Studying Management and International Management at Manchester Business School

Undergraduate Director Dr Sharon Clarke

www.mbs.ac.uk

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Manchester Business School

Studying Management and International Management at MBS Management is a very broad area You will study a range of different disciplines from Accounting to Sociology Entry is not restricted by choice of GCSE or A-levels Programmes are flexible and offer a wide range of optional courses Follow specialist or general management path

International Management programmes include a year abroad

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Manchester Business School

The student experience Study
High levels of contact hours (1518 per week) including small seminar groups
Private study and reading required

Support
Student mentoring scheme
Every student is allocated an academic advisor Assessment and student support centre

John Rylands Library is one of the best-resourced academic libraries in the world - offering over 4 million books
Precinct Library offers a dedicated service for MBS undergraduates Range of innovative teaching methods, including podcasts, quizzes & case studies; all courses supported by VLE (Blackboard)

Personal development plan

Staff-student liaison committee, programme committees and focus groups allow student input & feedback MBS student societies arrange company visits, trips and presentations

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Studying Management at MBS

The degrees

BSc in International Management BSc in International Management with American Business Studies BSc in Management

BSc in Management (Accounting & Finance)

BSc in Management (Human Resources) BSc in Management (Innovation, Sustainability & Entrepreneurship) BSc in Management (International Business Economics)

BSc in Management (International Studies)

BSc in Management (Marketing)

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Management and Management (Specialism)

Degree structure

Common first year Management & Management (Specialism) programme provides considerable choice across a range of subjects

Semester based course year one

Business & Management Skills Practical project-based learning Courses in Finance, Accounting, Work Psychology, Organisational Behaviour, Marketing, Economics, Quantitative Methods and Law in a Management Context

Second & Final year select own programme

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Second and final years

BSc Management Students choose courses worth 120 credits, subject only to timetabling constraints BSc Management Students choose courses worth 40 credits (Specialism) from their specialist area (core courses) in the second year Students choose core courses worth 60 credits in the final year

We have a portfolio of 80+ optional courses taught by subject-experts, including 50 advanced courses in the final year
Browse course units at http://courses.humanities.manchester.ac.uk

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Examples of optional final year courses

Dissertation (all subject areas 30 credits) Empirical Finance (Project 30 credits) Financial Analysis of Corporate Performance (Project 30 credits) Retail Marketing International Human Resource Management International Competitiveness and Innovation Managing New Product Development Services Marketing Employment Law Strategic Supply Chain Management Share Prices and Accounting Information Advanced Corporate Finance Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development and others

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International Management Degrees

The degrees

4-year degrees (including one year spent abroad) BSc in International Management BSc in International Management with American Business Studies

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International Management (IM)

Degree structure

Common first year (as BSc Management students)

International Management programme provides considerable choice across a range of subjects with an emphasis on international business and globalisation Second year includes 40 credits of international courses
Optional language courses Courses in International Business Strategy, International Business Environment and Globalisation & Employment

Third year spent on exchange overseas (at partner business schools based in Europe, South East Asia and Australia) Final year includes 60 credits of international courses from a wide range of options (30-credit dissertation may be taken)

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International Management Partners

University of Auckland Bocconi University, Milan Chinese University of Hong Kong Copenhagen Business School Erasmus University, Rotterdam Helsinki School of Economics The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong UST IESEG, Lille Lund University, Lund University of Mannheim University of Melbourne University of Navarra, Pamplona NHH, Bergen University of Otago University of Economics, Prague National University of Singapore Singapore Management University University of St Gallen Stockholm University Business School Universit Paris Dauphine, Paris Ecole de Management University of New South Wales, Sydney University of Sydney Tec de Monterrey University of Uppsala, Uppsala Vrije University, Amsterdam Vienna University of Economics and Business New Zealand Italy China Denmark Holland Finland Hong Kong China France Sweden Germany Australia Spain Norway New Zealand Czech Republic Singapore Singapore Switzerland Sweden France Strasbourg Australia Australia Mexico Sweden Holland Austria

