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Many businesses across numerous industrial sectors (including banking; construction; retail; leisure; natural resources; technology; transport; and utilities) together with governmental and non-governmental organisations, seek employees with knowledge, skills and a critical understanding of the wide range of sustainability issues facing business in the twenty-first century.... The programme prepares students for a career in the field of sustainable development in the private and public sectors as well as the third sector.

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This programme is designed for graduates wishing to start, or further develop, careers in marketing. It explores the principles, theoretical concepts and practice of marketing with particular emphasis on contemporary issues and leading-edge marketing thinking.

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Aims: Among the multiple challenges facing the world today, the provision of sufficient energy at appropriate prices to promote and sustain growth whilst at the same time accommodating climate change concerns, must feature near the top of any list. With a role to play in terms of international agreements among states in relation to both energy security and climate change, in terms of agreements between states and the commercial energy sector, and in terms of agreements among the multiple actors within the that sector, to say nothing of the legislation and regulation that touches every aspect of the energy chain, Law is an inescapable but also indispensible aspect of this sector.

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The award provides the opportunity for existing practitioners in the voluntary and public sectors, or those seeking a career in these sectors to understand welfare reform It provides opportunities to enhance knowledge and understanding of the sectors in a rapidly changing political and economic climate The course gives you the chance to critically reflect on policy and practices encountered in your working life, and to exchange ideas with a view to developing and improving practice It helps prepare you for high-level practice and understanding, focusing on knowledge, policy dynamics and the articulation of problems, as well as identifying practice-related solutions The course aims to enhance the development of skills and knowledge useful to both employers and current prospective employees in the voluntary and public sectors across the region. The course is ideal for existing practitioners or graduates who wish to move into the voluntary and public sectors The course is particularly relevant to enhancing the career prospects of voluntary sector workers and managers, healthcare professionals, researchers, local government employees and further education professionals Successful completion of the MA degree is appropriate preparation for doctoral research in these fields You will gain:- knowledge and critical understanding of the voluntary and public sectors awareness of the impact of policies upon practice expertise in research analysis and presentation skills, as well as a theoretical, reflective and in-depth understanding of key issues effective communication to a range of audiences "I would recommend the MA VAPS to anyone who wants to give themselves the edge in our line of study.

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This course is of interest to anyone currently working or aiming to work within a public sector organisation, and who would like to develop or progress in their leadership and management positions.... These include, but are not limited to: Human resource management Commissioning and procurement Coaching and mentoring Financial management Governance Healthcare On completing these modules, it is possible to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma: Leadership and Management in the Public Sector.

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It is suitable for new graduates and those with managerial and/or public sector work experience.... Some students come straight from their first degree onto the Masters without much work experience, and others currently work in a public sector organisation (NHS, local authorities, education sector, police) and take the course on a part-time basis.

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The MAcc (Public Sector Financial Management) offers a programme of study that will enable you to engage critically and professionally with the important contemporary issues in public sector financial management.

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This programme offers a solid core in public management, together with the flexibility to choose from a wide range of modules from the Department of Management, the Department of Politics, and elsewhere at Birkbeck.... MSc students must take four option modules from the Department of Management or the Department of Politics such as: Accounting and Financial Management; Development Policy; Environmental Management and Business Policy; European Management; Innovation, Networks, and Social Capital; Perspectives on Organisation; Public Policy: Equality and Redistribution (double module); Public Policy: Interests, Ideas, Institutions (double module); Qualitative Research Methods; Statistical Methods for Business Research.

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It addresses some of the key issues facing the public sector such as effective leadership, anticipating and responding to change, performance management, governance and ethical practice and sustainability, The MPA is run by the Department of Politics with expertise from the University of Exeter Business School and draws on the work of academics who have an impressive reputation for research and whose ideas are published around the world.... On completion of the programme you will have an understanding of strategies for delivering public services effectively, efficiently and ethically and have gained an understanding of the comparative social, historical and financial context of public administration and public sector organisations.

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