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Overview
Why study Management?
Courses and entry requirements
Teaching
Study abroad / placement year
Joint honours
Why study Management?
It is a subject focused on understanding (directing and
controlling) a complex technical, social and economic activity
It is interdisciplinary, requiring students to blend these
disciplines
Reflects a key area of employment
Why Management? The programme
The programme is a broad based, academic approach to
management
It is not vocational, not ‘Business Studies’
It will develop your capacity to think, to approach and solve
problems and equip you intellectually for the world of work
Graduates may go into management – or one of many other
areas of employment
Why Management? Skills
We aim to help students develop skills in:
Research
Communication
Presentation of information
ICT
Numeracy
Problem solving
Entry requirements
Standard A Level offer – AAB
Excluding General studies and Critical Thinking
We do not accept UCAS tariff points
Maths Grade B at GCSE
English Language Grade B at GCSE
International Baccalaureate
A total of 34 points with 17 points at Higher Level and a minimum 5
points in all subjects
Application
With a ratio of applicants to places of 11:1, you need to
make sure your application is the best it can be
Selection is based on the whole UCAS form – especially predicted
grades and your personal statement
We look for an active interest in the subject – e.g. through relevant
work experience, internships, entrepreneurship
Management at Leeds:A broad core
Organisational environmentsEconomicsMarketingInternational BusinessLaw
Organisational resourcesAccountingOperations ManagementInformation Systems
People in organisationsFoundations of ManagementOrganisational BehaviourOrganisation and the human resource
Mathematics, Management Decision Making, Strategic Management
Integration
Organisational environmentsEconomicsMarketingInternational BusinessLaw
Organisational resourcesAccountingOperations ManagementInformation Systems
People in organisationsFoundations of ManagementOrganisational BehaviourOrganisation and the human resource
Electives extend the depthof the Management programme
Organisational environmentsMarketing Strategy
Advertising & Promotion Management
International Marketing
Organisational resourcesManagement AccountingPhysical Distribution & LogisticsInformation Management in Organisations
People in organisationsHRM and Industrial Relations
Strategic HRM
Employment Law
Programme enables choice
Related programmes
Management with Marketing
Enables students to develop a specialised understanding of marketing without compromising the broader understanding of managing an organisation
Management with Transport Studies
Combines the core elements of Management with the issues of transport planning and development
Economics and Management
Accounting and Management
Joint Honours programmes
Arabic
Asia Pacific Studies
Biology
Chinese
French
Geography
German
Italian
Japanese
Mathematics
Philosophy
Portuguese
Russian
South East Asia Studies
Spanish
Management may also be studied with:
Joint Honours handouts are available from the Undergraduate Common Room
Teaching
Teaching is carried out through a combination of lectures,
seminars, tutorials, independent group work
Additional reading, exercises, case studies encourage
reflection
Virtual Learning Environment – provides resources and a
forum for discussion
Assessment : exams and assignments, sometimes group
based; includes posters and presentations
Study abroad / placement year
It is possible to transfer to a 4 year programme and take
either a Year in Industry or a Study Year Abroad
–Academic Requirements - a Year 1 average of at least 50 for a
Year in Industry and 60 for a Study Year Abroad
These opportunities are facilitated via specific modules
and dedicated professional support staff
Additional year taken as year 3; no need to decide until
the end of year 1
Benefits of additional year
When in industry, earn salaries from £10-28k (average £15k)
Develop valuable skills and experience
Get a clearer idea about your future career direction
Gain confidence in job seeking
Enhance your employability
Improve final year grades and possibly gain a better degree classification
You may be offered job on graduation!
Why study Management at Leeds?
• a general, professionally oriented, academic programme - designed to challenge able students
•a programme delivering– sound coverage of the core disciplines by a department judged to be
among the top 10 for business research in the UK
– the transferable skills training that is attractive to employers
– a wide choice of specialist option subjects in the final year
– a vast choice of electives from across the University
– the choice of an industrial or international study year
Programme & choice