Overview

Apart from providing an orientation to Doctoral research, the Management programmed offered by The University of Manchester equips students with a range of generic and subject specific research skills and knowledge. It also develops students personal and career development skills and a number of transferable skills.

The MRes programme can be awarded in its own right, but is designed to lead onto future PhD study. 

Key Features

The programme aims to:

• provide students with a rigorous training in research methods, including epistemological and theoretical issues as well as quantitative and qualitative methods, appropriate for their doctoral studies;

• give students the flexibility to chose from a range of course options in the area of management research within a structured programme of courses;

• offer a range of qualitative and quantitative methods course units so that students could chose the level and specialism that is appropriate to their background and current research training needs;

• provide systematic and critical knowledge of one specific subject area of management research (such as accounting or marketing) so they appreciate current debates and issues;

• introduce students to different paradigms to management research/studies thus equipping them with the general background to become professional researchers in management;

• produce students who have the knowledge and skills to appreciate the growing importance of interdisciplinary research in management;

• foster students' skills in analysis, argument, independent thinking, and effective oral and written self-expression and presentation skills;

• build transferable employment related skills, so that students can become life-long learners able to apply their knowledge and skills in variety of contexts;

• encourage initiative, independent learning and commitment to scholarship; and

• develop core skills IT in computer literacy, numeracy, and use of databases.