The University of Essex MRes Management and Organization is designed for those wishing to follow a career in research and/or academia. It is ideal for students who hope to progress to doctoral studies in the field of management, for example by studying for a PhD. Essex equips students with the skills and knowledge to appreciate the depth and breadth of management and organizational theories and techniques and apply these within a social science context. The content of the course is a direct response to requirements for, and suggested improvements in, research training laid down by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Students deepen their thinking about management and organizations and develop a broader understanding of the changing role and contemporary perception of management. They develop knowledge and understanding of: research skills, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches; theoretical stances underpinning different approaches to research; how to design a research proposal, including construction of research questions; management of a research project.

Students study at Essex Business School, ranked in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence and intensity. More than 90% of Essex's research submissions were assessed as of international quality and 72% of the research was deemed world leading or internationally excellent in the 2014 REF. Essex is an internationally diverse school, with the current Masters students joining from more than 40 countries.

Essex's expert staff are a combination of leading academics and practitioners at the forefront of management research. The Dean of Essex Business School, Professor Geoffrey Wood, is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Management and serves on the British Academy of Management Council.

Essex's MRes puts students in a particularly strong position to succeed in a research degree, such as a PhD.