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Nottingham University Business School

MSc Programmes 2013-14


www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc
Nottingham University
Business School
The Postgraduate Ofce
Jubilee Campus
Wollaton Road
Nottingham NG8 1BB
UK
MSc Programmes (Initial enquiries)
Tel: +44 (0)115 846 6488
Fax: +44 (0)115 846 6981
e-mail: msc-businessenquiries@nottingham.ac.uk
www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc
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Nottingham University Business School Nottingham University Business School MSc Programmes 2013-14 MSc Programmes 2013-14
Cindy Heeralal, MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Nottingham
University Business
School is one of an
elite global group of
EQUIS-accredited
business schools
and is among the UKs leading
centres for management education.
We are recognised as one of the top schools in the world for
the quality of our teaching and research on sustainability and
corporate social responsibility. We take very seriously our
responsibility to educate future business leaders to take a
broader ethical and societal perspective on business practices
and nance and we integrate these issues into our teaching.
We continue to pioneer entrepreneurship education, as we
believe it is vital to equip our students with enhanced creativity
and effective problem solving abilities. The School is a focus
of entrepreneurial activity that unites numerous external
organisations in collaborative teaching, research, and thought
leadership globally.
Our facultys strong links with a large number of key businesses
mean that you will benet from their business experience as
well as the innovative research at our leading centres and
institutes, from promoting entrepreneurial start-up businesses
to developing supply chain solutions with Rolls-Royce, or
collaborating with banks and nancial services providers with
our Financial Services Research Forum.
Our goals are to inspire and challenge you intellectually
and prepare you for success in your chosen career. Thank
you for considering us at this key point in your personal and
professional development.
Professor Martin Binks
Dean, Nottingham University Business School
Thank you for
considering
Nottingham
University Business
Schools MSc
programmes. We
offer a wide range of Masters
degrees taken by more than 400
students each year.
The programmes will equip you to go on to senior positions in
industry, commerce, and the public sector while providing a
solid foundation for PhD research.
All our degrees will stimulate and challenge you with a
balance between academic excellence and relevant business
skills. Staff who are leading experts in their eld will teach you
and you will mix with high quality students from every part of
the globe.
I hope that this brochure gives you the information you need
to make your decision, but if there is anything else you would
like to know, please do get in touch with me or with one of the
Course Directors.
We hope that you will join us at Nottingham.
Tim Bailey
Director of MSc Programmes
The Nottingham University
Business School MSc
Contents
Nottingham University Business School MSc Programmes 2013-14
Why Nottingham? 3
Our distinctive features at a glance 4
Advance your career 5
How to apply 9
Scholarships and funding 11
Universal appeal 13
Jubilee Campus 15
Comprehensive facilities 18
Nottingham - a dynamic city 19
Join the network 21
The Masters Programmes 24
MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility 25
MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance 28
MSc in Finance and Investment 29
MSc in International Business 31
MSc in Management 36
MSc in Marketing 37
MSc Courses in Operations Management 39
MSc in Risk Management 44
Entrepreneurship at Nottingham 45
MSc in Entrepreneurship 48
Joint MSc Programmes in Entrepreneurship 49
Leading expertise 51
Contacts 53
Company Based Dissertation 8
Fees 10
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Nottingham University Business School is one of an elite global
group of EQUIS-accredited business schools (European Quality
Improvement System).
Uniquely, EQUIS accreditation applies to all our campuses in the UK, China, and Malaysia.
Our MSc in Finance and Investment is ranked in the top global Masters
in Finance programmes by the Financial Times 2012.
The 2013 Complete University Guide and Times Good University
Guide consistently rank us in the top twenty UK business schools; the
University of Nottingham ranks in the top 1% of universities worldwide in
the QS World University Rankings.
Nottingham is one of the most employer friendly universities in the world
(Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities) and is ranked among the
top 20 most targeted universities in the world by leading employers in the
THES world rankings.
Our MSc programmes have been awarded accreditation from professional bodies:
MSc in Marketing: One of the few postgraduate Marketing courses
in the UK accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for
Dual Award status, which offers you an opportunity to take the CIMs
Professional Diploma in Marketing while you are studying. Employers
value this additional qualication and it will give you a competitive edge.
MSc in Risk Management: Recognised by the Chartered Insurance
Institute (CII), the worlds premier professional body for insurance
and nancial services. This can offer you exemption from several CII
examinations and special Discover membership of CII exclusively for
students at UK universities.
Executive MSc in Global Supply Chain Management: Accredited
by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and the
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
ESRC: Nottingham is one of only 21 Doctoral Training Centres in the
UK accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council. If you
are interested in pursuing a specialist MSc followed by a PhD, this
accreditation allows applicants from the UK and EU to apply for
ESRC-DTC Studentships.
Why Nottingham?
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Unique international opportunities
At Nottingham, encouraging our students to develop an
international outlook is paramount. You can gain valuable
international experience if you choose to study part of our MSc
International Business at the Universitys campus in Chinathe
University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China (UNNC) is the rst
and only western university to operate independently from
the Chinese government. Nottingham is unique in having an
overseas campus in Malaysia (UNMC).
We currently have participants from 59 countries on our MSc
programmes, so you will experience a rich variety of business
and international perspectives from your peers.
Business ethics leadership
We are recognised as one of the top schools in the world for
the quality of our research and teaching on sustainability and
corporate social responsibility.
Our MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility was among
the rst in the UK and is led by our International Centre
for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) one of the
foremost centres for research and teaching on CSR in Europe
that brings leading edge CSR education to our students.
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability modules are
available to most Masters students, so that our graduates can
develop a broader perspective on responsible business issues.
The School was one of the rst 100 to sign the UNs Principles
for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative to
inspire and champion responsible management education,
research, and thought leadership globally.
Pioneering entrepreneurship education
Our Entrepreneurship division and the University of Nottingham
Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) form one of
Europes leading centres for entrepreneurship research and
practice. The MSc Entrepreneurship is UNIEIs agship
programme and offers you the opportunity to develop your
entrepreneurial skills no matter what your background.
Nottingham placed second in the world in a study ranking
research articles in innovation and entrepreneurship published
between 1996 and 2006.
UNIEIs Ingenuity Centre is a network of higher education,
private, and public sector organisations that nds solutions to
real business issues and includes the UNIEI-lab learning
about business a unique facility for incubating and
developing business plans and ideas that many of our MSc
graduates have beneted from.
Career development opportunities
Nottingham graduates are highly regarded by recruiters and
we facilitate national and international opportunities to help you
develop your career.
We operate a competitive system of projects with various
organisations, some in the UK and some overseas, which are
linked to the MSc dissertation and allow you to apply theory to
practical business issues.
After you have completed your MSc you will be in a strong
position to gain employment opportunities with local, national
and international businesses.
Nottingham has a reputation as an international University
and qualications from Nottingham are recognised all over
the world.
Global expertise
Our faculty are among the leading researchers in their elds, so
you can be sure that our teaching is underpinned by world-
class research.
The quality of our research is recognised by the UK Research
Assessment Exercise (RAE), which rates the Business School
6th in the UK for Research Power.
The Times Higher rates Nottingham among the top ten UK
universities for the impact of its publications in economics
and business. Nottingham ranks 5th worldwide for research in
business ethics and sustainability, according to a 2011 report
published in Business and Society. Nottingham is the only UK
business school included in the ranking and the highest ranked
school outside the USA.
We have established expertise in risk and insurance dating
back to 1968. Our Centre for Risk and Insurance Studies
(CRIS) is one of the worlds leading university centres for
teaching and research in risk and insurance.
The Business School boasts one of the largest groups
of operations management experts in the UK and is an
international leader in logistics and supply chain
management research.
Our distinctive features
at a glance
As a postgraduate student at
Nottingham University Business
School, you will have access to our
specialist in-house Postgraduate
Careers Service to help you develop
your career management skills and
explore your career options.
Through a combination of your academic studies and the
careers support we offer you will be in an excellent position to
promote yourself to recruiters.
Supporting your career progression
You may arrive in Nottingham knowing exactly what your next
steps will be or you may be undertaking a Masters to help you
review your career direction.
Whatever your situation we have bespoke services to
support you:
t Our weekly MSc Career and Professional Development
Programme to help you plan your career, target your
applications, present yourself effectively to recruiters, and
make an effective transition into the workplace.
t Individual career consultations enable you to discuss your
career ideas and job search strategies with one of our
Postgraduate Careers Consultants.
t Visiting speakers provide hints and tips, based on their
industry expertise, on getting into a variety of career areas.
t Access to a variety of online resources to help you in
researching your career options.
t Exposure to a wide range of potential employers through
presentations and networking events.
t Psychometric tests to help increase your self-awareness
while providing an insight into the type of tests used in
employers recruitment processes.
t A tailored vacancy service ensures you are kept up to date
with the latest job opportunities.
Career success
Nottingham students and graduates are among those most
targeted by UK employers according to a 2012 High Fliers report.
Our recent Masters graduates have developed careers in areas
such as venture capital, management consultancy, investment
banking, nancial services, public relations, corporate
responsibility, sustainability, and marketing. Self-employment
and further study are also popular choices.
