Stirling Management School Tel: +44 (0) 1786 467380 management@stir.ac.uk www.management.stir.ac.uk
The MRes in Business and Management is part of a new suite of MRes programmes that has been developed by six subject areas for the 2010-2011 session: Applied Social Science, Education, Film, Media and Journalism, Management, Nursing, Midwifery and Health and Sports Studies. These programmes have a shared core of four modules in generic research skills, plus specialist disciplinary modules with a range of options. They aim to combine high quality with flexibility and choice for students. Employability is another important focus, with the opportunity for research placement offered to all MRes student.
The MRes programme in Business and Management is aimed at students wanting to:
Our philosophy is that postgraduate business and management students need the understanding and skills associated with high quality academic research. This approach applies equally to those who become either academic scholars or professional practitioners.
This programme also serves as a generic entry point for the Stirling Management School Doctoral Programme. The Stirling Management School is a member institution of the ESRC Scottish Doctoral Training Centre. It welcomes applications for 1+3 or +3 doctoral studentships in the following areas: Accounting and Finance and Business and Management.
The MRes programme provides you with a broadly based and advanced research training that covers business and social science research skills that are not subject specific:
Knowledge of advanced theory within a chosen sub-discipline of business and management; its application to contemporary issues, and personal and professional skills that are transferable to other areas
Applicants normally require an upper second class Honours degree, or Master’s degree in business and management disciplines, for admission to this programme.
If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your proficiency such as a minimum IELTS score of 6 (minimum 5.5 in each skill), or TOEFL: Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23, Writing 21.
The MRes in Business and Management is part of the application for the Doctoral Training Centre for Scotland by consortium of Scottish universities and replaces the prior recognition by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) under its 1+3 and +3 awards scheme. Under the Doctoral Training Scheme, UK students can apply to the ESRC for funded studentships that will cover fees and maintenance for the four-year programme (including the MRes), leading to the award of a PhD. Candidates from EU countries other than the UK are eligible to apply for a ‘fees only’ award. Further details of ESRC funding for postgraduates are available from: www.esrc.ac.uk
Full-time:
MRes: one year
Diploma: nine months
Certificate: six months
September
Delivery takes the form of structured lectures, seminars and practicals that are supplemented by opportunities for independent learning and exploration. Assessment is by coursework, including written assignments and presentations, as well as the dissertation.
Contact the School for information on your timetable and reading lists.
Dr Mike Walsh
The School is committed to a research led approach, and this is endorsed by the results of Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) all outputs were rated at an international level, with an impressive proportion deemed to be world leading. Indeed, across all three units of assessment relevant to the School (Accounting and Finance, Economics and Econometrics, and Business and Management Studies), 85 percent of outputs were assessed to be at an international level. Accounting and Finance was ranked 1st in Scotland, and in Business and Management Studies the School was identified as having world leading activity in Retail Studies; Social Marketing; Public Sector; Consumption, Markets and Cultures; Contemporary Workplaces.
The programme is aimed at those who wish to embark on an academic or commercial career in business and management research. It also provides essential research training for those planning to study for a PhD.