4991.1 Business cluster brochure - DMU

BUSINESS

AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT MSc

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MSc

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN SPORT MSc CREATIVE ENTERPRISE MSc

INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION MSc

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP MSc

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MSc

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MSc

INTENATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT MSc

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING MSc

PROJECT MANAGEMENT MSc POSTGRADUATE COURSES

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AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT MScOVERVIEWThe Air Transport Management MSc offers a critical, comprehensive and practical understanding of the structure and operation of the international air transport industry. The course is designed to equip you with a range of transferable and analytical skills that can be directly applied in the workplace. This course has been developed by two leading aviation academics - with over 30 years combined experience.

The programme is suited to recent graduates, as well as those with existing professional experience, who wish to develop and extend their critical knowledge and understanding of the commercial air transport industry.

By studying different aspects of air transport management, this course will enable you to gain a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of this ever-evolving industry. You’ll analyse the commercial and regulatory environment in which air transport operates, learn about the key planning issues airports have to consider and evaluate the merits of strategic airline business models.

MODULES• The Business of Air Transport• Air Transport Economics • Airline Marketing and Operations • Airport Planning and Operations • Airport Management • Airline Business Strategy• Research Methods

You’ll also select one option from the following:

• Managing Advertising and Marketing Communications

• International Marketing• Risk Management

Plus one option from the following:

• Dissertation• Business Research Project

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTTeaching is delivered through a mix of formal lectures and informal group discussion. Modules will be assessed through a combination of written coursework, group work and examinations. You will complete an individual research Dissertation or Business Research Project on an agreed air transport topic under the supervision of an academic staff member.

EMPLOYABILITYYou will develop an advanced understanding of air transport issues both nationally and internationally, and enhance your career prospects in a range of potential career within the airline and airport operator sector. Example destinations could include: airlines, air cargo logistics companies, national aviation regulators, consultants, air traffic control, the travel and tourism industry, marketing and further educational studies.

KEY INFORMATIONDuration: September start: One year full-time.

Entry requirements: Applicants will normally hold a minimum of a second class honours degree from a UK university (or international equivalent) in air transport, geography, engineering, economics, tourism, international business, management or a related subject.

Relevant industrial experience will also be considered on an individual basis.

English language requirements: IELTS 6.0, including 5.5 in each component is normally required. English language tuition is available at DMU both before and during the programme if required.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MScOVERVIEWThis course provides you with a platform to enhance your career prospects within creative industries such as digital media, design, the performing arts, the music industry, marketing and publishing through a combination of executive and practice-based learning. The course caters to those with existing business experience looking to specialise in the creative industries. As well as those from creative backgrounds wanting to learn about the business side of creative industries.

MODULES• Business of the Creative Industry Company• Understanding Communications in

a Globalised World • Strategic Management • Knowing and Developing Yourself for

Professional Practice • Business of the Creative Industries Environment• Leadership and Culture in Organisational

Contexts

You’ll also select two options from the following:

• Research Methods• Cultural Policy and Planning • The Business of the Performing Arts • Creative Technologies• Managing Business Web Presence• Management of Innovation in the Creative

Industries


• Executive Company Project (ECP) • Creative Research Project• Consulting Project

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTYou will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test.

Your precise timetable will depend on the optional modules you choose to take, however you will normally attend around 15 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week. We expect you to undertake at least 15 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.

EMPLOYABILITYA degree in Business Management in the Creative Industries MSc will open up a wide range of career opportunities for you as you develop a broad base of skills that are in great demand with global employers.The course is invaluable if you have a business degree and now want to move into the creative industries sector. As well as those from creative disciplines who are looking to develop their business and professional skills to advance their career into management roles. Example sectors you could go on to work in include: advertising, public relations (PR), marketing, digital media, design management, the performing arts and festivals and events management. Having developed some experience into the industry, this course combines your creative practice and management skills and develops your professional skills. It supports you in developing your professional potential, whilst gaining valuable industry links.

KEY INFORMATIONDuration: September start: One year full-time. January start: 15 months full-time.

Entry requirements: You will normally hold an undergraduate degree in any subject with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification.

Applications from other disciplines and those with significant professional experience will be considered individually.

