MRes Management at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

The Management MRes is designed in line with ESRC guidelines as a foundation and integrated pathway into doctoral study in management. It combines study of a specialist management topic with applied training in research methods, and students join the postgraduate research community.

Department: Adam Smith Business School | Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Four core courses (Applied Data Analysis, Introduction to Data, Management Research Methods, Research Master Class), three options such as Applied Multivariate Analysis, Qualitative Text Analysis or Text Mining for Business, and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue PhD research or employment in policy and practice relying on management research, such as management consultant, analyst or research project manager; the vast majority continue to a management PhD.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate entry: 2.1 Honours (or non-UK equivalent) in a business-related discipline with at least 25% credit-bearing modules in Business and/or Management at an average grade of pass. English language (applicants from non-majority English-speaking countries): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0; also accepted: TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic (test centre), Cambridge C1/C2, Oxford ELLT, LanguageCert Academic, Duolingo and other listed tests at published minimums; test must be within 2 years 5 months of start and met in a single sitting. International application rounds for September 2027 entry: Round 1 1 Oct to 5 Nov 2026; Round 2 6 Nov to 17 Dec 2026; Round 3 18 Dec 2026 to 4 Feb 2027; Round 4 5 Feb to 25 Mar 2027; Round 5 26 Mar to 13 May 2027; Round 6 14 May to 8 Jul 2027. UK applicants: 24 August 2027.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,481 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full-time tuition (Home & RUK) Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full-time tuition (International & EU) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

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