Postgraduate Open Postgraduate Open Day 14 November Day 14 November

20072007

Welcome to the Welcome to the People, People, Management & Organisations Management & Organisations Division, Division, Manchester Business Manchester Business

SchoolSchool Prof Sue CartwrightProf Sue Cartwright

Divisional Co-ordinator, PMODivisional Co-ordinator, PMO

MSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Managerial PsychologyMSc Managerial Psychology

Aims of the courseAims of the course

• To provide psychology graduates who are intending to become Chartered Occupational Psychologists with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required by the Division of Occupational Psychology of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

• To provide training in research methodology that will enable students to pursue high quality research, whether in postgraduate studies or in a business context

• To equip you with competencies in various practical key skills required in your future careers and are sought after by employing organisations.

• To provide a strong platform for subsequent doctoral work

MSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Managerial PsychologyMSc Managerial Psychology

Course StructureCourse Structure

• The course is studied over 12 months full time; six months taught followed by six months spent on the dissertation

• Each course unit except Research Methodology is worth 20 credits, and the taught component is worth 110 credits in total. The dissertation is worth 70 credits.

ModulesModules• Research Methodology • Selection & Assessment in Organisations • Behavioural Change in Organisations• The Individual & The Work Environment• Organisations & People

MSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Managerial PsychologyMSc Managerial Psychology

Examples of recent dissertation topics:Examples of recent dissertation topics:• Role of Acquisition Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions

• How Dyslexic People Respond to the Selection Procedure

• Leadership & Emotional Intelligence

• Organisational Change

• Workplace Stress and Bullying

• Psychological Harassment in the Workplace

• Age and Experience of Negative Behaviour at Work

• Diversity and Equality Audit

• Evaluation of Stress Management Programme

• Experiences of Gay Male Professionals re Career Choice and Discrimination at Work

• Stress and Pressures Facing Female Admin Temporary Workers

Special Features:Special Features:

• Research methods course units are delivered by national and international level experts in the respective areas

• All elements of the course (research methods, subject specific and dissertation) allow for interdisciplinary training and interaction.

• The provision of training and assessment to enable students to attain Level A and B certificates of competence in psychological testing during the course of their MSc (to our knowledge we are unique in offering Level A & B)

• The range of experience provided by guest speakers from both industry and academia

MSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Managerial PsychologyMSc Managerial Psychology

MSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Organisational PsychologyMSc Managerial PsychologyMSc Managerial Psychology

Special Features:Special Features:

• Where possible using staff contacts to assist you in gaining access to organisations for your dissertation work. Examples include:

- Robertson Cooper Ltd (a University spin off company providing psychological consultancy);

- HSBC Bank (who have had a student placement for the last six years, some of whom have gone on to be employed by the company as a direct result of their placement);

• The Hatfield Prize in Organisational Psychology (£100);

• ESRC accreditation (1+3) and opportunities to continue on the MBS Doctoral Programme on completion of the course.

MSc Human Resource Management MSc Human Resource Management and Industrial Relationsand Industrial RelationsAims/Focus: Aims/Focus:

• to develop an understanding of the management of people, changing employment practices and contexts, and employer/employee/trade union/government relationships, both in the UK and internationally, and theoretically and practically;

• research methods;

• practical competencies and ’graduate upgrade’ membership of the CIPD (the HR practitioners’ professional body);

• a strong platform for future doctoral studies.

Special Feature:Special Feature:

• BP Award for the Best Application of Personal Development - BP will award a prize of £500 to a top-performing student at MBS (open to those working towards CIPD membership).

MSc Human Resource Management MSc Human Resource Management and Industrial Relationsand Industrial Relations

Course modules: Course modules: • Human Resource Management• Industrial Relations• Employment Policy and Practice• Employment Law• Research Methods

Recent dissertation topics: Recent dissertation topics: • HRM and business performance• Recruitment• Work-life balance• Discipline and grievance at work, • Age discrimination• Workplace stress in small businesses• Employment law in the construction industry, • Equal opportunities/diversity in the fire service

MSc Human Resource Management MSc Human Resource Management and Industrial Relationsand Industrial Relations

Career Opportunities: Career Opportunities:

– Recent graduate destinations:

Deloitte, Tesco, M&S, the NHS, BP, HBOS, Fujitsu, Britannia Building Society, British Nuclear Group, Halliwells Law Firm

– Recent appointments:

HRM graduate trainees, various HR assistant, officer and adviser posts, remuneration consultancy, PhD studies

Typical student:Typical student:

– Normally a minimum of a 2:1 degree– About half of our students have degrees in

management-related subjects but others have first degrees in a wide range of quite different subject areas;

– A number of applicants have a good first degree alongside previous HR experience, and such applications are very welcome.

MSc Human Resource Management MSc Human Resource Management and Industrial Relationsand Industrial Relations

MSc International Human Resource MSc International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Management and Comparative Industrial RelationsRelations

Aims/Focus:Aims/Focus:

• Provide you with theoretical and practical understanding of the macro-, meso- and micro-level factors that shape employment policies and practices in a variety of international contexts.

• Give you a comprehensive understanding of the internationalisation of the global economy, the development of pan-national regulatory bodies and the role of multinational companies and global supply chains.

