MRes Business and Management

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A specialised, research-based Masters course that will provide you with the skills to carry out high-quality research into business, management, organisations and other related areas.

Business and Management

Key facts

  • Award Masters / MRes, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma
  • Start date September 2025
  • Application notes For international students on a student visa, this course does not meet the UKVI requirements to sponsor dependants
  • Duration MRes full-time: 12 months
  • Mode of study full time
  • Delivery on campus

Accreditations

Economic and Social Research Council and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

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Overview

Our Master of Research (MRes) in Business and Management is accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science for the training of PhD students. 

You'll learn how to:

  • undertake doctoral research in business and management,
  • equip yourself for an academic or research-intensive commercial career in business and management research, and
  • undertake, evaluate, commission or manage research in the commercial, public, or voluntary sectors.

The Master of Research course has a strong practical focus and trains you in the advanced skills necessary for business, management, economic and policy research.  Our aim is to help you to become a researcher who is:

  • reflective and aware of the assumptions, strengths and limitations of your research,
  • highly skilled in a multitude of management and organisational research techniques, and
  • readily able to apply this knowledge in new and diverse domains.

When you graduate, you will be able to apply specialist knowledge to a wide variety of situations and will be able to: 

  • understand the assumptions made by different approaches to research, their limitations and their implications for answering research questions using an appropriate research design,
  • use qualitative, quantitative and experimental techniques to collect and analyse data to an advanced level,
  • apply this knowledge to the design, conduct and reporting of research projects, and
  • critically analyse the methodologies used to conduct empirical research projects.

We are AACSB accredited

The University of Stirling is accredited by AACSB International in recognition of our excellence in business education. This puts the University of Stirling Management School among the top 6% of business schools globally.

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Learn from the experts

You’ll work closely with lecturers and supervisors, who are internationally recognised research experts, with strong track records in publishing findings of global significance. Our teaching team have a proven track record of securing research funding, including from the UK research councils and the European Union. They also regularly advise governmental and policy bodies.

The University of Stirling Management School

At the University of Stirling Management School, the principle of responsible business, policy and practice is central to everything we do. This vision helps us to equip our students effectively with the skills to act as global citizens, capable of addressing the needs of society.

As a member of the Chartered Association for Business Schools, we have strong links with industry and were recently awarded the Small Business Charter for engagement with local and regional enterprise.

Our Master of Research course is also the generic entry point for the University of Stirling Management School Doctoral Programme. The Stirling Management School is a member institution of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Scottish Doctoral Training Centre. They welcome applications for doctoral studentships in Accounting and Finance, and Business and Management.

The Master of Research in Business and Management is part of our suite of highly prestigious courses approved by the ESRC for use in general research training of ESRC sponsored students undertaking PhD research.

Developing Business Leaders of the Future

Postgraduate education at the University of Stirling Management School goes beyond text books and lecture rooms, we also focus on your personal and professional development.

Our unique Flying Start Leadership Programme equips you with the awareness, knowledge and techniques essential for building a successful career. These range from practical skills, like effective public speaking, to developing ways to work under pressure in difficult situations and manage conflict. Find out more about Flying Start.

The Master of Research in Business and Management is accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) for training of PhD students.

The University of Stirling is accredited by AACSB International in recognition of our excellence in business education. 

In REF 2021, 80% of our research impact in Business and Management Studies was classed as world leading or internationally excellent.

What our students said

Carolina Marin Cadavid
Carolina Marin Cadavid
Colombia
MRes Business and Management
Professors who teach this course have a vast expertise, and the University offers classes in different research software. Thus, I learned qualitative and quantitative research methods, applying technology in order to improve the quality of the research.
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Muhammad Chowdhury
Bangladesh
MRes Business and Management
I now feel better equipped to pursue my doctoral level research work, which I was not very confident about before doing my Master of Research in Stirling.
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