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Alliance Manchester Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 02 — 03 MANCHESTER... Contents Written by Tony Walsh (a.k.a Longfella) Find us P04 A world-changing University and Alliance Manchester Business School on Facebook P06 Our building project and campus masterplan www.facebook.com/ P08 AMBSincoming The City of Manchester undergraduates P10 Student life To some it means our architecture, P12 BSc (Hons) Management / Management (Specialism) poems made of stone  Follow us P20 BSc (Hons) International Management on Twitter P20 BSc (Hons) International Management with American Business Studies The new, the old, the cool, the bold, @AMBSUGAdmission P28 BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics the city stands alone... P34 BSc (Hons) IT Management for Business / IT Management for Business (Specialism)  Watch us on YouTube P40 BSc (Hons) Accounting

www.youtube.com/ P46 Other business-related courses manchestermbs To some it means a sporting city, P48 Employability second place to none P50 Student support Join us P51 Find out more For thrills and spills and skills on LinkedIn P52 Entry requirements and scholarships we’re still the global number one... uk.linkedin.com/edu/ manchester-business- school-12712 Virtual open day If you can’t make it to one of our on-campus events, our virtual open day is the next best thing: www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/virtualopenday Follow us To some it means our music scene on Google+ that keeps the city pounding plus.google.com/ +manchester Student blogs An A-list playlist, some might say businessschool The best way to find out what studying at Alliance MBS is really like – read our student blogs. Visit www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/ugblogs this makes this place astounding... Continued on the inside back page... Part of just 1% of business schools worldwide awarded triple accreditation status

What does Manchester mean to us? To hear more, watch our film at www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/mcr-means #mcrmeans Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 04 — 05

Your world is about to change Alliance Manchester Business School They say it’s not just what you know, it’s who you know. At Alliance MBS, you’ll rub shoulders with the so choose a world-changing university very best. Alliance MBS is one of the foremost centres for business and management studies in the world. We’re ranked second in the UK for business research power (REF 2014) and we focus on the Manchester inspired Norman Foster, Brian Cox and Parineeti Chopra application of this knowledge throughout our programmes. and is looking to produce the next generation of original thinkers. In September 2015, Manchester Business School became Alliance Manchester Business School in recognition of Lord Alliance of Manchester’s support and longstanding relationship with the University and the Business School. Founded in 1965, we were one of the UK’s first business schools and The celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2015. From pioneering modern computing to isolating graphene, The University of Manchester has a heritage of producing “Business students across the world will invariably read the same books, attend the same innovative, freethinking individuals. This reputation is not just 38,000 lectures. So, if students and aspiring entrepreneurs really want to stand out and succeed, about history, it’s an ongoing legacy that you can be a part of. students from over then my advice would be that they need to be creative. 160 countries A member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, They need to explore what is not written in the textbooks. The global economy is changing Manchester offers a learning experience like no other. very, very fast, and it is essential that we educate young people to manage these changes Academic programmes informed by cutting-edge research, teaching staff at the forefront of their field, a highly revered and be able to respond to them.” careers service, and state-of-the-art facilities; there’s —— Lord Alliance of Manchester everything you need to make your mark on the world. £70 Apply for a 25 Nobel Prize Winners million salaried work among current and former Work on projects set and assessed £70m renovation placement year staff and students 5th by high-grade employers such as of the business (see course pages SAS and Credit Suisse school due for for details) (see page 34) completion in 2018 8th 41st

5th in UK, 8th in Europe, Most targeted UK £2k st £1bn 41 in the world university by top 1,700 ( Jiao Tong World graduate employers campus masterplan Scholarships University Rankings 2015) (High Fliers Report 2015) investment undergraduate business worth £2,000 p.a. school students (see page 52)

Largest campus-based business school in the UK 1917 1948 2010

Experience business Ranked 2nd in the UK Splitting Invention Nobel prize 94% of graduates in Gain exemptions from in another culture for Business and Management of the atom of the modern for the discovery work or further study professional accounting exams with an international Studies research power computer of graphene (HESA 2015) including ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA exchange year (see page 20) (Source: REF 2014) Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 06 — 07

Our courses will give you the tools for life. Our campus and city, the time of your life.

Alliance University Alan Gilbert Dover Whitworth National Manchester Place Learning Street Building Graphene Business Commons Building Institute School

Alliance MBS Building Project £1bn Campus Masterplan Due for completion in 2018 This project is one of several currently underway as the We’re currently redeveloping the teaching and social spaces University forges ahead with its £1 billion ten-year plan to for our students as part of a £70m refurbishment of the create a world-class campus for students and staff. Alliance MBS West Building. The plan includes projects across our teaching facilities 200,000 sq ft will be transformed to create a new learning and student accommodation as well as the creation of library, lecture theatres, seminar rooms and enterprise zone. additional green space and parkland on campus.

For more information visit For more information visit www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/buildingproject www.masterplan.manchester.ac.uk Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 08 — 09

Manchester. Ahead of the curve. KEY: a Manchester Arena A Ahead of the game. a st VICTORIA Where Manchester treads, the world follows. ain ain Ask any of the people who live and work here. National N O R T H E R N Football Q U A R T E R – Museum The Northern uarter la i ne a S an cae a ell a i i 1 There are many reasons why Manchester is renowned around A city of firsts A ic an cle the globe. But to the people that live here it’s simply known as Where Rolls met Royce, the The Arndale A Shopping Centre home. With its indisputable charm and welcoming communities, first computer was made and SALFORD CENTRAL ohn Rylands S you’ll find it quickly becomes your home too. the world’s first professional Library A football league was founded Manchester Art Gallery PICCADILLY BUS STATION

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Student life “Being a part of Alliance MBS has not only furthered my Formal study hours A week in the life of BSc (Hons) International Management education but also rounded Informal study hours with American Business Studies student, Talia me as a person. While I have learnt time management Every day will shape your future, inside and outside the lecture theatre. As an Alliance and prioritisation, I have also Student society MBS student you will push your potential beyond its limits. As a member of the Students’ built a great network of Union you’ll be a part of the largest and most diverse student community in the country. contacts and friends from Part-time work And as a Manchester resident you’ll find yourself at the heart of an exhilarating city. around the world.” Your biggest challenge is finding time for everything. Social activities My year abroad at UMass —— Talia Rosenthal

Monday 09.00 - 10.00 11.00 - 13.00 13.00 - 14.00 15.00 16.00 19.00 Gym session Lecture Lecture Seminar Getting organised Hot hot eats Managing Fairness at Work Global Management, Managing Fairness Library to write up notes Dinner with People and the at Work International Digital Divide Society mentee

Tuesday 10.00 - 12.00 12.00 15.00 16.00 - 18.00 19.00 Lecture Pop to town Group project Lecture Cook Services Marketing A spot of shopping Meeting in Eats Human Resource Dinner with friends and between lectures Top Floor Café Management presentation prep

Wednesday 09.30 - 11.00 11.00 - 12.00 12.30 - 16.30 19.00 Lecture Seminar Student Ambassador work for Visit Day 2 for 1 International Human International Human Cinema Resource Management Resource Management

Thursday 10.00 - 11.45 12.00-14.00 14.00 15.00 16.30 20.00 Quiet time Lecture Coffee Meeting with Namaste Spice things up Sshhh... Working in the Alan Gilbert Leadership and Date with friends Academic Advisor Skype with friends from Meal on the famous Learning Commons Success at Work on campus my year abroad, then off Curry Mile with ManSoc to Yoga at the Armitage

Friday 10.00 - 12.00 12.00 - 14.00 14.00 15.00 16.30 21.00 Preparation is key Lunch Seminar Seminar Relax Slurp Printing off lecture slides for next week at half price in Christie’s Café Human Resource Leadership and Watch TV for a while Drinks in the Alliance MBS. Followed by some more studying Management Success at Work to de-stress Northern Quarter