Employers of our 2011 graduates include:
Accenture, Alliance Boots, Bank of China, Caterpillar,
Deloitte, DHL, Ernst & Young, GE Capital, Jaguar Land Rover,
KPMG, LOreal, PwC, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser,
Thomson Reuters.
Working Globally
Our online subscriptions and alumni networks ensure that you
have access to information on working in a variety of countries
worldwide.
Working in the UK
Immigration is a complex issue. At Nottingham, we arrange
immigration talks from legal experts to help international course
participants understand the latest regulations in relation to
working in the UK. For up to date information on the UKs
Points Based System visit: www.ukba.homeofce.gov.uk
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Advance your career
I was truly impressed by the number of initiatives carried out by the
Postgraduate Careers Service team, who have always been very helpful
in providing me with valuable advice
Davide Preziosi
MSc in Risk Management
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Industry %
Consulting 13
Consumer Products 5
Financial Services 37
Manufacturing 9
Media/Entertainment 3
Non-Prot 5
Petroleum/Energy 1
Pharma/Biotech/
Healthcare Products 1
Real Estate 4
Technology 7
Other 15
Employment Destinations 2011
In 2012, our alumni rated the effectiveness of the Schools Postgraduate Careers
Service among the UKs top 10 (FT Global Masters in Finance ranking).
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I have great praise for the Business
School Postgraduate Careers
services. They do their best to help
you to be successful in nding
and getting a job. We have weekly
timetabled career sessions, career
events for networking opportunities,
as well as weekly e-mails.
Adriana Gosuen
MSc International Business
Without all the help the
Postgraduate Careers Service
provided me I would not have
succeeded. Im now a Credit
Sales Analyst with Mitsubishi UFJ
Securities International plc, the UK
subsidiary of a large Japanese bank.
Luke Tiller
MSc in Finance & Investment
Gillian Murchie
Postgraduate Careers
Adviser
Julie Blant
Postgraduate Careers
Service Manager
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The atrium inside the Business School North.
The MSc Company Based Dissertation (CBD) takes place
during the summer and provides our MSc students with a
structured scheme for applying management concepts to
business practice.
We link students to an organisation to research a dissertation
topic agreed and supervised by a faculty member with
relevant expertise.
We offer this opportunity on a competitive basis. A rigorous
selection process ensures that partner organisations are able
to choose the very best students to undertake a CBD.
Please note that it is not possible to guarantee a place to all
students who might be interested.
Through the Company Based Dissertation our rm was able
to get in touch with new talents and integrate them in our
ongoing business projects.
Wladimir Kovacic,
CEO, Advisory Group Zurich, Switzerland.
Working on this project has fully developed my professional
knowledge and provided hands-on experience in the eld of
investment management.
Vanessa Lei,
MSc Finance and Investment Intern at Advisory
Group Zurich, Switzerland.
I just wanted to say how well your graduates did! If you are
able to provide graduates of a similar calibre, we would be
very keen to take them on for similar periods in the future.
I personally agree with many of their astute observations.
Matilda Urie,
Wind farm Developer, E.ON Nottingham, UK
Working at E.ON Retail Strategy for my dissertation has
allowed me to gain professional experience in one of the
most innovative industry sectors. I would recommend doing a
dissertation placement to future Masters students. For the skills
you develop, exposure you gain and valued output you deliver,
you will not regret the decision.
Rudy Menon,
MSc Management Intern at E.ON Nottingham, UK
I wanted to gain some insights from a company and see
what it means to work in that particular business eld. The
recruitment process takes about two months and includes CV
screening, phone interview and a nal interview at companys
headquarters. I was accepted by Toro Capital, a Swiss-based
company, which started operating in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Since it was a young company, my task was to research
the North American natural gas industry in terms of its
fundamentals and indicators, so that the companys
management could make a decision about whether or not to
start trading in that area.
The main advantage of a company based dissertation was
that it offered me various perspectives on my future job in
consultancy and trading areas, ensuring a great link with the
real business environment.
Laura Popa
MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance
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Company Based
Dissertation
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To gain a place on our MSc
programmes, you will need to
meet our general as well as course-
specic admissions requirements.
Our general requirements cover English language and
academic requirements:
English Language Requirements
If your rst language is not English, we may require evidence
of your competence in the language. For information about
exemptions, please see
www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc/admissions.html
If we do require evidence, we will accept:
Either:
An lELTS scoro ol at loast ?.0 with a minimum scoro ol 6.0 in
each of the four elements of the test.
Or any one of the following two options:
A TOEFL scoro ol at loast 600, with a TWE scoro ol 4.5.
An lntornot-basod TOEFL scoro ol at loast 100, with a
minimum score in the individual elements of the test: 19 in
writing; 19 in listening; 19 in reading and 20 in speaking.
IELTS is administered through British Council ofces in many
countries. For information about your local test centre contact
the British Council in your own country.
Information is available at: www.ielts.org or telephone the UK
helpline on +44 161 9577755. Please note that you should
apply to do the Academic version of the test.
TOEFL is administered by the Educational Testing Service in
the USA. Please note that we will not accept a TOEFL result
without a TWE score.
General academic requirements
The academic requirement for each programme is normally
a rst or an upper second class honours degree from a UK
university or an overseas equivalent.
Course-specic requirements
For some programmes, you will need to have studied or
be studying for a degree in a subject appropriate to the
programme you have chosen. Please see the table below.
Entry to many of our MSc programmes is highly competitive, so
please note that having the admissions requirements does not
guarantee that you will be offered a place.
In making our decision, we also consider your grade average,
the ranking and reputation of the institution where you studied,
personal statement and your potential for success in your
chosen programme, as evidenced, for instance, by your grades
in modules of particular relevance to your chosen programme.
Applying
To apply for the course of your choice you must complete a
Postgraduate Application Form, either in hard copy or online:
https://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk
You should supply a copy of your degree certicate together
with a nal or latest transcript of your degree course and
English language test result, if required (see above). If you have
not yet completed your course, please supply a list of modules
you are studying in your nal year. Your application should be
supported by two academic references (where possible).
The fee for online application is 25 or 30 for hard
copy applications.
Closing date and deposits
The closing date for applications is normally the last working
day of July each year; however we advise you to apply early as
places are limited.
We ask all successful applicants who receive an offer to pay a
deposit of 1,000 within a specied period to secure a place on
the relevant programme. The deposit will be offset against the fee
if you register for the MSc course. We will return the 1,000 to
you if you hold a conditional offer but fail to satisfy the conditions.
The deposit is non-refundable in any other circumstances.
How to apply
Course-specic requirements
Course
MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility
MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance
MSc in Finance and Investment
MSc in Management
MSc in Marketing
MSc in Risk Management
MSc in Entrepreneurship
MSc in International Business
MSc programmes in Operations Management
Undergraduate degree requirements
Management or business studies or other social sciences
Management or economics or business studies
Management/business/economics (with a signicant quantitative nance
and/or econometric component). Students with an outstanding rst degree
in a quantitative subject will be considered.
Management or economics or business studies
Management or business studies with at least one core marketing module
Management or economics or business studies
Any discipline
Any discipline except business or management
Engineering, science, or business
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Recruitment Fairs
The School will be represented at a number of national and international recruitment fairs. Details are on the Schools
website at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc/opendayfairs
Open Events
The Business School will hold an MSc open event on:
Wodnosday 21st Novombor 2012- Opon Evoning
Wodnosday 20th Fobruary 2013 - Opon Evoning
Wodnosday 12th 1uno 2013 - Opon Altornoon
Come and meet us, nd out more about the School, the MSc Programmes, and meet students
and staff currently on the courses.
To book a place on one of these events, please go to www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc/index.html
Please note all fees are provisional and we advise you to check details at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/
UK/EU Overseas
MSc in Finance and Investment 10,250 18,750
MSc Programmes; 9,500 15,500
MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility
MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance
MSc in Entrepreneurship
MSc in International Business
MSc in Management
MSc in Marketing
MSc in Risk Management
MSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MSc in Operations Management
MSc in Operations Management and Manufacturing Systems
MSc in Supply Chain and Operations Management
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Scholarships and funding
Nottingham University Business School MSc Programmes 2013-14
The School is offering the following
scholarships for the academic year
2013-14
Nottingham University Business
School Scholarships
Up to two full tuition fee scholarships for the following full-time
MSc programmes (Home/EU):
t MSc in Corporate Strategy & Governance
t MSc in Management
t MSc in Marketing
t MSc in Risk Management
t Up to four full tuition fee scholarships for the full-time MSc
in Finance and Investment (Home/EU/Overseas).
t Up to two full tuition fee scholarships for the full-time MSc
in International Business (Home/EU/Overseas).
t Up to four half-tuition fee scholarships for any of the full-time
MSc programmes (Home/EU).
The International Centre for Corporate Social
Responsibility (ICCSR)
is also offering funding opportunities. For further details
please go to: www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc/
scholarships.html
Non-competitive Scholarships
t 10% discount on tuition fees to any University of Nottingham
graduates (Home/EU/Overseas).
