Teaching and assessment for International Mineral Resources Management MSc

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

We use a variety of teaching methods including lecture and group work.

We offer a wide range of elective modules, which gives you the opportunity to customise your study, including:

business
management
legal
economics
policy issues in the energy industries world wide

There is also a wide range of extracurricular activities, such as:

our visiting speaker series
intensive master classes
workshops
seminars

This helps you to engage with experts from industry, government, consultancy, law firms, or academia on timely and topical issues affecting the global energy complex.

Assessment

For each module, there is an assessment mix typically consisting of

quizzes
projects
research papers
mid-term or final exams

There is also a choice between an internship report and a business project.

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CP50001 Credits: 10 Semester: Semester 1

Module code: CP50042 Credits: 10 Semester: Runs across both semesters

This module explores the reasons for financial accounting practices in a commercial organisation and the financial statements of public companies, particularly those of the mining, oil, and gas industries.

It provides the reasons for different accounting policies within the extractive industries and how they differ with organisations in other sectors.

Foundation Financial Accounting (by Distance Learning) full module details

Module code: CP50044 Credits: 10 Semester: Runs across both semesters

This module explores the complexities of business finance and in the energy and extractive industries. It develops appreciation of the financial management issues to ensure the correct financial information is available to allow for well-informed decision making.

Introduction to Finance (by Distance Learning) full module details

Module code: CP51048 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Explore financial accounting to develop a basis to enter management decision making processes which involve the final accounts of an organisation.

Acquire a critical understanding of the complexities of business finance and the issues business managers in the energy and extractive industries are required to consider in the decision-making process.

Financial Accounting for Energy and Mining Industries full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: BU51001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

You will study important themes in corporate governance, such as the nature and importance of corporate governance in both a national and international context.

As well as recent changes in governance applying to major UK and international companies, and the need for ethical business behaviour.

Corporate Governance full module details

Module code: BU51008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Operations Management and Change covers the strategic planning, design, execution, and improvement of an organisation's processes and activities. Learn how to optimise resources, processes, and systems to achieve business goals and adapt to change.

Operations Management and Change full module details

Module code: BU51024 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Managing People and Organisations explores effective leadership, teamwork, communication, and decision-making within diverse workplaces. You will learn about motivation, conflict resolution, ethics, and organisational culture. This will help you better understand your colleagues in the workplace regardless of your career path.

Managing People and Organisations full module details

Module code: BU52034 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

The module will critically explain the relationship between a business, its stakeholders, and society.

You will work with some of the issues business's face, such as responsibility, accountability, transparency, sustainability and diversity.

You will also examine the challenges involved in addressing and resolving these issues.

Stakeholder Management and Business Ethics full module details

Module code: CP52073 Credits: 20 Semester: Runs during the summer

This module covers the theories and tools used in commodity trading and risk management for energy and resource industries. It explores the financial theories and modelling techniques both in physical and financial markets, options pricing, real options valuation of physical assets, and risk management in the energy and mining industries.

Commodity Trading and Risk Management in Energy and Mining Industries full module details

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