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Undergraduate Prospectus 2011 www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/undergraduate

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Contents

Why choose Lancaster University Management School?

06 Welcome to Lancaster University Management School

08 Teaching and learning

10 Employability and careers provision at LUMS12 Placement year

14 Study abroad

16 Information for international students

18 Degree structure

Which LUMS course is right for me?

22 Accounting & Finance24 Accounting, Auditing & Finance

The Ernst & Young Degree

26 Business Studies

28 Economics

30 European Management (BBA)

32 Management (BBA)

34 Management & Entrepreneurship

36 Management & IT38 Management & Organisations

40 Management Science & Operations Management

42 Marketing & Advertising

44 Project Management

Whats it like being a student at LUMS?

48 City life & surrounding area

50 Campus life52 Eight colleges one university

54 Student support

56 Student union

58 Fees, scholarships & bursaries

60 Entry requirements

61 Campus plan

Lancasters excellent

academic facilities,

teaching staff, student

societies and sports

facilities - coupled with

a beautiful campus and

collegiate system -

provides a vibrant

student life.

Hassan Mahbub, BBA

Management, 2010

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Welcome toLancaster University

Management School (LUMS)Key Facts

Rated very

highly in theNational StudentSatisfaction

Survey every year

One of the bestin Europe forresearch and staff

expertise

Rated excellentfor quality of

teaching

Consistently in

The Times Top 10

The programme, the extra curricular activities andthe support the LUMS staff offered me throughout

my studies, have all shaped me for the future.

Not only have the courses provided me with therelevant knowledge to enter the business world,

they have challenged me and allowed me to develop

the skills required to be successful.Sophie Kelly, BSc Business Studies, 2009

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Andreas BlumBBA Management NorthAmerica/Australasia

Besides the unique degree structure

of the BBA, I chose LUMS mainly for

its reputation as a leading European

Management School and for its diverse

student body and faculty, which Ideemed a good preparation for a

future career in an international

business environment.

I am now in my final year and I have

gained enormously from studying at

LUMS. The year of studying abroad,

the placement year in industry and the

excellent environment at LUMS equip

you with the tools and skills you need

for a successful future career in

management.

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Why study at LUMS?

Because we offer a variety of world-

class degrees in a stimulating

and friendly environment.

The government has consistently rated

us one of the very best in the UK for ourstaff expertise across the whole field of

Business and Management. This ensures

that all our degrees are highly relevant

and up-to-date, covering a wide choice

of challenging modules, which examine

theory and practice from national and

global perspectives.

More importantly, our students also regard

us highly. The National Student Survey,which surveys final year students, has rated

us very highly every year of its existance.

What do our students like about studying

at LUMS? According to the survey results,

our courses:

are intellectually stimulating and taught

with great enthusiasm

help them to tackle unfamiliar problems

encourage the development of

presentation skills

massively improve teamwork and

communication skills (essential to any

employment)

are extremely well run, with highly

effective communication, and staff who

are easy to contact

Employers like us too. Although there are

more UK graduates than ever, employers

still often struggle to find the sorts of

graduate they need but they like LUMS

graduates for their sharp, critical minds

coupled with essential personal skills that

single them out as leaders for the future.

In this prospectus you will find out aboutthe wide variety of degrees on offer at

LUMS. These include generalist degrees

which cover the whole spectrum of

management and business topics as well

as more specialist degrees which focus

mainly on particular subject areas. They

include a degree delivered in conjunction

with Ernst & Young, one of the worlds

leading employers, the BBA in European

Management, which is in fact two degrees,

one from Lancaster and one from another

top international university. No other

leading management school can match

what we have on offer.

You will read about our innovative and varied

teaching methods; great facilities;

stimulating international mix of both staff

and students; opportunities to take salaried

work placements and the opportunity

to spend time studying at a top-quality

university abroad. Throughout this

prospectus we will also be sharing with

you the views of our current and recent

students. They are the ones who know

what its really like to study as a LUMS

undergraduate.

Coming to Lancaster

has been the best thing

to happen to me its

a fantastic preparationfor your business career.

Sophie Mazur, BBA

European Management,

2008


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Teaching and learning

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The teaching isabsolutely first class

and I have learntmany varied skillsin my time here.

Stuart Rae,

BBA Management

2009


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Our overall teaching and learningphilosophy is simple.

We treat you as adults.

We dont tell you what to think. If all you

can do is repeat what weve told you in

lectures, then weve failed.

This requires a varied style of learning.

As well as lectures, you will also discuss

issues in smaller groups with each other and

your tutors, this helps really understand the

issues introduced in lectures. Depending on

your precise degree, you may also be

involved in classes, computer workshops, etc.

Much of your work you will have to organise

for yourself outside timetabled hours. This

will involve research in the library and on

the internet, so that you can discover a

range of opinions and insights on the topics

you are studying, and, most important of

all, come to your own critically considered

views. You will have to produce items of

coursework throughout your time with us,

and you will be expected to keep to

deadlines time management is a veryimportant skill you will learn! And you will

have to take exams at the end of it all; your

performance in these will serve to sum up

everything you have learned.

But you wont just be working on your

own the whole time. We believe that team

work is absolutely essential. It is not only

vital for your future employment; it is also

a key life skill.

If you cant work productively with other

people you will be denying yourself all

sorts of opportunities in the future.

So, in addition to your individual work, you

will frequently be working in teams on all

manner of projects, undertaking research,

writing reports, giving presentations,

taking part in role play, etc. Sometimes you

will be allowed to choose your fellow team

members, but at other times you may be

put into teams with people you have never

met before often a challenge, but one

that will stand you in very good stead for

future employment.

Expert Teachers

Our teaching staff have world-class

expertise in a very wide variety of fields of

management and business. So you can be

sure that everything you are taught isextremely well-researched and up to date.

This is of course crucial in the world of

management and business, which can

change very quickly.

At LUMS we believe that all of our students

should reap the benefit of our expertise,

right from the first year. So, for example,

you may find yourself being taught

first-year economics by a professor who isinternationally renowned for his work in the

economics of labour and education; and

then in your operations management

first-year class you may be taught by a

world-class expert in the management of

risk and organisational reliability. These

established staff will be joined by young

and enthusiastic academics near the start

of their careers the stars of the future.

Just as important as all this, you will find

that the LUMS staff are willing to help you

achieve your maximum potential. Lecturers

and tutors are easy to contact and many

have an open-door policy. We are also

fortunate to have a superb team of

administrative staff who ensure that

everything runs as smoothly as possible.

Everything and everybody is geared up for

you to succeed, to fulfil your potential and

achieve more than you ever thoughtpossible before you started at LUMS.

Facilities

All this requires top-class facilities. Our

lecture theatres and small seminar rooms

are very well equipped with the latest in

audio-visual equipment, and even the

seating has been recently renovated. There

are numerous computer labs with all the

software you need, and if you have your

own laptop you will find plenty of wireless

internet areas within LUMS and on other

parts of campus.

You will have your own email account, and

every single module in LUMS has its own

intranet area to aid clear and speedy

communication between staff and students.