To be eligible for any of these Scholarships you
must have:
t Been offered a place on one of the relevant MSc programmes
(as specied)
t Paid the 1,000 deposit
t Applied for the scholarship by Friday 28th June 2013.
To apply:
Complete the Scholarship Application Form from our
Postgraduate Ofce:
Tel: +44 (0)115 8466603
Email: msc-business@nottingham.ac.uk
University and Research Council Scholarships
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) Scholarships
The ESRC DTC Scholarships cover full tuition fees and an
annual stipend 13,590 (current ESRC rate) for up to a period
of 4 years. They are open to Home/EU applicants who want
to pursue a Masters plus PhD (1+3) on one of the following
pathways within the Business School:
t MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility
t MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance
t MSc in Finance and Investment
t MSc in Management
t MSc in Marketing
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International Ofce Scholarships
The University offers a wide range of international scholarships,
which are specic to countries or regions.
For more information about all Business School and University
of Nottingham scholarships go to:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc/scholarships.html
Scholarship applications close in mid February 2013.
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Postgraduate students in the Business School.
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Universal appeal
With campuses in Nottingham,
China and Malaysia, the University
of Nottingham receives more
applications than almost any other
UK university and has a global
reputation for teaching and
research excellence across
all subjects.
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The Trent building, University Park Campus.
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The Universitys population of about 36,000 students includes
a thriving community of international students from more than
140 countries, so you can expect a truly global community
during your time at Nottingham.
Nottingham is regarded as one of the UKs most desirable
places to studyit is home to a world-class University, while
the city offers all the excitement of city living and retains its
strong sense of community.
Set in extensive greenery and around a lake, the University
Park Campus is one of the largest and most attractive in the
UK, with modern teaching facilities, twelve halls of residence,
an Arts Centre, the East Midlands Conference Centre, Sports
Centre, and a wide range of other amenities spread across
330 acres of parkland.
Nottingham is a major sporting city, which is reected in the
Universitys own sports facilities and performance.
The University has an impressive Sports Centre and an
indoor swimming pool on University Park campus, as well as
exceptionally good facilities at Grove Farm and Highelds for
all outdoor sports.
Facilities include a climbing wall, squash courts, a modern
and well-equipped gym, oodlit articial sports surface, tennis
courts, a bowling green, and a sports injury clinic. There
are seven squash courts on campus and a well-equipped
boathouse by the River Trent.
With over 72 Athletic Union sports clubs, over the last 15
years, Nottingham has consistently nished in the top 10
in the British Universities Sports Association overall league
championship table.
During your time as a Nottingham postgraduate, you will be
able to make use of some excellent facilities for popular indoor
sports such as badminton, volleyball, squash, swimming, and
snooker, plus outdoor sports including rugby, football, tennis,
hockey, and cricket.
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Jubilee Campus is a modern,
purpose-built campus that now
extends to 65 acres and is only
one mile from the University Park
Campus. It was rst opened in 1999
by Her Majesty the Queen.
Jubilee Campus has been praised for its innovative architecture
and environmentally friendly technology that offers our Masters
students a superb environment for study.
Built on a former industrial site close to Nottingham city centre,
Jubilee Campus has impeccable green credentials and is a
leader in sustainable development. An important feature of the
campus is the series of lakes, which are home to a variety of
wildlife and provide all heating and cooling for the buildings
through submerged heat-exchange units.
The campus is an architectural landmark and has received
numerous awards for environmental sustainability:
t The Millennium Marque Award for Environmental Excellence
t The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Journal
Sustainability Award
t The British Construction Industry Building Project of the Year
t The Civic Trust Award for Sustainability
The new International House, with the International Ofce,
School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, the Centre for
English Language Education, and the Amenities Building, with
restaurant, student services centre, and multi-faith centre,
are part of the Universitys signicant investment in Jubilee
Campus. A new scheme designed by Ken Shuttleworth,
designer of the iconic Swiss Re building in London, includes
an Innovation Park and the UKs tallest freestanding work of
public art, Aspire.
A frequent shuttle bus service runs between the University Park
and Jubilee campuses, and there is a walking and cycling link.
Jubilee Campus
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Students by the lake, Jubilee Campus.
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Students studying on Jubilee Campus.
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Outside the Amenities Building, Jubilee Campus.
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Comprehensive facilities
The superb facilities at Jubilee
Campus are designed to make you
feel at home and will enhance your
learning experience.
The Business School
The North Business School consists of three 3-storey
wings interconnected by glass atria and there are a series of
seminar rooms, syndicate rooms and computer rooms within
the building.
The South Business School building provides additional
facilities including lecture theatres, seminar rooms, Reuters
trading lab, computer labs, a caf, and a comprehensive
Business Library.
The School has wireless networking in both buildings and a
variety of software is available, including some of the most
popular business software.
The Exchange building houses large lecture theatres with
a bookshop, bank, grocery shop, and caf opening onto
a covered central atrium. The teaching buildings and the
postgraduate hall of residence border a lake with a pedestrian
walkway linking them.
The Business Library
Our dedicated Business Library provides a modern and exible
environment for your Masters research and study. With access
to a wide range of information resources and services, the
library combines state-of-the-art multimedia technology with
traditional information resources.
The library houses key reference resources, a short loan
collection, past MSc dissertations, and a wide range of
online resources, including bibliographic databases, full-text
databases, electronic journals and more are available via the
eLibrary Gateway.
Open from 08.00-21.45 Monday to Friday, 09.00-16.45 on
Saturdays, and 09.30-16.45 on Sundays. Computer services
are available 24 hours a day.
Data Resources
Students have electronic access to Bloomberg, WRDS, and
Datastream, which provide business information and data
from most nancial markets of the world. This allows you to
conduct in-depth analysis of global markets and companies
and simulated trading and investment.
Accommodation
You can apply for accommodation on Jubilee Campus in the
postgraduate residence adjacent to the Business School. All
rooms have en-suite facilities with data points and high quality
furnishings. Meals are available on the campus a few yards
from the residence. All students paying overseas fees who
accept a place on the Masters Programme by 31st August
are guaranteed accommodation in University owned single
occupancy rooms.
High quality rented apartments are also available in the
surrounding area. You can nd further details from the
Universitys Accommodation ofce:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/nh/students/accomm
International Ofce
Our International Ofce, based in International House on
Jubilee Campus, offers a range of additional support services
specically for our overseas students.
www.nottingham.ac.uk/international
Centre for English Language Education
If your rst language is not English, the Centre offers intensive
English Language and Study Skills preparation courses for
periods from one month to a full academic year. The Centre
welcomes students and researchers from all parts of the
world, and has over twenty years experience in the eld of
English for Academic Purposes, Academic Literacy, and
English for Professional Purposes. Since a high level of
linguistic competence is required to cope with the demands
of postgraduate business studies, the Centre will advise you
on the nature, intensity and length of course needed to raise
your language skills to the level that meets the language entry
requirement acceptable to the Business School.
www.nottingham.ac.uk/cele/
University Health Service
The Cripps Health Centre on the University Park Campus
provides medical and dental services for all members of the
University and their families who want to register as patients
under the National Health Service. Details of arrangements for
medical insurance for overseas students can be obtained from
the University Registrar.
www.unhs.co.uk
Sports Facilities
Students at Nottingham enjoy a variety of sporting facilities
and the Sports Centre on Jubilee Campus includes a large
sports hall containing basketball, tennis, netball, badminton
and squash courts, and two practice rooms for martial arts,
table tennis, aerobics, and tness classes.
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Edinburgh
Aberdeen
London
East
Midlands
Airport
Manchester
Leicester
Bristol
Cardiff
Liverpool
Cambridge
Oxford
Newcastle
upon Tyne
Hull
Glasgow
Belfast
Eurostar link to
Paris and Brussels
Nottingham
Birmingham
Dublin
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Nottingham
- a dynamic city
Nottingham is one of the UKs
fastest growing and most
prosperous cities and the
commercial, cultural, and regional
capital of the East Midlands. Both
Jubilee Campus and University Park
Campus are close to the city centre.
Nottingham is home to several major UK employers, including
Alliance Boots, Experian, Capital One, E.ON, and the Inland
Revenue. Many large blue-chip companies have ofces in and
around the city.
The bustling city centre is renowned for its excellent nightlife,
with more than 300 places to eat and drink as well as, clubs,
theatres, concert halls, and cinemas. Shopping in Nottingham
was recently voted among the best outside of London and the
city has more sports facilities per head than anywhere else
in Europe.
Nottingham, the legendary home of Robin Hood, is one
of the oldest cities in the UK and has a rich history. Explore
the ancient caves beneath Nottingham Castle, or take a
relaxing walk through Wollaton Park and visit its imposing
Elizabethan Hall.
If you need a break from your studies, the region offers
beautiful rural scenery in the Peak District National Park and
historic buildings such as Newstead Abbey, home of writer
and poet Lord Byron, Southwell Minster, and Hardwick Hall.
Nottinghamshires more well-known attractions include Robin
Hoods Sherwood Forest and the historic Goose Fair, held
every October.
