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The MRes programme entails taking the core modules listed on the next tab, as well as appropriate lectures and assessments drawn from the taught postgraduate programmes in the Department of Management Science or the wider School.

If you are intending to specialise in Operational Research, the modules will be drawn from those offered in the Department's postgraduate programmes. If you are considering Operations Management, Systems and Information Management, the MRes will include appropriate modules from other programmes within the Management School. These will be chosen by agreement between you and the programme director, based upon your intended field of research and gaps in your current knowledge.

Coursework takes up to 40% of the programme. The remainder of the year is spent undertaking a literature review and a supervised research project and dissertation.

The Core modules are listed below.

Research Methods

This module introduces qualitative and quantitative research. It is intended to help you get started on your research in a focused way and to provide support for the development of your research proposals.
Research Design in Management

This module will introduce you to research design in business and management. The approach taken emphasises the place of different research designs and strategies in the accomplishment of knowledge about management as well as how to craft research. It provides a basis for the appreciation and evaluation of the different varieties of research as well as providing an opportunity for you to consider these issues in relation to your own research.
Searching for Information in Management Research

This module will introduce you to the wide range of sources of information now available to researchers. It covers the major business and management databases as well as more general information sources.
MRes in Management Science Dissertation

The dissertation forms a third of the MRes degree, taking around four months to complete. The topic selected should build on the review essay(s).
Doing Organisational Research

The module will introduce you to the nature of knowledge within the organisation studies/management field, and the ways in which the literature can be researched and critically evaluated. It will then provide a systematic consideration of different approaches to research in the social sciences and organisational studies in particular. This will include an evaluation of different research designs and methodologies and of a range of methods likely to be particularly useful in organisational research, such as surveys, ethnography, case studies, interviews, and questionnaires. The module will also address methods of qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Throughout, links will be made to the practical planning and execution of a piece of research.

This final term draws together all your learning from the earlier modules and enables you to show your skills in applying your knowledge to an in-depth piece of work - either a consultancy based project in which you will work in small groups (typically three) with a company client, or a research project, or a start-up project with related dissertation. Regardless of the type of project, it is always done in close collaboration with an academic supervisor at Lancaster. Dissertations are handed in during September, and graduation takes place at Lancaster in early December.