MiM Master in Management (Business Sustainability)

This module equips you with essential skills for leadership and effective management. These skills are grounded in frameworks from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Through a blend of theory and practical application, you’ll develop personal effectiveness, teamwork capabilities, and leadership acumen. Our focus on ethical and sustainable practices ensures your readiness for today’s dynamic, inclusive workplaces. You'll also enhance academic skills like critical thinking, effective writing, and information management, fostering lifelong learning and career resilience.

This comprehensive module explores both financial and management accounting, which are essential for effective organisational control and decision-making. You'll delve into financial statement preparation, understanding the recording, analysis, and application of financial data. We'll also cover management accounting, with a focus on tools for strategic planning and operational efficiency. You’ll learn about techniques for budgeting, investment appraisal, and performance management. This prepares you to handle diverse business scenarios and enhance decision-making processes.

This module explores the key aspects of managing individuals, teams, and organisations, bridging organisational behaviour and human resource practices. Through a mix of theoretical and practical learning, you'll gain insight into the psychological factors influencing management, HR strategies, and modern management practices. You'll be challenged to analyse how these principles apply in real-world scenarios. This will develop your teamwork, time management, and leadership skills. Interactive activities, case studies, and assessments will enhance your understanding and application of the concepts you’re introduced to.

This module focuses on strategic management, and its pivotal role in helping firms develop competitive advantages. It offers a robust introduction to the principles, analytical tools, and strategic implementation techniques necessary for understanding and executing global business strategies. Through lectures, case studies, and group discussions, you'll critically engage with concepts and frameworks from multiple schools of thought. You’ll then apply these insights to practical scenarios to enhance both your academic and practical management skills.

This module explores the integration of strategy and operations in today’s dynamic business environment. It also covers the critical aspects of cost, quality, flexibility, speed, and innovation. You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of operations management tools, behavioural management, and operational paradigms including Total Quality Management (TQM), Business Process Redesign (BPR), and Lean Operations. Through lectures, case studies, and discussions, you'll develop skills in problem-solving, effective communication, and critical evaluation of supply chain theories. This prepares you to lead ethical and sustainable management practices in a global context.

This module explores the evolving world of marketing through the lens of ethics, innovation, and social responsibility. You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of branding, pricing, distribution, and international marketing. You’ll also develop essential skills such as market analysis and strategy planning. Through discussions, group projects, case studies and guest lectures, you’ll learn to apply ethical marketing practices to real-world situations.

In this module, you’ll be introduced to management research in theory and practice, focusing on both quantitative and qualitative methods. You'll learn about the research process, including:

• formulating research aims and questions
• conducting literature reviews
• using various data collection and analysis techniques

The module aims to enhance your understanding of research paradigms and methodologies, which will prepare you to undertake your own research projects. This will be especially useful for your dissertation. Lectures are enriched by the tutors’ expertise and practical experiences.

This module equips you with essential skills in sustainability accounting and reporting. You’ll learn to prepare sustainability reports, calculate greenhouse gas emissions, and analyse an organisation's sustainability performance. Key topics include energy and water usage, waste management, and biodiversity impacts. You’ll engage in critical analysis, independent research, and apply global sustainability standards. Assessments include a project-based sustainability report and a comprehensive final exam.

This module explores sustainable, ethical, and responsible operations within global supply chains. It emphasises the triple-bottom-line approach — economic, social, and environmental dimensions. You'll explore the critical need for sustainability due to limited planetary resources and get introduced to the Circular Economy. You’ll learn to assess, identify, and improve unsustainable practices in supply chains. This prepares you to implement sustainable models and business strategies effectively. The module is assessed via written coursework.

In this module, you'll conduct an extensive, independent investigation into a topic of your choice, culminating in a 15,000-word dissertation. The module tests your ability to conduct a comprehensive analysis of a specific topic. You’ll engage in topic identification, research design, and rigorous analysis.