Time to travel
Nottinghams central location and excellent transport links
allows easy access to all major British and European
destinations, including London, which is less than two
hours away.
East Midlands Airport is only 30 minutes from the city
centre, offering national and international ights. Getting to
Nottingham from the airport is easy and fast by train, car, or
the Skylink Express bus service. In the city, a new tram system
and frequent buses make it easy to get around.
The Eurostar connection at St Pancras, London, allows
you to travel from Nottingham to Paris or Brussels in just over
4 hours.
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Join the network
Your connection to the Business
School is a valuable resource, both
personally and professionally.
Business Leaders Series
Our exclusive series of guest lectures from top business
leaders who come to the School to speak to students,
staff, and alumni. Recent speakers have included Stephen
Zimmerman, Partner NewSmith Capital Partners; Alex Gourlay,
Managing Director, Health & Beauty, Alliance Boots; Gary
Dutton MBE, Founder and Chairman, Synseal Extrusions;
Dr Louis Nisbet, Chair, BioCity Nottingham; Rita Gunther
McGrath, Columbia Business School, New York.
MSc Society
A committee of students runs the Nottingham University
Masters Business Society. They organise a programme of
social events for Business School Masters students, including
a popular Summer Ball and sporting activities that use the
Universitys excellent sports facilities.
Postgraduate Students Association
The Postgraduate Students Association (PGSA) is the
representative body for all postgraduate students at the
University of Nottingham. It is central to the PG Community
in Nottingham and on our International Campuses in Ningbo,
China and Malaysia.
Throughout the year, the PGSA plans trips, nights out,
activities, pub quizzes, sports socials and much, much more to
help make your time here at Nottingham as rewarding
as possible.
The PGSA is the postgraduate part of the Students Union
and represents you on campus and in the community through
a full-time Postgraduate Ofcer and a committee of volunteers
made up of ofcers, hall representatives, and postgraduate
faculty coordinators.
Nottingham University Business Alumni
The Business School Alumni Association is open to all former
students of the School and everyone who studies here
automatically becomes a life member. The Association links
you to a network of several thousand graduates from over one
hundred countries around the world, all of whom have shared
the experience of studying at Nottingham.
The Business School offers a number of services to its alumni
including:
t Free online access to business journals and databases
t Career support services, including online advice and
CV proles
t Business School alumni social network channels
t An online directory to search for other alumni
Additional benets include the University Association card,
membership of the Students Union and the University
Club, access to accommodation at special rates as well as
invitations to a range of events and activities.
Many of our alumni stay involved with the School through acting
as recruiters, interviewers, mentors, contributors to modules,
and advisors to prospective students. Having beneted from a
similar experience while studying at Nottingham, a number of
our alumni also actively encourage students at the School by
offering work experience, internships and management projects
within their companies or organisations.
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The Business School offers a wide
range of one-year, full-time MSc
courses. Some MSc courses require a
specialist background, while others do
not necessarily require an academic
background in business.
For the award of the MSc degrees, you must accumulate 180 credits over 12 months. These consist of 120 credits from
modules* taught and examined during two 15 week semesters and 60 credits from a dissertation undertaken over the summer.
Each taught module typically consists of ten 2 or 3-hour sessions. Assessment is by a combination of individual essay or group
project and written examination.
*Please note that not all optional modules will necessarily run in each session.
The Masters Programmes
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MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility
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The MSc in CSR is one of the
UKs leading Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) programmes
and is designed to consider the
impact, power, inuence and
responsibilities of corporations
in a global society.
This is one of the agship programmes of the International
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), one
of the UK and Europes leading centres for education and
research in business ethics, responsibility and sustainability.
The course is designed to examine the social, ethical and
environmental issues faced by corporations and a range of
other organisations. It provides students with a theoretically
underpinned analytical perspective on CSR enabling them
critically to assess CSR issues, initiatives, drivers, and
responses.
The course adopts an international, multi-sector and
multidisciplinary perspective. This is reected in a typical MSc
CSR cohort drawn from all over the world, with students from
diverse backgrounds and with a variety of experience.
The programme is suitable for graduates who have a rst
degree in management, business or other social sciences. The
contemporary relevance of the programme means that it is also
suitable for more experienced individuals who are looking for a
postgraduate qualication in CSR to enable them to focus on
working in this specialist area.
In addition to the formal programme, MSc in CSR students are
able to join the Schools vibrant CSR community. The Centre
hosts a range of public and extracurricular activities annually
including public lectures, research seminars, a lm series,
regular social gatherings and an annual research symposium or
conference. The Centre is well connected with CSR practice
and students are given opportunities to meet practitioners and
to join the growing network of ICCSR alumni.
Students complete eight taught modules including ve
modules led by the ICCSR, two modules on research
methods, and an additional elective module.
Dr Christian Herzig
Director of MSc Corporate Social Responsibility
Career Progression
Our graduates have developed careers in the corporate
sector, with business associations, investor organisations,
consultancies, research organisations, academia, government
and the third sector. A good proportion of graduates go on
nd roles related to their CSR studies and the MSc in CSR is
increasingly recognised as a leading qualication in this area.
Course Structure
*Please note that not all optional modules will necessarily run in each session
Semester One Semester One
tt Business Ethics
tt Introduction to Research Methods
tt Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
One from:
tt Further Qualitative Research Methods
tt Further Quantitative Research Methods
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Accounting, Auditing and Control for Sustainability
tt Advances in Corporate Social Responsibility
tt Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Governance
tt One elective module from the list of Business School
MSc optional modules or an agreed module relevant to
CSR from outside the Business School.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Corporate Social Responsibility dissertation.
Corporate social responsibility is a
genuine strength at Nottingham and
it is unquestionably a leading centre
for the study of CSR in Europe.
This strength is fully reected in
the curriculum and its content and
development. These are interesting
and well designed modules which
draw on the latest developments in
the eld.
Professor Andrew Millington
MBA/MSc in CSR External Examiner
School of Management, University of Bath
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I have found members of staff (both teaching and administrative) really I have found members of staff (both teaching and administrative) really
keen to go the extra mile for our benet. The International Centre for keen to go the extra mile for our benet. The International Centre for
Corporate Social Responsibility guarantees the best education in the Corporate Social Responsibility guarantees the best education in the
eld with top research scholars. Not only have I benetted from useful eld with top research scholars. Not only have I benetted from useful
theoretical insights but also practical insights delivered by leading theoretical insights but also practical insights delivered by leading
professionals from top British companies. professionals from top British companies. Beyond my studies, I have Beyond my studies, I have
benetted from participating in different societies that the Students benetted from participating in different societies that the Students
Union offers on campus, highly engaging career development Union offers on campus, highly engaging career development
sessions, and from the multi-cultural environment at the University. sessions, and from the multi-cultural environment at the University.
What surely stands out is the level of continuous encouragement that What surely stands out is the level of continuous encouragement that
one receives as a student. one receives as a student.
Student Prole Student Prole
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Its a demanding programme, as it prepares you for your future career Its a demanding programme, as it prepares you for your future career
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through the placement programme. through the placement programme. After one year of learning both After one year of learning both
theoretical and practical aspects of business I will have the chance to theoretical and practical aspects of business I will have the chance to
implement the knowledge I acquired. implement the knowledge I acquired.
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Laura Popa Laura Popa
MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance
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Unique to Nottingham University
Business School, this is the only
MSc of its kind to combine two key
interdependent topics strategy
and governance.
This course is particularly suitable for anyone seeking a career
in areas such as venture capital, management consultancy,
investment banking, and nancial services management.
Corporate strategy is concerned with how organisations
develop, grow and restructure, for example by management
buy-outs. Corporate governance is closely related to strategy,
it is concerned with who controls a company, the relationship
between owners and managers, who takes responsibility for
decisions, and executive remuneration levels.
In almost every country with an active stock market, there is
increasing concern over corporate governance and pressure
for reform. Measures that could be taken include improving
nancial disclosure and getting a better balance of power in
the boardroom by separating the jobs of chair of the board and
chief executive.
In this programme, you will be exposed to leading experts in
industry who will share insights from their own experience and
help you to more effectively blend theory with practice. The
course will offer interactive learning through cases, exercises,
and/or the use of simulations. You will develop a deeper
understanding of the various theories/frameworks that are
central to the programme. The student body is diverse and this
opens up the opportunity to learning from your peers.
Dr Rajesh Kumar
Director of MSc in Corporate Strategy and Governance
Career Progression
Previous graduates have entered a variety of careers such
as Accountancy, Asset Management, Consulting, Investment
Banking, Operations Management, Project Management, Risk
and Tax. Some graduates have also gone into self-employment.
In general, this is a degree that should open up opportunities
in the eld of management consulting, investment banking,
and/or in the nancial services industry. The degree along with
any relevant experience should allow you to take on a leading
consulting role and/or a position of responsibility in various
career paths.