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International Management with American Business Studies (IMABS)

Degree structure

Common first year (as BSc Management students) International Management with American Business Studies programme provides considerable choice across a range of subjects with an emphasis on international business and globalisation Second year includes 40 credits of international courses
Compulsory American Society and Economy course Courses in International Business Strategy, International Business Environment and Globalisation & Employment

Third year spent on exchange overseas (at partner business schools based in Europe, South East Asia and Australia) Final year includes 60 credits of international courses from a wide range of options (30-credit dissertation may be taken) Original Thinking Applied

IMABS Partners
W P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University Babson College Saunder School of Business, University of BC Haskayne School of Business, The University of Calgary Goizueta Business School, Emory University Warrington College of Business, The University Of Florida HEC Montreal The University Of Illinois DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University The University Of Massachusetts Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota The Stern School of Business, New York University Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University Queens School of Business, Queens University Richard Ivey School Of Business Simon Fraser University Michael G Foster School of Business, University of Washington Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California The College Of William And Mary Schulich School of Business, York University, Arizona, USA Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA Vancouver, Canada Calgary, Alberta, Canada Atlanta, Georgia, USA Gainesville, Florida, USA Quebec, Canada Urbana-Champaign, USA Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Montreal, Canada Amherst, USA Minnesota, USA New York, USA Columbus, USA Kingston, Ontario, Canada London, Ontario, Canada British Columbia, Canada Seattle, USA Los Angeles, USA Virginia, USA Toronto, Canada

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Exchange Year
Study and assessment

You will normally take the equivalent of a typical workload at MBS 75% in management-related subjects 25% can be taken in cultural or language options No language requirement Courses are taught and examined in English The year is assessed on a pass/fail basis

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Exchange Year
Support from our International Office

In advance of your exchange:

Careful briefing and guidance from our International Office Guidance session organised by final year students Use of International Office resource centre

While on exchange:

Constant support with International Office Emergency telephone contact at MBS

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Financial support for your year abroad

Grants and fees

SOCRATES/ERASMUS provides additional finance for EU students while they study abroad in one of our partner European institutions in the form of a study grant and exemption from fees for the year Fees payable for the year abroad:

Home/EU students studying in Europe - Nil Home/EU students studying in rest of world - home fees Overseas students studying in Europe & rest of the world - overseas fees

In addition to the your own expenses, other costs to be taken into account for the year abroad include accommodation, food, textbooks, health insurance and travel

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Enhancing your Employability

A clear focus on careers and employability Careers Service rated the best in the UK for five consecutive years University ranked as the 5th most preferred university in the world from which to recruit 84% of graduates are either in employment or further study six months after graduating

Interactive teaching through practical projects, case-studies and the involvement of companies in skills development, all enhances the employability of our Management, IM and IMABS graduates Original Thinking Applied

Career Destinations
Recent MBS graduates first jobs

Consulting

Accenture, Ernst & Young, PA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, JP Morgan Goldman Sachs, Barclays, BZW, Merrill Lynch, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, Egg, KPMG, PWC, HSBC BT, ASDA, Sainsburys, Manchester Airport, PepsiCo, Guinness, Cadbury, Ford, John Lewis, British Aerospace, Mobil, Boots, NHS, Coca-Cola, Glaxo SmithKline Marketing, operational research, law conversion courses IT, law, personnel, recruitment, RAF, teaching, self-employment, market analysis, bond trader, PR

Banking/finance/accountancy

Management and marketing

Postgraduate study/research Others

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Contacts
Dr Sharon Clarke Undergraduate Director Tel: 0161 306 3442 E-mail: sharon.clarke@mbs.ac.uk Undergraduate Admissions www.facebook.com/ MBSincomingundergraduates Tel: 0161 306 3425/3401 E-mail: ug-mbs@manchester.ac.uk