Studying Management at Alliance MBS

1. Studying Management at Alliance MBS Dr Elaine Clark – Programme Director Management / Management (Specialisms)

2. 5 reasons to choose BSc Management at Manchester Welcome to our visit day

3. Our Management Portfolio • BSc Management / Management with Industrial/Professional Experience • BSc Management (Accounting & Finance) / Management (Accounting & Finance) with Industrial/Professional Experience • BSc Management (Human Resources) / Management (Human Resources) with Industrial/Professional Experience • BSc Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) / Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) with Industrial/Professional Experience • BSc Management (International Business Economics) / Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience • BSc Management (Marketing) / Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience • BSc Management (Sustainable and Ethical Business) / Management (Sustainable and Ethical Business) with Industrial/Professional Experience

4. What makes us different? • Common first year across all programmes - All Management students study the samecore first year - Provides a solid foundation for your degree • Flexibility • Benefit from the option to change specialism after your first year • Allows you to play to your strengths and establish your preferences • Optional work placement - Put your knowledge and skills into practice • Wide range of optional course units after first year • You will effectively build your own programme at Alliance MBS

5. Management at Alliance MBS • Degree structure – Building your specialism Common first year (120 credits) Second year (120 credits) Second year (120 credits) At least 40 credits from specialism Free choice of remaining options Free choice from all available options BSc Management BSc Management (Specialisms) Final year (120 credits) Final year (120 credits) At least 60 credits from specialism Free choice of remaining options Free choice from all available options

6. Course Structure • First year – Semester 1 • Academic and Career Development [10 credits] • Economic Principles: Microeconomics [10 credits] • Fundamentals of Financial Reporting [10 credits] • Marketing Foundations [10 credits] • Introduction to Management and Organisation Studies [20 credits] • Quantitative Methods for Business and Management [20 credits] • You will study 120 credits of compulsory courses in your first year • 10-credit course units are generally taught across a single semester whilst 20-credit course units are taught across both semesters

7. Example Timetable • First year – Semester 1

8. Course Structure First year – Semester 2 Academic and Career Development [10 credits] Case Studies in Management [10 credits] Financial Decision Making [10 credits] Fundamentals of Management Accounting [10 credits] Introduction to Work Psychology [10 credits] Introduction to Management and Organisation Studies [20 credits] Quantitative Methods for Business and Management [20 credits] You will study 120 credits of compulsory courses in your first year

9. Course Structure Financial Reporting and Accountability Financial Markets and Institutions Digital Business and Social Media American Society and Economy Investment Analysis Operations Management and Strategy Research Methodology (pre-requisite for dissertation) Strategic Management University College courses eg Communicating with Confidence, Sign-language, etc … and many more • Optional second year course units • Globalisation and Employment • Business Law 1 / 2 • Managerial Economics • Marketing Communications in the Digital Age • Consumer Behaviour • Sustainable Business • Ethical Business • Foundations of Finance • Intermediate Management Accounting

10. Work placement (optional) • Gain practical work experience, an insight into a specific sector and clarify career goals • Put theory into practice and enhance employability • Create a network of valuable industry contacts • Opportunity to complete an international placement • Earn a salary – placement salaries range from £10-39k (average £16.5k) • Can leads to a firm graduate job offer • 98% of placement students within the last 3 years achieved a 2.1 or first class honours • The application process is supported by our placement officer and award-winning careers service • Current BSc Management students are on placement at Airbus, Deloitte, IBM, GE, HMRC, Lloyds Bank, L’Oreal, Porsche, PZ Cussons, Quantum and Warner Bros plus others • Pick up a leaflet and speak to colleagues from our careers service during the refreshments session

11. Course structure – Final year Optional final year course units Dissertation (all subject areas) Retail Marketing / Services Marketing International HRM International Competitiveness and Innovation “Wicked problems, clumsy solutions” Leadership and the Business of Healthcare Globalisation and National Employment Systems Cases in Sustainable Development Macroeconomic Analysis Financial Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Business Venturing Managing Creative Organisations Employment Law Financial Market Microstructure Share Prices and Accounting Information Advanced Corporate Finance Managing Fairness at Work Transformational Leadership Behavioural Strategy The Economics of Sport Strategic Marketing Management Applied Investment Management Financial Derivatives … and others

12. The Student Experience • Study • Develop your specialist interest as you progress • Conduct your own research in your final year – supervised dissertation available (as well as a range of project-based courses) • Enhance your employability through course units such as the Manchester Leadership Programme • Explore different disciplines through University College – access course units offered by our Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Faculty of Science and Engineering and School of Law, amongst others

13. The Student Experience • Support • Every student is allocated an academic advisor • Peer mentoring scheme • Assessment and Student Support Centre • Personal Development Plan • Staff-student liaison committee, programme committees and focus groups encourage student input and feedback • Alliance MBS-affiliated student societies organise company visits, networking, social activities and presentations • e.g. ManSoc organised a trip to Dublin sponsored by EY who invited members to ‘Women in Digital Technology’

14. Teaching and assessment Assessment Teaching • Formative and summative • Examinations and coursework • Essays, reports, presentations • Group projects • Dissertation (optional) • You will receive written and verbal feedback – both formally and informally • Lectures • Seminars • Tutorials • Workshops • Labs in IS / IT related course units

15. Supporting your learning Online support Offline support • Contact hours for each academic and course unit • Use of seminars, tutorials and labs • Blackboard (virtual learning environment) • Lecture, seminar and lab notes • Recording of lectures • Discussion forums • Practice questions • Video material

16. Career Destinations • What do our Management graduates earn? • The UK average starting salary is £23k – for our Management graduates this rises to £29k • What jobs do our BSc Management graduates go into? • A wide range of roles, including: • Area manager, global graduate associate, marketing response coordinator, audit associate, data analyst, project manager, account executive, operations graduate, corporate broking executive, accountant, financial analyst, marketing intern, junior business analyst, sales associate, export and shipping analyst … • Data source: DLHE 95%

17. Career Destinations • Who employs them? • A wide range of companies such as: • Amazon, Astrazeneca, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Diageo, EY, Fedex, Gazprom, Grant Thornton, HSBC, Investec, Jaguar Land Rover, KPMG, Lionsgate Films, Lloyds Bank, L’Oreal, Microsoft, Monitor,, Tesco, Unilever, Vodaphone and Warburtons • What about further study? • Management graduates have gone onto further study in banking, accountancy, logistics, marketing, sociological research, real estate and project management at institutions such as LSE, Imperial College London and the University of Amsterdam

18. Contacts Programme Director – Dr Elaine Clark / Tel: 0161 275 2912E-mail: elaine.clark@manchester.ac.uk Undergraduate Admissions / Tel: 0161 306 3425/3401E-mail: ug.ambs@manchester.ac.uk /manchestermbs @mbsnews go.mbs.ac.uk/ virtualopenday