MSc in Corporate Strategy
and Governance
Course Structure
Semester One Semester One
tt Managerial Economics
tt Introduction to Research Methods
One from:
tt Corporate Financial Strategy
tt Managing People and Organisations
One from:
tt Further Qualitative Research Methods
tt Further Quantitative Research Methods
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Corporate Governance
tt Corporate Strategy
At least one from:
tt Applied Banking
tt Corporate Risk
tt Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
tt Financial Econometrics
tt Financial Reporting
tt Financial Security Valuation
tt Industrial Economics
tt Innovation and Policy
tt International Finance
tt International Strategy
tt Management Information Systems
tt Marketing Communications
tt Product-Market Strategies
tt Quantitative Risk Management
Up to one further elective module from the list of Business
School MSc optional modules.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Corporate Strategy &
Governance dissertation
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Ranked in the top Masters in
Finance programmes in the UK by
the Financial Times 2012.
This course is designed to provide students with a solid
foundation in modern Finance and Investment in both theory
and application. It consists of eight modules spread across two
semesters and a summer dissertation.
The rst semester covers four compulsory modules, Capital
Market Analysis, Corporate Finance, Research Methods for
Finance and Investments and Quantitative Techniques for
Finance. These provide the foundation for further specialisation
during the second semester.
Students are also introduced and encouraged to use Da-
tastream, Bloomberg Terminals and other databases and
software packages such as STATA. Many of the course work
elements require you to download data and perform statistical
analysis using software packages.
The second semester includes two compulsory modules,
Derivatives and Fixed Interest Investments and two further
modules from a wide selection. These help you to study an
area that interests you in greater depth. Many of these topics
also provide grounding in the research skills required for the
summer dissertation.
Applicants for this MSc must have previously completed some
undergraduate modules in Finance.
Dr Ghulam Sorwar
Director of MSc in Finance and Investment
Career Progression
Previous graduates have entered a variety of careers such
as Accountancy, Auditing, Business Development, Financial
Advice, Investment Management, Marketing, Mergers &
Acquisitions, Procurement, Research, Risk Assurance, Tax
Consultancy, and Trading. Some graduates have also gone into
self-employment.
MSc in Finance and Investment
Course Structure
Semester One
tt Capital Market Analysis
tt Corporate Finance
tt Research Methods for Finance and Investment
tt Quantitative Techniques for Finance
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Derivative Investment
tt Fixed Interest Investment
At least one from*:
tt Accounting, Auditing and Control for Sustainability
tt Applied Banking
tt Corporate Risk
tt Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
tt Financial Econometrics
tt Financial Reporting
tt International Finance
tt Industrial Economics
tt Management Information Systems
tt Quantitative Risk Management
tt Risk Management in Financial Institutions
tt Theory of Risk and Insurance
Up to one further elective module from the list of Business
School MSc optional modules.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Finance & Investment dissertation.
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What distinguishes the School is the calibre of lecturers and What distinguishes the School is the calibre of lecturers and
professors that students are exposed to. Their in-depth knowledge and professors that students are exposed to. Their in-depth knowledge and
experience of the business environment - experience of the business environment - from prominent directors of from prominent directors of
life insurance companies, to trained accountants, has offered me a vast life insurance companies, to trained accountants, has offered me a vast
amount more than merely a syllabus, but an insight into where I wish to amount more than merely a syllabus, but an insight into where I wish to
pursue a career, based upon my evolving interests. pursue a career, based upon my evolving interests.
Student Prole Student Prole
James Francois James Francois
MSc in Finance and Investment MSc in Finance and Investment
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With the global economy coming to
dominate the business world, this
MSc provides non-business school
graduates with a solid foundation
in international business theory and
practice.
(Students with higher education qualications in business or
management should not apply).
During the taught component, you will be introduced to the key
disciplines, providing core knowledge and skills applicable to
international business.
The rst semester emphasises the underlying disciplines of
accounting and nance, business economics, and awareness
and analysis of the global business context. In the second
semester, the programme develops your skills and knowledge
in marketing, strategy, and business research. In both
semesters, options allow you to tailor the programme to suit
your interests.
It is impossible to study international business without thinking
carefully about the economic rise of China. Nottingham
can provide you with two unique options to develop your
knowledge of China inside and outside the classroom.
The China experience
The MSc International Business is also taught at the Univer-
sity of Nottingham Ningbo, China, and it is possible to spend
the entire second semester completing the core and elective
modules there while experiencing life in China.
The Overseas Project, a block module in the second semester,
allows you to undertake a structured tour of China learning
about Chinese economy and business in its historical and
cultural context to better understand the role that China might
play in the global economy.
Dr Darryn Mitussis and Dr Chengqi Wang
Co-Directors of MSc in International Business
Career Progression
MSc International Business graduates have entered careers
such as Accountancy, Consultancy, Business Development,
Human Resources, IT, Logistics, Marketing, Investment
Banking, Private Banking, Project Management, Research,
Sales & Distribution, Tax Consultancy, and Underwriting. Some
graduates have also gone into self-employment.
MSc in International Business
Course Structure
Semester One Semester One
tt Business Economics
tt International Accounting
tt International Business Environment
Semester Two Semester Two
tt International Business Strategy
tt Essentials of International Marketing
tt Research Methods
Summer
tt 20,000 word International Business dissertation.
Optional Modules
Students can choose any one of the following optional
module each Semester:
Semester One Semester One
tt Tourism Marketing and Communication
tt Business Ethics
tt Managing Organisations
tt Creative Problem Solving
tt Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Strategic Human Resource Management
tt Managing for Sustainability
tt Managing Tourism and Sustainability
tt E-Business
tt Overseas Project
tt Innovation Management
tt Introduction to Japanese for International Business
tt Introduction to Mandarin for International Business
tt Introduction to Spanish for International Business
tt Managing International Business in China
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What I enjoy most is the diversity. There are students and lecturers What I enjoy most is the diversity. There are students and lecturers
from different parts of the world and this makes interchange of from different parts of the world and this makes interchange of
experiences very rich and interesting. experiences very rich and interesting. Because the course is tailored Because the course is tailored
for people that do not have an academic degree in business, there for people that do not have an academic degree in business, there
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diverse and intriguing points of view in class discussion and group diverse and intriguing points of view in class discussion and group
work. This is denitely a great asset of the course! work. This is denitely a great asset of the course!
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Adriana Gosuen Adriana Gosuen
MSc in International Business MSc in International Business
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The overseas trip was an amazing experience, and even though I The overseas trip was an amazing experience, and even though I
was daunted by it all at rst, I am so glad I chose the module. was daunted by it all at rst, I am so glad I chose the module.
The whole trip was very well organised and I was impressed by The whole trip was very well organised and I was impressed by
how many cities we managed to visit. From Hong Kong to Hainan how many cities we managed to visit. From Hong Kong to Hainan
Island, to Shanghai and Beijing - there was always something new Island, to Shanghai and Beijing - there was always something new
and surprising to experience. and surprising to experience. Visiting the free trade zone and car Visiting the free trade zone and car
companies gave us time to reect on the business side of Chinese companies gave us time to reect on the business side of Chinese
expansion, while the visit to the university in Wuhan gave us the chance expansion, while the visit to the university in Wuhan gave us the chance
to talk to MBA students and learn about their experiences, as well as to talk to MBA students and learn about their experiences, as well as
education in China. education in China.
Student Prole Student Prole
Juliet Nagy Juliet Nagy
MSc in International Business MSc in International Business
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The following are pairs of modules that students might
want to choose. These subject areas create depth and
understanding in an important international business issue
(if you choose one of these routes, you have the option to
add it to your nal transcript and degree certicate).
Group One Group One
Chinese and
Business Society
Semester One Semester One
One from:
tt Contemporary Chinese Culture & Society
Semester Two Semester Two
One from:
tt Managing International Business in China
tt Overseas Project
Group Two Group Two
Tourism
Semester One Semester One
tt Tourism Marketing and Communication
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Tourism and Sustainability
Group Three
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Semester One Semester One
tt Business Ethics
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Managing for Sustainability
Group Four Group Four
OB/HRM
Semester One Semester One
tt Managing Organisations
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Strategic Human Resource Management
Group Five Group Five
Entrepreneurship/Innovation
Semester One Semester One
ttCreative Problem Solving
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Innovation Management
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From the very rst day I was exposed to many different cultures, From the very rst day I was exposed to many different cultures,
exciting subjects, and brilliant teaching staff. MSc students come from exciting subjects, and brilliant teaching staff. MSc students come from
numerous different countries, numerous different countries, sharing their knowledge and experience, sharing their knowledge and experience,
while teaching staff support our ideas and broaden our views of global while teaching staff support our ideas and broaden our views of global
issues. Being an MSc student at Nottingham University Business issues. Being an MSc student at Nottingham University Business
School is the most exciting experience Ive ever had. School is the most exciting experience Ive ever had.
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MSc in Management MSc in Management
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This course allows students to
study broad management issues.
The MSc in Management is the most general of the Masters
courses and gives you a lot of scope to tailor your needs
and career interests. The programme provides a theoretically
grounded coverage of key conceptual and practical
developments across a wide range of management disciplines
including marketing, human resource management, nance
and accounting, and corporate strategy. The course acts as
a sound basis for a variety of management or management-
related careers. For entry, your rst degree should be in a
related subject.