English language requirements: IELTS 6.0, including 5.5 in each component is normally required.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN SPORT MSc OVERVIEWThis course explores the evolving and multi-faceted area of management in sport through core modules from business and bespoke sport modules. In addition, the course focuses on ethical considerations, major competitions, sports marketing, heritage and sport’s political, social, economic, and cultural contexts.

During the Business Management in Sport MSc, you will develop knowledge of business management and sport on local, national, international and global levels to prepare for a career in the sector.

Site visits are an essential part of this course. The Sport Heritage and Legacy Management module will allow you to visit iconic sporting venues across England and overseas.

DMU Global trips focused on the sport industry also provide additional learning experiences. Past trips to Toronto, Canada, included visiting the Hockey Hall of Fame, attending a baseball game at the Rogers Centre (the first fully retractable dome at a sport venue) and speaking with the National Hockey League headquarters staff.

Mentoring and support from academics in the forefront of their fields as well as from sport industry professionals is provided.

MODULES• Mega-Event: Global Sport in Perspective• Ethics in Sport Management and Governance• Global Sports Marketing• Sports Heritage and Legacy Management • Managerial Economics• Strategic Management • Leadership and Culture in Organisational

Contexts• Sport Fieldwork Experience

Then choose one option from the following:

• Executive Company Project (ECP) • Entrepreneurship Project • Consulting Project• Creative Research Project

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTYou will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports).

EMPLOYABILITYA Business Management in Sport MSc will open up a wide range of career opportunities as you develop a broad base of skills that are in great demand with global employers. You may choose to pursue a career within governing bodies, federations, clubs, sponsors, marketing organisations, the media, local and central government, or legacy and heritage organisations.

This course provides several opportunities for you to gain practical experience within the sport industry. You may undertake fieldwork (an internship) for academic credit, or if you choose the Executive Company Project module, you’ll have the chance to work with a sport organisation or business.

In addition, there are numerous opportunities to volunteer at professional, local, national, and international sporting events to help build your knowledge and experience.

KEY INFORMATIONDuration: September start: 15 months full-time. January start: 15 months full-time.

Entry requirements: Applicants will normally hold an undergraduate degree in sport (management, science, or other sport disciplines), event management, marketing, media, business, or the humanities, with a minimum pass of 2:1, or equivalent overseas qualification. Other undergraduate subjects will be considered on an individual basis by the programme leader.

You may also be considered if they have no formal qualifications but extensive industry experience.


CREATIVE ENTERPRISE MScOVERVIEWCreative workers and leaders require specific skills and approaches to succeed in the creative economy, and to retain competitiveness in a quickly evolving industry. This course is uniquely positioned to help you respond to these evolving challenges.

Supported by industry experts and mentors, you will work through practice-based modules on enterprise and innovation, business in the creative industries, legal issues, and managing new technology. You will also have the opportunity to learn about marketing and branding, international business and creative disciplines. We will support you in developing a real business plan as part of the Entrepreneurship Project module, or help develop a creative product or service as part of the Creative Research Project module.

The course enables you to understand how management and business operates within creative industry sectors to help you develop professionally. You’ll examine the role of enterprise, innovation, legal issues and leadership customised for the creative industries. Giving you a comprehensive understanding of how business is conducted in this sector and a toolkit of creative enterprise skills.

The course is ideal for business graduates who now wish to pursue a career in the creative industries or for creative practitioners looking for business skills to develop their own business. As well as graduates from creative disciplines who want to develop their business and professional skills to advance their career into management roles.

MODULES• Business of the Creative Industry Company• Developing Enterprise• Business of the Creative Industries Environment• Creative Technologies• Global IP Management• Managing Smart Cities

You’ll also choose two elective modules from the following:

• Integrated Brand Management• Marketing for the Creative Entrepreneur• Management of Innovation in the Creative

Industries• Design as a Strategic Business Tool• Cultural Policy and Planning• The Business of the Performing Arts• Managing Business Web Presence• Global Markets


• Entrepreneurship Project• Creative Research Project

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTTeaching will be delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. You will be assessed through presentations, time-constrained assessments, case analysis and reports.

Your precise timetable will depend on the optional modules you choose to take, however you will normally attend around 15 hours of timetables taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week. We

expect you to undertake at least 15 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.

EMPLOYABILITYAt Leicester Castle Business School, we are focused on your employability, we will support you to define and refine a career pathway that is right for you.

