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MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management

MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management — an accredited Master's for people doing this work, not just reading about it.

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24 months36 creditsEnglish (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard)

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MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management

Overview

Management for the life-sciences sector — R&D pipelines, IP and licensing, regulatory strategy, manufacturing and commercialisation — for scientists moving into leadership. The University of Brigant teaches this award to one academic standard whether you study on campus in Edinburgh or on the tuition-free online pathway. Assessment is identity-checked; the marking scheme does not change with your postcode. This is an academic Master's award; where a field has a licensing or registration route, that remains a matter for your professional body or regulator. You will work through the material as a practitioner-researcher: applied methods, real or anonymised cases, and a supervised capstone or dissertation as the final component. Faculty mark whether you noticed the constraints a slide deck usually hides. MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 24 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Principles of Management & Leadership through Principles of Management & Leadership; Managerial Economics; Financial & Managerial Accounting; Marketing Management; Corporate Finance & Financial Management; Organisational Behaviour & HR Management, and finish on Strategic Consulting Capstone. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Set direction with a defensible strategy and connect it to an operating plan Read the numbers — accounting, finance, unit economics — well enough to challenge them Lead people and change through ambiguity Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

The programme carries 36 credits across four assessed modules. Delivery is tuition-free (£0) on the online pathway. Transcripts use letter grades and a GPA scale consistent with University of Brigant awards. No professional-body logo is used in marketing to imply endorsement.

Who This Programme Is For

Professionals moving into management or general management
Founders and owner-managers
Technical specialists taking on leadership
Graduates with professional experience

How you can study

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.

✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
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What You Will Learn

Set direction with a defensible strategy and connect it to an operating plan
Read the numbers — accounting, finance, unit economics — well enough to challenge them
Lead people and change through ambiguity
Make and communicate a decision under uncertainty

Curriculum

Module 1: Analytical Foundations

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BX71401	Principles of Management & Leadership Principles of Management & Leadership (BX71401) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Principles of Management & Leadership as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71401-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Principles of Management & Leadership BX71401-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Principles of Management & Leadership BX71401-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Principles of Management & Leadership BX71401-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Principles of Management & Leadership BX71401-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Principles of Management & Leadership BX71401-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Principles of Management & Leadership	3 · 30 h
BX71402	Managerial Economics Managerial Economics (BX71402) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Managerial Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71402-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Managerial Economics BX71402-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Managerial Economics BX71402-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Managerial Economics BX71402-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Managerial Economics BX71402-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Managerial Economics BX71402-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Managerial Economics	3 · 30 h
BX71403	Financial & Managerial Accounting Financial & Managerial Accounting (BX71403) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Financial & Managerial Accounting as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. BX71403-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Financial & Managerial Accounting BX71403-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Financial & Managerial Accounting BX71403-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Financial & Managerial Accounting BX71403-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Financial & Managerial Accounting BX71403-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Financial & Managerial Accounting BX71403-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Financial & Managerial Accounting	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

BX71401

Principles of Management & Leadership

Principles of Management & Leadership (BX71401) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Principles of Management & Leadership as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71401-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Principles of Management & Leadership
BX71401-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Principles of Management & Leadership
BX71401-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Principles of Management & Leadership
BX71401-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Principles of Management & Leadership
BX71401-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Principles of Management & Leadership
BX71401-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Principles of Management & Leadership

3 · 30 h

BX71402

Managerial Economics

Managerial Economics (BX71402) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Managerial Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71402-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Managerial Economics
BX71402-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Managerial Economics
BX71402-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Managerial Economics
BX71402-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Managerial Economics
BX71402-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Managerial Economics
BX71402-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Managerial Economics

3 · 30 h

BX71403

Financial & Managerial Accounting

Financial & Managerial Accounting (BX71403) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Financial & Managerial Accounting as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

BX71403-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Financial & Managerial Accounting
BX71403-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Financial & Managerial Accounting
BX71403-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Financial & Managerial Accounting
BX71403-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Financial & Managerial Accounting
BX71403-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Financial & Managerial Accounting
BX71403-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Financial & Managerial Accounting

3 · 30 h

Module 2: Functional Core

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BX71405	Marketing Management Marketing Management (BX71405) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Marketing Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71405-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Marketing Management BX71405-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Marketing Management BX71405-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Marketing Management BX71405-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Marketing Management BX71405-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Marketing Management BX71405-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Marketing Management	3 · 30 h
BX71406	Corporate Finance & Financial Management Corporate Finance & Financial Management (BX71406) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Corporate Finance & Financial Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. BX71406-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Corporate Finance & Financial Management BX71406-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Corporate Finance & Financial Management BX71406-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Corporate Finance & Financial Management BX71406-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Corporate Finance & Financial Management BX71406-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Corporate Finance & Financial Management BX71406-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Corporate Finance & Financial Management	3 · 30 h
BX71407	Organisational Behaviour & HR Management Organisational Behaviour & HR Management (BX71407) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Organisational Behaviour & HR Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71407-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management BX71407-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management BX71407-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management BX71407-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management BX71407-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management BX71407-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

