Queen Mary University of London, School of Business & Management Masters Degrees

The School of Business and Management was established in 2002 with a staff of five, and has quickly made a name for itself as a cutting-edge research department. The School now employs more than 30 academic staff, and expects to grow more in the near future. Situated between the two financial centres of the City of London and Canary Wharf, the School is in a prime position for students who aspire to a career in business management.

All of our programmes focus on developing your ability to make relevant critical analyses and evaluations. Within the School, this is achieved through the investigation of modern business issues and management techniques. Our major research focuses include Equality and Diversity, and Globalisation. The School contributes to many joint programmes, covering the essentials of business and management across a wide variety of disciplines.

We encourage applications from graduates from diverse fields, who seek to gain business management knowledge. Graduates with first and higher degree qualifications in Business Management have excellent job prospects in industry, finance and commerce as well as in the public sector and charities. We have excellent links with the corporate world, which we use both as a source of advice and as an occasional special input into our teaching.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Entry to the School’s MA and MSc programmes is dependent on a good upper-second-class degree at undergraduate level (or overseas equivalent). For entry into the MSc in International Human Resource Management and Employment Relations, a first degree in social science related subject, such as sociology, psychology, business, management, politics, economics or law is required. Consideration will also be given to good arts’ graduates. There is no formal deadline for applications, but courses generally start to fill up by the middle of March each year. The School reserves the right not to process applications which arrive later than 15 August. Students whose first language is not English are required to have skills to a recognized standard (see below).

Proficiency in English

Students whose first language is not English must be able to demonstrate English language skills to a recognised standard of minimum IELTS 7.0 or equivalent. Evidence must be provided with application forms. Local British Council Offices can advise on suitable courses. with application forms. Local British Council Offices can advise on suitable courses must be provided. Students who have an IELTS score of 6.5or equivalent (including 6.0 for writing) will be accepted subject to their satisfactorily completing a pre-sessional English Language course run by the College. Courses are of up to three modules and run for four, eight or twelve-weeks between July and September.

For further information and advice about the most appropriate courses to take, please contact: The Learning Development and Continuing Education Unit Alan Hart Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2830email: a.g.hart@qmul.ac.uk or Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2827Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 7923email: presessional@qmul.ac.ukwww.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk/elss/presessional/

These courses are also open to, and

recommended for, students who meet the required standard but wish to improve their English Language skills prior to commencing Masters degree course, as it will make their Masters year significantly easier and more enjoyable. Masters fees will be discounted by the cost of one English language module, currently £820, for students who satisfactorily complete a pre-sessional English language course at Queen Mary and take up a Masters programme with the School of Business and Management.