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Organisational Culture
Semester 1 (mandatory)
Considers how the culture in which a business operates can influence all aspects of its commercial practice, from the means by which it organises itself in order to address key markets and challenges to the manner by which it defines organisational roles; the approach to leadership taken by senior managers; and the strategic decisions that these managers make.
Social and Organisational Change
Semester 1 (mandatory)
Considers why organisational change is currently so prevalent, and promotes an understanding of psychological processes at the individual, team and organisational levels that can inform strategies to most effectively bring about organisational change.
Psychology of Coaching
Semester 1 (mandatory)
Describes those psychological principles informing different approaches to coaching and the associated professional issues, the role of coaching in business, and addresses practical issues relating to the introduction and management of a coaching programme into an organisation.
Introduction to Human Factors
Semester 1 (mandatory)
Introduces key principles in ergonomics, reviews some contemporary workplace ergonomic challenges and considers how design can be used to make work more rewarding, efficient, productive and therefore more profitable.
Psychology for Marketing
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Describes the application of psychological concepts and theory to particular commercial issues related to sales and marketing. This includes the psychological processes that occur entirely within the individual, along with the interpersonal, and broader cultural groups within which (s)he operates.
Leadership
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Addresses what constitutes effective leadership and how leadership skills can be improved through an understanding of relevant psychological concepts and theories.
Diversity
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Considers the commercial implications of growing diversity in the workplace, and the optimal management techniques that can be used to harness this in order to enhance organisational effectiveness and profitability.
Research Methods
Semester 2 (mandatory)
Describes the most appropriate methods involved in carrying out scientific research in the often 'messy' real world context of business and some of the challenges that might be encountered along the way. The course also provides explicit preparation for the MSc project.
The MSc Dissertation is undertaken between May - August.