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Business with Operations Management (MSc)

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MSc

1 year full-time

28 September 2026

Warwick Business School

University of Warwick

Join Warwick's practice-focused MSc Business with Operations Management. Warwick Business School offers you a grounding in business while specialising in operations management.

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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.

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Over three terms you will complete eight core modules, and two modules of your choice (if you choose the Dissertation route, your term two optional module must be Research Methodology). Your Dissertation or Business in Practice module brings all of your learning together.

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 our applied Business in Practice module. You will develop deep functional and industry expertise with practical insights from our faculty and industry experts.

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, via a mixture of virtual and in-person support.

Over three terms, you’ll study eight compulsory modules, and select one optional module. If you choose the Dissertation route you will undertake the Research Methodology module in term two, and if you select the Business in Practice route you will also select one additional optional module in term two. Assessment of these modules will vary, and you may be assessed by group presentation, individual assignment, or examination.  

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.

Reading lists

If you would like to view reading lists for current or previous cohorts of students, most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library on the Talis Aspire platform.

You can search for reading lists by module title, code or convenor. Please see the modules tab of this page or the module catalogue.

Please note that some reading lists may have restricted access or be unavailable at certain times of year due to not yet being published. If you cannot access the reading list for a particular module, please check again later or contact the module’s host department.

2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent)

This course will suit a wide variety of candidates looking to break into business, or continue to develop their knowledge in business, and we welcome applicants from all academic fields.

• 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.

Optional modules (Business in Practice route only)

Read the module descriptions for this course on the Warwick Business School website.