This course will open up a wide range of career opportunities in the creative industry.


Entry requirements: You will normally hold an undergraduate degree in any subject with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification.

Applications from other disciplines and those with significant professional experience will be considered individually.

English language requirements: IELTS 6.0, including 5.5 in each component or equivalent.

INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION MSc OVERVIEWThis course will provide you with the opportunity to develop expertise in leading, managing and communicating in international settings - an essential requirement for success in the globalised world of 21st century business.

You will combine the study of international business management with a specialisation in cross-cultural management and communication.

This course is ideal for business graduates looking to enhance their career prospects by developing specialist knowledge and skills in the role of culture and communication in business. It is also ideal for graduates in language, communication and media studies who wish to develop a career in international organisations.

MODULES• Understanding Communication in a

Globalised World• Business Across Cultures • Key Skills for International Communication• Intercultural Communication in Practice • Knowing and Developing Yourself for

Professional Success• Research Methods

You’ll select two options from the following:

• Developing Enterprise• Leadership and Culture in Organisational

Contexts• Strategic Management


• Executive Company Project (ECP) • Entrepreneurship Project • Consulting Project• Dissertation

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTTeaching is normally delivered through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages.

The types of assessments in this course allow you to maximise your learning potential. These include: oral presentations, legal, marketing and business scenario reports, group work assignments, reflective and case study reports, work placement portfolio and essay writing.

EMPLOYABILITYOur course provides you with the competitive and competent business skills to be successful in an increasingly globalised workforce, including work in international and transnational companies and has a strong record for employability.

Many of our recent graduates have progressed into careers within national and international companies, banks, government positions and NGOs in Britain and Asia, in roles where intercultural communication skills are an essential as a part of the job, such as in: Marketing, human resources, public relations, journalism, international banking, global sales coordination, design concept, intercultural healthcare.


Entry requirements: Applicants will normally hold an undergraduate degree in any subject with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification.

If you have no formal qualifications, but have extensive industry experience, your application may be considered on an individual basis, and you may be required to attend an interview.


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP MScOVERVIEWThis course is for both recent graduates and those with work experience wishing to start their own business or develop enterprising skills for larger organisations. This course is designed to produce master’s graduates who are conversant with international business and entrepreneurship, through both practical application and relevant leading-edge theory.

By embracing two different business approaches, you will gain the ability to identify and exploit opportunities to launch and grow businesses in an international setting, thereby enhancing your employability. We offer a carefully selected relevant range of optional modules allowing you to tailor the course to your career aspirations, be that launching a small business or growing an established company.

MODULES • Accounting for Managers• Critical Management in a Global Context• People Management and Organisations• Research Methods• International Strategic Management,

Markets and Resources• Business Creation and Innovation

You’ll also select two options from the following*:

• Creative Action in International Organisations• Contemporary Business Model Generation• Entrepreneurship and Strategic Decision Making• Global Supply Chain Management

*The running of certain modules will be subject to student demand.


• Dissertation

This dissertation provides an invaluable opportunity to work in depth on a particular aspect of an international business and entrepreneurship topic of your choice.

• The Business Research Project (BRP)

The Business Research Project (BRP) is an individual enterprise consultancy project. Enjoy a commercially and employability relevant experience.

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTTeaching is delivered through a mix of formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages. A number of modules use case studies and role play to encourage deeper learning and develop on-the-job skills of future managers and entrepreneurs. Assessment is usually through a combination of individual and group work, presentations, elevator pitches, essays, reports and exams.

EMPLOYABILITYThis innovative one-year MSc will help graduates wishing to start their own business develop entrepreneurial skills for large businesses, or pursue a career in management or SME development within an international business environment.

After completing the course you will be able to take on a management role in an international business setting and bring enterprising skills into the organisation.

KEY INFORMATIONDuration: September start: 12 months. January start: 15 months.


Applications from those without formal qualifications but with significant professional experience in business or entrepreneurship will be considered individually.


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MScOVERVIEWThis rewarding course is for graduates and professionals seeking a competitive advantage in today’s international financial job market. You will examine wider financial policy environments and their effect on international organisations. While exploring how financial markets operate, you will study share price fluctuations to better understand the process and its potential impact on the value of a business. You will acquire a highly-developed knowledge of business, management and financial principles, through both practical application and relevant leading-edge theory.

