Maximise your potential to become a confident leader on our innovative and flexible four year integrated master's programme. Develop essential management intelligence and associated business skills to achieve a master's level qualification that will give you a competitive edge.<br>Four years of study together with the flexibility to choose from a range of different modules in related disciplines including marketing, accounting, human resource management and economics, aims to accelerate you on your chosen career path. You will expand your knowledge about different contemporary management theories and techniques to improve your understanding of organisations and the environment in which they operate. The entire course will provide you with excellent expertise in a whole array of different areas from management and related subjects.<br>Modern business needs individuals who can think critically about managing and what work means for employees. You will examine organisations from a sociological viewpoint, looking at modern work situations and focussing on how we affect each other in familiar networks like family and in the community, through to more formal networks.<br><br>Right from the start of our Business Management MSci you can begin to tailor your studies from a selection of modules from the business world. You can choose to study microeconomics and macroeconomics, the principles of marketing and accounting, explore consumer behaviour, study international business and learn more about managing in organisations by working with other students to find a solution to a business problem set by a multinational corporation.<br><br>As you progress into year two you will discover concepts around human behaviour in organisations including the Taylorist and Human Relations approaches. You will focus on your own professional development which will allow you to carry out career planning so you can achieve your future ambitions.<br><br>Optional modules at this stage will continue to enhance your learning, from taking a more advanced look at areas such as microeconomics, econometrics, human resource management, consumer behaviour and financial accounting, to studying taxation, contemporary economics, digital and marketing communications, and operations and quality management.<br><br>In year three you will examine business strategy and undertake activities including a virtual business game simulation that will give you the opportunity to put the theory you have been learning on the course into practice. You will continue to select modules that will align with your interests and these might include pay and performance management, examining contemporary retail environments, analysing the audit framework and looking at contemporary issues in management. You can also choose to undertake an independent study project in either economic and business forecasting or contemporary issues in human resource management - both a great way to improve your research skills.<br><br>Your final year will focus on enhancing your leadership skills through development exercises and increasing your knowledge of the theoretical approaches to leadership. You'll explore the current debates and practices in leadership in the context of global business and analyse case studies on the subject and develop effective tools for solving the type of leadership dilemmas facing contemporary organisations.<br><br>You will produce your final dissertation project where you can use the knowledge from the course to create an extended piece of research. Optional modules at this high-level will develop your knowledge in areas such as performance management, international strategic management, entrepreneurship, branding and contemporary challenges in global business.