The course equips students with the analytical approaches, methodologies and tools to structure and analyse problem situations to improve the decision-making processes and outcomes in industry, business and the public sector; the approach is to consider the application of analytical methodologies and tool kits to common problem areas across business and management, using case studies, individual and team-consulting based assignments and software tools.
Typical units include: Problem structuring modelling and optimisation; applied statistics and business forecasting; simulation and risk analysis; and decision analysis and performance management; plus a range of optional units.
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Sep |
12 months |
Full time | No application date provided |
Manchester, M13 9PL |
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£7800 per year |
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*More info: £7800 per year |
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Taught
University of Manchester
Science (General / Combined), Operational Research

The course was relatively easy, it encompassed the following: What is a drug? What are the classifications and effects? What are the effects on society? The teacher was interesting and the delivery was far from dry, the curriculum was kept ...more
I was expecting more practice than theory and more management oriented than the general development. However, the course had a wonderful fieldtrip included in the tuition fees, a trip to Ghana, it was unforgettable and during that trip we c...more
Helpful professors, great lectures, friendly environment, lot of job opportunities, great careers office...more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.well, first of all, teaching is something manchester does not concentrate wholly on. it's more of a diy course. everything is do it yourself, from establishing the topics to study, to learning the topics....more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.I've tried to learn hieroglyphs several times and failed miserably. This course is the best! Aimed at beginners you cover the basic alphabet, two and three-sound signs and build up so that at the end of the week you can actually read inscri...more
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