To facilitate our growing use of team work,

there are new break-out areas, where

you can get together with your team

members and go through your reports,

presentations, etc., in comfortable and

bright surroundings. These are very popular

with students and also form an important

part of the life of LUMS. Beyond LUMS,

there is an excellent university library withaccess to almost all the books, journals

and databases you could ever need and,

if you cant find what you want, the library

staff are always very helpful in trying to get

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The workshops pertaining

to work permits and

international students

really aided me during my

application process. Theadvice given in thesesessions really helped me

to understand the UKsystem better.Aliya Jabbar,

BSc Accounting and

Finance, 2008

Employabilityand careers provision

at LUMS

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The Get that Job workshop made memore aware of the application process and

assessment day and helped to prepare mefor the recruitment process.Joanna Rogers,

BA Advertising and Marketing, 2007


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If you choose LUMS you are doing so at an

exciting time. A recent 2.7m investment

has resulted in one of the most innovative

careers services in the UK, which hosts

the biggest independent careers fair in the

country. In addition our dedicated Careers

Resources Room in the Management

School will help you discover the vast array

of options open to you, provide drop-inclinics to help you at every stage of the

recruitment process and offer one to one

careers advice when you need it.

At LUMS academic and careers professional

staff work as a team to ensure that when

you graduate you will be equipped with

academic excellence and the best possible

set of skills to enjoy success in your future

life, study and career.

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LUMS is at the forefront of

research into graduate

employability so we understand

the potential challenges you will

face entering a highly

competitive graduate labour

market. Our close contact with

graduate employers also helps usto understand the knowledge,

skills and personal attributes

they seek in potential employees.

At LUMS you will have a unique opportunity

to develop your employability. Through your

course you will gain specialised subject

knowledge, learn how to work in teams,deliver professional presentations, develop

your managerial and leadership qualities,

solve real business problems and become

much more globally aware.

You will have the opportunity to widen

your experience by selecting from a vast

array of activities which include business

games run by major graduate employers,

personal and career developmentcourses, work experience, volunteering

and membership of student clubs and

societies. So whatever your career

aspirations working for a large blue chip

organisation, a small or medium sized

enterprise, a not-for-profit organisation

or even setting up your own business

we will help you to realise them.

If it all seems a bit daunting or you have no

idea yet of what you will do at the end of

your study, dont worry our flexible

degrees and dedicated careers support are

designed to let you explore your interests

and learn more about the different options

open to you.

A business and management degree from

LUMS is highly regarded by regional,

national and international employers and will

open the door to a vast range of careers.

The majority of our graduates enter careers

directly related to business and management

in a wide range of organisations including

Accenture, Arcadia, Astra Zeneca, Barclays,

BMW, Civil Service, Co-Op, Deloitte, Ernst

& Young, Home Office, IBM, Johnson and

Johnson, KPMG, Marks & Spencer, NHS,

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Tesco.

Others go on to postgraduate education,

academic research and teaching or start

their own businesses.

The 1-1 nature of the support available was invaluable.Throughout the job application process, having someone

to provide advice and assistance enabled me to

successfully secure an excellent graduate job.Rebecca Oliver, BA Management and Entrepreneurship, 2008


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Placement year

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The year in industry is great

the school gives you a lot ofsupport in getting your placement.

Laurie Borlace, BBA Management

North America/Australasia 2008

I couldnt imagine

leaving university and

starting a job without

having the experience

I gained on my

placement year

Melanie McKay, BBA

Management 2008


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Stuart RaeBBA Management 2009

Placement employer: Johnson & Johnson

My placement search was one of the

hardest things Ive ever done

however, Lancaster has fantastic links

with many top employers like Johnson

and Johnson where I accepted aplacement. I was given real

responsibilities and treated as an

employee. I worked in Customer

Development and was given direct

contact with some of the UKs largest

pharmaceutical wholesalers. I was the

first ever placement student to receive

an award at the end of year

conference. It was awarded by the UK

Managing Director to recognise my

efforts during the first six months.

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Every year over 100 LUMS

undergraduates take a period of

paid managerial employment as

part of their degree usually for

the third year of a four-year

degree. For some of our degrees

the placement is an integral

component of the degree, butyou may also be able to take an

optional placement year in most

of our other degrees.

Why should you take a placement year?

Well, its not for everyone. We know that

many students prefer to finish their studies

in three years. But if youre not in a greathurry you could find it really beneficial. The

experience will give your employment

prospects a massive boost you will not

find it hard to secure graduate job interviews.

And it helps you decide on your career

direction and the kind of organisation in

which you want to work. Our students tell

us that its very enjoyable as well!

There are always plenty of really goodplacements available, in all sectors of

employment banking and finance, retail,

service, manufacturing, government, etc.

and covering all sorts of roles, including

Marketing, Sales, Human Resources,

Finance, Events Management, Logistics,

Consultancy and many more. We ensure

that you find a placement that really suits

you, and where you will flourish and

develop professionally at a fast rate.

Many students tell us that they have done

things on their placement that they never

dreamt they would be capable of.

Recent placements include:

Knowledge Management for Amadeus

in Nice

Human Resources for Warner Brothers

in London

Sports Marketing for Reebok in Bolton

Financial Analyst for Aston Martin in

Warwickshire

Events Management for Fujitsu in

London

Whatever your role and whoever your

employer, you will be doing a real,

responsible job. Youll be paid a good salary

and will be expected to earn it! But youll

also remain a LUMS student and thus still

eligible for a student loan and other

benefits. You will also have a LUMS

supervisor who will visit you on placement

to ensure that everything is going well and

that you are gaining as much as possible

from the experience.

Your placement experience will be really

useful when you come back for your final

year. You will be able to see the

connections between theory and practice

and your final year studies will benefit a

great deal. Nearly all students get much

higher marks in their final year and a large

proportion every year end up with a

first-class degree.

Mark AllinBSc MarketingManagement, 2008

Placement employer: Reebok UK

My placement year at Reebok has

proved to be beneficial in a number of

ways: It helped to improve mysubsequent university work on my

Marketing Management degree.

It was also invaluable when applying

for graduate jobs as it provided a

broad, relevant and influential set of

examples that allow you to demonstrate

key qualities and techniques during the

application process. The experience

was fantastic and continues to provide

benefits it led directly to my job

at Reebok UK in Horwich after Igraduated from Lancaster.

You have the opportunity to put into practicethe theory you have learned at university,and then return to university with a wealth

ofpractical experience which often helps toconceptualise the theories taught in lectures.Ben Dickinson, BSc Accounting, Auditing and

Finance, 2009


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Study Abroad

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The help and support

network to guide

students through the

exchange process is

very well established

at Lancaster makingthe planning and

preparation processvery easy and hassle-

free. Karl Duffill,BBA Management, 2010

Studying abroad not only opens your eyes

to different people and cultures but also to alternative

teaching methods which I believe have enriched

my university experience as a whole. Andreas Blum,

BBA Management North America/Australasia, 2009


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Smita PatelBBA Management-NorthAmerica/Australasia, 2008

Study Abroad Destination:

University of New South Wales, Sydney

I have had many amazing experiences

and Ive managed to travel to Fiji,

Australia and New Zealand. I have

become a much more independent

person, able to change and adapt to

new situations. It has been an amazing

experience and Id advise anyone who

has the opportunity to study abroad to

grab it with both hands it is a life

changing experience!

The Experience

We encourage students to gain experience

of study outside the UK and many of our

degree programmes include a year spent

studying at top US, Canadian, European,

Australasian or Asian universities.

Lancaster has an exceptionally well

developed and exciting range of

opportunities for Study Abroad.

The flexibility of our degrees means that, in

most cases, even if you are not admitted toa scheme with a compulsory year abroad,

you could still choose to compete for a

place on the Study Abroad scheme during

your first year, subject to good first-year

academic performance.

