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The Bath MSc in Advanced Management Practice
MSc in Advanced Management Practice The MSc in Advanced Management Practice combines advanced
management studies with a work placement enabling you to achieve a Master’s whilst gaining valuable work experience and earning a salary at the same time.
Why study the MSc in Advanced Management Practice? • Develop specialist knowledge of contemporary management which is increasingly international, cross-functional and boundary-spanning.
• Improve your employability – The MSc in Advanced Management Practice enables you to gain a Master’s degree from the School of Management and gain essential corporate experience to enhance your career prospects.
• Earn while you learn – the unique structure of this Master’s programme enables you to earn a salary* whilst on placement, helping to offset the programme fees.
• Develop your managerial competencies through both classroom learning and practical experience – build up your professional and personal skills by learning to ‘do’ the management skills learnt during your first degree.
• Our experts will help you find a relevant placement and offer support throughout. We have
expertise in placing students and sourcing projects with a broad range of organisations from blue-chip companies to SMEs and charities.
• Make better, informed career choices – experience working in an organisation before committing yourself to a graduate job. Build up vital practical skills and have the opportunity to ‘test out’ different management functions.
• We offer professional training on how to apply and secure your placement and graduate job.
Programme structure The MSc in Advanced Management Practice is an intensive one-year programme divided into two parts – each of around six months. The first part is based at the University and develops your advanced knowledge of management, exploring the key strategic issues facing businesses today. The second part is spent working in a high-quality, paid professional placement, giving you the chance to apply the knowledge and skills you have developed. The diagram
opposite illustrates the structure of the programme and outlines the core modules.
Our teaching and your learning From standard lectures to seminars, group project work to case studies, you’ll be exposed to a diverse range of teaching and learning techniques.
You’ll be assessed via a variety of individual and group methods including coursework, exams, reports and presentations.
The Professional Practice Portfolio replaces the traditional ‘dissertation’ common to most Master’s programmes and reviews your professional development via the following:
• Personal Development – an individual assignment broken down into three elements: 6,000 words (50%);
• Business Case Analysis on a problem or issue agreed by the employing organisation: 6,000 words (50%).
Excellent career opportunities
Recent recruiters include:
• Accenture • Airbus • Barclays Capital • BG Group •
Confused.com • Danone • De Beers • Eastside Consulting • Google • L’Oréal • Maplecroft • Orange • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Serious Fraud Office • United Nations New York
2011 Class
342 applications 37 enrolled
Male: 46% Female: 54%
Average age: 23
No. of nationalities: 20
Average placement salary: c£20k
that they were looking for work were employed within 3 months of graduation. “
93% of our MSc in Advanced Management Practice graduates who reported ”
Highest placement salary: c£35k
* Please note that not all placements are paid.
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