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MSc

1 year full-time

23 September 2024

Warwick Business School

University of Warwick

Join Warwick's practice-focused MSc Business with Operations Management. Ranked 5th in the UK for research (REF 2021), Warwick Business School offers you a grounding in business while specialising in operations management.

MSc Business with Operations Management has been designed as a practice-focused course for those early in their career. Build upon the core disciplines of business to learn how to design, run, and manage effective operations across service, manufacturing, public, and private sectors.

Operations management can make or break an organisation, which is why you will cover a range of crucial elements, from project management to supply chain management, ensuring you gain a forward-thinking and career-driven learning experience that will help you to make a significant difference in the world of business.

There is a choice of Dissertation, or Business in Practice route. If you are considering further academic study (PhD) and you would like the opportunity to research a topic relating to operations management, the dissertation enables you to test and apply the techniques and theories you have gained.

If you would like to develop further applied skills and specialist knowledge to suit your career aspirations, you can complete your studies with one additional optional module and our applied Business in Practice module.

Skills from this degree

• Leave with a grounding in business and specialist knowledge in operations management
• Become an expert in your own areas of interest with our range of optional modules
• Showcase your learnings in practice with the applied Business in Practice module
• Develop your industry acumen by accessing our CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches.

To complete your degree, you will have the option to choose between the Dissertation or Business in Practice route:

Dissertation route

If you are considering further academic study (PhD) and you would like the opportunity to research a topic relating to operations management, the dissertation enables you to test and apply the techniques and theories you have gained. You will be supervised and supported throughout and will usually submit your dissertation in early September. The Research Methodology module will help prepare you for the dissertation.

In total, you will study eight core modules and one optional, and complete the Research Methodology module and a dissertation.

Business in Practice route

If you would like to develop further applied skills and specialist knowledge to suit your career aspirations, you can complete your studies with two additional optional modules and our applied Business in Practice module. You will develop deep functional and industry expertise with practical insights from our faculty and our CareersPlus and Corporate Relations team.

In total, you will study eight core modules, two optional modules, and also complete the compulsory Business in Practice capstone module.

The typical class size for this course is around 80 students.

Students on this MSc will typically receive between 27 and 30 contact hours per module.

Assessment on the course will be comprised of a mix of exams, individual and group work, and tests.

Your timetable

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

There may be events taking place in the evenings. Classes may run up to 7pm and other events, such as careers presentations may take place later or on weekends. Occasionally, classes and exams may be held on weekends. We will notify you in advance if this is the case.

This is a full-time course, so there are no holidays as such. However, the two weeks covering Christmas and New Year are guaranteed to be free from lectures. There may also be weeks free over the Easter period (check with your programme team). Resit exams may take place outside of standard teaching periods.

At least a 2.1 degree at Undergraduate level or equivalent. We consider applicants from all undergraduate backgrounds for this MSc.

• Band B
• IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Operations Management
This is the introductory core Operations Management module for MSc Business with Operations Management. It establishes the basic principles and theories in Operations Management.

Operations Analytics
Get an introduction to the ideas of quantitative modelling and analysis for management.

Supply Chain Management
This module will provide a holistic strategic view of supply chain management as a source of competitive advantage.

Quantitative Methods for Business
The module will equip you with an understanding of descriptive/inferential statistics and data presentation and enable you to apply the major tools needed for MSc level study and for the use of data analysis in the workplace.

Project Management
Look at project management methods in a modern context, spanning a range of sectors and applications.

Strategy Analysis and Practice
This module will provide you with a foundation for, and a critical assessment of, theoretical and empirical approaches to strategy.

Foundations of Financial & Management Accounting
Gain a comprehensive introduction to financial reporting and management accounting.

Fundamentals of Economic Behaviour
Get an introduction to fundamental economic concepts.

Governance, Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Business Practice
Understand the wider institutional location of business activity within the polity and the society.

Business Analytics for Managers
This module introduces you to the theory and practice of conducting business analytics projects.

Forecasting for Decision Makers
This module will train you in the key methods that aid decision making when managers face an uncertain future.

Digital Business Services
Focus on how digital technologies enable organisations to offer digital services that aim at improving customer experience as well as firm performance. You'll be prepared to engage with technology-related conversations in the modern workplace.

People & Organisations
Get an introduction into the principles, theories and research underlying the academic disciplines concerning the behaviour, leadership and management of people and organisations.

International Business
Build on your knowledge of the global economic and business environment and link this to strategies for managing in changing global contexts.

Read the module descriptions for this course on the Warwick Business School website.Link opens in a new window