Ask any student on our Study Abroad

programme and he or she will tell you that

it is the experience of a lifetime. As well as

the opportunity to study at a leadinguniversity you will also have the chance to

experience life in another culture and meet

new people from all over the world. Students

who Study Abroad not only have a fantastic

time but also learn about themselves,

becoming more independent, gaining

confidence and achieving the ability to adapt

to the environment around them. There is

some evidence, too, that students who haveexperienced contrasting education systems

and cultures are more attractive to employers.

However, this is not a years holiday, and

you do need to be strongly motivated,

flexible and ready for a challenge. Its not

just the culture, the people, the environment,

the weather and the food that will be

different study styles and expectations

also vary greatly across the world and youwill be expected to adapt quickly and take

your work seriously. The year abroad

normally replaces your second year at

Lancaster, and so you will need to choose

your studies carefully. Your Study Abroad

Adviser will help you decide on a relevant

study programme for your year abroad that

fits in well with your studies at Lancaster,

and will be a constant contact on hand to

help and advise at any point during the year.

Your host university will also provide an

International Student Adviser to help you

out with any practical difficulties.

In addition to the formal degree schemes

offering a years Study Abroad in North

America and Australasia, LUMS also has

an extensive network of partners in Europe

and Asia. We can offer a term or a year, or

2 years (see BBA European Management)

depending on your degree scheme, in top

Business Schools and you may not have

to speak the local language to take

advantage of them. This opportunity

again is competitive and will only be given

to those performing well at their studies

at Lancaster.

Exchange Partners

LUMS has exchange agreements with

prestigious universities all over the worldand in recent years students have studied at

Boston College, the University of California,

the University of British Columbia (Canada),

Hong Kong City University, La Trobe

University (Australia) and very many more.

Further details of all our partner institutions

can be found on the LUMS website at

www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/international.

Fees and expenses

The cost of a year abroad varies by location.

As a general guide, around 6,000 covers

living expenses (including accommodation

and meals). You pay half fees to Lancaster

University for your year abroad and do not

pay any tuition fees to your host university.

If UK students spend a full year in an

EU partner institution on the Erasmusprogramme their tuition fees are waived.

However please note that this is under

review. International and EU students

currently pay half fees to Lancaster when

they spend a full year in an EU country.

Irene LamBSc Marketing Management(Study Abroad), 2008

Study Abroad Destination: Hong Kong

Ive always been passionate about

travelling around the world and chose

Lancaster University as it gave methe opportunity to spend two of my

four years abroad, both studying

and working.

After the first year I studied in Hong

Kong as an exchange student which

gave me the chance to explore my own

cultural roots. The friends I have made

are irreplaceable and its an experience

that will last a lifetime.

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Informationfor international

students

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LUMS is a friendly and diverse

community with students from

all over the world. We have long

experience of teaching internationalstudents and welcome the

contribution they make to the

academic and social life of LUMS.

There are over currently 700 non-UK

undergraduates at LUMS: 250 from Europe

and 500 from outside the EU. You will

therefore be joining a highly cosmopolitancommunity.

Applications and admissions

Are you qualified for admission? Do check

our entry requirements on the LUMS

website www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/about/

international.

We welcome students from a wide

range of countries directly on to year one

of our programmes and also accept good

performance on selected Foundation Year

programmes as meeting our entry

requirements. The programmes we

consider include those validated and

recognised by Lancaster University,

such as the Study Group Programme

taught on our campus.

Need advice before you apply?

In many countries you can meet a LUMSstaff member at an Education Fair before

you apply see www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/

events/ugfairs for the full schedule. We

also have agents who can give personal

advice on your application to LUMS in

countries such as China, Cyprus, Greece,

India, Japan, Nigeria, Norway and Taiwan

a full list is on www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/

international.

The experience

of living with

so manypeople from so

many different

nationalities

is very enriching

it helps you

to build your

social skills and

develops your

character.

Zarina Khaliq, BA

Economics, 2007


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Vidisha KhaitanBSc Business Studies, 2006

Country of origin: India

Employer:City Capital

The three years I have spent at

Lancaster University have been a most

challenging and exciting experience.

I would recommend the LancasterUniversity Business Studies degree.

In addition to gaining a strong

theoretical background, certain courses

such as Entrepreneurship, for

instance give you a great insight into

how you would approach things if you

were an entrepreneur or manager in

a real business. However, it has not

been always just work there is

ample opportunity to get involved

in student societies.

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We also recommend that you contact a

former LUMS student for firsthand

information about our degrees and life onthe Lancaster campus. A full list of alumni

advisers is on www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/

masters/contacts/alumnicontacts.

Need extra language preparationbefore starting your studies?

We usually ask non-native speakers for an

English Language qualification (such as

IELTS 6.5). For those who do not quite

meet this standard, we offer 4-week and

8-week pre-degree courses in English for

Academic Purposes. An extra fee is required

for this course, but during your degree we

also provide excellent study skills support

for international students for no extra fee.

For programmes which include a placement,

or a year abroad, we may ask for IELTS 7.0to ensure that you have the necessary skill

level to be effective in a work situation.

Accommodation and lifeat Lancaster

We guarantee non-EU students a single

room on campus for the full period of

study. EU students are guaranteed a room

in year one, but may have to live offcampus in year two. We offer a safe,

supportive and attractive environment. In

the Universitys Student Support Office

there is a specialist International Student

Adviser who helps any students who might

have visa and financial problems and

organises a range of events off campus

trips and visits especially for international

students.

There is also a very wide range of

University societies for different nationality

groups, such as Hellenic, CSSA (Chinese),

Malaysian and Asian, through which

different activities are organised.

An international curriculum

Our programmes have been developed

with the needs of international students

in mind, including for example our BBA

in European Management. There is a

special compulsory first year course in

British Society and Business Environment

for non-EU students to help them adjust

and adapt to studying business and

management in the UK.

Fees and scholarships forinternational students

We charge reasonable tuition fees, and we

would expect to offer special scholarships

on an annual basis to students who select

Lancaster as their first choice and whose

performance slightly exceeds our entry

requirements.

Useful web sites:

UCAS special pages www.ucas.com/

students/nonukstudents/index

English for Academic Purposes

www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/eap

Pre-arrival Information

www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/

studentsupport/international/

prearrival

In-sessional study skills programme

www.lancs.ac.uk/celt/sldc/

courses/Elis

University Support services -

www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/studentsupport

Lancaster University Colleges

www.lancs.ac.uk/colleges/colleges

Students Union support facilitieswww.lusu.co.uk

Student societies

www.lusu.co.uk/societies

Andy Bohong ChenBA Accountingand Finance, 2006

Country of origin:China

I enjoyed the time I had at Lancaster

University. Here, you study, you do

sports and you can join in many socialevents where you can make lots of

good friends.

On the academic side, lectures and

tutorials were very well arranged.

Tutors were approachable and always

willing to provide help.

I believe that it was a very wise

decision to choose LUMS one of the

best management schools in this

country. I will definitely come back tovisit Lancaster University.


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Lancasters

undergraduatedegree structure

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The flexibility

at Lancaster

means you

can switch

to a different

degree scheme

if you find

your interests

changing.

Yun Yue, BA

Accounting &

Finance, 2008


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LUMS offers a large number of

degrees, many of which may be

new to you. You may feel a little

worried about committing

yourself to a particular degree in

these circumstances. However,

help is at hand!

Lancasters flexible degree structure means

that you are able to switch the focus of

your degree as both your interests evolve

and career opportunities develop. On

successful completion of Part I (the first

year), you make your final selection of the

degree scheme you wish to study in Part II

(subsequent years). At this point you are

able to choose from a wide range of degrees,regardless of the specific scheme you were

admitted to study in Part I. This flexibility is

a valuable asset, for several reasons.

