Your pathway to a Masters in the UK in business, management or law

The Pre-Masters Programme includes academic modules, study skills and English language training, providing complete preparation for your postgraduate degree. You will learn in a small class of eight on average and receive 18 hours of teaching weekly.

Is this programme for me?

As part of the Pre-Masters Programme in Business, Management and Law you will:

• gain understanding of the analysis of academic concepts and issues relating to operations management, organisational strategy and organisational behaviour with an emphasis on critically evaluating ideas and applications
• identify the limitations of business models and management theory
• complete a subject related research project
• if you take the Law route, you will study the principles of legal methods, legal argument and legal concepts are outlined, and you are encouraged to develop skills in legal argument.

Why study the Pre-Masters Programme in Business, Management or Law?

• LJMU is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business which is dedicated to improving the quality of business education worldwide.
• 99% of LJMU School of Law graduates are in work or further study six months after completing LLB Law.*
• Staff in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences are research active and produce world-leading research that has real-world impact.

What will you study?

Over the two-semester programme, you will study a range of subject-specific modules alongside modules designed to improve your English levels.

Core modules

• Academic English and Research Skills
• Business and Management

Optional modules

• Introduction to Economics
• Introduction to Law Studies

Progression degrees

Successful completion of this programme leads to a range of postgraduate degrees at LJMU, subject to achieving the required grades. As well as achieving the grades necessary, you will be required to take an Academic English Studies (AES) test at the end of your course. Once you successfully complete this, you will be ready to start your degree at Liverpool John Moores University.

• Criminal Justice MA
• Digital Marketing MSc
• Global Crime, Justice and Security LLM
• Human Resource Management MSc
• International Business and Management MSc