Learning takes place in a supportive diverse environment where staff and students who come from different countries bring together a plethora of international and relevant business experience.

By combining international business with finance, this course puts you at the heart of business and is ideal for those with an interest in forging a career in the banking sector.

You can take part in an inspiring business simulation exercise that underpins many aspects of your learning and development on the course.

MODULES• Accounting for Managers• Critical Management in a Global Context• People Management and Organisations• Research Methods• International Strategic Management,

Markets and Resources• International Finance

Plus two options from the following*:• International Taxation Policies• Strategic and Financial Decision Making• Internal Audit and Control• Global Supply Chain Management*The running of certain modules will be subject to student demand.

DissertationYou must undertake a dissertation, providing an invaluable opportunity to work in depth on an element of international business and finance of your choice. Dissertation topics are chosen in line with your interests and preferences but mainly look at application of management theory to small firms.

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTThis is a full-time course so you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. You will typically have up to 14 hours contact teaching most weeks for semester one and two. In addition each module tutor provides a two-hour surgery each week available for individual consultation.

Teaching will be delivered through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions, and e-learning packages. You may also benefit from guest lectures and opportunities through DMU Local and DMU Global.

Tutors are drawn from the multidisciplinary staff of the business provision. They are involved in a wide range of research and consultancy projects which help to contribute to the richness of your learning experience.

EMPLOYABILITYEnhance your existing qualifications and global career prospects with a specialist master’s in business and finance. This course will provide advanced preparation for a career in the financial world. Specialising in international taxation, risk management, global supply chain management and international trade, the course enables graduates to offer a wide range of skills to potential employers.


Entry requirements: You should hold a good honours degree or overseas equivalent in any subject. Applications from those without formal qualifications but with significant professional experience in business or finance will be considered individually.Fast-track entry is available on a part-time basis to fully qualified Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) graduates (three years’ experience plus the exams) who will be exempted 90 credits and will have to undertake the following remaining credits:• International Finance• Research Methods• Dissertation


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MScOVERVIEWThis exciting course is for graduates and professionals who would like to give themselves a competitive edge in today’s international job market, with a specialist focus on human resource management (HRM).

Beginning with a range of modules designed to underpin key business and management fundamentals, the course introduces key theories and approaches. These are followed by a selection of modules aimed at developing strategic competences in relation to the specialist area of HRM within an international framework.

By combining two important disciplines, you will gain the ability to identify and manage important human resource management issues relevant to international businesses, thereby enhancing your employability.


Markets and Resources• International Human Resource Management

Plus two options from the following*:

• Business Creation and Innovation • Globalisation • Managing Employment Relations• Managing Organisational Change


Dissertation

You must also undertake a dissertation, providing an invaluable opportunity to work with an international focus, on an HRM topic of your choice. You will need to apply and enhance technical knowledge and critical awareness in a subject of your choice.

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTTeaching is through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages. Attendance for taught sessions is typically three to four hours per week across each semester (10–12 weeks). Assessment is usually through a combination of individual and group work, presentations, essays, reports and exams.

EMPLOYABILITYEnhance your existing qualifications and career prospects with a specialist focus on business and the management of people within an international context.



Applications from those without formal qualifications but with significant professional experience in business or human resource management will be considered individually.


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT MScOVERVIEWThis innovative degree gives you the chance to develop and enhance your business and management knowledge in an international setting. It is best suited for those who want to gain a competitive edge in today’s international job market.

You’ll study the key fundamentals that underpin international business and management, as well as having the chance to focus on a specific area of international management of your choosing. This includes areas relating to: international trade, supply chain management, contemporary business models, creativity, leadership, innovation, and managing on a global scale.

By combining international business and management, this course enables you to gain core knowledge and the ability to identify and manage important management issues relevant to international businesses.


Markets and Resources• Corporate Social Responsibility


• Creative Action in International Organisations• International Trade Theory and Practice• Global Supply Chain Management • Contemporary Business Model Generation • Managing Across International Borders• Leading Change and Innovation


Dissertation

With support from a personal supervisor, the dissertation module provides an invaluable opportunity for you to work in depth on a particular aspect of an international business and management topic of your choice.

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTThis is a full-time course so you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. You will typically have up to 14 hours contact teaching most weeks for semester one and two. In addition each module tutor provides a two-hour surgery each week available for individual consultation.