Increased options: Why commit

yourself to a single degree when you

can keep your options open? When you

select a Lancaster degree on your

UCAS form, you automatically gain

access to a broad range of degrees.

Deferred decision-making: Deciding

which degree to take is one of the most

important decisions youll ever make.

Your preferred subject choice may

sound great in principle but the reality

could be different. What if you dont like

it? What if youre not good at it? The last

thing you want is to be stuck on the

wrong degree. By delaying the final

decision on your preferred degree to

the end of your first year, we ensure

that youll know enough about the

subject to make the right choice.

Greater flexibility:Fashions and tastes

change rapidly. What excites you today

might bore you tomorrow. What looks

like a great career choice now might

seem less attractive in a years time.

Once you have made your choice at the

end of the first year, you will begin to study

your chosen subject in more depth,

including a selection of advanced options.

However, it will normally be possible to

take one or more additional options in

other subjects. The total number of options

available is very large, since LUMS is so

strong in many different areas ofmanagement and business. It will also

usually be possible to take options from

other parts of the university.

This flexibility is not absolute for example,

some degrees have extra entry criteria,

and some have to be taken from the start

of the first year. But there will definitely be

a choice of paths to follow for every

student who completes the first year withsatisfactory marks.

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I really liked the freedom to select the subjects

I was interested in and appreciated the highly

organised course management, from lecturersto course co-ordinators. The responsiveness of staff,

including lecturers, was incredible. Matiss Ansviesulis,

BSc Business Studies, 2009


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Which LUMScourse is

right for me?


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Degrees

BA/BSc Accounting & Finance

BSc Accounting, Auditing& Finance (The Ernst& Young Degree)

BSc Accounting& Management Studies

BSc Finance& Management Studies

BSc Finance

BA Accounting & Economics

BA Accounting, Finance& Computer Science

BSc Accounting, Finance& Mathematics

BSc Finance & Economics

BSc Financial Mathematics

The course was

really flexible andsupported and

facilitated my individualdevelopmentLucy Musgrove

Accounting and Finance

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We offer a range of degrees in Accounting

and/or Finance, all of which provide a

challenging and rewarding educational

experience second to none. Within our

standard three-year degree, there are

opportunities for you to focus solely on

Accounting and Finance or combine your

degree with other subjects such as

economics, maths, computing, etc. You

could study part of your degree in another

country such as the US or Canada.

Alternatively, if you wish to gain work

experience as part of a four-year degree,

you could take a year-long fully paid work

placement (LUMS will assist you in finding

a suitable work placement), or you could

choose to apply for a special degree in

partnership with the international

accounting firm Ernst and Young, which

combines studying at LUMS with eighteen

months of paid work placement andprofessional training that enables you to

fast-track your training as a chartered

accountant.

LUMS is widely regarded as one of the

premier centres in Europe to study

Accounting and Finance-related subjects.

If you study here, you will be in good

company. In addition to our large UK

student intake, the Departments

reputation for excellence attracts students

from all over the world. You will also benefit

from Lancasters internationally renowned

faculty, our generous library resources and

excellent IT provision, and our focused

career support to help you fulfil yourpotential as a Lancaster Accounting and

Finance graduate. There is a world of

exciting career opportunities open to you

when you graduate with a LUMS

Accounting or Finance degree. But dont

just take our word for it. See what our

graduates say.

The Accounting and Finance profession offers some of the moststimulating (and highly paid) career opportunities in business.

Our aim at LUMS is to ensure that you are fully equipped to

succeed in this exciting area.


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YuQin YangBSc Accountingand Finance, 2006

Lancaster has one of the best

management schools in the UK

which is one of the main reasons I

came here. I particularly valued the

integrated nature of the university

campus, which made it easy to find a

balance between work and social life.

David PurcellBA Accountingand Finance, 2008

Employer: Ernst & Young

Its a very flexible degree and very

attractive, especially for employment

as you have the opportunity to develop

a number of different skills. The broad

range of teaching in the first year

allowed me to acquire a wide range of

knowledge and the option to switch

degrees if I wanted.

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The staff are all really approachable. I was surprisedby how relaxed and informal they are. Theyve always got

time for your questions. Ben Dickinson

Looking back, I really enjoyed my time at Lancaster

University it provided me with a greatfoundation to progress my career further.

Having now started work for KPMG, within their

audit function, I can say that the knowledgeand experience I acquired during my degree

will be invaluable. Jan Corbridge


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Courses

The staff here are very

friendly and helpful; they

make time to talk to you

if you need any help or

have any problems.

Vijay Mistry

Degrees

BSc Accounting, Auditing& Finance (The Ernst & Young

Degree)

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BSc Accounting, Auditing and Finance (The Ernst & Young Degree)

LUMS prides itself on strong employer

relations that underpin a number of our

academic programmes including the BSc

Accounting, Auditing and Finance

(The Ernst & Young degree) launched in

2005. Through our partnership with Ernst

& Young and the Institute of Chartered

Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), this degree

offers you the opportunity to fast track your

chartered accountancy qualification

by completing vital work experience

and professional exams and gaining an

academic education all at the same time.

The degree is designed to challenge

and stretch you, giving you the opportunity

to start your career as a professional

accountant within a supportive and

stimulating environment.

During the four-year sandwich course,

you spend up to 18 months on salaried

placements at an Ernst & Young office and

receive a first-year bursary to help with

university and living costs.

After completing the work experience and

over half of their professional exams, you

are fast-tracked to qualifying as a chartered

accountant. Ernst & Young, LUMS and

ICAS are committed to ensure your

development and success, helping you to

achieve your potential. The combined

strength of the three partners bringstogether outstanding teaching and a

breadth of experience.

Ernst & YoungA global leader in assurance, tax, corporate finance and

advisory services.

Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)

A world ranked international management school, consistently

ranked amongst the top four in the UK.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

The first professional body of accountants in the world andprovider of the internationally recognised CA qualification.


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By taking the Ernst & Young

Degree, you wont just receive

one of the best business

degrees in the UK. Youll

receive the whole learning

experience. The degree has

been designed to prepare you

for your work placements,

ensuring that you are able tocontribute in full. Similarly, the

knowledge you gain on work

placement will enable you to

bring real-life examples to the

classroom and your

coursework.Barry Flynn,

Partner, Ernst & Young

Vijay MistryBSc (Hons) Accounting,Auditing and Finance, 2009

The Accounting, Auditing and

Finance degree (The Ernst & Young

degree) is one of the best ways to

accelerate your career. The 18 month

placement is beneficial, because we

will have that experience under our

belt after we graduate. Not manydegrees offer that!

www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/departments/Accounting/undergraduate/eydegree/

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The Management School is great! Its one of the best inthe country thats one of the reasons why I came here!

Vijay Mistry

Learning

To be called a professional is to be

recognised as someone who has gained

significant knowledge and expertise in

their field. Chartered Accountants are

amongst the most highly regarded

professionals in the world of business

and finance. By combining university

studies and graduate-level work

placements the Ernst & Young Degree will

develop technical know-how and the

broader skills required in the globally

competitive sphere in which we operate.

The degree modules will give you a

thorough understanding of financial and

management accounting, auditing,

corporate finance, economics, business

law and accounting information systems.

Experience

Integral to the Ernst & Young Degree are

three work placements with Ernst & Young.

From the start Ernst & Young will give you

graduate level responsibilities in a fast-

paced, commercial environment. Within

teams of bright, diverse people you willwork on real clients that include some of

the biggest brand names in business.

