MSc INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACT ...

MSc
INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL
AND CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT
Manchester Business School
Executive Education
Original Thinking Applied

Essential Information
The MSc in International Commercial and Contract Management aims to provide
postgraduate education and professional development for commercial and contract
managers that will keep them abreast of developments. Delegates are taken in to
the focused academic environment of a business school giving them an opportunity
to explore concepts, principles, processes and techniques of innovative commercial
management practice.
Qualification
MSc in International Commercial and Contract Management
Dates Module one: 8 October 2012
Module two: 8 January 2013
Module three: 9 April 2013
Module four: 9 July 2013
Module five: 8 October 2013
Module six: 7 January 2014
Module seven: 8 April 2014
Module eight: 8 July 2014
Cost £11,275
Duration
Study
The total cost can be paid in full before registration/
induction day or split into three instalments. Full details
available from the programme administrator.
Overnight accommodation is not included.
Two years (taught element) plus six months (dissertation)
The course is delivered through an innovative blended
learning format, combining substantial face-to-face
contact with independent study supported by a VLE,
ensuring a flexible alternative to full-time study.
Course Structure
The MSc in International Commercial and Contract
Management is a credit based programme and
qualification. Delegates earn credits for successful
completion of all eight modules - 120 credits and a
dissertation/reflective practice project - 60 credits,
a total overall of 180 credits.
Module title
Credits
1. Commercial Awareness (introduction) 15
2. Commercial Leadership 15
3. Market Driven Strategy and Innovation 15
4. Risk Management 15
5. Financial Decisions 15
6. Commercial and Contracting Strategies 15
7. Commercial and Contracting Tactics 15
8. Law and Ethics in International Contracting 15
9. MSc Dissertation/Reflective Practice Project 60
There are options for alternative qualifications:
Postgraduate Diploma requires successful
completion of all eight modules - 120 credits.
Postgraduate Certificate requires successful
completion of 60 credits from core modules.
Modules are successfully concluded by participating in the workshops and passing
the assessment component of either coursework and presentation or examination.
The amount of studying required from a delegate is estimated to be approximately
150 hours for a 15-credit module; this is equivalent to 10-15 hours per week.
Key benefits include:
• A detailed appreciation of the current governance issues of FTs and the
expectations of the role of company secretary within the wider context
of health policy
• You will be working with a wide range of academics, healthcare managers
and legal specialists.
Contact Details
For more detailed information and on-line application, please visit
www.mbs.ac.uk/msc-commercialmgt
Manchester Business School
Contact:
Janine May,
programme administrator
Email: janine.may@mbs.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 161 275 2917