Program Overview

Pre-Masters Programme in Business, Management and Law (1-Term)

The Pre-Masters Programme includes academic modules, study skills and English language training, providing complete preparation for your postgraduate degree.

Is this programme for me?

As part of the Pre-Masters Programme in Business, Management and Law you will:

• Gain understanding of the analysis of academic concepts and issues relating to operations management, organisational strategy and organisational behaviour with an emphasis on critically evaluating ideas and applications
• Identify the limitations of business models and management theory
• Complete a subject related research project
• If you take the Law route, you will study the principles of legal methods, legal argument and legal concepts are outlined, and you are encouraged to develop skills in legal argument.

When you complete the Pre-Masters Programme in Business, Management and Law, and achieve the required grades, you can progress to International Business and Management (with Advanced Practice) MSc at Liverpool John Moores University.

Leading to: International Business and Management (with Advanced Practice) MSc
This Advanced Practice course combines theoretical learning of business and management from a global perspective, along with the application of practical skills.

• Develop the skills and knowledge required for a successful career in international business management
• Enjoy a rich cultural experience working alongside students from around the world, offering a great opportunity to expand your cross-cultural communication skills and understanding different global business perspectives
• Benefit from innovative learning and teaching approaches applying theoretical concepts through contemporary business simulations
• Study in Liverpool, a key city for international business and trade and a truly global commercial setting
• This course is also available as a 2 year MSc with Advanced Practice which includes a Business Consultancy Project supported by industry mentors

    'Microeconomics of Competitiveness' module designed by Harvard Business School and delivered by Dr Moustafa Haj Youssef, an official affiliate of the MOC-Harvard network.

This course will open up a wealth of global opportunities providing the range of knowledge necessary to negotiate between countries, cultures, political and economic systems and other commercial borders.

Completing this MSc will take you to the next level of academic achievement. You will develop your skills in leadership and strategy, and gain valuable business acumen needed to be an effective global management professional.

Year 2: Advanced Practice - consultancy project

During the second year of the course, you and your fellow students will undertake a semester-long group consultancy project. Working on a business project brief provided by LJMU in collaboration with industry, the consultancy project enables you to apply the theoretical knowledge you have learnt and gain workplace experience at the same time.

Students are placed into project groups and assigned an industry mentor to help them navigate the consultancy project and provide business and sector insight. Industry mentors help provide a safe environment in which to learn and develop.

You will gain highly sought-after management competencies making you more employable and more able to contribute to organisational success. This is of critical importance as contemporary organisations require digitally competent managers who are able to exploit the new technologies to attain goals.