You will help to deliver strong independentassurance that provides a timely and

constructive challenge to management,

a robust and clear perspective to audit

committees, and critical information for

investors and other stakeholders. Each

placement will begin with a focused

induction programme that will prepare

students for the experience ahead. You are

assigned a counselling manager and buddy

to ensure you get the personal support and

coaching you need to get the most out of

your placements.

Professional studies

The Ernst & Young Degree offers a

fast-track route to qualification as a

Chartered Accountant. Because you sit

two ICAS exams during your second

placement and as the degree gives you

exemptions from all the ICAS Test of

Competence exams you could qualify

earlier than a normal graduate. The ICAS

qualification is internationally renowned;

the high standards set by the institute

help to ensure that Chartered Accountants

provide strong independent assuranceservices. The three partners in the degree

have worked hard to ensure that you will

receive the support and guidance

necessary to be successful, and have

devised a programme that will reward

your efforts.


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Degrees

BSc Business Studies

BSc Business Studies (StudyAbroad)

Studying Business Studies at Lancaster

will expose you to teaching from

international experts in a wide variety of

fields and in whatever specialist areas you

choose. You will be able to choose and

refine your chosen directions based onyour increasing experience of what the

various subject areas are actually like.

Opportunities will open up for you in an

extensive and unfolding range of specialist

possibilities, based on your awareness of

your skills, interests and developing sense

of yourself.

We will engage you in a challenging,

supportive and friendly environment, andencourage you to reflect on core

management issues such as strategy,

leadership, ethics, sustainability,

globalisation, and the impact of business

on society. In addition to the big picture

overview, you can specialise mainly in one,

or more equally in two or three disciplines.

In your first year (Part I) you will take three

courses. A core course will introduce you

to business and management, relate it to

real-world issues, and develop your skills in

analysing, researching, interacting,

team-working, and presenting. Two furthercourses will introduce you to two

management areas of your choice from a

wide range of options, one of which will

continue through your degree.

During your second and third years (Part II)

you could decide to follow the generalist

form of the degree covering the core

aspects of a wide range of management

disciplines, or you could specialise muchfurther in one or two disciplines. Whichever

you decide on, all Business Studies students

will complete baseline competences in all

the key management disciplines.

The programme integrates your thinking

about your career into its design each year

exploring different, developing aspects.

Our graduates are employed by many

nationally and internationally known firms.

The three-year Business Studies degree prepares you for a careerin business and management. It gives you the big picture overview

of how businesses and managers operate in an international

environment and a coherent framework to help you to understand

why. This wide-ranging programme furnishes you with a working

knowledge of a broad range of management disciplines, and with

specialist knowledge in your chosen areas. It develops your

personal skills including group working, research analysis, report

writing, and presentation skills.

BSc Business Studies

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One of the things that makes

the Business Studies course so

popular is the opportunity to

experience all aspects and areas

of business, from marketing to

finance, and then being able to

specialise in the ones that interest

you most.Phil Boylan


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Jemma CostelloBSc Business Studies, 2008

Employer:HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland)

I thoroughly enjoyed the BSc Business

Studies, particularly the flexibility that

is offered in module choice. Core

management courses are worth a special

mention, as the lecturers of these

particular modules should be commended

for their style and approach to teaching.

After graduation I joined HBOS as a

Service Delivery Support Manager.

Jon OsgerbyBSc Business Studies, 2009

Employer:Graduate Trainee with Gist Ltd

Choosing the BSc Business Studies

degree was the best decision I have ever

made. It is an excellent degree with an

unparalleled range of courses. I have

gained a huge range of tools for my

new role in Operations Management

with Gist Ltd, a logistics organisation

partnering organisations such as Marks

and Spencer and British Airways.

www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/undergraduate/businessstudies/

You can also apply for the study year abroad

version of the degree in which you spend

your second year at one of our highly regarded

partner institutions, for example, in Australia,

Canada, Hong Kong, Europe, or the USA.

Every year a small number of well qualified

and suitably motivated Business Studies

students also join in the LUMS Placement

Scheme (see page 12).

For international students coming to LUMS

we have designed a special additional

introductory course, Business and British

Society which helps you to achieve your

academic potential much earlier by

sensitively guiding you within a discipline-

relevant context.

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First Year Structure Second and Third Year Structure

Introduction toBusiness andManagement

Statistics andComputing

Strategy, Managementin the 21st century,Leadership and Statistics

Introductory Accountingand Finance, Economicsand Marketing, if nottaken in first year

You might decide tochoose your specialisms:

1. Equally acrossthree departments(the generalist)

2. Equally acrosstwo departments(the joint specialist)

3. Mainly inone department(the specialist)

For example, inAccounting & Finance,Economics, Marketing,Entrepreneurship,Management Science,Organisation, Work &Technology

FromAccounting

and Finance,Economics,Marketing,ManagementScience orOrganisation,Work andTechnology

FromAccountingand Finance,

Economics,Marketing,ManagementScience orOrganisation,Work andTechnology or aEuropeanLanguage

BaselineCompetences

SpecialistAreas

CoreCourses

Subject 3

Subject 2

CoreCourse

Approx30%

Approx70%

The business studies programme is a very demanding as well as

an exciting course that provides coverage of all business andmanagement disciplinesKritika Agarwal


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Degrees

Single majors

BSc Economics

BSc Economics (Study Abroad)

BA Business Economics

BA Business Economics(Study Abroad)

Combined majors

BSc Finance & Economics

BA Accounting & Economics

BA Economics & Geography

BA Economics & Mathematics

BA Economics & Politics

BA Economics & InternationalRelations

BA Philosophy, Politics &Economics

I chose Lancaster University

because of its world-widerecognition, highly-rated

Management School andthe flexibility in terms of the

undergraduate degree course

structure. Vaiva Katinaite

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Economics is frequently studied alone in a

specialised single major degree scheme,

but it also lends itself to combination with

other disciplines. At Lancaster, you can

combine it with three levels of commitmentto additional subjects. Even as a specialist,

you can choose to benefit from our flexible

first-year course structure by combining

Economics with another subject from a

wide range of Lancaster departments.

One third of your time would be devoted

to this additional subject in the first year,

and you can continue your interest in it as

a minor course of study throughout Part II.

Alternatively, the flexible Business Economics

degree scheme takes advantage of the

natural links between our subject and other

management disciplines by allowing you to

focus on those areas of Economics thatcombine with a deeper study of, for instance,

Finance, Marketing or Management Science.

In its international variant, Business

Economics combines a similar commitment

to Economics with Politics/International

Relations or with a Modern Language.

Finally, should you wish to divide your time

at Lancaster equally between two subjects,

you can study combined major schemes

within the Management School (for instance,

Finance and Economics) or beyond

(Economics and Geography, Economics

with International Relations, and Economics

with Mathematics being examples).

Prices for some products vary little from one year to the next,although commodities like copper can hit new highs and lows from

month to month and stock markets can be volatile during a single

business day. You may be interested in learning why particular markets

behave so differently, or in the implications of their combined

behaviour for the world economy. In either case, Economics is

your subject and Lancaster the ideal location for developing your

knowledge of it. You will learn from staff who have established

reputations across the different dimensions of our subject, and whoshare the traditional Lancaster commitment to excellence in teaching.

Economics

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Paul HinzBA Economics, 2008

Employer:PricewaterhouseCoopers

The degree was challenging, interesting,

and required me to adapt and acquire

new skills to tackle the problems the

modules posed. After graduation I

joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in

Birmingham on their Assurance/

Forensics Graduate Scheme, which

involves studying for the ACA

accounting qualification.

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The degree was challenging, interesting, and requiredme to adapt and acquire new skills to tackle the problems

the modules posed. Paul Hinz

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Vaiva KatinaiteBA Economics, 2008

Currently: MPhil in Economics at the

University of Cambridge

The Lancaster University Management

School provided me not only with

academic knowledge but also with

skills required in the job market. I

would recommend Economics study at

Lancaster to anyone looking for a

high-quality and flexible programme

led by world-class experts.

The programmes for single major Economics

and for Business Economics are summarised

in the accompanying figures. In joint major

programmes you will combine study of thetwo component subjects in the first year

with another of your choice (which may

include Applications of Economics). In the

second and third years, half of your time

is spent in each of the subjects of the

joint programme.

As well as the flexibility offered by the

Lancaster Economics programme, you may

choose to study abroad for your second

year at one of our partner institutions (inAmerica, Australia or elsewhere). Alternatively,

both Economics and Business Economics

are also offered as four-year schemes with

your third year spent acquiring practical

knowledge on a work placement. In summary,

you will have the opportunity at Lancaster

increasingly to create a course of study

that reflects your interests and chosen

career orientation.

Second and Third Year StructureFirst Year Structure

Introductory micromacro economicanalysis.

Core economicanalysis,applications andquantitativetechniques (plusoptional course)

Selection ofspecialist subjects

in economicsincluding industrialorganisation andstrategy, humanresourceeconomics ,economic growthand development,international trade,internationalbusiness andadvancedquantitativesubjects (plus

optional courses)

Integrateseconomic analysiswith quantitativemethods andeconomic dataanalysis.

This may be asubject you wouldlike to study as asupplement toEconomics in

Years Two andThree

EconomicPrinciples

Second Year

Third Year

Applicationsof Economics

Anothersubject drawnfrom theManagementSchool or

elsewhere


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You will spend two years at Lancaster and

two years at one of our top-class partner

universities in Europe, covering the whole

range of management subjects, including anawareness of business and commerce in the

European Union. Additionally, you will gain

practical work experience through industrial

placements both in the UK and abroad and

develop fluency in two languages.

Throughout your degree you will be part of

a community of students from Europe and

beyond who exchange ideas and

information and organise social activities

through the student society LUSIBPS,

which is a student society specifically for

European Management students and

organises everything from careers events to

socials and also events with student

societies at the partner institutions.

At the end of this degree you will be

everything an employer could possibly want.The combination of studying international

management theory and practice at two

top-rated universities, your international

experience of working and studying in a

multicultural environment and your fluency

in at least two languages makes you highly

desirable for all types of business-related

employment. Your CV will demonstrate

intelligence, practical skills, adaptability and

the sort of wide-ranging experience thatvery few students will be able to match

two full degrees. It is therefore no surprise

that our graduates get excellent jobs.

We currently have four partners:

Reims Management School, France(www.reims-ms.fr)

ICADE Business school, Madrid, Spain(www.upcomillas.es)

European School of Business,Reutlingen,Germany(www.esb-reutlingen.de)

Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Piacenza, Italy (www.unicatt.it)

All of these are among the very best in

their countries and are especially highly

rated by employers. We are all part of an

elite International Partnership of Business

Schools (www.ipbs-edu.net) which

meets frequently to ensure that the

education offered to you is of the highest

possible quality. No other leading UK

University offers anything like this.

This degree is unique! On this degree you will be a student at notone university but two, ending up with two high-prestige degrees

(but dont worry you will only be paying fees to one university).

Degrees

BBA EuropeanManagement (French)

BBA EuropeanManagement (German)

BBA EuropeanManagement (Italian)

BBA EuropeanManagement (Spanish)

BBA European Management

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Ive been working on a

group project developinga business plan for a real

company. Where elsecan you get that kind of

experience when stilla student?Sophie Mazur


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Chrystel Chanteloube

BBA European Management(French), 2008

Placement: Hotel (Monte-Carlo),

Fairmont (Mexico)

The BBA European Management

gave me an international practice-

oriented management education plus

valuable life skills. I am now at Frances

top management school, HEC in Paris,

taking a Masters degree in Sustainable

Development Management.

Robert CormackBBA European Management(German), 2006

Placement: Reebok & Adidas

Graduate Employer: Nike EMEA

I was looking for a business course

that would fulfil my ambition of

spending time abroad and also provide

the necessary skills enabling me to hit

the ground running when starting my

career. The BBA European Management

programme gave me this.

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I loved the Euro BBA program. I think that

the mixture between a university like Lancaster,

with its modern infrastructure and methods

of teaching, and the more traditional Spanish

method, has taught many valuable lessons.

Vanessa Campion

Third and Fourth Year Structure

(at the Partner Institution)

First Year Structure

Second Year Structure

Introduction toManagement, Statisticsand Computing,Financial Accounting,Operations Management

Strategy, InternationalBusiness, Ethics,Information Management,Operations Management,Human ResourceManagement andDissertation

Management andConsulting, FurtherStatistics, Finance,Management Accounting.Also Marketing orEconomics (if not takenin Year 1)

Marketing orEconomics

Options from the partnerinstitution

Options at LUMS can be taken in areas

such as Accounting & Finance, EconomicsEntrepreneurship, Law, Management

Science, Marketing and Organisational

Behaviour.

Compulsory 6 month paid workplacement

CoreCourses

CoreCourses

CoreCourses

Either

OptionsFrench, German, Spanishor Italian

Language

Continuation of Year 1language

Language

One option and if bilingual,two further options

Option

Theres an incredible spirit of excellence on the BBA inEuropean Management everyone has such high standards.

Floriane Blot


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Courses

10.5pt quote10.5quote bold

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If you take theopportunities on offer

there is little in yourway between you and

your dream career.Barbara Polak

Firstly, you will have the opportunity to

study a wide range of management subjects,

including economics, marketing, accounting,

operations, organisational behaviour,entrepreneurship, ethics and strategy, as

well as management itself and consulting.

All graduates of the BBA comment on this

great variety and choice which gives a

complete overview of what is needed to

work in business.

Secondly, you will spend your third year on

an industrial placement where you can

develop practical skills through taking on

real responsibility, whilst also being paid!

Students are located in organisations

throughout the UK and a small number even

go to Europe for the year.

There is also the opportunity for you to

take part in the Study Abroad Programme

during the second year, or the first half of

your final year we currently have final

year exchanges with top European

Business Schools such as Erasmus

(Rotterdam) and Mannheim where all

teaching is in English, and we are actively

seeking further top-quality partners.

A key focus of the BBA is developing

practical managerial skills in particular

team working, leadership abilities,

problem solving and effectivecommunication. In the second year you

will undertake a 10-week team project for a

local business, where you are consultants

looking at a real issue and feeding back

recommendations to the organisation. In

the final year you take part in a strategic

management simulation exercise where

your team is in charge of an airline

company. This is in competition with otherteams of BBA students and provides

experience of running a business.

A final point about the BBA is the strong

community spirit that exists amongst

students on the degree. Through the core

management courses that take place each

year at Lancaster, BBA students quickly get

to know each other, completing group

projects, undertaking presentations andenjoying team building events. As a 2005

graduate put it: the BBA is like an extended

family because everyone, not just the staff,

is there to help.

There are a number of things that differentiate the four-year BBA(Bachelor of Business Administration) in Management from

other degrees.

