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JOSHUA MORGAN PREPARE TO MAKE Graduate “This degree offers a unique opportunity for people to study business theory and gain workplace experience at the same time. I used the applied study periods (ASPs) throughout my three years A DIFFERENCE studying this programme to gain professional experience, and by the time graduation came around I was already working!”

The degree MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND provided fantastic LEISURE AT THE UNIVERSITY opportunities to undertake work OF MANCHESTER OFFERS STUDENTS placements whilst OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN SKILLS AND studying. Rebecca Hobbs EXPERIENCE IN ONE OF THE FASTEST Graduate EXPANDING SECTORS IN THE WORLD. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME COMBINED WITH APPLIED STUDY PERIODS ENSURES OUR GRADUATES ARE HIGHLY EMPLOYABLE.

CONTENTS INTRODUCING MANCHESTER 8 APPLYING 10 MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND LEISURE AT MANCHESTER 12 COURSE DETAILS 14 COURSE STRUCTURE 16 COURSE ACTIVITIES AND SOCIETIES 20 EMPLOYABILITY 22 APPLIED STUDY PERIOD STUDENT PROFILES 24 CONNECT ONLINE 26 CONTACT DETAILS 27 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

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Our city’s marriage of the historic with the modern – Manchester was voted the best city in the UK to live in, of industry experience through work-based placements. in the 2015 Global Liveability Survey 6 // Management, Leadership and Leisure 550www.seed.manchester.ac.uk // 7 YOUR EXPERIENCE INTRODUCING MANCHESTER MORE THAN JUST A DEGREE From the flexible, 24/7 learning environment of the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons to the personal OUR UNIVERSITY development opportunities and specialist support services we offer, we will empower you to be your best. The University of Manchester is well underway with the biggest investment programme ever seen in MAKING THINGS HAPPEN UK higher education, having invested £750 million in our facilities since 2004, with another £1 billion Influential, forward-thinking We accomplish feats of global links to industry and public to follow. Away from your studies you’ll have access to the UK’s largest student union, more than 300 and down-to-earth, we’ll give significance, from splitting services, we vitalise our student societies, and excellent sports and fitness facilities. you an amazing university the atom to giving the undergraduate courses The only thing you won’t experience is boredom. Hear from some of our students, graduates and staff: experience rooted in a rich world graphene – the two- with pioneering research. www.manchester.ac.uk/ug/profiles academic heritage. dimensional wonder material Join us at the heart of Britain’s We turn enthusiasm that is one atom thick but 200 most popular student city. YOUR CAREER into achievement and times stronger than steel. Learn more about us: ON A COURSE TO SUCCESS groundbreaking theory With more Nobel Laureates www.manchester.ac.uk into practice. on our staff than any other Recruiters target Manchester Take control of your career: UK university, and strong because our graduates are www.manchester.ac.uk/careers highly employable and we are OUR CITY the most targeted university by Britain’s top graduate ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD employers (High Fliers Research 2016). Manchester lives on the edge having become a cosmopolitan of tomorrow, ever a step ahead magnet for students and We design our courses with in science, industry, media, sport professionals eager to your employability in mind. and the arts. The Mancunian experience its can-do attitude, Our problem-based approach character, exemplified by independent spirit and to learning inspires you to the city’s central role in the cultural wealth. think critically, creatively, and independently. industrial revolution, strives Never content to live on past for excellence in all walks of life. glories, Manchester has a Our careers service provides This is a city of many accents, passion for progress. advice and mentoring services, and will connect Discover what makes Manchester unique: you with employers who’ll put you on a path www.manchester.ac.uk/cityofmanchester to career success.

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2017 ENTRY Management, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FEES AND FUNDING DISABILITY SUPPORT Leadership and Leisure BA Please check our website for details of 2017 tuition fees for UK, EU and If you have a disability or GCSE or equivalent International students: medical condition, or you 3yrs C English Language and Mathematics www.seed.manchester.ac.uk require additional support needs, we encourage UCAS Code N871 The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and you to disclose it in your supporting the very best. More than a third of our students will receive application form. UCAS institution GCE A-level/Unit grades bursaries of up to £2,500 per year and many will be offered even This information will Code M20 ABB-BBB more generous support. UK students are not required to submit an application for any of the University’s means-tested awards. We will enable us to contact you to automatically identify eligible students on the basis of the household identify what adjustments income data provided by the Student Loans Company. can be made and what Scottish Advanced Highers support you will require ABB-BBB THE MANCHESTER BURSARY once you arrive. The Manchester Bursary is available to any student who is registered on an eligible undergraduate degree course at The University of Scottish Highers Manchester and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance. This bursary is additional to the government package AABBB-BBBBB of maintenance grants. For further information, visit: www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/student-finance/ International Baccalaureate uk-eu/funding 32-34 points overall THE MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND LEISURE AWARD Information about awards and bursaries given by the School for our For qualifications not listed above, please visit our students will be published on our website at: website: www.seed.manchester.ac.uk Above: www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/fees/undergraduate-funding Alan Gilbert Student Learning Commons and the Whitworth Building at The University