Saturday 09.00 11.00 13.00 21.00 Parkrun The big shop Heads together Celebrate the weekend Hoping for a Weekly food shop Work session Night out in town personal best with friends

Sunday 11.00 13.00 16.00 Breakfast and lunch! Easy does it Planning ahead Zzzzz... Brunch in Didsbury Walk around the park Any last minute work (weather permitting) for the week ahead? Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 12 — 13

BSc (Hons) Management and Management (Specialism)/with Industrial/Professional Experience – Reach new heights 86% 82% of our management of those employed graduates are in are in professional/ Our flexible management courses share a common Duration employment or further managerial jobs first year before allowing you to focus on your chosen study within 6 months (Unistats 2016) specialism to enhance your career prospects. of graduation 3/4 yrs *4 years includes Industrial/ BSc (Hons) Management is Who employs them? Fact File Professional Experience year a broad-based course which A wide range of companies including: allows you to study the full range —— Balfour Beatty UCAS course codes Typical A-level offer of management subjects. With over —— Goldman Sachs 90 course units to choose from, you really can shape your own course. —— Rolls Royce AAB —— Microsoft N201/ N246/ N2N5/ Courses with Industrial/ —— NHS N203* N248* N2N6* Professional Experience* (see page 52 for —— Teach First Graduate employers look for more detailed entry candidates with work experience, —— Unilever BSc (Hons) Management BSc (Hons) Management BSc (Hons) requirements) practical skills and professionalism. (International Business Management What about further study? All our management courses now Economics) (Marketing) Class profile Graduates have gone on to further offer an optional work placement study in business, economics, in your third year, before you return No. of students enterprise and teaching at NN24/ N234/ N200/ to Manchester to complete your institutions such as London final year. You will build your NN25* N235* N202* 316 Business School and Rotterdam confidence and develop a real-world School of Management (RSM), attitude to business, earn a salary Erasmus University. BSc (Hons) Management BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) Male/female and gain increased responsibility (Accounting and Finance) Management Management and independence. Source: DLHE survey (Sustainable and (Innovation, Strategy 45% 55%

Ethical Business) and Entrepreneurship) What jobs do our management For more information visit graduates go into? www.alliancembs.manchester.ac. N600/ Range of nationalities Examples of jobs recent graduates uk/ug/management N601* have gone on to include: 43 —— Assistant brand manager —— Commercial manager BSc (Hons) Management Please note that (Human Resources) these figures are —— HR graduate analyst from our 2015 intake —— Internet consultant across BSc (Hons) —— Retail development manager Management / BSc Please note that these courses are very flexible and you will have (Hons) Management several opportunities to transfer between them – you should apply (Specialism) for only one of them. Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 14 — 1519

Danny - Management A day in the life of a BSc Your chosen specialism will be reflected in your AMBS Admissions Management student degree title e.g. BSc (Hons) Management (Marketing) @AMBSUGAdmission – however, if you do not wish to specialise, you will graduate in BSc (Hons) Management. To graduate with a named specialism, you need to AMBS Admissions 7:42am 10 Feb AMBS Admissions 7:46am 10 Feb have studied at least 40 credits of second year Good Monday everyone! Management Been snoozing since 7am. Time to get up. options (one third of your studies) and at least 60 student Danny here. I will be your tweeter #citycentre #hiltontower credits of final year options (half of your studies) for the day. #ambsblogger from your chosen specialist area. This flexible system allows you to defer the choice of your degree title until towards the end of your course when you AMBS Admissions 10:08am 10 Feb are in a position to really know what is involved and Monday = Chest day! Iron before lectures. what you wish to do on graduating. #sugden #beach2016

AMBS Admissions 11:12am 10 Feb Specialist routes Did you know.. bus 147 is free for students. Management (Accounting and Finance) will suit you Gets me to campus in less than 2mins. if you are interested in how organisations finance their activities and how they keep track of their money. Management (Human Resources) covers human AMBS Admissions 12:41am 10 Feb resource management, employment policy and practice, industrial relations, organisational Lecture: Globalisation, World Economy & psychology and organisational analysis within the MNEs. #twohours #powerthrough UK and internationally. BSc (Hons) Management (Innovation, Strategy and AMBS Admissions 2:03pm 10 Feb Entrepreneurship) explores strategic innovation management, as well as entrepreneurship and small Lunch: there’s a wide range of restaurants business development through real case studies. on campus, but this place is my favourite. “Management is a Management (International Business Economics) focuses on the international dimension of very broad and organisations’ economic, financial and flexible course and AMBS Admissions 2:15pm 10 Feb investment operations. it is possible to align Manchester students are highly attractive Management (Marketing) explores strategic it to your own to top companies. Just received this... marketing management, services marketing, ethical consumption, marketing communications, retail interests. You will and international perspectives on marketing. graduate with a AMBS Admissions 4:35pm 10 Feb BSc (Hons) Management (Sustainable and Ethical huge network of Afternoon studies at the library. Business) Sustainable and Ethical Business is talented people about new ways of thinking about modern business around the world.” and society. It will be particularly attractive to those wishing to build careers in (corporate) —— Daria Savilova, social responsibility or the third sector of NGOs BSc (Hons) AMBS Admissions 7:17pm 10 Feb and charities. Management Change of environment: I’ve arrived at graduate, now an the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons. Affiliate Manager Open 24/7. #coursework Good night! at BizProfits Alliance MBS Alliance MBS UndergraduateUndergraduate Study – 2017 Study Entry – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 16 — 17 Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduatewww.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 15 — 18 18 — 19

BSc (Hons) Management / Management (Specialism) The content and structure of our programmes is reviewed regularly and it is expected that course content will be updated after the publication of this brochure. – What you study For the latest information please visit our website.

