School of Business and Management Undergraduate Study 2014

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1 School of Business and Management Undergraduate Study

2 Open study area, Mile End library. Contents Welcome 5 The School of Business and Management 6 School highlights 9 Careers 10 Degree programmes 12 Joint degree programmes 14 London, our location and accommodation 16 Next steps 18 Any section of this publication is available in large print upon request. If you require this publication in a different accessible format we will endeavour to provide this where possible. For further information and assistance, please contact: hr-equality@qmul.ac.uk; +44 Tel: +44 (0)20 (0) The information given in this publication is correct at the time of going to press. The College reserves the right to modify or cancel any statement in it and accepts no responsibility for the consequences of any such changes. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the website qmul.ac.uk This prospectus has been printed on environmentally friendly material from well-managed sources

3 In close proximity to London s financial centres, the City of London and Canary Wharf Welcome to the School of Business and Management All businesses, from the smallest corner store to the largest multinational exist in a complex economic, social and political environment. All organised enterprise draws on processes of accounting, marketing, human relations, organisation design and require quantitative and qualitative analysis, communications skills and creative thinking to advance and thrive. An excellent business education requires students to study these issues and develop these skills - not just to be ready for the world as it is today, but for however it will be in the future. At the School of Business and Management, our unique approach promises you an inspiring educational experience. Our research and teaching draws on a range of disciplines, including economics, psychology, politics and history to develop a deep understanding of business and management and how business shapes and is shaped by society more generally. Our location in London, between the City and Canary Wharf, provides a focus for many of our modules. You will examine key strategic issues, including financial governance and regulation, innovation and change, the creative industries and information and communication technologies, economics, globalisation, equality, diversity and exclusion, social entrepreneurship and civil society organisations, and new forms of work. This strategic focus means our students are up to date with new developments and possibilities across many business sectors. The first year is designed to provide you with a sound foundation for the study of business. You will be introduced to business and study skills, key business practices (accounting and marketing), analytical approaches (economics and research methods), how managerial work is organised and the relationship between business and society. During the second and third year, you will be able to choose from a wide range of electives, enabling you to specialise in a particular field of business and prepare you for your chosen career path

4 Why The School choose of Queen Business Mary University and Management of London? Academic standards and staff research Our staff work across a wide range of academic areas with a particular emphasis on inter-disciplinary links. Research within our School focuses on the connections between economic, social, political and cultural life and modern business and management. Drawn from a range of disciplines including communications, cultural studies, philosophy, post-colonial theory, feminist studies, business history, sociology, economics and management our academics are able to develop insights that enrich research within the wider business and management community. Teaching and Learning methods You will be taught by Academics who, not only engage with industry and government but also teach. These include: Professor Pedro Martins, Secretary of State for Employment in the Portuguese Government ( ); Professor Colin Haslam, reports to the European Finance Research Advisory Group on corporate financial reform; and members of the Centre for Equality and Diversity (CRED) advise national and international bodies including the BBC, UK government ministries and the EU. The best learning requires not just teaching and guidance from skilled and knowledgeable academics, but also carefully designed resources for self-directed study, time to practice working on complex problems with fellow students, guidance from senior peers and insights from practitioners. At Queen Mary, the balance of these activities is designed to help prepare you to put academic lessons into practice. We work on the principle that a truly practical business education teaches students to think beyond textbooks, management fads and memorised formulas for success. Instead, we concentrate on developing your communication and presentation skills, along with your ability to offer insightful analysis, and to think creatively. We draw on a long history of thought to nurture these skills in our students. How will I learn? Our aim is to give you a rounded education that allows you to evaluate contemporary organisations. You will explore the private, public and not-for profit sectors by analysing the way organisations function, the techniques of management they use, the effects on their employees, and the impact on wider society. Small group teaching As well as lectures, you will benefit from small group teaching with a good staff/student ratio. This means that you are able to ask questions in a supportive environment, and develop confidence in voicing your opinions and taking part in group discussions. Academic advisors You will be allocated an academic advisor at the start of your studies. Your advisor is available to support your academic progress throughout your time at Queen Mary. They are your first point of contact in relation to academic matters. What personal and transferable skills will I develop? You will develop an understanding of how people organise themselves to produce goods and services in geographical, political, social, economic and technological contexts. You will also: be able to construct a logical argument to make a case be able to assess various forms of evidence (both qualitative and quantitative) be able to critically evaluate academic research and reports know how to undertake basic financial analysis improve your numeracy skills broaden your knowledge of IT packages develop your writing skills be confident about speaking in public develop and hone effective presentation skills develop your team-working skills. I love the course because of the broad range of subjects it has to offer. In the first year all the modules are compulsory. This is to ensure all students have a solid foundation in the core areas such as marketing, accounting and economics. But from the second year onwards, students are able to choose from a large selection of modules to make the course tailored to your interests Daniel Simantov, Business Management

