MSc Management, Economics and International Relations

Degrees that allow a combination of different academic disciplines are becoming more popular, often because they allow students to make connections between different and important subjects, and also because it can be a better preparation for specific job and career focus.

For those looking to consolidate a career in diplomatic service, international voluntary organisations, and government service, management, economics and international relations can be a powerful combination to offer a prospective employer in these sectors.

The political and historical issues which influence the way our world has developed and the dynamics which influence international relations are always in the news and understanding why events take place as they do are widely aired on current affairs programmes and in the informed press and journals. This degree addresses those issues.

The details below are intended to give students a guide to the courses they would be studying on the MSc Management, Enterprise and Innovation programme. To read what each course is about, click on the course code. The credits shown are Aberdeen credits (30 Aberdeen credits = 15 ECTS). Courses tagged C are compulsory. The Programme Director is Dr Julian Randall.

First Stage Courses

• BU 5023 Operations Management (20) (AS) C
• BU 5021 Business Economics (15) (HB) C
• IR 5006 Theories of International Relations (30) (-) C

Second Stage Courses

• BU 5523 Leadership (15) (IH)
• BU 5553 Strategic Marketing (15) (RW)
• BU 5554 Managing People at Work (15) (JR)
• BU 5560 Research Methods (15) (TS) 
• BU 5837 Business Development (15) (IH) 
• BU 5839 Understanding Organisational Change (15) (PD)
• PI 5502 Global Security Issues (30) (-)
• SO 5512 Dimensions of Globalisation (30) (-)

Third Stage Courses

• BU 5911 Dissertation for Management, Economics, International Relations (60) (JR) C