MRes Business and Management

Our Master of Research in Business and Management is accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science for the training of PhD students.

You'll learn how to:

• undertake doctoral research in business and management
• equip yourself for an academic or commercial career in business and management research
• undertake, evaluate, commission or manage research in the commercial, public, or voluntary sectors

The MRes course has a strong practical focus and trains you in the advanced skills necessary for business, management, economic and policy research. Our aim is to help you to become a researcher who is:

• reflective and aware of the assumptions, strengths and limitations of your research
• highly skilled in a multitude of management and organisational research techniques
• readily able to apply this knowledge in new and diverse domains

When you graduate, you’ll be a reflective, astute researcher who is highly skilled in a multitude of management and organisational research techniques. You’ll be able to apply this knowledge to a wide variety of situations and will be able to:

• understand the assumptions made by different approaches to research, their limitations and their implications for answering research questions using an appropriate research design
• use qualitative, quantitative and experimental techniques to collect and analyse data to an advanced level
• apply this knowledge to the design, conduct and reporting of research projects
• critically analyse the methodologies used to conduct empirical research projects

Learn from the experts

You’ll work closely with lecturers and supervisors, who are internationally recognised research experts, with strong track records in publishing findings of global significance. Our teaching team have a strong track record of securing research funding, including from UK research councils and the European Union. They also regularly advise governmental and policy bodies.

The University of Stirling Management School

At the University of Stirling Management School, the principle of responsible business, policy and practice is central to everything we do. This vision helps us to equip our students effectively with the skills to act as global citizens, capable of addressing the needs of society.

As a member of the Chartered Association for Business Schools, we have strong links with industry and were recently awarded the Small Business Charter for engagement with local and regional enterprise.

Rankings

We're ranked Top 5 in Scotland for Business, Management and Marketing (The Guardian University Guide 2022)

91% overall student satisfaction for Business and Management - Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2021