Programme Specification for the 2025/6 academic year
MSc Management with Industrial Experience
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | MSc Management with Industrial Experience | Programme code | PTS2SBESBE15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2025/6 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 7 (Masters) |
2. Description of the Programme
The MSc Management with Industrial Experience helps you transition for a career in Management. Our aim is to enable you to become the managers of the future. We will ensure that by the time you leave us you will be more confident in your own career choices, because we dedicate significant time and resource to help you design a career plan that will suit you, enabled by our Careers Coaching staff and tailored modules.
You will be taught by our highly skilled subject specialists in Leadership, Business Analytics, Strategy, Marketing, Accounting, Corporate and Social Responsibility, Human Resource and Operations Management. They will introduce you to the latest ideas in management thinking, so that by the end of your degree you will be confident in your new-found leadership and analysis skills. You will also gain insight into how management strategy and operations work, making you future ready.
Through lectures, seminars and consultancy projects for clients you will be able to learn the theory, while practicing your knowledge and skills in a safe environment. You will be working with academics and students drawn from all over the world.
Additionally, the Industrial Experience placement year will give you the chance to put what you have learnt to practical advantage, providing valuable insight into the interplay between the theoretical skills and understanding acquired during your year at Exeter and the practicalities of using your skills and knowledge in a real world setting.
By the time you leave us, Exeter will have helped you expand your knowledge, skills and experience to enable you to maximise the opportunities presented to you.
Our aim is to help you create your own sustainable career strategy for the future.
Students who undertake this programme are drawn from across the globe, providing each cohort with an immediate, international network of contacts so that you can learn and develop cross-cultural understanding. In time, your fellow students will become alumni, who also feed into the network of contacts available to all our Masters in Management graduates. The international spread of contacts enables you to pursue your global career ambitions to the full.
There are opportunities for students to study outside of the UK during their time at the University of Exeter by attending a short summer school at one of our many partner institutions located throughout the world. These courses typically last for three weeks and offer an ideal opportunity to experience life and learning in another culture and country.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
The programme aims to:
- Create future ready managers, capable of leading people and analysing management issues in a sustainable way.
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Educate non-business and management graduates in the theories associated with the management disciplines of: Leadership, Business Analytics, Strategy, Marketing, Accounting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Operations and Human Resource Management.
- Provide learning opportunities for students to gain theoretical knowledge and apply their skills in practical and applied ways through lectures, seminars and client focused projects.
- Empower students to take advantage of all opportunities that might be presented to them
- Develop their confidence in their own career choices and plans.
- Enable students to develop cross-cultural literacy.
4. Programme Structure
The MSc Management with Industrial Experience programme is a two year programme of study at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 7 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). The programme is divided into units of study called modules which are assigned a number of credits. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
Academic Requirements for Progression onto “with Industrial Experience”:
?Each PGT “with Industrial Experience” student will have their academic progress checked after the Year 1 January and June Exam Boards. In order to progress onto the placement portion of the programme students need to have passed a minimum of 135 credits by July in Year 1 including all non-condonable modules.