Degrees

BBA ManagementBBA Management

(Study Abroad)

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BBA Management


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Barbara Polak

BBA Management, 2007

Placement:IBM

Now: Postgraduate Study at LSE/Royal Bank

of Scotland

Lancaster has been a fantastic experience.

As part of my BBA degree I completed

a one-year work placement with IBM in

London which has really contributed to

my development. It has been a wonderful

experience to use what you have learned

at university in the business world.

Karl DuffillBBA Management NorthAmerica/Australasia, 2010

Country of origin:UK

Study Abroad Destination:

University of Alberta, Canada

Placement: Hewlett-Packard

I chose the BBA degree programme

due to its broad academic offering and

adaptability to todays business world.

Its flexibility allows you to tailor the

course to your own interests/strengths.

www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/undergraduate/BBA/

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Its a fantastic opportunity to both study abroad and havea placement year, which is a hard combination to

find elsewhere. Christopher Paul

The year out industrialplacement is a fantastic

opportunityand quite possibly

the most valuable part of theentire course. The amount of

self confidence gained and ability

to handle responsibilityis invaluable. Jason Yau

Third Year StructureFirst Year Structure

Second Year Structure

Fourth Year Structure

Introduction toManagement, Statisticsand Computing forManagement

Dissertation, StrategicManagement, AirlineSimulation, Ethics

The following areas mustbe covered at some pointduring the degree:Financial and Managerial

Accounting, Economics,Marketing and OperationsManagement

Options including anycompulsory areas notcovered in Year 1

Options can be taken in areas such as

Accounting and Finance, Economics,

Entrepreneurship, Management Science,

Marketing and Organisational Behaviour.

It is also possible to take up to 2 units

outside of the Management School in

subjects such as Law or Languages,

Compulsory 12 month paid workplacement

CoreCourses

Core

Courses

CoreCourses

Options

Options including anycompulsory areas notcovered in Year 1

Options

Options

Management and

Consulting, FurtherStatistics, HumanResource Managementand Placement andDissertation Preparation


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One of the best things

about this year is theconfidence Ive gained

through networking withpeople and learning to

interact with them.

Carl Haagensen

The degrees place entrepreneurship in a

broad social and historical context, exploring

the nature of the relationship between the

entrepreneur and the society from which

he or she emerges. Central themes of the

programmes include entrepreneurialbehaviours, processes and skills and how

these relate to new venture creation,

innovation, social entrepreneurship, family

business and the management of small and

medium-sized enterprises. You will develop

valuable analytical and practical skills across

a range of management disciplines as well

as an appreciation of the links between

managerial and entrepreneurial activity.

The integration of theory and practice are

key aims of these programmes. The

practitioner perspective is embedded in

our teaching. We actively encourage you to

engage with the business community, visit

practitioners and learn from their experiences.

The integration of theory and practice

is a key aim of the degree.The four year

Management and Entrepreneurship degree

requires you to spend a year on industrial

placement. During this year the emphasis

is on the practical application, evaluation

and enhanced appreciation of theories and

concepts learnt on courses. This provides

the opportunity for you to gain uniqueinsights that will enrich final year studies,

enhance your abilities and provide you with

skills and competences that are valued by

potential employers, as well as providing

experience for future business ventures.

In addition to its academic activities, the

Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise

Development (IEED) works closely and

directly with the business community. Inmany ways this is crucial to supporting

what we offer. Through its outreach team

the IEED is able to offer activities and

programmes to help owners/managers

deal with a range of issues whilst helping

to support the growth and development of

businesses. These external activities can

also provide invaluable opportunities for

student research projects.

Entrepreneurship is increasingly recognised as an important areaof study and practice. Organisations of all sizes, and in all sectors,

are seeking people who can respond in ways that could be

characterised as entrepreneurial. The four year Management

and Entrepreneurship and the three year Entrepreneurship

(with Management)* degree schemes are designed to provide

you with a broad appreciation of management theory and practice

from a number of different perspectives, combined with

specialised knowledge of entrepreneurship.

Degrees

BA Management& Entrepreneurship

Management and Entrepreneurship

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www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/ugprogrammes/entrep/BAMgmtEntrep/

Becky OliverBA Management andEntrepreneurship, 2008

The modules are brilliant they really

push you. Its learning not just through

books it mirrors the learning you get

in an organisation, through working in

groups, and doing a variety of tasks.

When youre on placement, what

youve learnt really comes to life. You

can understand the merit of what

youre learning because you can see it

has practical use. When Im doing my

coursework there are so many differentcompanies I can now refer to. Ill be

able to differentiate why things might

work in one situation but not so well in

another. And its built up my personal

network, which is a great advantage

for the future.

I came to the open day, and made the

decision right away that Lancaster was

the place for me. It offered me

something practical, and I liked theEntrepreneurship degree as its a new

course thats really going to grab

peoples attention. Its a brilliant course,

and if I had to make the decision again,

I certainly wouldnt change it. I came

with the view that I would make these

years at Lancaster the best years of my

life and they have been.

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Im able to grasp new business strategies and concepts moreeasily through my new-found experience. The placement provides

a much better basis for understanding the theory.Carl Haagensen

The BA in

Management and

Entrepreneurship

course stood out as

it contained

all the basics of

a solid business

degree from a top

management

school and included

opportunities to

work with real

entrepreneurs.

Graham Everitt

Second and Final Year Structure

Core courses include Entrepreneurship, Small Business and the SMESector, Management and Consulting, Franchising, EntrepreneurialBehaviour and Learning, New Venture Planning, Innovation andFamily Business

You can choose your electives from a wide range of courses from withinthe Management School. For example, Management, Accounting &Finance, Economics, Marketing, Management Science, Organisation,Work & Technology

CoreCourses

ElectiveCourses

Approx 60%

Approx 40%


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Courses

Degrees

BSc Management& Information Technology

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The BSc Management and Information

Technology (MIT) looks at the development,

management, organisation and use of

information technology within and between

organisations. It offers an unrivalled platform

to launch your career in business

whether youre looking for a high-flying and

rewarding career in management or

consultancy, or as an IT professional. The

aim is to provide you with a head start by

making you employable from day one.

The degree is designed to give you the

ability to apply IT to business situations,

evaluate technical knowledge and confidently

take on project and team management

in IT-related business scenarios. It will

teach you to work independently, to work

in a team and to get a team to work for

you. And when to do which. It will also

teach you the skills to interpret andcommunicate complicated technical ideas

to those with less technical knowledge.

Endorsed by Industry

The MIT degree benefits from having been

designed in partnership with business

professionals the premier tier IT employers

shown below ensuring course content

that is relevant to todays, and tomorrows,

business world. The degree is run in

conjunction with E-skills uk(the government

IT and telecoms skills council) and is

supported by many major employers such

as British Airways, British Telecom, Deloitte,

Ford, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Logica, Morgan

Stanley, Norwich Union, and Unilever.

This unique degree offers high calibre,

highly motivated students an un-rivalled

platform to launch their business careers in

the IT departments of any large company,

irrespective of industry. Unilever, like all

companies nowadays, depends upon its IT

organisation to consistently give it a

competitive edge and the qualities inherent

in the BSc Management and Information

Technology will give graduates the perfect

opportunity to contribute and progressrapidly in this highly visible and challenging

environmentHelen J Toogood, VP IT

Academy, Unilever Global IT

Such employers are also part of a twice

monthly Guru Lecture series, where they

talk about a specific area of expertise, or

a contemporary management or

technological issue.