5 Why choose Queen Mary University of London? Welcome to the School of School highlights Economics and Finance Range of innovative modules Distinctive approach: we consider questions outside the scope of traditional business schools Based close to the City of London and Canary Wharf Strong focus on management education Study with students from all over the world Dedicated internships co-ordinator Employer led events Purpose built media suite to support student entrepreneurship. Queen Mary is one of the UK s leading research institutions with an equally enviable reputation for teaching excellence, turning out highly employable graduates who secure well paid jobs when they leave The Sunday Times University Guide

6 Careers Graduates from Queen Mary s School of Business and Management go on to work in a wide variety of careers. Some apply their degree knowledge directly, entering careers such as business analyst or marketing and sales manager, whilst others transfer skills gained during study into areas such as media, law or finance. The broad range of skills gained through this programme, coupled with multiple opportunities for extra-curricular activities and work experience, has enabled students to move into careers such as: Graduate Trainee Manager Enterprise Rent a Car HR Assistant Westminster Kingsway College Careers team Our Careers and Enterprise Centre is run by professional careers staff and is there to help you prepare for life after university. We can help you with hunting for the perfect job with weekly workshops in job recruitment and selection methods especially tailored to Business and Management students. You will also have access to mock assessment centres, practise psychometric tests and job interview/ application workshops. Dedicated School Careers Service The Careers Programme for the School is managed by a dedicated Careers Consultant and Internships Co-ordinator. There are regular opportunities each week (including vacations) when students can meet with the Careers Consultant in the School and benefit from individual support on any career topic. Commodity Derivatives Analyst Bank of America Merrill Lynch Credit Analyst Western Union Travelex Recruitment Consultant Hays Education Associate Auditor Deloitte Trainee Manager Majestic Wine Warehouse Graduate Trainee KPMG Membership and Sales Coordinator Queen Mary University of London Assistant Manager Best Western Hotel Business Development Executive Unilever 10 Careers Events Careers events in the School include QConsult, where students act as consultants for internal and external clients, dedicated workshops for international students, alumni panels and RBS HR and Finance mentoring scheme. Students also have access to the College-wide careers programme events such as the Business and Finance Fair and numerous employerled recruitment training workshops and presentations. For more information, contact Careers team Tel: +44 (0) careers@qmul.ac.uk As part of the International Banking team for the largest Islamic Bank in the world, I manage the financial trends, risks and reporting for all of Al-Rajhi s international branches. I am also currently being trained in the areas of portfolio and credit risk management Mohammed Arslan Saeed, BSc Business Management,

7 Degree programmes Business Management NN12 BSc/BusMan (three years) UCAS points: 320 A-level: ABB IB: 34 points overall with at least 6 in SL English or 5 in HL English, and at least 4 in (any level) of mathematics. Other qualifications: five GCSEs at grade A-C including B in English and B in maths. The Business Management programme has been designed to give you a solid grounding in essential management knowledge and skills and to develop your critical understanding of business. It combines a focus on contemporary business with an introduction to the main theoretical perspectives within business and management studies. Business Management is a broad and flexible degree focusing on business organisations, strategy, accounting, economics, finance and marketing, with opportunities to specialise via a range of option choices. At Queen Mary we take a practical and focused approach, aiming to equip you with the understanding and skills to take up the challenge of tackling the complex business and management issues that will face you in your future work and life. For example, you will learn about the historical background to the current economic crisis, new thinking on corporate social responsibility, the new challenges posed to business by increased environmental 12 concerns, the emerging economies around the world and the implications for other countries, and why politics matters to business. All first year modules are compulsory. The first year covers compulsory modules, whilst the second and third years are comprised of options to develop your own pathways. You will go on to study more applied courses as well advanced accounting in the second year. Accounting and Finance modules will cover issues related to corporate finance in both domestic and international settings. In both the second and third years, a wide range of choices enables you to direct your studies to the areas that interest you most, ranging from the study of accounting and financial management through to the contribution of sociology and politics to the complexity of business decisions. Year 1 (level 4) Semester A Marketing and Communications Management Studies and Skills Business and Society Economics for Business Semester B Quantitative Research Methods Accounting for Business Work and Employment Organisational Behaviour Year 2 (level 5) Choose and complete eight options for the whole year; four in each semester. Elective modules in semester A Operations Management Financial Institutions Strategy Business Law Coordination and Social Dynamics Microeconomics for Managers Persuasive Strategies in Marketing Technologies in the Workplace Elective modules in semester B Human Resource Management Ethics and Business Advertising Advanced Accounting for Business Leadership Occupational Psychology Organisational Learning in the Workplace Strategic Management Research Methodologies Year 3 (level 6) Choose and complete eight options for the whole year; four in each semester or three in each semester if you have selected the dissertation module. Options in semester A Business Management Dissertation (year long) Organisation and Identity Managing Diversity Financial Management Social Networks Corporate Social Responsibility Organisational Change and Development Consumer Psychology Managing Knowledge-based Organisations Managing Public Services Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy Options in semester B International Business Social and Political Marketing Employment Relations Business Approaches to Social Media Global Supply Chains Gender, Management and Leadership Corporate Law and Governance Company Valuation These modules are subject to change and availability of staff. Tuition Fees 2014/15 Home/EU students 9,000 International students (non-eu) 12,750 For more information about fees and funding, see undergraduate/feesandfunding For module information and further details