Year 1 Year 1 core course units [credits shown in brackets] Work placement

Your first year will give you a good —— Academic and Career Development [10] —— Fundamentals of Management —— Marketing Foundations [10] If you choose to follow the Industrial/ placement before returning to Manchester grounding in accounting, finance, —— Case Studies in Management [10) Accounting [10] —— Quantitative Methods for Business Professional Experience pathway you to follow the final-year course units management, work psychology, —— Economic Principles: Microeconomics [10] —— Introduction to Management and and Management [20] will spend your third year on a work detailed opposite. marketing, sociology and economics. —— Financial Decision Making [10] Organisation Studies [20] —— Fundamentals of Financial Reporting [10] —— Introduction to Work Psychology [10] This is an introductory year which will help you to make informed choices about Final year core course units [credits shown in brackets] Final year core course units your option choices in later years. You will study 120 credits in total. In your final year, you will choose at least —— Globalisation and National Employment Business Strategy [20] —— Cases in Sustainable Development [10] 60 credits of final year options from your Systems [10] —— International Competitiveness —— Critical Consumption and Ethics Year 2 Year 2 core course units [credits shown in brackets] chosen specialist area. —— Human Resources Dissertation [30] and Innovation [10] in Marketing [10] —— Human Resource Management [20] —— International and Comparative —— Leadership & Success at Work [20] You now enter a development year, You will then select an additional 60 credits of optional —— International Human Resource Management [10] Public Management [10] —— Managing Fairness at Work [10] BSc (Hons) Management BSc (Hons) Management (Innovation, BSc (Hons) Management (Sustainable and assessing your progress and making course units to bring your total to 120 credits. —— Leadership and Success at Work [20] —— International Finance [20] —— Networks, Organisations (Accounting and Finance) Strategy and Entrepreneurship) Ethical Business) —— Managing Fairness at Work [10] —— Macroeconomic Analysis [10] and Society [10] initial decisions about your future. If you decide to opt for the BSc (Hons) Management —— Transformational Leadership: —— Share Prices and Accounting —— Sustainable and Ethical Business —— Foundations of Finance [20] —— Foundations of Innovation and Strategy [20] —— Business, Ethics and Society [10] without specialising you are able to choose from most If you decide to opt for the BSc (Hons) Work, Industry and Society [20] Information [10] Dissertation [30] or Consultancy —— Law in a Management Context [10] —— Fundamentals of Creativity, Design and —— Sustainable Innovation Management [10] course units within the management portfolio. You will Management without specialising, you —— The Economics of Sport [10] Project [30] Entrepreneurship [20] —— Critical Management and Organisation Studies [20] select a total of 120 credits of optional course units. will be able to choose from most course Plus one of the following: BSc (Hons) Management (Innovation, Strategy —— The Reflective Manager[10] —— Financial Reporting and Accountability [20] units within the management portfolio. Optional additional specialist units: In addition to the core course units for each and Entrepreneurship) BSc (Hons) Management (Marketing) —— Towards 2050 Management and —— Intermediate Management Accounting [20] —— Innovation in Product Markets [10] BSc (Hons) Management (Accounting specialism, you can also choose Business French Managing in an Age of Transition [10] You choose a mixture of single semester —— Sustainable Innovation Management [10] and Finance) —— Dissertation or Consultancy Project [30] —— Behavioural Strategy [10] (10 credit) and full-year (20 credit) course Plus one of the following: [20] and/or Research Methodology [10] (for —— Critical Consumption and Ethics —— Accountability and Auditing [10] Plus at least 30 credits from: units, amounting to a total of 120 credits. —— Business Law 1 [10] students who are thinking of doing a dissertation in in Marketing [10] BSc (Hons) Management —— Advanced Business Information Systems [10] —— Managing Creative Organisations [10] —— Business Law 2 [10] their final year) and/or University College courses —— Foundations of Supply You will choose course units from: (International Business Economics) —— Advanced Corporate Finance [20] —— Case Studies in Innovation Management [10] [10] (see page 48). Chain Management [10] —— Advanced Management Accounting [20] —— Entrepreneurship and New Business —— Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) Management —— International Business [10] —— International Marketing [10] *Marketing Research must be taken if you are —— Applied Investment Analysis [10] Venturing [20] —— Economics (Human Resources) —— International Business Strategy [10] —— Marketing Dissertation [30] planning to undertake a marketing-related —— Contemporary Issues in Financial —— Behavioural Strategy [10] —— Employment Studies —— Retail Marketing [10] —— Law in a Management Context [10] dissertation in your final year. Reporting and Regulation [20] —— International Competitiveness and Innovation [10] —— Law Plus one of the following: —— Services Marketing [10] —— Macroeconomics [20] —— Corporate Contacting and Managerial —— Marketing Plus 30 credits from: —— Strategic Marketing Management [10] —— Managerial Economics [20] Behaviour [10] BSc (Hons) Management —— Operations Management —— Business, Ethics and Society [10] —— Corporate Governance in Context [10] (International Business Economics) —— Psychology —— Business Law 1 [10] —— Financial Analysis of Corporate —— Sociology or Statistics in BSc (Hons) Management (Marketing) —— Business Law 2 [10] Performance [30] or Empirical Finance [30] —— Accountability and Auditing [10] Business Innovation —— Critical Management and —— Marketing Applications and Communications [20] —— Financial Derivatives [10] —— Advanced Corporate Finance [20] —— Behavioural Strategy You need to consider what you want to Organisation Studies [20] —— Financial Engineering [10] [10] —— Employment Relations [10] Plus 20 credits from: —— Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting study in your final year, as some final year —— Financial Market Microstructure [10] —— Globalisation and Employment [10] —— Business Law 1 [10] and Regulation [20] options require you to have completed —— International Finance [20] —— Influence and Change in Organisations[10] —— Consumer Behaviour [10] —— Corporate Contracting and Managerial related second year course units. —— Share Prices and Accounting Information [10] —— Personnel Selection and Assessment [10] —— E-Business and E-Marketing [10] Behaviour [10] —— Introduction to Non-profit and Social Marketing[10] If you opt for a Management (Specialism) —— Social Diversity and Employment —— Corporate Governance in Context [10] —— Marketing Research [10]* BSc (Hons) Management (Human Resources) you will study the following core course Inequality [10] —— Economics Dissertation [30] —— Sustainable Innovation Management [10] —— Behavioural Strategy [10] —— Global Management, People and units and select additional optional course units to bring your total to 120 credits. —— Comparative Industrial Relations [20] the Digital Divide [20] BSc (Hons) Management —— Employment Law [20] —— Industrial Organisation and (Sustainable and Ethical Business) Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 20 — 21

BSc (Hons) International Management and BSc (Hons) International Management with American Business Studies – Global connections 94% 90% student satisfaction in employment or First-hand knowledge of another culture can be crucial in (National Student further study within 6 business. The distinctive feature of these courses is that Survey 2015) months (Unistats 2016) you spend a year abroad on an academic exchange at a top global business school or university.

Study a broad range of management What jobs do our IMABS graduates Fact File topics to suit your interests and go into? career ambitions, and gain invaluable Examples include: UCAS course codes Duration Class profile experience of living and studying in —— Account executive No. of students another country. —— Associate management At the Ohio State Buckeyes’ consultant Our students have also secured 4 yrs epic 105,000-seater stadium —— Business strategy analyst 38 IM summer internships in the UK and N247 - Anika Morjaria —— Web marketer Including an abroad to further enhance their exchange year 39 IMABS employability. So, you could study Who employs them? at two world-class institutions, A wide range of companies including: BSc (Hons) Typical A-level offer Male/female benefit from extensive travel —— Danier Leather Inc (Toronto) International opportunities and gain added work —— Diageo Management 51% 49% experience. There’ll be no stopping —— Google AAB IM you after graduation. —— PricewaterhouseCoopers

—— Saatchi & Saatchi 49% 51% What jobs do our International N2T7 (see page 52 for IMABS Management (IM) graduates more detailed entry What about further study? go into? requirements). Graduates have gone onto law Range of nationalities Examples include: conversion courses and further BSc (Hons) —— Associate chartered study in urban planning at International 11 IM accountant trainee institutions such as Harvard Management —— Management trainee University and London School of with American 7 IMABS —— Territory manager Economics (LSE). Business Studies —— Wealth management analyst Source: DLHE survey Please note that these For more information visit figures are from our Who employs them? www.alliancembs.manchester. 2015 intake. A wide range of companies including: ac.uk/ug/im —— Bombardier (Sweden) www.alliancembs.manchester. —— Crown Worldwide (San Francisco) ac.uk/ug/imabs —— ExxonMobil —— HSBC (Beverly Hills) —— Tevere (Switzerland) Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 2220 — 2723

Roisin - IM A day in the life of a Exchange partners AMBS Admissions BSc (Hons) IM student We have 50 exchange partners across 18 countries. @AMBSUGAdmission Many feature in the Financial Times or Shanghai JiaoTong global rankings and all classes are taught in English. AMBS Admissions 8:42am 9 March AMBS Admissions 12:46pm 9 March Ciao, morning from Milano! Bocconi offer a Sun in shining in Milano with many people wide range of courses, first up the out in Piazza Duomo. Lunching is typically transformation of culture and art sector - a 1-2 hour event here! coffee needed asap Canada Europe AMBS Admissions 15:58pm 9 March USA Guest lecturer in today from St Andrews - nice to hear a fellow British voice! South East Asia #italianoverload

AMBS Admissions 17:00pm 9 March 20c Italian coffee is a must to get through a three hour evening lecture Australia / New Zealand

AMBS Admissions 21:12pm 9 March

Navigli is the student hang out place full of US partners include: South East Asian partners include: bars & restaurants for aperitivo - 1 drink and open buffet for €8-10 —— Arizona State University —— The University of Hong Kong —— Cornell University, Ithaca, New York —— The Hong Kong University of Science (an Ivy League school) and Technology —— Marshall School of Business, —— National University of Singapore University of Southern California Australian / NZ partners include: —— University of Florida, Gainesville —— The , New Canadian partners include: Zealand (North Island) —— HEC, Montreal —— University of Otago, New Zealand (South Island) —— Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia —— , Australia —— Schulich School of Business, —— University of Melbourne, Australia AMBS Admissions 22:43pm 9 March York University, Toronto Back to the apartment now after drinks in navigli to crack on with a consulting European partners include: project! Signing off from Milan, buona —— Bocconi University, Milan, Italy notte! #studentlife For a list of current partners please —— Copenhagen Business School, Denmark visit www.alliancembs.manchester. —— ESADE Business School, Barcelona ac.uk/ug/exchange Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduatembs.ac.uk/undergraduate 23 — 26 20 — 27

BSc (Hons) International Management and BSc (Hons) International Management with American Business Studies – What you study

Year 1 Year 1 core course units [credits shown in brackets]

Your first year will give This is an introductory year which will help you to make —— Academic and Career Development [10] —— Introduction to Management and you a good grounding in informed choices about your option choices in later years. —— Case Studies in Management [10] Organisation Studies [20] accounting, finance, You will study 120 credits in total. —— Economic Principles: Microeconomics [10] —— Introduction to Work Psychology [10] —— Financial Decision Making [10] —— Marketing Foundations [10] management, work —— Fundamentals of Financial Reporting [10] —— Quantitative Methods for Business psychology, marketing, —— Fundamentals of Management Accounting [10] and Management [20] sociology and economics. International exchange Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef You will attend the same lectures, - Oliver Barratt Year 2 Year 2 core course units [credits shown in brackets] seminars and other learning activities as students at the overseas institution. You will choose a mixture of You will have the opportunity to learn a language – you can —— BSc (Hons) International Management – The remainder of credits are chosen from the For IM students, destinations include single semester (10 credit) choose from 20 different languages at varying levels. International Business [10] management portfolio of second year course Finance for your year abroad the Universities of Sydney, Auckland, and full-year (20 credit) For details of the wide range of language options available, International Business Strategy [10] units, which includes a further 20 credits of You will receive a significant tuition fee Hong Kong and Singapore, alongside visit www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/languages/leap. —— BSc (Hons) International Management international course units. discount for the year abroad. course units, amounting with American Business Studies – American world-leading business schools such as Allocation of your exchange destination will also take place. You are permitted to take 20 credits of to a total of 120 credits. Society and Economy [20] Home/EU students will pay £1,350 and ESADE, Copenhagen Business School You will rank the exchange institutions in order of preference. language units. additional support is available to UK and Rotterdam School of Management. We aim to place you as high as possible taking other factors Bolivia’s salt flats You can also choose 10 credits of University students from low income households into account such as your written statement and performance For IMABS students, destinations include College courses (see page 48). - visit www.manchester.ac.uk/ the Universities of Florida, Massachusetts on the course to date. studentfinance for more details. “I studied at ESADE in and British Columbia, as well as NYU Stern, Students in England should also visit Barcelona and interned at a Cornell University New York and USC www.gov.uk/travel-grants-students- “The year in the US absolutely local PR agency, Ulled Marshall Schools of Business. england for information on the student travel grant. International students will shaped my career. After Asociados, in the summer. For a list of current partners please International exchange Final year Final year core course units [credits shown in brackets] visit www.alliancembs.manchester. pay half the standard international fee. graduation I joined Ogilvy in ac.uk/ug/exchange. All partners offer a Being in an international At least 60 credits to be taken from the following —— International Business Analysis Project [20] Students do not pay academic fees to London and transferred to high global ranking, quality course You will choose course You will return to Manchester for your final year. international course units: —— International and Comparative Public the exchange partner. The above New York. I moved back to office increased my cultural content and teaching standards, units from the selection You will use the knowledge and experience gained on —— Advanced Business French [20] Management [10] information is subject to confirmation excellent social and sporting facilities, a London to work for LBi and awareness and gave me the available within the exchange in a range of specialised international options —— Comparative Industrial Relations [20] —— International Competitiveness and each academic year. safe and attractive campus, and great opportunity to interact with partner institution. across all of the key disciplines. International course units are —— Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting Innovation [10] was offered the chance to support for exchange students. clients on a global scale.” designed to develop an appreciation of economic, social and and Regulation [20] —— International Finance [20] move back to New York to Our dedicated international team cultural differences between nations and the implications of —— Corporate Governance in Context [10] —— International Human Resource The content and structure of our this for management systems and practices. help establish LBi in the US.” —— Christina Rud, final year BSc (Hons) prepares you for your exchange and —— Dissertation (in an international field)[30] Management [10] programmes is reviewed regularly and it International Management student supports you while on exchange. —— Globalisation and National Employment —— International Marketing [10] is expected that course content will be —— Jamie Bryan graduated with BSc Systems [10] —— Services Marketing [10] updated after the publication of this (Hons) International Management —— Global Management, People and the —— The Business of Healthcare [10] brochure. For the latest information with American Business Studies and Digital Divide [20] Plus 60 credits chosen from the above and/or please visit our website. now lives and works in New York the remaining Management portfolio Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 28 — 29

BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics/with Industrial/Professional Experience – Make it count

This interdisciplinary course offers you the opportunity to study a wide range of course units across finance, accounting, economics, business analysis, innovation, 92% 86% strategy and political economy. student satisfaction in employment or (National Student further study You will study the technical tools and techniques required Survey 2015) within 6 months to measure and assess business performance, while also (Unistats 2016) emphasising the importance of changing economic contexts.

This course includes an optional Who employs them? Fact File work placement in your third year, A wide range of companies including: before returning to Manchester to —— Aon UCAS course codes Typical A-level offer complete your final year. —— Accenture *With Industrial/ Graduate employers look for Professional Experience —— Deutsche Bank candidates with work experience, AAB —— KPMG practical skills and professionalism. Build your confidence, develop —— London Stock Exchange N1N3/ (see page 52 for a real-world attitude to business, —— PricewaterhouseCoopers N1N4* more detailed entry earn a salary and gain increased —— Rolls-Royce requirements) responsibility and independence. —— Santander BSc (Hons) Employability —— Sky International Class profile Selected course units grant Business, Finance What about further study? No. of students exemptions from professional and Economics IBFE graduates have gone on to accountancy exams, including one law conversion courses and further 104 ICAEW ACA paper, seven ACCA study in finance and international Duration papers and seven CIMA papers. business at institutions such as Male/female ESADE Business School (Barcelona), What jobs do our IBFE graduates Humboldt University (Berlin) and 3/4 yrs go into? 60% 40% the College of Law. Examples of jobs recent IBFE *4 years includes Industrial/ Professional Experience year graduates have gone on to include: Source: DLHE survey. Range of nationalities —— Associate auditor For more information visit —— Business consultant 26 www.alliancembs.manchester. —— Commercial strategist ac.uk/ug/ibfe —— Corporate banker Please note that these figures are from our —— Derivatives analyst 2015 intake —— Export manager Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduatewww.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 30 — 32 30 — 32

BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics – What you study

Year 1 Year 1 core course units [credits shown in brackets]

Your first year begins with a This will enable you to make an informed choice of areas to study —— Academic and Career Development [10] Plus one of the following: Plus one of the following: broad introduction to the later in the course. You will learn the technical skills of macro, —— Financial Decision Making [10] —— Microeconomic Principles [10] —— Introductory Mathematics [10] and Macroeconomic Principles [10] study of business, finance micro and managerial economics and financial reporting. —— Financial and Digital Innovation and Introductory Statistics [10] in International Business [20] —— The UK Economy, Microeconomics [10] —— Further Mathematics [10] and economics. —— Financial Reporting [10] and The UK Economy, Macroeconomics [10] and Statistics for Economists [10] —— Information Systems in Business and (dependent on previous level of economics) —— Advanced Mathematics [10] Introduction to Big Data and their and Advanced Statistics [10] Manipulation [20] (dependent on previous level of —— Introductory Management Accounting [10] mathematics)

The course covers contemporary Year 2 Year 2 core course units [credits shown in brackets] contextual themes, such as the globalisation and financialisation of You will also choose options from accounting and finance, —— Critical Perspectives in Strategy You will study core [10] In Contexts for International Business In Economics business, hedge funds and private economics and contexts for international business. You will —— Foundations of Finance course units in finance, [20] equity, and the social and economic gain practical report writing, financial and competitor analysis —— Managerial Economics I —— Business Intelligence and Big Data —— Business Economics IA [10] managerial economics [20] implications of outsourcing. and database skills. Analytics [10] —— Macroeconomics IIB [10] and business strategy. Plus 70 credits from a range of optional —— Business Law 1 [10] —— Mathematical Economics I [20] You have the opportunity to learn a language – you can course units (no more than 40 credits from —— International Business [10] —— Microeconomics IIA [10] choose from 20 different languages at varying levels and any one subject area): The content and structure of our —— Introduction to English Law [10] Please note that course units are you can continue this study into your third year. In Modern Languages programmes is reviewed regularly and —— Questions about International Politics [20] subject to change and can vary from For details of the wide range of language options available, In Accounting and Finance it is expected that course content will —— The Politics of Globalisation [10] —— Up to 20 credits of language units year to year. For detailed information visit www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/languages/leap be updated after the publication of this —— Financial Reporting and Accountability [20] —— The Politics of Development [10] Other units available: on individual course units visit the brochure. For the latest information —— Investment Analysis [10] —— Understanding the Financial Crisis [10] —— University College courses [10] course listing on our website. (see page 48) please visit our website.

Work placement Final year Final year core course units [credits shown in brackets] “There were so many different areas that I could focus my The International Business Analysis Project allows If you choose to follow the You will take compulsory course units in In Accounting and Finance In Economics strengths on; having such Industrial/Professional international finance, managerial economics and you to critically analyse contemporary business practice from a social and political perspective. You —— Advanced Corporate Finance [20] —— Financial Econometrics [10] variety across three different Experience pathway you international business analysis. will question the classical strategy tradition by —— Advanced Management Accounting [20] —— Microeconomics III [20] disciplines has given me a will spend your third year on You will also choose options in accounting and finance, contexts exploring how the pressure to deliver shareholder —— Corporate Governance in Context [10] wider skill set. Understanding a work placement before for international business, economics and modern languages. value complicates the job of management. You will In Modern Languages and learning about business You will choose 60 credits of optional course units, enabling you explore these ideas through real-life case studies. returning to Manchester for In Contexts for International Business —— Up to 20 credits of language units, and the economy as a whole your final year of study. to specialise. —— International Business Analysis Project [20] —— Business Law 2 [10] not including beginner level made the transition from —— International Finance [20] —— Human Resource Management [10] —— Managerial Economics II [20] —— Marketing [10] being a student to working Plus 60 credits from a range of —— The Politics of the European Union [20] life much easier.”

optional course units: —— Emily Howeller, IBFE graduate www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 30 — 33 Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduatewww.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 3433 — 35

BSc (Hons) Information Technology Denisa - IBFE A day in the life of a AMBS Admissions BSc IBFE student Management for Business and BSc (Hons) @AMBSUGAdmission Information Technology Management for

AMBS Admissions 8:03am 11 Feb AMBS Admissions 8:20am 11 Feb Business (Specialism)/ with Industrial Experience Good morning everyone! Second year There is no day that goes without having – Bridge the gap IBFE student Denisa here. This is one a healthy breakfast. Today on the menu: 95% 90% day of my student life. Developed in collaboration with the Tech Partnership and in employment or of students completing leading global blue-chip employers, this course aims to further study work placements AMBS Admissions 8:40am 11 Feb create ‘the ideal graduate’ whose skills cover the challenging within 6 months graduated with First (Unistats 2016) Class Honours Already in a hurry. I just hopped on a magic middle ground between business and IT. bus. Always gets me to university #fast (ITMB 2015 graduates) and #cheap #buspass: Employability What jobs do our ITMB Fact File A work placement enhances your graduates do? AMBS Admissions 12:04pm 11 Feb academic and career prospects. Examples of jobs recent ITMB UCAS course codes Duration Class profile When you graduate, you will apply graduates have gone into include: *With Industrial/Professional Experience Just finished my last tutorial for the day: technology-based solutions to No. of students Managerial Economics. It’s been a short —— IT strategy consulting analyst strategic problems, presenting your day at the university: —— Digital marketing and social 3/4 yrs ideas with confidence and managing 44 media executive *4 years includes Industrial/ their implementation. GN51/ GN54/ Professional Experience year —— Technical analyst AMBS Admissions 1:06pm 11 Feb GN5C* GN5D* Male/female AMBS Admissions 2:15pm 11 Feb Employers views —— Business and technology It’s lunch time and today, I am trying consultant Typical A-level offer Just arrived at work. I am working part Caribbean food for the first time. “What makes this course so 57% 43% BSc (Hons) Information BSc (Hons) Information time for AFS as I am funding my trips Fingers crossed! exciting from an employer’s —— Head of digital strategy Technology Technology abroad on my own. viewpoint is that it delivers —— Business process and Management for Management for Range of nationalities practical business skills from AAB systems analyst Business Business (Accounting) AMBS Admissions 6:12pm 11 Feb day one. This enables graduates 13 with this unique course to Who employs them? (see page 52 for Back to university. It’s study time so I am progress further and faster A wide range of companies including: more detailed entry making myself comfortable in the library GN56/ GN53/ requirements) Please note that these #UoMlibrary than their counterparts.” —— Accenture GN55* GN52* figures are from our —— Tracey Upton —— CGI 2015 intake UK HR Manager, —— eBay AMBS Admissions 8:15pm 11 Feb IBM Global Services —— E.ON BSc (Hons) Information BSc (Hons) Information Back home. Time for a short TV series —— Fujitsu Technology Technology “Through studying ITMB and Management for Management for episode #relax #sweets —— Google engaging with employers on a Business (Strategy Business (Marketing) regular basis, students will be —— Hewlett Packard and Economics) able to make the progression —— IBM more seamlessly into the Source: DLHE survey. business world.” AMBS Admissions 10:23pm 11 Feb For more information visit —— Steven Jenkins Here you have it: my student life at www.alliancembs.manchester. Alliance MBS. Hope you keep following! Customer Life-Cycle ac.uk/ug/itmb Goodnight, folks! Portfolio Manager (ICT), BT Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 36 — 38

BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) – What you study

Year 1 Year 1 core course units [credits shown in brackets] “ITMB delivered lots of real, hands-on projects and was backed The uniqueness of the course is recognised by over 60 employers who Project work integrates business Our current first year team project is supported by Credit Suisse —— Academic and Career Development [10] —— Information Systems in Business and Introduction by over fifty top employers. This maintain its quality and relevance to and IT throughout your course. and will put your skills to the test in the development of a web —— Business Database Design and to Big Data and their Manipulation [20] gave me the assurance that I would their sectors. Accenture, BBC, BT, application to solve a real business problem. Development [10] —— Integrative Team Project [20] develop valuable skills which the Credit Suisse, Deloitte, IBM, Unilever By the end of semester one, you will have presented your first —— Economic Principles: Microeconomics [10] —— Interactive Web Application Design and and many other companies help to team project to employers, met with your business mentors and —— Fundamentals of Financial Reporting [10] Development [20] IT industry really needs.” deliver the course through project —— Fundamentals of Management Accounting [10] —— Marketing Foundations [10] participated in skills sessions delivered by companies such as —— Thomas Simpson, ITMB graduate work, guest lectures, student Accenture, BT and Deloitte. mentoring and a range of professional now working for IBM as a development activities. Managing Consultant

