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 Transport Trade and Logistics MSc at Liverpool John Moores University.

Leading to: International Transport Trade and Logistics MSc
Gain advanced logistics knowledge and management skills with this MSc in International Transport, Trade and Logistics at Liverpool John Moores University.

• Study at one of the UK's leading Maritime higher education providers
• After graduating, enjoy exemptions from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers chartered membership examinations
• Follow a curriculum informed by world-leading research plus links with the regional Mersey Maritime cluster, and the UK-wide maritime industry
• Look forward to excellent career opportunities with logistics companies, transport companies, goods producers and suppliers, governmental bodies and consultants
• Benefit from almost 125 years of expertise in delivering professional courses for the maritime industry
• Access an international centre of excellence in maritime education, professional training and applied research

International trade is taking on even greater importance with the development of burgeoning economies within the manufacturing sector. Global trade is reliant on long distance modes of transport to connect economies with final markets and you will gain specialist knowledge of maritime transport from this programme.

This dynamic course will provide you with the tools to demonstrate a systematic and comprehensive understanding of knowledge relating to International Transport, Trade and Logistics.

You'll gain essential critical awareness of factors that influence business, financial and management strategies in the field, including markets, customers, finance, people, operations and ICT.

Using qualitative and quantitative methods, you'll learn how to find solutions to industry- related issues. You'll conduct research, using research design, data collection, analysis, synthesis and reporting techniques to develop systems and outcomes.