BX71405

Marketing Management

Marketing Management (BX71405) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Marketing Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71405-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Marketing Management
BX71405-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Marketing Management
BX71405-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Marketing Management
BX71405-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Marketing Management
BX71405-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Marketing Management
BX71405-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Marketing Management

3 · 30 h

BX71406

Corporate Finance & Financial Management

Corporate Finance & Financial Management (BX71406) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Corporate Finance & Financial Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

BX71406-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Corporate Finance & Financial Management
BX71406-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Corporate Finance & Financial Management
BX71406-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Corporate Finance & Financial Management
BX71406-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Corporate Finance & Financial Management
BX71406-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Corporate Finance & Financial Management
BX71406-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Corporate Finance & Financial Management

3 · 30 h

BX71407

Organisational Behaviour & HR Management

Organisational Behaviour & HR Management (BX71407) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Organisational Behaviour & HR Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71407-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management
BX71407-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management
BX71407-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management
BX71407-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management
BX71407-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management
BX71407-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Organisational Behaviour & HR Management

3 · 30 h

Module 3: Strategy & Governance

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BX71409	Strategic Management Strategic Management (BX71409) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategic Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71409-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategic Management BX71409-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategic Management BX71409-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategic Management BX71409-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategic Management BX71409-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategic Management BX71409-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategic Management	3 · 30 h
BX71410	Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance (BX71410) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. BX71410-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance BX71410-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance BX71410-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance BX71410-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance BX71410-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance BX71410-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance	3 · 30 h
BX71411	International Business & Global Economics International Business & Global Economics (BX71411) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using International Business & Global Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71411-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — International Business & Global Economics BX71411-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — International Business & Global Economics BX71411-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — International Business & Global Economics BX71411-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — International Business & Global Economics BX71411-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — International Business & Global Economics BX71411-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — International Business & Global Economics	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

BX71409

Strategic Management

Strategic Management (BX71409) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategic Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71409-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategic Management
BX71409-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategic Management
BX71409-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategic Management
BX71409-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategic Management
BX71409-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategic Management
BX71409-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategic Management

3 · 30 h

BX71410

Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance

Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance (BX71410) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

BX71410-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance
BX71410-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance
BX71410-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance
BX71410-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance
BX71410-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance
BX71410-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance

3 · 30 h

BX71411

International Business & Global Economics

International Business & Global Economics (BX71411) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using International Business & Global Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71411-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — International Business & Global Economics
BX71411-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — International Business & Global Economics
BX71411-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — International Business & Global Economics
BX71411-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — International Business & Global Economics
BX71411-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — International Business & Global Economics
BX71411-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — International Business & Global Economics

3 · 30 h

Module 4: Integration & Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BX71413	Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation (BX71413) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71413-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation BX71413-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation BX71413-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation BX71413-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation BX71413-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation BX71413-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation	3 · 30 h
BX71414	Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship (BX71414) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71414-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship BX71414-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship BX71414-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship BX71414-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship BX71414-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship BX71414-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship	3 · 30 h
BX71415	Strategic Consulting Capstone Strategic Consulting Capstone (BX71415) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategic Consulting Capstone as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. BX71415-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategic Consulting Capstone BX71415-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategic Consulting Capstone BX71415-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategic Consulting Capstone BX71415-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategic Consulting Capstone BX71415-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategic Consulting Capstone BX71415-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategic Consulting Capstone	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

BX71413

Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation

Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation (BX71413) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71413-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation
BX71413-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation
BX71413-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation
BX71413-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation
BX71413-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation
BX71413-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation

3 · 30 h

BX71414

Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship

Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship (BX71414) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71414-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship
BX71414-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship
BX71414-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship
BX71414-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship
BX71414-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship
BX71414-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship

3 · 30 h

BX71415

Strategic Consulting Capstone

Strategic Consulting Capstone (BX71415) is a 3-credit course on MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategic Consulting Capstone as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

BX71415-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategic Consulting Capstone
BX71415-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategic Consulting Capstone
BX71415-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategic Consulting Capstone
BX71415-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategic Consulting Capstone
BX71415-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategic Consulting Capstone
BX71415-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategic Consulting Capstone

3 · 30 h

Career Paths

General and functional management
Strategy, corporate development and transformation
Founder and entrepreneurial roles
Consulting and advisory positions
Senior specialist to executive track

Programme Highlights

A rigorous, practice-oriented management core
Strategy, finance, operations, people and analytics
A capstone consulting or transformation project
Transcript with letter grades and a GPA scale

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or an equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46 or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study). State your primary study mode without changing the academic standard.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) covering goals, professional context and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Biotechnology & Life Sciences Management?

The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

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