10 // Management, Leadership and Leisure www.seed.manchester.ac.uk // 11 MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND LEISURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER WHY STUDY MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND LEISURE AT THE UNIVERSITY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEISURE COURSE OVERVIEW OF MANCHESTER ? INDUSTRY

The BA (Hons) Management, Leadership and Your academic study will be supported by three The city of Manchester’s leisure and cultural sector SPORTS Leisure centres on the study and development applied study periods, which are similar to work is thriving; making it an ideal location to study this Sport’s contribution to the English economy of management and leadership skills, and is taught placements and last two weeks in year one, four course. The University is home to several cultural reached £20.3 billion in 2010, 1.9% of the total in the context of the leisure sector. weeks in year two and ten weeks in year three. and tourist destinations, including The Manchester and 2.3% of all employment in UK Exploring the specific leisure industries of They will give you the opportunity to take the Museum, the John Rylands Library and the (Sport England, 2013). sports, events and tourism, the course is more theories you have studied at university and Whitworth art gallery, which has recently reopened comprehensive than traditional leisure and apply them to real life projects/operations in following a £19 million refurbishment. EVENTS industry. Previous students have enjoyed applied management degree courses which normally Manchester is home to several major music venues The events industry is worth £58.4 billion focus on management in just one specific area, study periods at local, national and international including; the Albert Hall, the Bridgewater Hall; organisations, including: Manchester United; the to the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP), such as sport or events management. This course Manchester Opera House; Manchester Arena; The contributes £21.1bn in taxes and is the UK’s covers both management and leadership, and allows BBC; Visit Manchester; Chelsea Football Club; Academy which is part of Manchester’s Student Birmingham Botanical Gardens; Sandown Park 16th biggest employer with 515,423 people you to choose optional course units from the three Union, plus lots of smaller, more intimate live music (MPI Research, 2013). areas of sport, events and tourism. This flexibility Racecourse; Gap PR and Marketing Ltd; the venues. The city also hosts the annual Parklife Co-operative Group; the Grand Hyatt Tokyo; allows you to either specialise in one area which you music festival. Sports venues include: Manchester TOURISM are passionate about, or to develop knowledge of and the YMCA. Aquatics Centre; the National Cycling Centre and all three, giving you greater choice over your future National Squash Centre at Sportcity; Manchester Global international tourism revenue reached career direction. United and Manchester City football stadiums; an estimated US$1,245 billion (£850 billion) and Old Trafford Cricket Ground. Manchester and in 2014, based on expenditure by international its surrounding area also boasts several museums visitors on accommodation, food and drink, and art galleries, including The National Football entertainment, shopping and other services Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, the and goods (Statista, 2014). Imperial War Museum North and Manchester Art Gallery. Plus HOME is a new £25 million city centre arts centre which includes two theatres, five cinema screens and gallery space for contemporary art.

Above: Manchester Convention Centre

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SPECIAL FEATURES TEACHING AND LEARNING TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT

• Tailor your degree through options The main methods of teaching are lectures and 100 seminars, which you will supplement through wider Time in lectures, reading, small group work and other classroom 75 in sport, tourism and events 74 69 72 activities. Seminars involve a small group of seminars and 50 management students meeting with a tutor to discuss issues similar arising from lectures, or wider reading, case studies % 25 26 31 28 or problem-solving exercises. You may be asked to • Build industry contacts and gain give a presentation or review a subject as a basis 0 vital employability skills through UK for discussion. You may also visit leisure amenities Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 or other places of interest, including a three day 28 and international work placements residential field trip at the beginning of your first year. This is the percentage of time spent in different ■ % time in lectures, seminars and similar learning activities, by year for this course. Applied study periods, similar to work placements, ■ % time in independent study • Manchester’s leisure, cultural in the first (lasting two weeks) and second (lasting four weeks) years will provide first-hand experience of the and tourism sector is thriving; leisure industry. They offer the opportunity for you to 100 observe and gain new skills, and to apply business and Assessment as well as major music and academic theory in an organisation. In your final year, 75 80 81 you will undertake a research-based project during % 70 sports venues, the city boasts a by coursework 50 your ten week extended study period. number of museums, art galleries 25 23 17 3 13 6 7 and theatres 0 77 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 ■ % written exams ■ % coursework ■ Above: Coachella Arts and Music Festival, California % practical exams

