The five full-time courses share the bulk of their core modules, with further elective modules chosen from various groups of modules, appropriate to each course.
The remainder of the course is made up of the research dissertation, for which the topic must be appropriate to the specific course.
Core Modules for the MSc Operations Management Programme are:
- Introduction to Managing Operations
- Quality Management and Quality Techniques
- Supply Chain Planning and Management
- Design of Operations Facilities
- Management Science for Decisions Support
- Operations Strategy
Students must choose at least 30 credits from Groups A and B (including at least 10 credits from each), plus further module(s) to make a total of 40 credits from any of Groups A,B, C or D across semesters one and two:
Group A
Semester One
- Modelling and Simulation
- Project Management
- Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques*
Semester Two
- International Logistics and Transport
- Managing International Operations
- Supply Chain Management in Practice
- Managing Service Operations
Group B
Semester One
- Business Economics
- Finance and Accounting
- International Accounting
- Managing Organisations
Semester Two
- E-Business
- Innovation Management
- Marketing for Entrepreneurs
Group C
Semester One
- Industrial Ergonomics: Jobs, Culture, Change
- Managing Organisations
- Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques*
Semester Two
- Human-Computer Systems
- Strategic Human Resource Management
Group D
Semester One
- Concurrent Engineering
- Computer Integrated and Flexible Manufacture
Semester Two
- Lean Manufacturing*
- Rapid Product Development
*Only one of the modules Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques and Lean Manufacturing may be selected.
The MSc Operations Management is taught on a full-time basis over one year.
During this time, you must accumulate 180 credits to qualify for the award of MSc.
You will take 120-credits’ worth of taught modules, which are examined during two 15-week semesters.
Each taught module typically consists of 10, two or three hour sessions. Assessment is by a combination of individual essay or group project and written examination.
The remaining 60 credits of this course are allocated to a dissertation, which is completed over the summer period for submission in September.