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The Cranfield MSc in Management and Economics is a full-time one-year programme designed for graduates with little or no previous professional experience. The programme will equip you with the knowledge, skills and understanding you need to succeed in business and economics, whether at the local or global level. It will give you the confidence to understand and tackle complex business challenges in the context of the global economic conditions and prepare you to pursue a career in economics, quantitative analysis or management.

Through your studies, you will gain a sound understanding of core management and economic theories, concepts, tools and techniques, and learn how to apply them creatively in real-life situations. You will learn about both the functional dimensions of management such as strategic management, operations, finance and marketing, as well as microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistical analysis in economics, international economics and applied econometrics.

The Cranfield MSc in Management and Economics is a full-time one-year programme that has a focus on making connections between theory and practice. It is designed for:

• Ambitious graduates with a good first degree who are passionate about business and want to prepare for their first management professional role
• Business professionals at the beginning of their career who aspire to take on their first line management role
• Individuals who wish to pursue a career in economics, quantitative analysis or management.

The Cranfield MSc in Management and Economics is a full-time one-year programme that will equip you with the knowledge, skills and understanding you need to pursue a career in economics, quantitative analysis or management. In particular, the programme will:

• Give you a deeper understanding of economics so that you can deal with the challenges and respond more efficiently to the increasing rapid changes in the global economy
• Enable you to apply economic theory and econometric analysis to the management of business and policy making
• Familiarise you with core management and economic theories, concepts, tools and techniques, and teach you how to apply them creatively in real-life situations
• Prepare you to analyse, use econometric models to review and report feedback to understand and solve complex business issues at local and international levels
• Enhance your soft skills such as self-awareness, mental toughness, communication, teamwork and cultural sensitivity, enabling you to perform effectively within organisations
• Prepare you to analyse, use econometric models to review and report feedback to understand and solve complex business issues at local and international levels
• Give you support with finding your first professional role or first line management role, and with planning your future career.

The Cranfield MSc in Management and Economics is a full-time one-year programme that starts in September each year.

Term dates

• Term 1: 28 September 2015 to 18 December 2015
• Term 2: 11 January 2016 to 24 March 2016
• Term 3: 11 April 2016 to 24 June 2016
• Term 4: 27 June 2016 to 9 September 2016

We are continually updating the modules we offer to reflect the changing external business environment, therefore the modules listed below are subject to change.

Module summary

Orientation week

Term 1

• Marketing Strategy and Planning
• Managing People and Organisations
• Managing Profitability, Liquidity and Asset Utilisation
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Statistical Analysis in Economics

Term 2 - core modules

• Strategic Management
• Managing Corporate Sustainability
• International Economics
• Applied Economics

Term 2 - elective modules
Select one of the following:

• Economic Performance and Public Policy
• Entrepreneurship
• Mastering Project Management

Terms 3 and 4

• Management Consulting
• Research Methods and Statistics
• Thesis

We welcome applications from talented candidates of all backgrounds and each application is considered on its individual merit. Usually candidates must: Hold a relevant, recognised qualificationEither:a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours Degree (or equivalent Bachelors Degree) or a professional qualification and not more than three years' relevant work experience Having taken your application into consideration, the course director may also require you to take GMAT (minimum score 600) or GRE (75th percentile in both the verbal and quantitative reasoning sections). The GMAT course code for the MSc in Management is K2H-N3-14 and our GRE institution code is 3641. Have a good standard of English The participative nature of the course demands a high oral ability and written work needs a strong business vocabulary. If English is not your first language, you must take one of the following:Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – a minimum score of 92 is required (Important: this test is not currently accepted by the UK Home Office for Tier 4 (General) visa applications) . The ETS DI Code for TOEFL is 0822 International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – band 6.5 is required, with writing of 6.5 English for Speakers of other languages (ESOL) either: Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) – grade A - C Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) – grade A - C Pearson Test of English (Academic) – an overall score of 65 Work experienceThe programme is designed for candidates with less than three years' work experience. Applications are also welcomed from graduates with little or no work experience but a passion to work in management in the future. Candidates with more than three years' work experience may be considered by exception. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C) TOEFL iBT® test: 92 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

Accreditation

Cranfield School of Management is one of the oldest and most prestigious business schools in the UK. We are highly ranked by the Financial Times and the Economist and are triple accredited by EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB.