Leeds University Business School

Management

Alistair Norman

Management Division

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

Employability

Recent Management graduates have gone on to work with:

Why study Management at Leeds?

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

Any Questions?

Questions

There is an all-day drop in session in the

Business School’s Undergraduate Common

Room to answer queries