8 Joint degree programmes Business Management joint honours degree programmes You can also choose to study Business Management with a huge range of other disciplines, combining your interests and gaining knowledge in more than one field. A joint Honours degree may mean you have a greater choice of career opportunities when you graduate. Code Degree Length Title Home Departments LN12 BSc 3 Economics, Finance and Management School of Economics and Finance LN13 BSc 3 Economics and Finance School of Economics and Finance G4N1 BSc 3 Computer Science with Business Management G4N2 BSc 3 Computer Science with Business Management and Accounting IN11 BSc (Eng) 3 Information and Communication Technologies with Business Management G503 BSc 3 Computer Science with Business Management and Accounting School of Electronic Engineering School of Electronic Engineering School of Electronic Engineering School of Electronic Engineering G5N2 BSc 3 Business Computing with Management School of Electronic Engineering NI11 BSc (Eng) 4 Information Technology Management for Business and Industrial Experience F8N2 BSc 3 Environmental Science with Business Management School of Electronic Engineering School of Geography F8N1 BSc 3 Geography with Business Management School of Geography R1N1/ BA 3/4 French with Business Management School of Languages, Linguistics and Film FrBM4 R2N1/ BA 3/4 German with Business Management School of Languages, Linguistics and Film GeBS4 R4N1/ BA 3/4 Hispanic Studies with School of Languages, Linguistics and Film HSBS4 Business Management R7N1 BA 3/4 Russian with Business Management School of Languages, Linguistics and Film G1N1 BSc 3 Mathematics with Business Management School of Mathematical Sciences GN13 BSc 3 Mathematics, Business Management School of Mathematical Sciences and Finance G1N4 BSc 3 Mathematics with Finance and Accounting School of Mathematical Sciences L2NF BA 3 Politics with Business Management School of Politics and International Relations