Dr George Kuk
Director of MSc Management
Career Progression
Previous graduates have entered a variety of careers such
as Accountancy, Business Analysis, Business Development,
Consultancy, Credit Advice, Economic Development, Financial
Consultancy, Investor Relations, General Management,
Marketing, Operations Management, and Tax Consultancy.
Some graduates have also gone into self-employment.
MSc in Management
Course Structure
Semester One Semester One
tt Introduction to Research Methods
One from:
tt Further Qualitative Research Methods
tt Further Quantitative Research Methods
Two from:
tt Corporate Financial Strategy
tt Managerial Economics
tt Managing People and Organisations
Semester Two Semester Two
At least one from:
tt Applied Banking
tt Consumer Behaviour
tt Corporate Governance
tt Corporate Risk
tt Corporate Strategy
tt Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
tt Financial Econometrics
tt Financial Reporting
tt Financial Security Valuation
tt Innovation and Policy
tt Industrial Economics
tt International Finance
tt International Marketing
tt International Strategy
tt Management Information Systems
tt Marketing Communications
tt New Product/Service Development & Management
tt Product Market Strategies
tt Quantitative Risk Management
tt Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Up to one further elective module from the list of Business
School MSc optional modules.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Management dissertation.
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The MSc in Marketing is designed
for students with some academic
background in Marketing and
Management Studies who want
to enrich and extend their existing
knowledge.
It is one of only a few marketing courses in the UK accredited
by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), one of the
worlds largest organisations for professional marketers.
This offers you an opportunity for direct entry onto the CIMs
Professional Diploma in Marketing, an enhanced qualication
that employers value. Most graduates consider the greatest
return of investment a university degree can offer is improved
employment prospects. The ability to have an academic as
well as a professional qualication on your CV will be a huge
differentiating factor for you in the market place, increasing
your changes of improving your employability.
The course allows students to acquire a level of marketing
knowledge that can either stimulate a career in marketing
or equip them for further academic study (i.e. for a PhD).
The Marketing Division has a well-established reputation for
international research excellence and quality teaching, and
hosts a large and diverse faculty of thought leaders in several
areas of marketing. Areas of teaching and research expertise
include consumption and consumer behaviour, services
marketing, international marketing, not for prot marketing,
relationship marketing, business-to-business marketing, and
marketing strategy, among others.
The programme aims at depth over breadth and includes
signicant small group teaching. The modules in the
rst semester provide the foundation for critical in-depth
examination of marketing principles and research methods; in
the second semester, the emphasis is on practice. After this,
students undertake a dissertation.
To bring alive marketing as a vibrant and important area of
business expertise in modern organisations we include a
variety of learning opportunities for our students such as guest
speakers, industry placements, consultancy projects, and
eld trips.
Dr Linda Peters
Director of MSc Marketing
Career Progression
MSc Marketing graduates have entered career areas such as
Account Management, Business Development, Communication
Planning, Corporate Marketing, Management Consultancy,
Media Marketing, Public Relations and Sales Management.
Some graduates have also gone into self-employment.
MSc in Marketing
Course Structure
Semester One Semester One
tt Marketing Management
tt Marketing Theory
tt Introduction to Research Methods
One from:
tt Further Qualitative Research Methods
tt Further Quantitative Research Methods
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Consumer Behaviour
tt Product Market Strategies
At least one from:
tt Corporate Strategy
tt International Marketing
tt Management Information Systems
tt Marketing Communications
tt Marketing Practice
tt New Product/Service Development & Management
Up to one further elective module from the list of Business
School MSc optional modules.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Marketing dissertation.
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professional life. professional life. As an international student, with the help of students As an international student, with the help of students
support services and my fellow students I believe my experience at support services and my fellow students I believe my experience at
Nottingham will be one of my best memories. Nottingham will be one of my best memories.
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MSc in Marketing MSc in Marketing
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The School offers ve closely-
related MSc courses in the eld of
Operations Management.
The MSc courses in Operations and Supply Chain Manage-
ment and Logistics focus on the management of operations in
manufacturing, service and distribution enterprises. They will
prepare managers to help their companies build a competitive
edge based on high levels of technical and managerial compe-
tence. The courses aim for a high level of integration between
management techniques and the technologies that they con-
trol, with emphasis on the strategic relevance of solutions.
We welcome applications from graduates in engineering, man-
agement, and related disciplines. The courses are suitable for
you if you want to pursue a career in operations management
whether or not you have a rst degree in a closely related area.
The full-time courses require a major individual dissertation
project that is undertaken in the summer, which is intended to
integrate knowledge, methodology, and practical skills. When
these projects are successful in advancing knowledge, we
encourage our students to present their ndings as conference
papers or journal articles.
Dr Kim Tan
Director of MSc Operations Management Programmes
Career Progression
Previous graduates have entered career areas such as
Continuous Improvement, IT, Operations Management,
Pharmaceuticals, Supply Chain/Logistics, Project
Management, Quality Assurance, Planning and Production
Management. Some graduates have also gone into
self-employment.
Course Structure
The ve full-time courses share the bulk of their core modules,
with further elective modules chosen from various groups of
optional modules, appropriate to each course.
The remainder of the course is made up of the research
dissertation, for which the topic must be appropriate to the
specic course.
MSc Courses in Operations
Management
Course Structure
MSc in Operations Management
Semester One Semester One
tt Introduction to Managing Operations
tt Quality Management and Quality Techniques
tt Supply Chain Planning and Management
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Design of Operations Facilities and Systems
tt Management Science for Decision Support
tt Operations Strategy
Students must choose at least 30 credits from Groups A
& B (including at least 10 credits from each), plus further
module(s) to make a total of 40 credits from any of Groups
A, B, C or D across Semesters One and Two.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Operations Management dissertation.
MSc in Operations Management
and Manufacturing Systems
Semester One Semester One
tt Introduction to Managing Operations
tt Quality Management and Quality Techniques
tt Supply Chain Planning and Management
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Design of Operations Facilities and Systems
tt Management Science for Decision Support
tt Operations Strategy
Students must choose 40 credits of modules from Groups
A and D, including at least 20 credits from Group A and 10
credits from Group D across Semesters One and Two.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Operations Management and Manufacturing
Systems dissertation.
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Course Structure
MSc in Industrial Engineering
and Operations Management
Semester One Semester One
tt Introduction to Managing Operations
tt Quality Management and Quality Techniques
tt Supply Chain Planning and Management
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Design of Operations Facilities and Systems
tt Management Science for Decision Support
tt Operations Strategy
Students must choose at least 20 credits of modules
from groups C and D, plus further module(s) to make up
a total of 40 credits from any of groups A, C or D across
Semesters One and Two.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management dissertation.
Group A
Semester One Semester One
tt Modelling and Simulation
tt Project Management
tt Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques
1
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Managing Service Operations
tt International Logistics and Transport
tt Managing International Operations
tt Supply Chain Management in Practice
tt Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing
Group B
Semester One Semester One
tt Business Economics
tt Finance and Accounting
2
tt International Accounting
2
tt Managing Organisations
Semester Two Semester Two
tt E-Business
tt Innovation Management
tt Marketing for Entrepreneurs
Group C
Semester One Semester One
tt Industrial Ergonomics: Jobs, Culture, Change
tt Managing Organisations
tt Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques
1
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Human-Computer Systems
tt Strategic Human Resource Management
Group D
Semester One Semester One
tt Computer Integrated and Flexible Manufacture
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Lean Manufacturing
1
tt Rapid Product Development
1
Only one of the modules Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques and
Lean Manufacturing may be selected.
2
Only one of the modules Finance and Accounting and International Accounting
may be selected.
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Course Structure
MSc in Logistics and Supply
Chain Management
Semester One Semester One
tt Finance and Accounting
tt Introduction to Managing Operations
tt Quality Management and Quality Techniques
tt Supply Chain Planning and Management
One from*:
tt Modelling and Simulation
tt Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques
tt Project Management
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Supply Chain Management in Practice
tt International Logistics and Transport
tt Management Science for Decision Support
One from*:
tt Design of Operations Facilities and Systems
tt Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing
Summer
tt 20,000 word Logistics and Supply Chain
Management dissertation.
MSc in Supply Chain and
Operations Management
Semester One Semester One
tt Finance and Accounting
tt Introduction to Managing Operations
tt Quality Management and Quality Techniques
tt Supply Chain Planning and Management
One from:
tt Modelling and Simulation
tt Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques
tt Project Management
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Management Science for Decision Support
tt Supply Chain Management in Practice
One from*:
tt E-Business
tt Managing International Operations
tt Design of Operations and Facilities
tt Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing
Summer
tt 20,000 word Supply Chain and Operations Management
dissertation.
*Please note that not all optional modules will run in each session.
MSc Courses in Operations
Management
continued
For senior managers the School also offers the:
Part-time Executive MSc in Global Supply
Chain Management
More details are available at
www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/msc/N209.html
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My experience on the Masters programme has been exceptional. The My experience on the Masters programme has been exceptional. The
course combines practical case studies with numerous concepts and course combines practical case studies with numerous concepts and
strategies to understand supply chains across industries. strategies to understand supply chains across industries. Experienced Experienced
teaching faculty, supportive postgraduate career services and a multi- teaching faculty, supportive postgraduate career services and a multi-
cultural student mix has not only made me more employable but also cultural student mix has not only made me more employable but also
helped me develop a strong professional image with in-depth subject helped me develop a strong professional image with in-depth subject
knowledge. knowledge.
