Human Resources Management: The University of Manchester

Course description

The Management/Managment (Specialism) degree programmes have a common first year, which provides a grounding in the disciplines underlying management. There are courses (compulsory) in accounting and finance, economics, psychology, sociology, quantitative methods, business law and an introduction to the study of management. Since the Management and Management (Specialism) degrees are identical in the first year, transfer between them is straightforward, so you should apply for only one of them.

This programme concentrates on the broad area of human resource management, plus employment policy and practice, industrial relations, organisational psychology and organisational analysis, with choices to focus on both the UK and international level. It is designed to encourage you to gain a critical awareness of how people are managed in organisations. You choose 40% of your second-year courses and at least 60% of your final-year courses  from human resources core courses.

Career opportunities

As a Management graduate you have many careers open to you in business and management in the public and private sectors, often related to your specialism. Their graduates become IT Managers, Chartered Accountants, Management Consultants, Human Resource Managers, Production Managers and so on - the list is a long one. Many go on to study for higher degrees in a wide range of areas.

Entry requirements

• English language: IELTS 6.5. Minimum 6 in any component. 577 in the TOEFL written test, 233 in the computerised TOEFL (including 5 in TWE), or 90 in the internet TOEFL with a minimum of 20 in each component.
• A level: Grades AAB.  General Studies is accepted if one of four A Levels passed in the same sitting.
• AS level: Two AS-levels accepted in place of one A-level providing at least one AS-level is studied at Year 13.
• Unit grade information: The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit grade information which, like all other available information, will inform the consideration of applications.
• GCSE: Grade B in English language and Mathematics.
• Key Skills qualification: The University warmly welcomes applications from students studying the Key Skills qualification.
  International Baccalaureate: 35 points with 6, 6, 7 in the Higher Level subjects.