The Management School is a leading UK business school with an excellent reputation for high quality teaching, ground-breaking research and cutting-edge thinking.

Our vision

Through the distinctiveness of our graduates, excellence of our staff and network of international partners, we seek to inform the practice of management, and to make a difference to our community, locally and internationally.

Our commitment

Your course will provide:

• The theoretical and practical skills you need for challenging real-world situations
• The latest in business and management thinking
• A good understanding of your field of study including wider
social issues, corporate social responsibility and ethical decision-making
• Academic stimulation and challenge
• Skills you can use in the workplace – or in further academic study

Many of our academic staff are leading international experts. Their knowledge informs the course content to make sure you learn the most contemporary business thinking from the leaders in the field. You’ll have a high quality learning experience, informed by the latest developments in the subject and drawing on the best original research. This means your study programme is at the cutting edge of thinking and practice.

We will help you to:
• become a critical thinker
• discover things for yourself
• develop your research skills in order to be both analytical and creative in your
approach
• develop your practical and transferable skills, including writing, team working and
presentation skills.

We work with you to develop your skills and learning. Your learning environment will be stimulating and intellectually challenging; in return we want you to engage with the academic content, be conscientious and take an independent approach to study.

You’ll receive regular and constructive feedback – written and oral - with guidelines to help you improve your work. You’ll also be able to access, and benefit from, written comments staff make on your examination scripts.

You’ll benefit from our dedicated careers support and acquire a set of strong skills to help you secure future employment. The research and transferable skills acquired on your course are highly valued by employers. Many graduates go on to employment in high profile organisations, such as Procter and Gamble and Unilever, in fields such as accountancy, finance, human resource management, marketing and public relations. Others have joined graduate schemes with companies such as Rolls-Royce or have moved on to further study at Masters or PhD level.

Accounting and Financial Management graduates can receive exemptions from the foundation examinations of the leading professional accounting bodies, provided they pass the required combination of options.

Your personal development

A range of opportunities are available:

• You’ll benefit from access to an extensive network of private and public sector organisations.
• Enhance your employability skills by spending a period of time on an industrial placement.
• Voluntary work. You can join our active Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) group, and participate in entrepreneurial activities while making a contribution to the community.
• Selected programmes enable you to study at a partner institution in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia or China and develop your international outlook, knowledge and cultural understanding.

Helping you succeed

• We’ll provide you with the academic framework and personal support to fulfil your potential and pursue a successful career.
• You’ll be assigned a personal tutor on arrival who will support you throughout your course . Their role is to give you academic advice as well as pastoral support if needed. For help with individual modules, you can apply to the Module Leader.
• Staff- student committees provides a forum where you can raise any issues
of concern.
• We are committed to providing whatever support you may need – academic, pastoral or career – so that you can both enjoy and benefit from studying with us.

Your community

Our multidisciplinary teaching and research environment is lively and varied. You’ll be welcomed as an important member of the School. Academic staff offer a schedule of times when they are available for consultation – or you can contact them directly to arrange an appointment. Staff are accessible and friendly and pride themselves on the quality of support they provide to facilitate student learning.

The Management School is one of the largest departments in the University where you will meet student from all over the world.
During induction week you’ll attend a series of introductory meetings and social events. You’ll meet staff and other students, find out about University procedures and facilities and societies that you may wish to join. AIESEC is an international, non-political student-led society which offers further training and links with the business community. The Student Industrial Society (SIS) is also popular.

Your future

Through your studies at the Management School you will become a more confident, well rounded individual with a range of knowledge, skills and attributes, including effective critical thinking, leadership and team working abilities that will equip you to follow your chosen career or undertake further study.