This course is designed for graduates from a non-business discipline who are seeking the skills and knowledge to become a successful manager within their current field, or are looking to extend their capabilities in order to improve their employability.
It is also ideal for people already working as managers, who wish to build upon and enhance their skills and achieve a formal and highly regarded management qualification.
The aim of this course is to present and critically evaluate evidence-based best practice to inform and improve your own management skills.
Semester 1
Strategic International Business Management
Gain a thorough grounding in the major issues and perspectives of management, with a particular focus on strategic, global and organisational issues in an international context. You’ll also get an overview of key issues and decisions relating to the legal, social and ethical responsibilities of corporate management. You will be encouraged to think critically about theory and practice in an ethical and professional manner. This module draws on findings from research into work and particular emphasis is placed on a number of theoretical and practical perspectives to enable you to better understand the world of work.
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Accounting and Finance
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles of financial management within organisations including the interpretation of accounts, corporate governance, investment strategies and issues of risk and return.
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Semester 2
Marketing and Service Management
Develop an understanding of the role of marketing within the global organisation and the processes involved, with particular emphasis on the service sector. You will gain knowledge and skills applicable to managing quality and a wide-ranging analysis of the issues involved in managing the strategic marketing/management functions within a global service context.
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Operations and Information Management
Develop an in-depth understanding of the increasingly important field of operations and information management at a global scale. You will gain an overview of how to improve different types of operations and information systems, to contribute to a company’s competitiveness and strategy. You will develop knowledge of concepts, techniques and models that are used for planning, managing and improving operations and MIS, within manufacturing and service organisations in a global context.
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Semester 3
Business Innovation Project
Choose one from:
- Six Month Work Placement: an integrated period of work-based learning in a suitable organisation, as agreed by Salford Business School
- Assessed Internship: a one-to-three month monitored work or service/volunteer experience agreed by Salford Business School, in which you will have specified learning goals and will need to actively reflect on what is being learned throughout the experience
- Live Project: work as part of a team on a project provided by a UK or international business organisation. The allocation of teams and responsibilities will be dependent on the type of organisation
- Dissertation: a conventional dissertation of 12,000 to 15,000 words, consisting of research question, aims and objectives, rationale for undertaking the study, literature review, research methodology, analysis of findings, conclusions and recommendations
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Part-time
If you are on the part-time course, you will be able to register for individual modules as part of CPD. The following is an example of how the course could be taken on a part-time basis over three years.
Year 1
Semester 1
Accounting and Finance
Semester 2
Marketing and Service Management
Year 2
Semester 1
Strategic International Business Management
Semester 2
Operations and Infomation Management
Year 3
Semesters 1 & 2
Business Innovation Project