Year 2 Year 2 core course units [credits shown in brackets]

Your second year provides You study social media, digital business and global team —— Business Analysis [10] —— Social Media & Social Networks [10] And a further 10 credits from the following: Plus 20 credits of further optional course units you with the opportunity working, including issues of trust and cultural differences. —— Research Methodology [10] —— Trends in Digital Business Technology: —— Consumer Behaviour [10] to specialise in Accounting, Our current second year team projects are supported by —— Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics [10] Cloud, Services and Social Networking [10] —— Marketing Research [10] SAS, the largest independent vendor in the business —— Case Studies in Business Analysis [10] —— Sustainable Innovation Management [10] Marketing or Strategy BSc (Hons) ITMB (Accounting) intelligence market, and involve analysing the University’s —— Big Data Business Team Project [20] and Economics. BSc (Hons) ITMB (Strategy and Economics) The content and structure of our environmental impact and developing solutions to —— Financial Reporting & Accountability [20] Plus the following core courses for your specialism: programmes is reviewed regularly and contribute to its goal of reducing its carbon footprint. —— Intermediate Management Accounting [20] —— Strategic Management [10] it is expected that course content will —— Technology, Strategy & Innovation [10] be updated after the publication of this BSc (Hons) ITMB BSc (Hons) ITMB (Marketing) And a further 20 credits from the following: brochure. For the latest information —— e-Business & e-Marketing [10] —— e-Business & e-Marketing [10] —— Macroeconomics [20] please visit our website. —— Global Team Working [10] —— Marketing Applications & Communications [20] —— Managerial Economics [20]

Work placement

ITMB with Industrial Experience students will spend their third year in industry before returning to Previous students have completed placements with Accenture, Fujitsu, Greater Manchester Fire and Manchester to follow the final year course units detailed below. Rescue Service, IBM, Intel and Logica amongst others.

Final year Final year core course units [credits shown in brackets]

Your final year provides an You will gain practical skills in the design and application of a business —— Big Data, Information Management —— Managerial Decision Making and BSc (Hons) ITMB (Marketing) BSc (Hons) ITMB (Strategy and Economics) IT architecture through a core unit developed with IBM UK, which and Business Analytics [10] Support Systems [10] in-depth view of big data and Plus 30 credits from: Plus 30 credits from: uses real case studies from the global technology giant. You will —— Business IT Architecture [10] —— Marketing [10] business analytics, IT —— Behavioural Strategy [10] —— Behavioural Strategy [10] benefit from lectures, study materials and support from IBM staff. —— Business Modelling and Simulation [10] —— People Management and Change [10] —— Foundations of Supply Chain —— Industrial Organisation and Business architecture and business —— IT in Business Strategy [10] —— Strategic Supply Chain Management [10] modelling and simulation. You will write your own final year project proposal – the Management [10] Strategy [20] development of an IT solution to a business problem. This will —— ITMB Project [30] BSc (Hons) ITMB (Accounting) —— Retail Marketing [10] —— International Competitiveness and encompass investigation, requirements, analysis, design, BSc (Hons) ITMB —— Services Marketing [10] Innovation [10] implementation, testing and evaluation. Previous ITMB students Plus 30 credits from: —— Strategic Marketing Management [10] —— The Economics of Sport [10] have studied how IBM uses technology to manage teams across Plus 30 credits from: —— Accountability and Auditing [10] Plus 20 credits of further optional course units geographic locations and time zones, investigated ICT provision in —— Foundations of Supply Chain Management [10] —— Advanced Management Accounting [20] the treatment of diabetes in the NHS and considered the —— HRM [20] —— Case Studies in Digital Transformation [10] implications of the rise in social networking on management. —— International HRM [10] —— Corporate Governance in Context [10] Alliance MBS www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduateUndergraduate Study – 2017 Entry 36 — 39 Alliance MBS www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduateUndergraduate Study – 2017 Entry 39 — 40 Alliancewww.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry 40 — 41

Liam - ITMB A day in the life of a BSc (Hons) Accounting and AMBS Admissions @AMBSUGAdmission BSc ITMB student BSc (Hons) Accounting with Professional/Industrial Experience AMBS Admissions 7:32am 15 Mar AMBS Admissions 11:30am 15 Mar – Meet your targets Morning everyone! Liam here, on 11:30 and that’s my first round of placement in London and tweeting about meetings done. Coffee break anyone? my day, let’s get to it! These professionally-oriented courses have been designed alongside the Institute of Chartered Accountants 85% 96% AMBS Admissions 13:02pm 15 Mar in England and Wales (ICAEW) Undergraduate Partnership in employment or student satisfaction I’ve been in Canary Wharf since the Programme (UPP). further study (National Student summer & it’s been interesting so far, within 6 months Survey 2015) glad I did a placement for sure! They will provide you with a fast-track to an accountancy qualification and offer you the opportunity of a one-year (Unistats 2016) paid work placement in your third year.

Employability Who employs them? Fact File Build your commercial awareness, A wide range of companies, including: confidence and employability —— BDO UCAS course codes Duration Class profile through workshops and business —— Deloitte mentoring with firms such as No. of students Accenture, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, —— Ernst & Young 3/4 yrs Grant Thornton, KPMG and PwC. —— Grant Thornton 49 N400 *4 years includes Industrial/ —— HM Revenue & Customs Professional Experience year AMBS Admissions 16:48pm 15 Mar High-profile project work Male/female Our students have completed —— KPMG Things are winding down and I’ve got my project work for the Treasury, —— NHS BSc (Hons) Accounting last bit of work to do before heading out Typical A-level offer 47% 53% - gym, or dinner in the city? Scottish Government, HMRC —— PricewaterhouseCoopers and PwC, assessing the tax —— The National Audit Office competitiveness of countries AAA Range of nationalities which outperform the UK - and AMBS Admissions 21:29am 15 Mar AMBS Admissions 23:30am 15 Mar What about further study? N401 making recommendations to 16 Let’s be honest, there was only one Definitely made the right choice. 23:30 Current students have secured (see page 52 for the government to improve the places on prestigious Masters option. Can’t beat a walk along the and that’s me clocking out for the night! UK tax system. more detailed entry River Thames. Happy placement hunting! - Liam courses including our own MSc BSc (Hons) Accounting requirements) Please note that Accounting and Finance. with Professional/ these figures are from What jobs do our accounting Industrial Experience our 2015 intake graduates go into? For more information visit Examples of jobs recent accounting www.alliancembs.manchester.ac. graduates have gone on to include: uk/ug/accounting —— Assurance associate —— Audit associate —— Forensic accountant —— Procurement intern —— Risk analyst —— Tax advisor —— Trainee chartered accountant Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduatewww.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 42 — 44 42 — 44

BSc (Hons) Accounting – What you study

Year 1 Year 1 core course units [credits shown in brackets]

