.

- Strength and Conditioning
At the end of this module you will have developed your knowledge and critical understanding of concepts and theories regarding strength and conditioning. You will also have developed the ability to implement effective strength and conditioning programmes into a range of performance environments. The above have been closely linked to the professional standards required for accreditation by both the NSCA and the UKSCA.

- Movement Analysis
This module aims to develop your awareness of the analysis of sports performance, with particular emphasis on technique analysis and notation analysis. The use of systematic observation techniques in the analysis of sports performance will also be considered.

Learning and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures, video analysis, seminars and workshops, some of which will be student-led. Lectures will be held predominately held on a Monday between 2pm-8pm and /or a Tuesday depending on your module choice. A draft timetable can be requested from the course leader Melanie Tuckwell

Work Experience and Employment Prospects

The UK Vision for Coaching has clearly identified the need to develop Talent Coaches, Performance Coaches and High Performance Coaches. This course will provide opportunities for individuals to develop in these roles within their National Governing Body or sport.

Our MSc Sports Coaching and Performance degree is designed to reflect current developments and ensure that students have the required skills to access a range of employment opportunities within sports coaching and performance. Graduates will possess the key skills, knowledge and competencies that can be used in a wide range of careers, for example:

• Coach Education Personnel
• Sport Coaching Science Personnel
• Elite Sports Coach
• High Performance Coach
• Community Sports Coach
• Physical Education Teacher
• Strength and Conditioning Coach
• National Governing Body Officer
• Self-employed Coaching Consultant
• Researcher
• Performance Analyst
• Sport and Exercise scientist

Assessment methods

Assessment activities include writing essays, producing oral and poster presentations and studying case studies and examinations.

Facilities

As part of your studies you will use our USW Sport Park facilities and state-of-the-art sport science laboratories on our Glyntaff campus.

Work and Study Placements

The MSc Sports Coaching and Performance degree has a bespoke module, Professional Work Based Development, which all students will undertake. Our course team establish opportunities for students across a spectrum of coaching, allowing them to experience vital skills in the potential career they wish to progress.

Current work placements include: Cardiff City Football Club; Cardiff Blues Rugby Football Club; Football Association of Wales; Welsh Rugby Union; Swansea City Football Club; Welsh Netball; Newport Gwent Dragons; Sports Wales; Golf Union of Wales; Welsh Hockey and many local authority Sports Development units and National Governing Bodies of Sport.

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