- UCAS course code
- F305
- UCAS institution code
- M20
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Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: F305 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*A*A including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 38 points overall with 7,7,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £36,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and our Department funding pages .
Course unit details:
Fundamentals of Management
| Unit code | BMAN10011 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
See items 1,2,3,4,5 under Learning Outcomes.
Pre/co-requisites
Aims
The course aims to equip students with a basic knowledge of management which can be used as a foundation for personal development. The course also aims to be an introduction to future courses in management.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
1) Define management and explain how management differs according to level and whether a manager is a line manager or an enabling role.
2) Briefly describe and contrast four models of management; rational goal, scientific, human relations, open systems.
3) Describe and attain some elementary level of skills in the main management processes: planning, organizing, staffing, deciding, controlling and budgeting.
4) Outline the notion of a management function and be able to name, briefly describe and appreciate the role of the four main management functions: marketing, production (including quality and other technical services), finance and personnel.
5) Discuss and identify the implications of wider management issues such as managing technology, managing diversity, globalization and ethics.
Teaching and learning methods
Methods of delivery: lectures
Lecture hours - 20 (2 hours per week, over 10 weeks)
Seminar hours - N/A
Private study - 80
Total study hours - 100
Total study hours: 100 hours split between lectures, classes, self study and preparation for classes, coursework and examinations.
Informal Contact Methods
1. Office Hours
2. Online Learning Activities (blogs, discussions, self assessment questions)
3. Other : E-mail contact.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice test worth 10%
Exam worth 90%
Feedback methods
- Formative, voluntary essay with student receiving written, individual feedback.
- Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab.
- Online exercises and quizzes delivered through the Blackboard course space.
- Responses to student emails and questions from a member of staff including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum.
- Specific course related feedback sessions.
- Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non-assessed coursework (Feedback on multiple-choice test)
- Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall examination performance (Based on previous years)
- Other - please describe:
Qualitative feedback obtained in week 5 and feedback reported in week 6 and on Blackboard.
On-line discussion on two topical issues.
Recommended reading
Smith, J. M. (2007) Fundamentals of Management a Critical Text. London: McGraw-Hill.
Supplementary Text: Robbins, S.P. & Decenzo, D.A. (2012) Fundamentals of Management (7th Edition). London: Prentice-Hall.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Assessment practical exam | 5 |
| Assessment written exam | 1.5 |
| Lectures | 20 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 73.5 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Dominique Burrows | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: N/A
Dependent course units: N/A
Programme Restrictions: Available as a free choice option to students who have received prior agreement from their registering School. Not available to students on BSc in Management/Management (Specialism), IM,IMABS, ITMB or IBFE programmes.
BMAN10011 is available to visiting and exchange students admitted through the University of Manchester’s International Programmes Office.
For Academic Year 2024/25
Updated: March 2024
Approved by: March UG Committee