Explore our Management for Business Excellence taught Master's degree.

P-H1S9

MSc

1 year full-time

3 October 2022

WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group)

University of Warwick

Management for Business Excellence MSc is an innovative Master's in Management, taught through challenge-based learning. The interdisciplinary WMG department has expertly designed this MSc for those wanting to become effective leaders and managers of business excellence in industry.

The framework for the Management for Business Excellence degree is the European Excellence Model, created to help organisations develop towards the achievement of sustainable excellence. This course is all about understanding how organisations work; it takes a holistic look at organisations, the inter-relationships between departments within them, and how to optimise the use of available resources. Typically students will have a background in engineering, business management, finance or economics, but MBE is open to graduates from any academic discipline. 

Designed to deliver a detailed understanding of the philosophies, strategies, processes and techniques that enable change and deliver business excellence, this course will provide you with a distinctly different learning experience. With a focus on critical autonomy, you will make active choices about what you wish to learning and how best to achieve your learning objectives; all this will be facilitated by our expert MBE course tutors.

This course has three components – a taught component, a reflective practice module that runs for the duration of the course, and a research component (dissertation).

For the taught component, we blend lectures with seminars, syndicate exercises, simulations, and case studies. MBE specific modules are delivered intensively over two weeks (others are taught over one week) and classes are deliberately kept small to encourage interaction. Larger scale lectures are delivered for some elective modules and are backed up by seminar and syndicate activities. Our module leaders have extensive industry experience. Guest speakers from industry also contribute regularly, bringing real-world insight into your learning experience.

Overall this course can accommodate up to 48 students, divided into two groups of 24 students for most modules.

Our courses are modular in structure, with modules generally being taught in intensive one-week blocks from Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm. Some modules will be taught over two half weeks or more, and occasionally you may be required to attend weekend sessions.

In addition to the taught component, you will have online pre-module preparation, and a substantial Post Module Assignment (PMA) following each module.

Each module accounts for 150 hours of learning time, divided between pre-work, in-module time, and post module assessment.

At the end of each module, you will be given a Post Module Assignment (PMA) based on the learning objectives of that module. This is a piece of written work which should take 40-60 hours to complete. The taught content is assessed at threshold level and formative feedback is given on all assignments. Formative assessment encourages students to focus on learning rather than marks for the taught content.

As an MBE student, you will also be developing reflective practice. After each module, you will produce a reflective piece on your learning, on which you will receive formative guidance. At the end of your studies, you will create a 6-credit assessed piece that draws together your reflections throughout the study year.

For the research component, each student undertakes a major individual project, which will develop your research and analytical skills and enable you to specialise. The MBE dissertation project, part of the reflective practice module, and the SPA module are assessed summatively. Together these components account for your Master’s degree classification.

Reading lists

Most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library. If you would like to view reading lists for the current cohort of students you can visit our Warwick Library web page.

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.

2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a range of subjects including IT, business, engineering or a science related discipline.

Candidates with a UK 2:ii (or equivalent) may be accepted upon demonstration of relevant professional experience.

• Band A
• IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum component scores not below 6.0

Candidates with professional experience should include their CV with their application.

• Creating Business Excellence
• Leadership and Excellence
• Knowledge-based Asset Management
• Robust Decision Making
• Process Improvement using Six Sigma
• Product Excellence using Six Sigma
• Accounting and Finance for Management
• Study, Professional and Analytical Skills
• Reflective Practice in Managing for Business Excellence

Optional modules

One elective module should be chosen from the following list, allowing you to tailor the course in line with your specific interests:

• Big Data and Analytics for Engineering Management
• Big Data and Marketing Technology
• Emerging Technologies for Business
• Global Business Environment
• Innovation
• International Business Development
• Management of Change
• Organisations, People and Performance
• Problem Solving with Statistics
• Project Planning, Management and Control
• Reputation and Relationship Management
• Strategic Marketing
• Technology Management
• Logistics and Operations Management

Read the module descriptions for this course on WMG's website.

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