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Im from Kazakhstan and previously worked in a nance department. Im from Kazakhstan and previously worked in a nance department.
The course was demanding but I now feel more condent and ready to The course was demanding but I now feel more condent and ready to
take on a more challenging role. take on a more challenging role. The teaching here is both interesting The teaching here is both interesting
and practical, which made the course more enjoyable. and practical, which made the course more enjoyable.
Student Prole Student Prole
Azizzhan Khussanov Azizzhan Khussanov
MSc in Risk Management MSc in Risk Management
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The Msc in Risk Management
focuses on the problems that
risk poses for businesses, and
how risks can be managed. It
is particularly appropriate for
anyone interested in a career in
risk management, managing risk
in banks and nancial institutions,
insurance, or general corporate
management.
Risk management has been rising up the boardroom agenda.
As the implications of the global nancial crisis have spread
through economies, rms have realised they need to plan
for and manage potential risks. However, rms also need to
recognise that managing risk may mean forgoing some prots
in order to protect shareholder value - and managing this
trade-off can be challenging.
Corporate cases we have looked at in the past include the
risks faced by the BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe and
those faced by Manchester United football club.
Bank related cases considered and discussed in classes
include the failure of Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland,
Lehman Brothers, Dexia and also the largest Icelandic banks.
Insurance companies are special: they take on the risks that
other rms and individuals dont want. We therefore look at
how they manage to bear risks that others cant.
As the holder of an MSc in Risk Management degree, you are
entitled to join the Institute of Risk Management as a specialist
member. If you decide to join the Chartered Insurance
Institute, you will be entitled to certain exemptions from their
examinations.
Dr Richard Simper
Director of MSc Risk Management
Career Progression
Previous graduates have entered a variety of careers such
as Compliance, Corporate Tax, Customer Relationship
Management, Economics, Financial Risk, Market Analysis,
Operations Analysis, Risk Consultant, Statistics, and
Underwriting. Some graduates have also gone into
self-employment.
MSc in Risk Management
Course Structure
Semester One Semester One
tt Corporate Financial Strategy
tt Managerial Economics
tt Introduction to Research Methods
tt Further Quantitative Research Methods
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Corporate Risk
tt Theory of Risk and Insurance
At least one from:
tt Corporate Governance
tt Corporate Strategy
tt Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
tt Financial Econometrics
tt Financial Reporting
tt Financial Security Valuation
tt Innovation and Policy
tt Industrial Economics
tt International Finance
tt International Strategy
tt Management Information Systems
tt Quantitative Risk Management
tt Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Up to one further elective module from the list of Business
School MSc optional modules.
Summer
tt 20,000 word Risk Management dissertation.
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Develop your entrepreneurial skills to meet the demands of
dynamic employers or to set up your own business venture.
Professor Martin Binks, School Dean and Professor of
Entrepreneurial Development, does not regard the ultimate
objective as teaching people how to start up a business.
The aim is to enable them to realise a new project, whether that happens to be a lone business
venture or a task within the NHS.
Our entrepreneurship students take modules in subjects such as creative problem solving, social
enterprise, entrepreneurial management, marketing, nance, and innovation management as well as
getting to work with a local business on a live issue. The student spends several weeks with them and
then has to present a report to show what theyve discovered - its one of the things students most
like about the course. Our approach is not to tell people how to become entrepreneurs, but to really
engage them in it so that it affects their capabilities.
Students get the chance to compile a business plan and to work in multi-disciplinary teams. Multi-
disciplinarity is also a particular feature of the innovative Joint MSc Entrepreneurship programmes
students can take.
Many of our students study entrepreneurship with a specic subject like chemistry, electrical
engineering or IT, whereby they spend 50 per cent of their time in the school of that subject and 50
per cent of their time here. What this means is that we can get people from the arts and people from
the sciences to work together on specic projects and they wind up with a much richer set of solution-
related ideas.
Entrepreneurship
at Nottingham
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The most important thing Ive enjoyed is the diversity of people, The most important thing Ive enjoyed is the diversity of people,
cultures and the opportunities it affords. cultures and the opportunities it affords. The MSc has equipped me The MSc has equipped me
with the skills and knowledge I need as in the future Id like to start with the skills and knowledge I need as in the future Id like to start
and grow a successful business. and grow a successful business.
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The great staff and modern environment at the School provides The great staff and modern environment at the School provides
excellent studying conditions. The right blend of theoretical knowledge excellent studying conditions. The right blend of theoretical knowledge
and practical skills that I acquired during this course, and practical skills that I acquired during this course, both in and out of both in and out of
the classroom will be valuable and applicable to all aspects of my life. the classroom will be valuable and applicable to all aspects of my life.
The cultural diversity and international exposure I experienced provided The cultural diversity and international exposure I experienced provided
me with the opportunity to become independent. me with the opportunity to become independent.
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This is the agship programme
of the Schools University of
Nottingham Institute for Enterprise
and Innovation (UNIEI). It is a
course for students with a degree
from any academic background.
Are your entrepreneurial skills sufciently well developed
to meet the needs of dynamic employers, or to approach
setting up a new venture? This course will help you develop
these skills.
The MSc Entrepreneurship was a rst in the UK offering sev-
eral novel and exciting features. This course will develop your
entrepreneurial, creative and innovation capabilities, enabling
you to make meaningful differences to private or public organi-
sations, family businesses, or when starting your own rm.
This programme has been designed and rened over the
years based explicitly on student feedback. The programme is
focused on shaping action-oriented individuals who have the
capacity to make better and more comprehensive entrepre-
neurial decisions, identify better and richer entrepreneurial
opportunities across any context, and have the capabilities to
take these opportunities forward in a comprehensive manner,
in a private or public sector context, and in a corporate or new
venture situation.
The programme attracts a diverse group from many countries
and represents an excellent opportunity to begin forming an
international network during the programme. On the MSc
Entrepreneurship, you can expect to be taught in academic
and practical ways, including interactive classes, case studies,
guest speakers, exercises, simulations and real-life projects to
develop your entrepreneurial and decision-making skills.
Five core modules, two option modules and extensive project
work on a group and individual basis make up the course.
Excitingly, in semester 2 you can choose two option modules
from our Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Sustainability and
International Business tracks, providing you with an opportunity
to customise your MSc Entrepreneurship.
Dr Lee Martin
Director of MSc in Entrepreneurship
Career Progression
MSc Entrepreneurship graduates have entered a variety
of careers such as Consultancy, Engineering, IT Development,
Marketing, Product Development, R&D, Private Equity, Social
Enterprise, and Academia. Self-employment by starting exciting
entrepreneurial new ventures is also a popular option and
many graduates of the course go on to continue or manage
family businesses.
MSc in Entrepreneurship
Course Structure
To be awarded the MSc in Entrepreneurship students must
accumulate 180 credits over 12 months.
These consist of 60 credits from core modules and 30
credits from optional modules taught and examined
during two 15-week semesters, a 30-credit group project
and either a 60-credit dissertation or a business plan
undertaken over the summer.
Assessment is by a combination of individual essays, group
projects, and written examinations.
Semester One Semester One
Entrepreneurship and Creativity
Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting
Entrepreneurial Management
Marketing for Entrepreneurial Firms
Semester Two Semester Two
Entrepreneurship Project
Two modules from the following tracks, or you can choose
to focus on one track.
Entrepreneurship Track
- Launching Now vonturos
- lnnovation Managomont
- Scionco, Tochnology, Arts and Businoss
- E-Business
Sustainability Track
-Managing lor Sustainability
-Tourism and Sustainability
International Business Track
- Managing lntornational Businoss in China
- Ovorsoas Projoct
- lntroduction to 1apanoso lor lntornational Businoss
- lntroduction to Mandarin lor lntornational Businoss
- lntroduction to Spanish lor lntornational Businoss
Summer
14,000 word Entrepreneurship dissertation
or
Business Plan, plus presentation.
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The University also offers eight joint
MSc Entrepreneurship programmes
run by other Schools within the
University in conjunction with the
Business School.
Joint MSc Programmes
in Entrepreneurship
Course Structure
Students undertaking one of the joint MSc
Entrepreneurship programmes must take 60 credits
of taught modules offered by the home School and
60 credits of entrepreneurship modules offered by
the Business School. Students are also required
to undertake a 60-credit project, which is jointly
supervised by the relevant home School and the
Business School.
Joint MSc Entrepreneurship
Business School Modules
Semester One Semester One
tt Creative Problem Solving
tt Finance and Accounting
tt Project Management
Semester Two Semester Two
tt Innovation Management
tt Marketing for Entrepreneurs
tt Science Technology Arts and Business
MSc Applied Biopharmaceutical
Biotechnology and
Entrepreneurship
The course provides you with the scientic research
skills and the basic business knowledge you need
to convert scientic discoveries into inventions and
commercial products.