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COURSE STRUCTURE YEAR 1 YEAR 3

The BA (Hons) Management, Leadership and The first year draws upon the disciplines that The final year aims to deepen your knowledge and understanding I particularly enjoyed Leisure is a three year degree course that combines underpin management and leadership and provides of strategic management and leadership. The year is split into two my final year Applied academic study with professional training. It offers an introduction to the nature and scope of the distinct semesters. Semester one continues to build an academic Study Period at ‘Ear to you the opportunity to gain an understanding leisure sector. At the beginning of the first year perspective using business and management theory, and further the Ground’, which is a of the nature and scope of management and we run a three day residential field trip to North study takes place through optional units in sport, events and tourism. live Communications leadership in the leisure industry, whilst gaining Wales, where you will get to know other students Semester two has an extended applied study period (ten weeks) and practical experience to develop skills and boost and staff, as well as learning about management a research project (dissertation). The applied study period is normally agency, based in your future employability. issues in leisure organisations. Year one also chosen according to your interests or career aspirations; in addition Manchester. They includes a two week applied study period, providing you also have the opportunity to complete the data collection for your aim to connect major the opportunity to gain work experience in the final year research project whilst on placement. brands with their sport leisure industry. and music fans.

YEAR 2 Jenny Tolhurst Graduate In your second year, you will continue to study leadership, human resource management, marketing, finance and research methods. There are optional units in sport, events and tourism, plus you can take options from the University’s Faculty of Humanities undergraduate courses, including Manchester Business School and the University Language Centre. In addition, we focus on building your transferable skills and the practicalities of graduate job hunting. There is also a four week applied study period providing the opportunity to add to your experience in year one by working for a similar organisation or by diversifying into other industries.

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YEAR 1

It is a diverse degree • Sociology of Leisure that provides many • Introduction To Management, Leadership and Leadership (including career opportunities two week applied study period) upon finishing • Marketing and Consumers university due • Human Resource Management I • Financial Management I to the broad subject • Business Economics base and invaluable • Introduction to Study Skills and Research Methods work-based experience. OPTIONS • Introduction to Tourism Tom Pocock • Event Management - Scope, Feasibility and Production Graduate • Introduction to Sport

YEAR 2

Course units include: • Marketing • Human Resource Management II • Financial Management II Below: The CityGames on Deansgate • Research Methods in Manchester • Leadership I Far below: Shea Stadium, New York • Applied Study Period (four weeks) Right: National Cycling Centre at Sportcity, Manchester OPTIONS • Tourism Destinations • Live Events • Sport Business YEAR 3 • Strategic Management • Leadership II • Applied Study Period (ten weeks) • Designing and Conducting your Research Project OPTIONS • Sport Development • Event Strategy • Tourism Development Additional options are available from the University’s Faculty of Humanities other undergraduate courses, including Manchester Business School and the University Language Centre. Timetable clashes with core content may restrict options from outside the degree.

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One of the main THE SOCIETY FOR MANAGEMENT AND LEISURE MIRIAM’S FESTIVAL RESEARCH benefits of a small STUDENTS, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER cohort is that students get to know one “The society allows us to use the talent we have across the three another. Each cohort is year groups to plan, organise and carry out events that all three years Festivals and temporary outdoor events all require power and products to serve the great are welcome to attend. The Society oversees student representation range of consumers and performers on site. As such, and in alignment with the Events British extremely diverse, with in the course and provides various opportunities to those who wish students travelling Standard in Sustainability (BS ISO 20121:2012), I have been conducting small-scale studies to get more involved with their department. Teaching staff are always on power usage and waste at UK festivals. from all over the world seeking feedback and comments from students about the course, so to join the course. the society is a great way of communicating our views.” Starting in 2013 at Glastonbury and Kendal Calling I was asked by site management to take This means students Society member and peer mentor. a team of researchers to these festivals and recorded the power usage from generators that learn from each powered the main arenas. This identified peaks and troughs in power required from these For more information, or to join the society, large generators and suggested that more renewable energy could be used in its place. other’s backgrounds please visit Facebook: and experiences and www.facebook.com/AMsocUoM In 2014 we collected the same data and we are working with the University of the West develop international of England to compare the data year on year and offer more applied recommendations networks. STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES to these events. In addition to this we are interviewing key stakeholders at each event to FOR RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT ascertain their waste volumes and management. The aim of completing this research on behalf of the site management Our teaching staff are involved in active research across the leisure is to recommend and support renewable energy use at large industry, covering a range of topics such as business, sport and events. scale outdoor events. Our students have the opportunity to engage in our current research,

and to gain valuable experience in their area of interest. For example, Miriam Firth students have worked with Miriam Firth, our Events Management Lecturer Lecturer, to support in her recent research with local festivals and music venues such as Pangea, Creamfields and the Warehouse Project, as well as other major events in the cities major music venues.