http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate/modules/
Stage 1
150 credits of compulsory modules , 30 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEMM149 | Business Project | 30 | No |
| BEMM807 | Strategic Marketing and Management in a Sustainable World | 30 | No |
| BEMM808 | Sustainable Business Challenges | 30 | No |
| BEAM045 | Accounting for International Managers | 15 | No |
| BEMM170 | Global Career Management - Theory and Practice | 15 | No |
| BEMM389 | Business Analytics and Research Skills | 15 | No |
| BEMM456 | Organisational Management and Leadership | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEMM392 | Summer School | 30 | No |
| BEMM806 | Designing Global Business Solutions | 30 | No |
Stage 2
60 Credits of compulsory modules
a you must choose either BUSM002 or BUSM004, you cannot choose both
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSM002 | Business School Industrial Experience UK [See note a above] | 60 | No |
| BUSM004 | Business School Industrial Experience Abroad [See note a above] | 60 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. understand and critically evaluate fundamental theories underpinning business and management from a global perspective | Teaching and learning methods include lectures, practitioner-led sessions, tutorials, case studies, workshops, simulations, presentations and private study/research. (The programme offers the additional option of studying at another European Business School - undergoing different teaching styles, student experiences and environmental conditions via summer schools which are optional) | Subject-specific skills (ILOs 1 – 3) will be assessed through assignments and written examinations. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
4. practice using core knowledge and technical skills from multiple managerial perspectives | Teaching and learning methods include lectures, practitioner-led sessions, tutorials, case studies, workshops, simulations, presentations and private study/research. The programme offers the additional option of studying at another European Business School - undergoing different teaching styles, student experiences and environmental conditions. | Core academic skills (ILOs 4 – 7) will be assessed through assignments, examinations, tutorials, group work and simulation exercises. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. 6) Globally Engaged Able to recognise diverse individual and cultural perspectives, in order to communicate on interconnected world issues and sustainable decisions. | 6. Globally Engaged BEMM391 Sustainability, Business Ethics and CSR – utilises case studies from around the world to ensure that global benefits are achieved through local actions. 7. Critical Thinker BEMM171 Future Trends for International Management – students are taught the fundamentals of critical thinking and it forms part of a formative assessment in the first two weeks of the module. BEMM390 Fundamentals of Management – students need to engage with the latest academic thinking on key issues impacting upon management and write an academic essay discussing these issues. 8. Proactive Collaborative BEAM045 Accounting for International Managers – students work in teams to produce a group work report. BEMM455 Marketing for Management – students work in groups to produce marketing presentations for assessment 9. Resilient Self-Advocate BEMM170 Global Career Management – this module is designed to enable students to learn how to promote themselves and their skills in a positive and successful way when making job applications. 10. Digitally Fluent BEMM389 Business Analytics and Research Skills – students learn to use data analysis tools including exel, SPS and R-Python
11. Innovative Problem Solver BEMM172 Strategy for International Management - students have to work collaboratively with one another to solve the business strategy game challenge objectives over a series of weeks, competing against Business School students from around the world. 12. Confident Communicator BEMM456 Organisational Management and Leadership – a summative assessment on this module is a presentation on a specific topic, all students must contribute to the presentation in some way either through verbal presentation or writing of presentation materials. | 6. Globally Engaged BMM391 Sustainability, Business Ethics and CSR – Individual Essay Assignment (ILOs 2,3,4,10,14,16) individual Business Report (ILOs 2,3,4,10,14,16) 7. Critical Thinker BEMM171 Individual Academic Essay (ILOs 1,7,8 and 11) Individual Business Report (ILOs 1,7,8 and 11) BEMM390 Fundamentals of Management – Individual Essay Assignment (ILOs 1-5 and 8) Group Presentation (ILOs 1-9) 8.Proactive Collaborator BEAM045 Accounting for International Managers – Group Written report (ILO 16) BEMM455 Marketing for Management – Group Project Presentation (ILO 6) 9. Resilient Self Advocate – BEMM170 Global Career Management – Reflective learning Portfolio (ILOs 1-14) Career Management Portfolio (ILOs 1-14) 10. Digitally Fluent BEMM389 Business Analytics and Research Skills – Practical coursework and individual report (ILOs 3,5,6) 11. Innovative Problem Solver – BEMM172 Strategy for International Management – Strategy Simulation online game (ILO 14) and Reflective report on the strategy simulation game (ILO 14) 12 Confident Communicator – BEMM455 Group Project Presentation (ILOs 1-7) Individual Project (ILOs 1-7) Reflective Essay (ILO 8) |
7. Programme Regulations
Academic Requirements for Progression onto “with Industrial Experience”:
?Each PGT “with Industrial Experience” student will have their academic progress checked after the Year 1 January and June Exam Boards. In order to progress onto the placement portion of the programme students need to have passed a minimum of 135 credits by July in Year 1 including all non-condonable modules.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
MSc Management with Industrial Experience
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
7 (Masters)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | Date of last revision |
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