You will learn how to translate these into a business plan
for start-up technologies or innovative processes within
biotechnology industries. You will acquire a combination of
essential research and practical business skills in nance,
marketing, and management to equip you for career
opportunities in the global biotechnology market.
MSc in Chemistry and
Entrepreneurship
MSc in Chemistry and Entrepreneurship is designed
to appeal to both UK and overseas students with a
Bachelors degree in Chemistry.
The course is aimed at those who want to increase their
knowledge and understanding of Chemistry and gain
knowledge of the commercial, nancial, and marketing
aspects of their science.
MSc in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering and Entrepreneurship
This course gives students the opportunity to
acquire the skills to develop and commercialise new
technologies in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The programme provides an excellent basis for those
engineers who want to commercialise their ideas or
students/engineers who want to explore the exciting world
of commercialisation.
MSc in Sustainable Energy
and Entrepreneurship
This unique MSc course provides students from the UK
and overseas with advanced skills in renewable energy
technology and business.
Students will gain technical skills in renewable energy
technology as well as becoming uent in the nancial,
marketing, and managerial aspects of modern business.
The governments of many countries have made renewable
energy a priority and graduates of this course are likely to
go on to successful careers in management, particularly at
the technical-business interface.
MSc in Communication
and Entrepreneurship
This MSc course provides students with an exciting
opportunity to investigate communication in the context
of entrepreneurship and business.
You will be introduced to the multidisciplinary dimensions
of professional communication, exploring in detail
how linguistic analysis can illuminate and enhance
communication in businesses and a range of other
workplaces. Using a variety of approaches, ranging from
discourse analysis and interactional sociolinguistics
to corpus linguistics, students will examine the role of
communication in business-related human affairs and how
it is used successfully to get work achieved in a range of
organisational and workplace settings.
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MSc in Computer Science
and Entrepreneurship
This MSc is principally aimed at students from a
computer science or related background. It will allow
students to enhance their professional practice in such
areas as software engineering as well as providing in-
depth study in areas related to the commercialisation
of computing and IT.
Exploiting the commercial potential of intellectual property
has too often been left for industry to lead in the hope
that ideas developed at universities will be exploited. This
course aims to develop condence and understanding
in the specialist eld of entrepreneurship applied to
technology that can arise from the new developments in the
eld of computing. This course aims to develop the skills
required to commercialise computing ideas and create
an increased culture of entrepreneurship of information
technology.
MSc in Crop Biotechnology
and Entrepreneurship
This unique Crop Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship
MSc course provides a stimulating opportunity
for science graduates to learn about the latest
development in crop biotechnology and gain business
skills and training.
This course is designed for both UK/EU and international
students with a background in a relevant biological
discipline who want to learn more about the theory and
practice of crop biotechnology but who also want to
learn and practice the business skills that will allow them
to pursue careers in a crop biotechnology business
environment. The new knowledge driven economy
needs people with technical knowledge and the skills to
commercialise innovative research. Such people may work
in management within existing companies, particularly at
the technical-business interface or may take the exciting
opportunity to set up their own business venture. This
interdisciplinary, stand-alone MSc degree course provides
a new pattern of graduate training.
MSc in Cultural Studies and
Entrepreneurship
The MSc in Cultural Studies and Entrepreneurship
aims to provide students with a critical understanding
of cultural studies, its principles and practices, and
with the skills to explore various models for the
development of creative enterprises.
Students acquire an understanding of the importance of
the culture industry and market analysis while developing
an ability to carry out nancial analysis of a cultural
enterprise. They become uent in the nancial, marketing
and managerial aspects of the culture industry and
gain knowledge of leading edge culture industry elds.
They come to appreciate the interrelationships that exist
between fundamental research and its practical application,
and acquire the critical, analytical, technological and
business background to enable them to make a signicant
contribution to todays cultural and creative sector of
the economy.
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The MSc in Chemistry and
Entrepreneurship gave me talking
points that my employers absolutely
loved such as creative problem
solving skills and the understanding
of innovation management. It
denitely helped me get my job in
R&D and opened me up to new
ideas and ways of thinking.
Victoria Shuttleworth
For further details and admission requirements about all
these joint programmes, please go to the Universitys
Postgraduate Prospectus:
http://pgstudy.nottingham.ac.uk
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Our Masters team includes thought
leaders in their elds. Here are some
of their highlights.
Professor Martin Binks
Dean and Professor of Entrepreneurial
Development
Martin Binks is adviser and consultant to HM
Government Ministries and a member of the
Bank of England Governors Seminar on the
Financing of Small Firms. He was the founding director of the
Schools Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI), which
has developed regional and international business networks
that provide our students with unique access to entrepreneurial
research, creativity, and activity. His research interests are in
technology transfer, entrepreneurship, and nance for small and
medium enterprises and he leads the major biennial bank report
published by the Business School and the Forum of Private
Business, the largest and longest running survey of its kind.
Professor David Paton
Professor of Industrial Economics
David Paton holds the Chair of Industrial
Economics at the School. His expertise
covers the economics of gambling markets,
risk taking and teenage pregnancy and the
economics of cricket. His research has been published in a
wide range of peer reviewed journals. He regularly acts as an
advisor to Government Departments such as HM Revenue and
Customs, National Audit Ofce and the Department for Culture,
Media and Sport.
Professor Jeremy Moon
Professor of Corporate Social
Responsibility and Director, International
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility
(ICCSR)
Jeremy Moon is adviser on CSR to the UK
and Australian Governments. His research interests are in
governance and CSR, CSR in Europe and Asia, and CSR
and globalisation. He works with the European Academy of
Business, and leads The Survey of CSR Teaching and Research
in Europe with the European Foundation for Management
Development (EFMD) and the UN Global Compact.
Professor Ken Starkey
Professor of Management and
Organisational Learning
Ken Starkey is an authority on management
and organisational learning and the role and
future of business schools. In 2007, he and
co-author Nick Tiratsoo published The Business School and the
Bottom Line (Cambridge UP), the rst book of its kind based on
rigorous, empirical research. The National School of Government
appointed him as one of the rst Fellows of the Sunningdale
Institute - a distinguished group including internationally rated
academic and industry gures. The Institute supports ofcials
formulating and implementing public service policy and strategy
by offering knowledge exchange, consultancy, and learning and
development activities for senior public servants.
Leading expertise
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Professor Kul Pawar
Professor of Operations Management.
Kul Pawars research interests include
managing new product development, the
interface between product development
and supply chain, managing design teams
in virtual enterprises, organisational readiness for new product
development, knowledge transfer and share in the extended
enterprise and outsourcing. He has published extensively
in leading international journals and is Editor-in-Chief of the
International Journal of Logistics: Research & Application.
He is Chair of the International Symposium on Logistics (ISL),
and Co-Chair of the International Conference on Concurrent
Enterprising (ICE). He has coordinated the Concurrent
Enterprising Network of Excellence (CE-NET) in Europe and is
involved in several national and pan-European multi-disciplinary
research projects. He is an expert reviewer, evaluator, and
consultant to the European Commission.
Professor Sanjay Banerji
Professor of Finance
Sanjay Banerji is an expert in corporate
nance, corporate governance, and political
economy. He has been an academic advisor
to the Department of Economic Affairs of the
Finance Ministry in India.
Professor Stephen Thompson
Professor of Strategic Management
Steve Thompson is an expert on executive
remuneration; rm performance and
competition; and pricing in high-tech
industries, and quantitative studies of merger
activity. His research has been widely published in peer reviewed
journals. Steve is Economist Member of the Doctors and
Dentists Pay Review Body.
Professor Caroline Tynan
Professor of Marketing
Caroline Tynan is Vice President of the
Academy of Marketing and Dean of the
Chartered Institute of Marketing. Her
research interests include relationship
marketing particularly within business-to-consumer and cross-
cultural contexts, consumption meanings, and managerial
marketing practice.
Before becoming an academic, Caroline worked in brand
management in the food and utilities markets and has maintained
her Chartered Marketer status as a qualied practitioner.
Professor Chris Pong
Professor of Accounting
Chris Pong is an expert in competition in the
audit services market: auditor concentration,
audit pricing, nancial reporting and
accounting standard setting. Before joining
academia, he worked for Price Waterhouse and Deloitte,
Haskins & Sells. His current research is in the competitiveness
of the audit services market, which includes analysing auditor
concentration and studying the various aspects of audit pricing.
He has also looked at several nancial reporting issues and in
particular, the accounting standards setting process.
Professor Simon Mosey
Associate Professor in Enterprise and
Innovation and Head of the Institute for
Enterprise and Innovation.
Simon Mosey is Associate Professor in
Enterprise and Innovation and Head of the
Institute for Enterprise and Innovation.
He specialises in the disciplines of entrepreneurship and
innovation management with a focus on the creation and
exploitation of scientic and technology based inventions. Simon
has delivered innovative training seminars to managers from
multinational corporations, SMEs, local government, the health
sector and academe across Europe and Asia.
His current research focuses on the process of technology
transfer within higher education. He is also investigating the
development and diffusion of technology based innovations
within different industry sectors within the UK, including
networks of rms within the biotechnology, telecommunication
and creative industries.
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