At the postgraduate level, the Department contributes to the full and part-time MBA programmes which have been in existence for some 10 years. A consortium MBA programme was established in 1993 with two major companies. Four years ago, the University launched an innovative and highly successful Distance Learning MBA . The Department makes a significant contribution to the Master of Technology Management programme. This is a co-operative venture with the University of Strathclyde and a number of Scottish based large manufacturing companies.
Staff contribute to a number of post-experience courses.
The Department is giving an increasing priority to research. This is evidenced by an improvement in its research rating from 1 to 3 in the last research assessment exercise. Research grants came from the EC, ESRC, SERC, the Leverhulme Trust, industry, commerce, Government departments and the public sector. Several staff have been grant holders in 6 Teaching Company Programmes since the mid 1980s. Currently 16 full and part-time MPhil and PhD candidates are registered in the Department.