Keele Management School News 14
Thinking of Postgraduate Study?
If you are under 60 years old, ordinarily live in England and don’ t already have a postgraduate qualification, then 2016 is a good time to study for a postgraduate degree.
If you start a full-time or part-time master’ s course after 1 August 2016 you can apply for a Government-backed Postgraduate Loan. You’ ll be able to borrow up to £ 10,000 to pay your fees and help with living costs. Full-time taught and research Masters of all subjects, disciplines and qualifications including MA, MSc and MBA are covered as are part-time and distance learning courses. Full details, including eligibility criteria are available at www. gov. uk / funding-forpostgraduate-study
Details of other bursaries and funding for postgraduate study at Keele Management School can be found at www. keele. ac. uk / pgtscholarships has certainly enhanced my employability. From a recruitment perspective, I read a large amount of CVs on a daily basis for both police officer and police staff roles. An MA is not always a requirement for some roles; however it does come across in applications and interviews that those with master’ s degrees are well rounded individuals with greater perspective.
An MA at Keele has not only strengthened my confidence and employability but also my organisational skills.” management matters. These modules gave me professional training, and an insight into the real life businesses, which is a distinctive feature of my course.
I am still working at the Mitchell Arts Centre and managing a live theatre streaming project from the Royal Opera house. MAC is a non-profit organisation and in future I plan to work for a non-profit charitable firm that aims for elevation of poverty.”
Paula Namwanje joined us from Uganda to study for an undergraduate Business Management and Finance degree which she enjoyed so much she stayed on to study the MSc Accounting and Financial Management.
Some of our recent postgraduate alumni have told us how studying for a postgraduate qualification has benefitted them:
Olivia Phillips, MA HRM, now works with the British Transport Police
“ I believe my confidence is the greatest attribute that has developed from my time studying for a MA in Human Resource Management at Keele. Completing my MA gave me the initial confidence to apply for a role in a relatively new field in recruitment and in a quite intimidating sector in the police force.
Within six months I was promoted to Resourcing Advisor, I now look after all recruitment, selection and on-boarding for new officers who join the force. I had to be interviewed for this role against other external candidates from strong recruitment backgrounds; however my MA set me apart from these other candidates and
Olivia Phillips
Zahida Javed, completed her MA Management in 2015
“ I had an amazing learning experience, particularly because of the in-depth knowledge and practical approach on the Management. Creativity and Personal Development module. This, along with the Student Consultancy project at the Mitchell Arts Centre, enhanced my employability skills and improved my confidence. I was able to apply the taught material into a real life organisation; which increased my knowledge and understanding of the
“ When I graduated in 2014, I stayed on to take on a masters course in Accounting and Financial Management. The main reason I remained at Keele was because of the love I have for this university, the support and care all the lecturers provide to the students.
I am confident that both the professional and personal relationships created over the past few years in KMS will reach far into the future and the shared collective experience is one that will not be easily forgotten.”
If you are inspired to go on to postgraduate study a full list of our courses can be found at
www. keele. ac. uk / kms / postgraduate
www. keele. ac. uk / kms / prospectivepostgraduates
or email us with any questions you may have on kms. pg @ keele. ac. uk