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Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Programme Catalogue 2010/11

THSP-AFM02: MSc Business and Community

Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory Units
SP50123 Business, society and states: corporate power and accountability 6 Credits
SP50134 Globalisation 1: political sociology of globalisation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 18 Credits from the following list:
Students with no prior social research tuition/experience must choose at least 1 from XX50137 & XX50136.
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 Credits
XX50170 Principles & skills of social research 6 Credits
MN30170 Fundamentals of accounting and financial management 6 Credits
MN50169 Business economics 6 Credits
MN50174 Human resource management 6 Credits
SP50139 International policy analysis 1 6 Credits
SP50162 Governing contemporary societies 6 Credits
SP50217 Sociology & social anthropology of development 6 Credits
ZZ50001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2

Compulsory Units
SP50142 Morals, markets and politics 6 Credits
SP50153 Dissertation planning 6 Credits
SP50202 Ecology, management & organisational performance 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 12 Credits from the following list:
EU50604 The politics of sustainability: environmental security and international relations 6 Credits
MN50166 Methods of management research 6 Credits
MN50176 Strategic management 6 Credits
MN50332 Strategy and human resource management 6 Credits
SP30096 Global regimes & new social movements 6 Credits
SP50080 Globalisation & economic insecurity: social policy challenges 6 Credits
SP50122 Comparative research methods 6 Credits
SP50225 Globalisation 2: political economy of globalisation 6 Credits
ZZ50005 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Dissertation Period

Compulsory Units
XX50054 Dissertation, business & community 30 Credits