Your first year is designed You will also study course units in mathematics, statistics, —— Auditing and Professional And either: to introduce you to the economics and law. A specialist course unit – only available to Accounting Practice [20] —— Microeconomic Principles [10] foundations of accounting BSc (Hons) Accounting students – will introduce you to the —— Financial Decision Making [10] and Macroeconomic Principles [10] skills and techniques required by the accountancy profession —— Financial Reporting [10] Or: and finance. and will begin to prepare you for the workplace. Your first year —— Introductory Management Accounting [10] —— The UK Economy, Microeconomics [10] and project involves you preparing a competitive tender for an —— Law in a Management Context [10] The UK Economy, Macroeconomics [10] audit with support from employers such as KPMG. —— Quantitative Methods for (dependent upon previous level of economics) Accounting and Finance [20] Plus optional course units in —— Management or other related subjects [20] Original Thinking Applied Year 2 Year 2 core course units [credits shown in brackets] A wealth of real-life case studies and speakers from practice and industry, together Your second year will develop You will take core course units in accounting and finance, plus —— Business Law 1 [10] Plus an optional course unit in with presentations from the standard- your analytical skills and a ten-credit business law course unit. You will develop your —— Business Strategy [10] —— Accounting, Finance, Management or setters (those who write the accounting give you a more in-depth understanding of business strategy, accounting and auditing —— Financial Reporting and Accountability [20] other related subjects [10] rules and regulations), ensure that our practice with a specialist course unit designed to provide you —— Financial Statement Analysis [10] —— University College courses [10] students are technically up-to-date and understanding of accounting. with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary —— Foundations of Finance [20] (see page 48) contribute to current thought leadership for the work placement year. You will be offered a choice from —— Intermediate Management Accounting [20] within the profession. further accounting, economics or management course units. —— Principles of Taxation [10] —— Professional Accounting Practice [10] The ICAEW holds networking events at Alliance MBS which provide you with the Work placement opportunity to meet companies who offer internships through the UPP, such as If you successfully opt for a Current students have secured placements with firms such Students who have secured work placements will spend their third year in industry before Goldman Sachs, Grant Thornton, Mazars “BSc Accounting was work placement, you will as KPMG and Ernst & Young. Completing a placement will returning to Manchester to follow the final-year course units detailed below. and PwC. different from other spend your third year working enable you to put theory into practice, further develop important transferable skills and gain a real insight into the The course integrates study of the theory and courses in that I wasn’t just at a firm of accountants. accounting profession. practice of accounting, and offers significant exemptions from the examinations of one student out of 200. professional accountancy bodies, particularly There was a small group of Final year Final year core course units those of the ICAEW. You could gain up to eight exemptions from ICAEW ACA examinations us and this made a huge and qualify as a chartered accountant two difference - I felt like —— Accountability and Auditing [10] Plus optional course units in Your final year is designed You will also study a core 30 credit project course unit years after graduation. I was always supported, to allow you to choose involving an individual company project. Placement students —— Business Law 2 [10] —— Accounting, Finance, Management or —— Contemporary Issues in Financial other related subjects [50] challenged, and motivated from a range of more will have the opportunity to make use of material collected during their placement, while others will be offered a choice Reporting and Regulation [20] to be the best that I could.” The content and structure of our specialised topics. of companies to form the basis for this project. —— Corporate Financial Communication and Valuation [30] programmes is reviewed regularly and it is —— Bhavna Dholakia, You will continue your studies in business law and take core expected that course content will be updated BSc Accounting graduate course units in taxation, accounting and finance. Your after the publication of this brochure. For the now working for Deloitte remaining course units will be chosen from a range of latest information please visit our website. as an Assistant Manager accounting, finance, economics or management subjects. Alliance MBS www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduateUndergraduate Study – 2017 Entry 42 — 45 Alliance MBS www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduateUndergraduate Study – 2017 Entry 45 — 46 Alliance MBS www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduateUndergraduate Study – 2017 Entry 46 — 47

FangShen - Accounting A day in the life of a Pick and mix AMBS Admissions @AMBSUGAdmission BSc Accounting student Other business-related courses.

AMBS Admissions 8:50am 23 April AMBS Admissions 9:33am 23 April Hi I’m FangShen – your tweeter for today. Skimmed through the Alliance MBS What nice weather to start off a day! E-Bulletin, realised that the options There are a number of related courses offered by The University of Manchester, meeting is next week! #Wow #TimeFlies which are taught in collaboration by Alliance Manchester Business School and the School of Social Sciences. This allows you to take advantage of internationally-

AMBS Admissions 10:29am 23 April recognised and research-led teaching in subjects that are complementary to accounting, finance and business. So, you will benefit from a learning experience In the JustBanking workshop now, very interesting! #JustFest #SocialJustice that is broad ranging, flexible and topical.

The BA (Economic and Social You will study: The accounting and finance Fact File Studies) or BA (Econ) is a —— Accounting and Finance subject areas are supported by multidisciplinary course – 30 compulsory credits a wide range of optional course UCAS course codes Duration designed to give you maximum units covering specialist topics —— Economics – 20 credits flexibility and choice. In the first such as Foundations of Finance, year, all students follow a broad —— Mathematics and Statistics Intermediate Management 3yrs – 20 credits AMBS Admissions 12:05pm 23 April programme of study. In your Accounting, Financial Markets NN43 NL12 N300 second and third years, you can —— Politics, Sociology, Social and Institutions, and Typical A-level offer Outside University Place, it’s such a specialise in accounting, Anthropology or Philosophy Introduction to Business happening place now #JustFest business studies, development – 20 credits Information Systems. Business

studies, economics, finance, Studies specialists can choose BA (Econ) Accounting BA (Econ) Business BA (Econ) Finance You will choose a further 30 AAB politics, philosophy, criminology from course units such and Finance Studies and Politics credits from remaining or sociology. as International Business first year course units in Visit www. AMBS Admissions 12:45pm 23 April Strategy, Business Economics Economic History, manchester.ac.uk/ Spending some time to study now before What you study and Marketing Research. Development Studies or any ugcourses for class at AMBS computer cluster. Year 1 of the above subject areas. N100 NL13 NL11 more detailed entry Year 3 You will follow a broadly-based requirements. During your final year, you will social sciences first year, Year 2 AMBS Admissions 2:01pm 23 April become more specialised in your which includes a mixture of You will begin to specialise in chosen subject area, choosing BA (Econ) Business BA (Econ) Business BA (Econ) Business Received an email indicating my law compulsory and optional course one or two subject areas. You from a wide range of relevant Studies Studies and Sociology Studies and Economics coursework feedback is ready for units. This structure will give you will continue to study various options such as Public Finance collection now! #anxious a firm grounding in the social core course units in accounting and Public Policy, Accountability sciences whilst allowing you the and/or finance, but these will be and Auditing, Advanced AMBS Admissions 4:29pm 23 April flexibility to choose from a wide studied in more depth. Your Corporate Finance, Case Studies LN13 Please visit www.manchester.ac.uk/ AMBS Admissions 5:58pm 23 April range of optional course units choice of course units will Heading to @AMBSUndergrad now to call in Information Systems, Human socialsciences or contact the School of Social to suit your individual interests. largely be determined by what prospective students! #UoMCalling Going to get my groceries now, gym after! Resource Management and Sciences directly on +44 (0)161 275 4470 to #healthylifestyle you intend to specialise in during Business and Politics. BA (Econ) Economics find out more about the full range of BA (Econ) your final year. You can choose and Finance courses (there are 12 in total). For full details of the optional AMBS Admissions 8:30pm 23 April up to 80 credits in any one AMBS Admissions 10:06pm 23 April subject area. units available in each subject Need to work on my upcoming tutorial & area visit www.manchester. Please note that although you will apply using a specific UCAS course code, this will not restrict your eventual It’s been a long day. That’s all from me! =) workshop questions. ac.uk/socialsciences choice of specialism. For example, if you originally applied for BA (Econ) Business Studies (N100) may later opt to combine this with economics, politics or sociology. There is almost complete freedom of choice. Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 48 — 49

Employability Our graduates have always been highly sought after, with many going on to global blue chip companies, investment “I was a peer mentor banks and leading graduate management training schemes. coordinator, helped launch the ITMB society and wrote for