Above: Our students can participate in a number of exciting projects – including at Glastonbury Festival Left: The Spider by Arcadia at Glastonbury Festival

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CAREERS

TYPICAL ROLES FOR OUR GRADUATES

WE WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO ENSURE ALL OUR STUDENTS Even before my DEVELOP THEIR EMPLOYABILITY. graduation ceremony, I Leisure is a wide sector of the economy with extensive employment successfully secured a prospects. There is a broad range of career opportunities place on the graduate within the leisure industries, including: the arts; events management; entertainments; sports and recreation; theatres; scheme at Whitbread. tourism attractions; and tour operators. Whitbread is the UK’s Typical graduate roles, which our students apply for: largest hotel, restaurant Business graduate schemes and coffee shop Production Assistant operator, with brands Artist Liaison Manager Entry-level Hotel Management like Premier Inn and Events Researcher Costa in its portfolio. Event Managers and Coordinators Stage Manager Tom Pocock Account Manager Graduate Finance Officer Events Supervisor During my 10-week Marketing Coordinator and Researcher Account Executives (Marketing and Sponsorship) placement I was able Client Relationship Executive (Advertising and PR) to assist Account Human Resource Executives Executives and gained Sport Facility Management Project Manager valuable experience Sport governing body roles delivering marketing Some even choose to set up their own business. campaigns nationwide for global brands SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: LANGUAGE COURSES FOR EMPLOYABILITY such as Coca Cola and Yahoo. This built The leisure industry is global, whether it’s sport, events or tourism, my confidence in graduate opportunities and careers are available all over the world. Therefore, students are looking to improve their language skills, the workplace and to enable them to apply for jobs in Europe and beyond. Due to our my ability to apply flexible unit options throughout the degree, students can study much of my degree- language specific units, which improve their language skills and improve their understanding of different cultures. specific knowledge Future details of subjects/units can be found here: to real problems. I www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/subjects was offered a full time The University Language Centre also offers language courses: job with Purity, as an www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk Account Executive so will continue to work on exciting experiential marketing campaigns for global brands!

Rebecca Hobbs Graduate Right: The Lowry theatre and arts centre at Salford Quays

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I completed my first Applied Study Period I completed my first ASP at Lucozade I completed my first year ASP at The During my time at Ear to the Ground, I assisted (ASP) at a company named INTO Manchester, Powerleague, based in Manchester. Midland luxury hotel located in the centre the Account Management teams in organising which is a provider of pre-university education Powerleague is one of the cities largest of Manchester. I worked predominantly various types of events for their high profile for international students travelling to the UK 5-a-side football centres, operating from in the Conference and Banqueting team, clients, including the launch event of Samsung’s for the first time. I have planned and delivered three different sites. My role was a mixture of helping to deliver large-scale events within first curved TV at the Gherkin in London a number of events that would serve as “ice- general administration, assisting with events the hotel. Overall, I found my ASP to be a very and organised the new Nike Winner Stays breakers” for students. This helped students and customer service. positive, rewarding experience, improving my tournament campaign at various venues settle in and become familiar with a new Throughout my placement, I also shadowed intrapersonal skills such as time management, around London. I assisted with active industry culture, know about interesting places management to gain a further understanding teamwork and communication. research for Phones 4u and their sponsorship to visit and make new friends. of the role and the industry in general. Through shadowing various managers of the Manchester Arena. I created a social This was a great opportunity to practice the The ASP allowed me to develop a range throughout my ASP, I also acquired an media toolkit to assist UEFA in launching their theory I learnt and helped develop my English of skills, including time management, understanding of which skills are required trophy ‘selfie’ application through various as I am an international student. As a result, communication, IT skills and teamwork. to manage events and how to effectively social media sites. I have received an invitation for a paid job for I really enjoyed my time at Lucozade manage people to maximise their All this has proved invaluable experience; the next academic year. Powerleague, and I was lucky enough to be performance. The ASP is a real opportunity I have worked with major global organisations, offered a paid part time role upon completion to gain industry experience but it has also often involved in new exciting, cutting edge Stanislav Boichuk of the ASP. helped me to clarify my career direction, projects. This will certainly add to my CV and ahead of further ASPs in years two and three. my employability in the sector. Jessica Reynolds Libby Cornford Jenny Tolhurst

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