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The Psychology of Selection
and Assessment; Reward and
Performance Management
• HRM Business report
International Human
Resource Management
MSc* (subject to approval)
www.kent.ac.uk/pg/1233
Location: Canterbury
This MSc addresses a growing
demand for the knowledge and
skills associated with managing
people across international
borders. This programme gives
you a strong foundation in the field
of international HRM in terms of
the knowledge and skills required
to pursue an international
management career working
trans-nationally.
The programme is delivered
by a multi-disciplinary group
of academics from KBS with
research expertise, alongside
guest speakers from industry.
Course content
• Compulsory modules include:
Business in an International
Perspective; Developing
Skills for HRM; HRM and
Development in Practice;
HRM in an International
Context; Leadership and
Management; Managing
Across Cultures; Research
Methods
• Two from: Corporate
Responsibility and
Globalisation; Employment
Relations; Employee
Resourcing; HR Strategy;
Learning and Development;
Managing the Multinational
Enterprise; The Psychology
of Selection and Assessment;
Reward and Performance
Management
• International HRM Business
Report
International Management
with Management English
Pre-Master’s GDip*
www.kent.ac.uk/ug/1394
Location: Canterbury
This programme develops your
knowledge and understanding
of organisations, the external
framework in which they operate
and how they are managed. It
enables you to identify processes,
procedures and practices for
effective management and to
understand international business
environments and global
perspectives on business
and management issues.
As part of your programme,
you have the opportunity to
improve your English language
competence on modules offered
by Kent International Pathways.
On successful completion of the
Diploma (and through meeting the
University’s rules of progression
and English language
requirements), you can choose
from a number of postgraduate
degree programmes offered
within Kent Business School.
Logistics and Supply Chain
Management MSc
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Location: Canterbury
Accredited by the Chartered
Institute of Logistics and Transport
(CILT), this MSc enables you to
develop enhanced quantitative
and qualitative skills to support
decision making in any logistic
area within an organisation.
Logistics and supply chain
management problems may
include inventory, transportation,
warehousing, location, reverse
and green logistics, and customer
and supplier relationships. These
aspects provide a company
with competitive advantage,
if approached correctly.
Course content
• Compulsory modules:
Contemporary Topics in
Logistics and Global Supply
Chain Management; Data
Mining and Forecasting;
Introduction to Logistics and
Supply Chain Management;
Logistics Modelling and
Applications; Managing
Operations and Services;
Warehousing and Global
Transportation Management
• Two from: Business Statistics
and Database Management;
Decision Modelling; Digital
Marketing; Financial
and Management Accounting;
Managing the Multinational
Enterprise; Marketing;
Organisational Behaviour
and Human Resource
Management; Performance
Management and Soft Systems
Methodology; Simulation
Heuristic and Optimisation;
Structure and Organisation of
the e-Commerce Enterprise
• Dissertation
Management MSc*
(subject to approval)
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Location: Medway
Our MSc in Management provides
you with a broad understanding of
all areas of general management,
together with the specialist
pathways of innovation
management, entrepreneurship
and responsible management
that reflect the distinct strengths
of Kent Business School. The
emphasis is on developing
employability and career
development skills with a
14-week work placement.
You study key aspects of
business and management, all
designed to build on your existing
knowledge and experiences. This
develops managerial expertise
and capabilities necessary for