• Provide you with the ability to employ a comparative perspective to your studies; to understand how and why differences occur within and between organisations, sectors and countries.

Aims/Focus:Aims/Focus: • To develop a critical assessment of contemporary

research and debate on key substantive topics in the area of international human resource management and comparative industrial relations.

• Provide academic rigour and experience to prepare you for careers within multinational companies based in the UK or elsewhere and broaden the international understanding of HR professionals who wish to work in a global context.

• Develop a specialist capability to carry out research combining business and academic perspectives in the international arena in human resource management and industrial relations. [MSc only]

MSc International Human Resource MSc International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Management and Comparative Industrial RelationsRelations

Subjects:Subjects: • Comparative Industrial Relations• Human Resource Management I• International Labour Law and Regulation• International HRM• Employment Policy and Practice• Research Methods for Organisations• Dissertation

Options: Options: • Human Resource Management II• International Management• Organisation Development• International Organisational Change

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Careers from MSc HRM and IR (we assume a Careers from MSc HRM and IR (we assume a similar profile for the new MSc). similar profile for the new MSc).

Recent graduate destinations:

– Deloitte, Tesco, M&S, the NHS, BP, HBOS, Fujitsu, Britannia Building Society, British Nuclear Group, Halliwells Law Firm.

What kind of student are we looking for? What kind of student are we looking for?

– Normally a minimum of a 2:1

MSc International Human Resource MSc International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Management and Comparative Industrial RelationsRelations

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysis

This course is for those interested in:This course is for those interested in:

• the way in which multinational companies operate

• acquiring skills in analysing such companies for both academic and practical purposes

• developing and testing these skills and knowledge in the framework of an internship

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysisThere are five compulsory modules and

three optional modules can be chosen.

Compulsory modules:

• International politics

• Managing in competing capitalisms (double module)

• Analysing global business

• Business Research Methods

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysis

The InternshipThe InternshipGives you the opportunity to gain practical experience whilst

enabling you to implement the skills you have learnt whilst studying. The internships are unsalaried on an expenses only basis.

• TimescalesTimescalesYour internship will commence around mid May/June. The projects

vary in length usually spanning 6 – 12 weeks.

• ProjectsProjectsProjects are mainly sourced within the Northwest. All projects are

checked for suitability and approved by the MBus Academic Director. All projects are sourced and released by the Internship Co-ordinator.

• Recruitment & SelectionRecruitment & SelectionThe employers select which students they would like to interview

from the students CV’s and cover letters. These selections are made using the companies own criteria.

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysisRecent internships include:

• UNIDO

• Accenture

• l’Oréal

• NWDA

• Tesco

• BAE

• plus other bluechip companies

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysis

Students also receive soft skills training in groups and one-to-one sessions:

• writing a business CV

• successful interview techniques

• dealing with clients

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysisThere are three types of dissertation for you

to choose from:

• traditional, academic dissertation

• a dissertation written about issues dealt with during the internship (similar to a business report)

• if the internship was a group one, then a group report and an individual, reflective report

MBus Global Business MBus Global Business AnalysisAnalysisGraduate destinationsGraduate destinations

• Most students work for large multinational companies (including consulting companies) or use the skills learnt for their own or the family’s business. Examples of organisations include: Tesco, Rolls Royce, Deloitte, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank

• Some students choose to stay in academia and study for a doctoral degree

MSc Chinese Business and MSc Chinese Business and ManagementManagementKey Facts:Key Facts:

• Course duration – one year full-time study

• The skills that you learn are highly relevant to the business environment that you’ll join on graduation

• The course also serves as a strong foundation for doctoral research

• Tailored courses are delivered by leading experts in the field

• Our teaching is based on latest research, using expertise from MBS’s Chinese Business & Management Centre and the University’s Centre for Chinese Studies

MSc Chinese Business and MSc Chinese Business and ManagementManagement

Course content:Course content:– Business Environment and Strategy in China– Organisations and HRM in China– Research Methods for Organisations– Marketing for China– Managing Global Supply Chains– Performance Assessment & Decision Support– Perspectives on Contemporary China (optional)– China in East Asia (optional)– Global Business Strategy (optional)– Global Politics of China (optional)– Chinese language (optional)

MSc Chinese Business and MSc Chinese Business and ManagementManagementCareer Prospects:Career Prospects:

• Graduates can pursue a career in multinational firms that have or are developing business relationships with China or Chinese multinational firms

• Also useful for government officials, NGOs workers and those who have work experience in (multinational) firms that have business relationships with China, if they wish to deepen their knowledge of China.

MSc Chinese Business and MSc Chinese Business and ManagementManagement

Admissions Requirements:Admissions Requirements:

• Upper second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent

• Undergraduate degree in any discipline

• Statement of purpose

• Academic credentials

• References

Why Manchester?Why Manchester?• UK’s joint first business school –40 years

experience; now largest UK business school

• Triple accredited, AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB: Internationally recognised, excellent reputation

• Aim: by 2015 to be recognised as one of the world’s top 25 business schools in undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA, executive education and research

• Financial Times Ranking 2007

– MBA: 22nd in the world,

– Doctoral programme 2nd in the world.

• Prestigious qualification in a city offering great value for money