In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars, you will be expected to make regular use of our online resources, participate in classroom discussions including on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study, revision and reflection for approximately 24 hours per week.

Teaching will be delivered through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops,

discussions and e-learning packages. You may also benefit from guest lectures and opportunities through DMU Local and DMU Global. .

You’ll be assessed through individual and group written assignments, presentations, exams and a dissertation.

In addition, a particular feature of the course will be to take part in a computer-driven business simulation exercise, which will integrate many aspects of your learning and development.

EMPLOYABILITYEnhance your existing qualifications and career prospects with a specialist focus on management in an international context.





INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING MScOVERVIEWThis programme is ideal for those who would like to gain a competitive edge in today’s international job market. You will have the opportunity to enrich and deepen your business and marketing knowledge and skills in an international setting.

You’ll study the latest theories and approaches and gain an understanding of the key fundamentals in the international business and marketing sectors. You’ll then choose from a selection of marketing focused modules, all aimed at developing international and strategic skills in relation to a specific area of marketing. Such as: advertising, consumer behaviour, customer engagement, and consumer culture.

The study of these two important disciplines, with the combination of optional modules, gives you plenty of opportunities to identify and manage important marketing issues relevant to international businesses.

MODULES • People Management and Organisations• Critical Management in a Global Context• Managing Advertising and Communications• International Marketing• International Strategic Management,

Markets and Resources• Research Methods


• Managing Customer and Client Experience• Strategic Customer Engagement• Consumer Culture and Behaviour • Managing Across International Borders


Dissertation

You’ll also undertake a dissertation, an in-depth piece of research on a particular aspect of an international business and marketing topic of your choice.

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTThis is a full-time course so you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. You will typically have up to 14 hours contact teaching most weeks for semester one and two. In addition each module provides a two-hour surgery each week available for individual consultation with the lecturer.

In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to make regular use of our online resources, participate in classroom discussions including on our virtual

learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study, revision and reflection for approximately 24 hours per week.

Teaching will be delivered through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages. You may also benefit from guest lectures and opportunities through DMU Local and DMU Global. You’ll be assessed through individual and group written assignments, presentations, visual mood boards, exams and a dissertation.

EMPLOYABILITYEnhance your existing qualifications and career prospects with a specialist focus on management in an international context.





PROJECT MANAGEMENT MScOVERVIEWThis course is designed to meet the increasing demand for effective project management across all industries. Project management is important in all business fields from the financial sector to healthcare and from public services to information technology with tasks such as new product development, change management, software development and event management benefiting from a structured management approach.

The overall aim of the course is to balance theoretical analysis with practical application to develop a critical and questioning approach to the conceptual underpinnings of project management.

You will explore the key principles behind project management methodology. You’ll also have the opportunity to undertake a Business Research Project, a live consultancy project where you provide a solution to a real-world business challenge. The course is equally suitable for applicants wishing to move into a new career in project management and for those professionals already working in the profession who are now looking for formal accreditation of their knowledge and skills.

MODULES• Project Management• Accounting for Managers• Research Methods• Risk Management

Second semester:

• Project Management Case Study Analysis • Project Management Skills

Plus options from the following:

• Global Supply Chain Management• Contemporary Business Model Generation• Business Creation and Innovation• Managing Organisational Change

Third semester:

• Business Research Project (BRP) OR Dissertation

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENTThis is a full-time course so you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. You will typically have up to 14 hours contact teaching most weeks for semester one and two.

In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to make regular use of our online resources, participate in classroom discussions and engage in personal study, revision and reflection for approximately 24 hours per week. Assessment is usually a combination of individual and group work, presentations, essays, reports and projects.

Tutors are drawn from the multidisciplinary staff of the business provision. They are involved in a wide range of research and consultancy projects which help to contribute to the richness of your learning experience.

EMPLOYABILITYCareer opportunities within project management are varied. This fast-growing management discipline provides opportunities in the private and public sectors including industries such as cultural events, construction, finance, pharmaceuticals, transport and large-scale government projects.

KEY INFORMATIONDuration: September start: 12 months full-time January Start: 15 months full-time September and January Start: 24 months part-time


Work experience is desirable but not essential.


De Montfort University awarded Gold in 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework

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