Department of Management – Postgraduate Programmes

Birkbeck is a leading centre of research excellence in the UK. The Department of Management combines the academic strengths and international reputation of a major graduate school in one of Britain’s top universities with the practical benefits of flexible access and evening teaching.

Half of the postgraduate students are in full-time employment and study on a part-time basis two evenings per week. The other half take the same evening classes but study for their degrees full-time three evenings per week.

In all, we admitted nearly 200 graduate students in 2004 and are expecting even more in 2005. Our teaching is done almost entirely by our resident core faculty. All are experienced teachers and academic researchers and most are internationally renowned in their fields.

The Department of Management has an international reputation in management research and has received research grants from the European Commission; the British Academy; the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; the Leverhulme Trust and the Department of Trade and Industry. The Department also carries out joint research with the Department of Organizational Psychology including a major Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) research project on the Future of Work.

Our Programmes
We offer the following Master’s programmes, most of which are recognised by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for the award of one plus three (Master’s plus PhD) studentships. These are marked with an asterisk:

• Business Strategy, Politics and the Environment - MSc*, MSc (Research)*, MRes, PgDip
• Corporate Governance and Ethics - MSc*, MSc (Research)*, MRes*, PgDip
• Innovation Management and Technology Policy - MSc, MSc (Research), MRes, PgDip
• International Business - MSc*, MSc (Research)*, MRes, PgDip
• Management and Organizational Analysis - MSc, MSc (Research), MRes*, PgDip
• Management in the Public Sector - MSc*, MSc (Research)*, MRes*, PgDip
• Sport Management and the Business of Football - MSc*, MSc (Research)*, MRes*, PgDip

Joint programmes include:

• European Policy and Management - MSc, MRes*
  Further details about this programme are available from Ms Jane Halstead at the School of Politics and Sociology, j.halstead@bbk.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6789.
• E-business - MSc, PgDip
  Further details about this programme are available from Ms Kim Greenhalgh at the School of Computer Science and Information Systems, k.greenhalgh@bk.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6729.

Study Options
The full-time programmes run for 12 months, beginning in October. The teaching is three evenings per week from 6-9pm in the evening. Applicants should note that, according to College Regulation, they must not be working more than 20 hours a week if they wish to study full-time.
The part-time programmes run for 21 months, beginning in October. The teaching is two evenings per week from 6-9pm in the evening.

Applying for Our Taught Master’s Programmes
We consider all applications we receive. You should normally possess a good Bachelor’s degree, equivalent to a second-class honours in the British system (‘B’ grades or better), or an equivalent professional qualification.

If your mother tongue is not English, and unless you have a UK undergraduate degree which was taught in English, you will need to enclose proof of your English language ability.

All applicants need to complete an application form that can be downloaded from the College Website: www.bbk.ac.uk. Alternatively you can call +44 (0)845 601 0174 for a hard copy of the form.

Fees
The sessional fees for 2005-06 are available on the Birkbeck website (www.bbk.ac.uk) from late Spring 2005. Information on bursaries for the UK students can be obtained from the Birkbeck Student Financial Support Office, tel: 0044 (0)20 7631 6362. Overseas students should contact their local British Council Office.

Further information
If you require further information about our programmes, please visit our Website: www.bbk.ac.uk/manop, contact the Management Postgraduate Team on +44 (0)20 7631 6775, or email: postgrad@mbs.bbk.ac.uk.

Department of Management
School of Management and Organizational Psychology
Birkbeck – University of London
Malet Street, Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7631 6775
Fax: +44 (0)20 7631 6769