BSc Management and Information Technology

Give yourself a head start

The BSc Management and Information Technology (MIT) degree

combines up to date business-relevant content with the academic

rigour of a challenging degree at a first class university.

What makes this degree so

exciting from an employersviewpoint is that it delivers

practical business skills from

day one.Tracey Upton, UK HR

Manager, Business Consulting

Services, IBM Global Services


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The combination of corporate and academic input in thedevelopment and delivery of the degree has created a unique,

highly relevant and exciting experience. Andy Puttock

The Management and IT Advantage

Lancasters degree scheme differs from all

the other degree schemes endorsed by

e-skills ukrun at other universities due

to its strong management orientation.

The programme considers information

technology management as being as much

a management and organisational change

issue as it is a technical issue.

The first year courses cover: Management

and Organisation, Introductory Computer

Science, Disciplinary Perspectives of

Information Systems and Financial

Management. The following years of study

require you to complete a number of core

subjects, while also allowing you to specialise

in either Management or Technology subjects.

The core subjects provide you with

a substantive grasp of the concepts,

debates and issues in areas such as

change management, managing people,

management information systems

organisation studies, project management,

systems development, software engineering

and human computer interaction.

Further, LUMS has one of the largest

and most highly rated faculty that teach

and research in the area of information

systems and management.

In addition to the strong academic content,the MIT degree programme also recognises

that relevant process skills such as problem

structuring, project management and group

working are vital.

Working in Industry

There are two versions of the MIT degree

scheme. Both schemes involve working

within industry to varying degrees.

A standard three-year degree includes a

12-week company project to be completed

as part of the third year.

A four-year degree includes a one-year

industry placement. This allows you to see

the relevance of what you have studied in

a practical context and also enriches your

final year studies. Such experience greatly

enhances first employment prospects and

helps you decide the type of career to pursue

and the type of organisation in which you

wish to work. It is likely that you will spend

your year with one of the employers

endorsing the programme.

Careers

We expect our students to be highly desirable

in the job market due to our emphasis on

employability throughout the degree

programme and our close contact with

some of the top employers in the UK. We

believe that you are likely to work for one of

the employers endorsing the programme,

or another high calibre organisation. You

should be recruited into a variety of careers

such as:

Business ConsultantsSoftware EngineersIT ConsultantsIT ManagersBusiness AnalystsProject ManagersBusiness Managers in non-IT areas

The Market Leader

We believe that this very distinctive

focus of the MIT degree, coupled with

the close link to industry, as well as

LUMS reputation as a centre of academic

and teaching excellence provides theessential ingredients for a very rewarding

programme.


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What will it mean to join the

Department of Organisation

Work and Technology as an

undergraduate student?

Three years (or four if you opt to take an

industrial placement in your third year) of

stimulating and challenging study alongsidea group of internationally renowned teachers,

writers and researchers who will share with

you ways to understand the often strange

and contradictory world of management

within contemporary organisations.

Will undertaking a degree in the

Department of OrganisationWork and Technology show me

how to be a manager?

A degree in this department will seek to

do something just as valuable it will

equip you with a multi-disciplinary

conceptual toolkit designed to help make

sense of contemporary organisation.

Rather than attempting to show you how

to be a Human Resource Manager we

challenge you to consider other questions,

e.g. what are the theories and practices

that make up Human Resource

Management?

Is this just another name for

a business studies degree?

LUMS provides an excellent BSc

in Business Studies but our focus is

somewhat different. As a multi-disciplinary

department (you will be expected to

engage with work from across the social

sciences and the humanities) we work

within an integrative framework which

recognises the interdependence of people,

tasks, technology, organisations, cultures

and society. The range of interests and

topics are much wider than businesses

or corporations.

These degrees are run by the Department of Organisation Workand Technology. They aim to provide an understanding of the way

organisations are structured and the ways they function,

investigating how their decisions and actions determine much

of the quality of life in contemporary societies. Our degrees utilise

a variety of relevant approaches such as psychology, philosophy,

history and sociology.

Degrees

Single major degrees

BA Management& Organisation

BA Management& Organisation (HRM)

BA Management& Organisation (Study Abroad)

Combined major degrees

BA Organisation Studies& Psychology

BA Organisation Studies& Sociology

Management and Organisation

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The staff in the department

are very supportive andalways encouraged me to

challenge myself whilstproviding support andassistance whenever

required.Dan Conboy


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Asta Ramonaite

BA Management andOrganisation, 2007

My degree course gave me invaluable

knowledge about societal laws that

underlie fundamental changes not only

in our workplace environments, but

also in the way we perceive events in

the contemporary world. I recommend

this course to anyone who seeks to be

challenged and wishes to learn much

more than just managerial tricks.

The international mix of students makes learning herereally stimulating. You can immerse yourself in other cultures.

Simon Burnett

What kinds of careers and jobs

do graduates go on to do?

Many and varied graduates go into a

wide array of jobs and careers, from

mainstream Human Resource Management

and Graduate Management positions in

both public and private corporations to

management consultants, media and

marketing managers. Others become

more entrepreneurial and free-spirited,

setting up businesses on their own, both

home and abroad. Another aspect of

career development which we take very

seriously is the development of the next

generation of academics and researchers.

To this end the department has a very

strong and diverse group of PhD students,

many of whom began as undergraduates

within the department.

Can I undertake work experience?

Yes, but it is not compulsory. We offer a

four-year degree option where you spend

the third year on an industrial placement

in a major organisation (recruitment is

competitive) before returning to complete

your studies in the fourth year.

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Sarah GreavesBA in Management andOrganisation, 2003

Sarah won the prestigious Whitbread

Young Achievers award for 2005.

After leaving Lancaster, Sarah set up

ARC (Art Reaching Communities), a

voluntary organisation which runs art

projects for children in deprived

countries. ARC is dedicated to bringing

art and creativity to children in

developing countries.


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Management Science and

Management Mathematics

The Management Science degree

programmes provide you with the logical,

mathematical, project management,

systems thinking, information systems and

technology skills that are much in demand

and are suitable for people with an

analytical frame of mind who like tackling

challenging problems.

Our graduates move on to careersspanning general management, technical

positions, project management and

information systems management. These

include positions with consultancy firms

such as Accenture, management science

groups within British Airways or in

specialised management roles: credit

analysts for HSBC, forecasters for British

Telecom or information systems architects

for IBM.

Management Science is concerned with

the use of models to support decision

making. The models involved are often

mathematical, statistical or computer-based.The department is actively involved with many

business and government organisations

ensuring that the courses are up-to-date and

relevant to the needs of employers. The

Management Science and Management

Mathematics degree programmes are

ideal for students who expect to achieve

reasonable grades in maths, statistics or

a hard science and who wish to developinto problem solvers with good

communication skills.

The activities of the Department of Management Science centre on

problem solving: developing and using models to solve real

problems that arise in business, industry and government. The range

of problems and issues to which management science has contributed

insights and solutions is vast. Problems include scheduling for airlines,

both planes and crew, deciding the appropriate place to site new

facilities such as a warehouse or factory, managing the flow of water

from reservoirs, identifying possible future development paths for

parts of the telecommunications industry and establishing theinformation needs and appropriate systems to supply them within

the health service.

Degrees

Single majors

BSc Operations Management

BSc Operations Management(Study Abroad)

BSc Management Science

BSc Management Science

(Study Abroad)

Combined majors

BSc Business Computing& Information Systems

BSc Business Management& Information Systems

BSc ManagementMathematics

Management Science and Operations Management

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LUMS has a really

friendly environment andan excellent reputation

for developingtomorrows leaders.

Amy Benstead


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