Our courses offer great scope Manchester Gold University College ‘Manchester Biz’ newspaper for you to shape your studies in Career mentoring is a really Second year students can now line with your career aspirations. useful way of meeting people select an optional course unit of around the topics of business, working in your chosen field. up to 10 credits from the During your time with us, you Students are matched with University College suite of society and technology.” can learn more about different employer mentors in a wide courses to broaden their studies. careers through guest lectures, —— Olivia Potts, range of sectors, including discussions with your academic To find out more visit ITMB graduate now working for PA Consulting Group management, finance, advisor, summer internships www.college.manchester.ac.uk as a Consultant marketing, retail and more. and work placements. Student societies You’ll also have the opportunity to The University of Manchester We support a number of meet employers at our events. global alumni community “I applied for a summer Alliance MBS-affiliated With 300,000 alumni in 200 societies, including: Careers service countries (and 50,000 graduates internship in the audit Our careers service will prepare from 170 countries from Alliance —— Accounting Society department at KPMG, which you for the competitive jobs MBS), you will become part of a —— AIESEC market and help you find part- truly global network of —— Alliance MBS was advertised by the careers time jobs, volunteering knowledge, experience and International Society opportunities and work networking opportunities. You service. At the end of my placements. Manchester is the don’t have to wait until you —— Bright Futures most targeted UK university by graduate to get involved. —— Enactus internship I was offered a job graduate employers To find out more visit —— IBFE Society (High Fliers Report 2015). and I didn’t hesitate to accept.” your.manchester.ac.uk —— ITMB Society To find out more visit (sponsored by Accenture) —— Hannah Stables, www.manchester.ac.uk/ Manchester Enterprise Centre —— Management Society BSc (Hons) Management (Marketing) graduate now careers Based within Alliance MBS, (MANSOC) working for KPMG as a Business Development Manager Manchester Enterprise Centre —— Manchester University Manchester Leadership is recognised as a leader in Trading and Investment Programme enterprise education. Take Society (MUTIS) This University-wide second part in the student ideas or year course unit offers a unique business start-up competitions, —— Society of Finance and combination of academic units and take advantage of their Business (SOFAB) and volunteering. You will learn mentoring scheme. To find out more visit the importance of leadership in To find out more visit manchesterstudentsunion. promoting social, economic and https://mec.portals.mbs.ac.uk/ com/societies environmental sustainability. Find out more visit www.manchester.ac.uk/mlp

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Student support Find out more about studying here We have a wealth of specialist support services at Our website holds a wealth of information on various aspects Alliance MBS to help you look after your general of student life. Below are some of the most popular topics. wellbeing and to keep you on track academically.

Student induction Student mentoring scheme Accommodation Scholarships and bursaries An induction programme for all We operate a peer mentoring Guaranteed for all new first year students. We offer a generous range of scholarships new students takes place during scheme, to provide first year For international students, this promise and bursaries. welcome week to help you settle in. students with a second or final year covers the full duration of your course. www.manchester.ac.uk/studentfinance This includes: trained mentor who will be able www.manchester.ac.uk/accommodation —— the opportunity to meet to provide practical assistance Sport other students on Alliance with settling into student life. Admissions Discover more than 40 sports clubs, a huge MBS courses Application to all of our courses is via variety of fitness classes plus sport volunteering. Student representatives www.ucas.com www.manchester.ac.uk/sport —— meetings with your programme We appoint student Find out more director, student support staff representatives across every www.manchester.ac.uk/study/ Student blogs and your peer mentor year group and subject area. undergraduate/applications/ The best way to find out what studying at —— a coach tour of Manchester Their feedback helps us to Alliance MBS is really like. —— the opportunity to join improve the student experience Disability support www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/ugblogs student societies and various at Alliance MBS. All students You are strongly encouraged to contact social events have the opportunity to take the University’s disability advisory and support Student support —— a careers panel with recent on this important role. service to discuss your needs. Whatever the issue – financial, academic, personal, Alliance MBS graduates. www.dass.manchester.ac.uk or administrative – we provide a range of counselling, Assessment and student academic advice and student support services. To find out more visit support centre International students www.manchester.ac.uk/crucialguide www.welcome.manchester.ac.uk Your first point of contact for any ill A range of services is available for international health or other personal problems students, including airport collection, Tuition fees Academic advisors which are affecting your work. orientation and specialist student advisers. In 2016 we charged annual tuition fees of £9,000 You meet your academic advisor www.manchester.ac.uk/international for UK/EU students and £20,000 for international fortnightly as part of a first-year Students’ Union students. For the latest information please visit course unit. Your academic advisor is Our Students’ Union has an advice Maps www.manchester.ac.uk/studentfinance there to support you throughout centre to assist you with academic Get to grips with your future home and take a your studies on matters of an issues and a peer support centre closer look at our campus. academic nature. whose services include Nightline, www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/maps/ a confidential listening and Student Support & Advice Team information service run for Prospectus If you’d prefer to talk to somebody students by students. View our 2017 prospectus online at outside the School, our student www.manchester.ac.uk/study/ To find out more visit support and student money undergraduate/prospectus/ Virtual open day manchesterstudentsunion.com advisers based in The Atrium in If you can’t make it to one of our on-campus University Place offer confidential events, our virtual open day is the next best thing. appointments and drop-in Find out more about current students’ sessions throughout the year. experiences, our courses and campus. To find out more visit Visit www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/ www.studentsupport. virtualopenday manchester.ac.uk Alliance MBS Undergraduate Study – 2017 Entry www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate 52 — 53

Scholarships We hope to award a range of UK and international scholarships for social responsibility MANCHESTER... Written by Tony Walsh (a.k.a Longfella) in 2017. These awards are worth £2,000 p.a. across three years of study.

Eligibility criteria: UK and international (non-EU) students achieving AAA at A-level (or equivalent) who are able to demonstrate a significant contribution and commitment to social responsibility. For the latest information visit www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/ug/scholarships To some it means a diverse place, of tolerance, of welcome Entry requirements A place of opportunity; GCSE or equivalent Grade B in English Language and Maths (A in Maths for BSc Accounting) communities to help them... Grade 6 in English Language and Maths in the newly reformed GCSEs in England (7 in Maths for BSc Accounting)

GCE A-level AAB at A-level (AAA for BSc Accounting) General Studies is normally accepted if one of four A-levels passed in the same sitting (not accepted for BSc Accounting). Language subjects will be considered on an individual basis. Critical Thinking and Use of To some it means our trade, Mathematics are not accepted. Three AS-levels accepted in place of one A-level if all taken in Year 13 our commerce; crucially there is this International Baccalaureate 35 points and 665 in Higher Level subjects plus 5 for Standard Level Spirit here, this atmosphere that Maths and English / English Language & Literature (37 points and 666 for BSc Accounting plus 6 for Standard Level Maths and 5 for Standard Level Manchester means business... English / English Language and Literature)

BTEC Extended Diploma A minimum of 100 credits awarded at Distinction, 70 at Merit and the remaining 10 credits at Pass or above (150 credits at Distinction and the remaining credits at Merit for BSc Accounting) The subject of your BTEC will also be taken into consideration. Alliance Manchester Business School; Access to HE Diploma 60 credits are required with 45 credits at level 3. ORIGINAL Of those at level 3, a minimum of 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit (45 credits at Distinction for BSc Accounting) we think and get things done here Where GCSE Maths and/or English Language is not provided at the Original Thinking Applied with pride. THINKING requirements above, 6 credits of Maths and/or English must be taken at level 3 We think that you should come here. APPLIED International students We accept a wide range of international qualifications including international foundation year programmes. For full details visit www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/ug/requirements. We also require you to meet our English language requirements. We accept IELTS (6.5 overall with no less than 6 in any component), CAE (grade C) and GCSE/IGCSE English Language (grade B). Please contact What does Manchester mean to us? To hear more, watch our film at our admissions team for advice on the suitability of other qualifications. www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/mcr-means #mcrmeans Undergraduate Admissions Team Tel: +44 (0)161 306 3425/3401 Alliance Manchester Business School East Building Email: [email protected] The University of Manchester www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate Booth Street East Manchester M13 9SS Royal Charter Number RC000797

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