Business Management with Entrepreneurship

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The MSc Sustainable Business aims to support business leaders and managers who wish to explore how sustainability, social responsibility and good corporate governance can make organisations more resilient and more profitable. Students will develop management skills alongside expertise in an increasingly important field.

The MSc Sustainable Business is for people who think about doing business differently: it focuses on the inter-connectedness of businesses, on the relationships that make business happen and on the responsibilities that being in business brings. The meanings and requirements of sustainable business will be explored in a wide range of contexts with a focus on practical application in real-world business situations.

Recent economic, environmental and social challenges prompt us to think about the contribution that businesses of all sizes make to the communities they are based in and to think more closely about the responsibilities that they might have as a result. We are also challenged to think about how businesses can build in their own resilience and sustainability through strong corporate governance. Those leading and managing businesses in this climate must be able to respond and take advantage of environmental and social impetuses in order to achieve and sustain growth.

This course offers a distinctive perspective on issues relating to sustainability, social responsibility and corporate governance. In addition to inputs from academic staff that introduce business theories and models and which challenge students to develop their analytical and problem-solving skills guest lectures from business leaders will provide the opportunity to explore current issues.

Full and part-time modules include:
* Management of Sustainable Enterprise
* Responsive Leadership
* Sustainable Operations
* Enterprise and Society
* Strategic Marketing
* Research Methods
* Business Report (Dissertation)

This course offers a distinctive perspective on issues relating to sustainability, social responsibility and corporate governance. In addition to inputs from academic staff that introduce business theories and models and which challenge students to develop their analytical and problem-solving skills guest lectures from business leaders will provide the opportunity to explore current issues.

Typical Entry Requirements: * Hold a degree or professional qualification of graduate status * Or hold an HNC of HND and have three years management experience * Or have five years significant management experience English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 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. Work Experience At least 3 year(s) of work experience is required.

UCS Financial Support
UCS Bursary 2013 Entry

From September 2013, UCS is introducing a new bursary scheme for students living away from the parental home, to help with accommodation costs while studying.

Successful applicants will receive a £1,000 bursary in their first year of study and a £500 bursary in both their second and third years of study.

National Scholarship Programme

The National Scholarship Programme (NSP) has been created to offer support to students from lower income backgrounds. The Government has awarded a number of Scholarships to UCS for students starting an undergraduate degree in September 2013. UCS has committed to matching these Scholarships, providing fee waivers to a larger number of students.

Successful full-time applicants will receive a total fee waiver of £6,000; £3,000 in their first year of study and £3,000 in their second year of study.

Successful part-time applicants will receive a fee waiver on a pro rata basis for their first and second years of study. For example part-time students studying 50% of the full time equivalent course in their first year will receive a fee waiver of £1,500.

Suffolk Access Champion Scheme

The Suffolk Access Champion Scheme is open to students who have studied in Suffolk and are applying to study a full-time undergraduate degree programme at UCS in 2013/14.

Successful applicants will become Suffolk Access Champions and will work over two years mentoring Year 10 and 11 students to encourage progression on to higher education.

In return for their participation in the scheme, Access Champions will receive a total fee waiver of £8,000; £5,000 in their first year of study and £3,000 in their second year of study.

UCS Science Fee Waiver

UCS is introducing a new Science fee waiver for students starting one of the four year science programmes in 2013. This scheme entitles successful applicants to a fee waiver of up to £1,500 across years two and three of their degree.

Ipswich Borough Council and UCS Bursary

Ipswich Borough Council (IBC) is working in conjunction with UCS to offer a non-repayable bursary scheme to selected full and part-time students from lower income backgrounds to help with costs associated with their course of study.

A total of four IBC and UCS bursaries are available in 2013/14. Successful applicants will receive £1,000 in their first year of study. Awards are expected to continue into Year 2 of study on the condition that household income remains within the scheme threshold