9 London, our location and accommodation France House hall of residence by Regent s canal on the Mile End campus. A global capital of commerce and culture to rival New York, Tokyo and Beijing, London is one of the world s great cities. With nearly 400,000 students studying here, it s also a fantastic place to be a student. There s always something going on, with lots of free events. Your student card will also get you reduced entry to a surprising number of places, as well as discounts on clothes and food. Location The School is conveniently located in our Mile End campus, close to the City of London and Canary Wharf London s main financial districts. Accommodation We are the only university in central London to offer a completely self-contained residential campus, with a 2,000-bed award-winning Student Village at Mile End. Living on campus is fun, safe and convenient you ll only be a five minute walk to your lectures great for those 9am starts. All of our accommodation is in self-catered houses, flats and maisonettes. You also have access to rooms in the fully catered University of London Halls in central London. CAMDEN TOWN MORNINGTON CRESCENT REGENTS PARK TOTTENHAM COURT RD HOLBORN OXFORD CIRCUS COVENT E LEICESTER SQUARE GARDEN MAYFAIR TEMPLE PICCADILLY CIRCUS CHARING CROSS GREEN PARK LONDON VICTORIA ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL EUSTON GOODGE ST ST JAMES S PARK WESTMINSTER ST JAMES S PARK Railway Stations Underground Stations DLR Stations KINGS CROSS RUSSELL SQUARE KINGS CROSS 16 ISLINGTON 8 WATERLOO ANGEL ESSEX ROAD FARRINGDON MOOR GATE LIVERPOOL STREET BARBICAN ALDGATE EAST CITY THAMESLINK C BANK FENCHURCH MANSION HOUSE STREET BLACKFRIARS MONUMENT SOUTHWARK LAMBETH NORTH FINSBURY D 9 CANNON STREET BOROUGH 3 OLD STREET HAGGERSTON HOXTON LONDON BRIDGE SOUTHWARK SHOREDITCH HIGH ST TOWER HILL LONDON FIELDS CAMBRIDGE HEATH BETHNAL GREEN WHITECHAPEL BERMONDSEY SHADWELL WAPPING HACKNEY STEPNEY GREEN ROTHERHITHE CANADA WATER ELEPHANT & CASTLE SOUTHWARK PARK SURREY QUAYS LAMBETH WALWORTH 1 Mile End 6 Docklands, Our Campuses and Canary Wharf 2 Stratford A Mile End campus SOUTH BERMONDSEY 7 Bethnal Green, Whitechapel campus VAUXHALL Old Street, Shoreditch and Victoria Park B 3 8 Lincoln s Inn Fields C Charterhouse Square campus 4 Brick Lane, Spitalfields and around and Whitechapel D West Smithfield campus 9 Charterhouse Square BURGESS PARK 5 Bow Wharf KENNINGTON PARK E and around Lincoln s Inn Fields campus 4 B VICTORIA PARK STEPNEY A 1 7 LIMEHOUSE MILE END HACKNEY WICK 5 STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL STRATFORD THE OLY MPIC PARK STRATFORD HIGH ST PUDDING MILL LANE BOW ROAD WESTFERRY POPLAR WEST INDIA QUAY CANARY WHARF HERON QUAYS SOUTH QUAY BROMLEY BY BOW DEVONS ROAD CROSSHARBOUR R MUDCHUTE LANGDON PARK ALL SAINTS ISLAND GARDENS i 6 v e r T 2 BLACKWALL ABBEY ROAD WEST HAM STAR LANE EAST INDIA NORTH GREENWICH ISLE OF DOGS h a m e s MAZE HILL CUTTY SARK GREENWICH PARK 17

10 Next steps Welcome to the School of Economics and Finance Visit us The best way to find out about Queen Mary is to visit us. You can talk to academic staff, see the halls of residence, and sample a sandwich from a campus café. The College runs two annual Open Days (find out when the next one is at: as well as bookable Campus Tours throughout the year. You ll be shown around by one of our students in a small group so you ll have the chance to ask as many questions as you like. After checking your details, and having added the academic reference, your school or college submits the completed application online to UCAS. You pay online using a credit card or debit card. You may also be able to pay through your school or college. 2 Independent applicants in the UK Other UK applicants, who are not at school or college, apply online independently. Mature students who are unable to seek advice from a teacher can consult with various careers organisations (such as Connexions). Applying to Queen Mary For all full-time higher education programmes at universities and colleges in the UK, students must apply online at: You are responsible for paying the correct application fee, for obtaining and attaching the academic reference and for submitting the completed application online to UCAS. You ll find full instructions to help you fill in your online application, plus help text where appropriate. UCAS also has a comprehensive guide called Applying Online, which can be downloaded at Offers are made on the basis of your interview performance and your UCAS form. There are three types of applicant: 1 Students at a school or college registered with UCAS All UK schools and colleges (and many establishments overseas) are registered with CAS to manage their students applications. Advice is available from your teacher or a careers adviser at your school or college. You fill in an online application and submit it to a member of staff International applicants outside the UK (EU and worldwide) Except for those whose school or college is registered with UCAS, individuals from the EU (excluding the UK), and worldwide, apply online independently. Advice is available from British Council offices and other centres overseas, such as your school or college or one of our overseas representatives. You will find a step-by-step guide to applying at: howtoapply Contact us For any specific enquiries about applying to study with us, contact our undergraduate admissions tutor: Professor Sukhdev Johal busman-enquiries@qmul.ac.uk Mile End Campus, situated along the famous Regents Canal. 19

11 For further information contact: The School School of Business of Engineering and Management and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS Tel: +44 (0) International students should contact the Admissions Office on: Tel: +44 (0) _13