- UCAS course code
- N201
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Management
- Typical A-level offer: AAA
- Typical contextual A-level offer: ABB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL
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 £31,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Additional expenses
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.
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 Manchester Bursary is available to UK students registered on an undergraduate degree course at Alliance MBS who have had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance England.
In addition, Alliance MBS will award a range of Social Responsibility Scholarships to UK and international/EU students.
These awards are worth £2,000 per year across three years of study. You must achieve AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification) and be able to demonstrate a significant contribution and commitment to social responsibility.
The School will also award a number of International Stellar Scholarships to international students achieving AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification). Applicants who exceed AAA and/or have supplementary qualifications (such as EPQ) will receive additional consideration.
Additional eligibility criteria apply - please see our scholarship pages for full details.
Course unit details:
Operations Management and Strategy
Unit code | BMAN24291 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 2 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The course is designed to give students a first look into one of the most fundamental functions of any organisation, its ‘operations’ and its relationship with strategy. The operations function of a business, whether it be in manufacturing or services, has the responsibility of making whatever it is the organisation will sell (whether it’s a product or service). During the semester, we will study this core function extensively and see the vital role it plays in strategy as well as analysing some of the important decisions that must be made by operations managers when it comes to design, planning and control and improvement of the organisation’s industrial engineering system.
Pre/co-requisites
Only available to students on: Mgt/Mgt Specialism; IMABS and IM ITMB.
Aims
On completion of this course unit the student should be able to use the operations management frameworks and techniques presented to develop strategies, design, plan and control operations.
Learning outcomes
- To give the students a general understanding of how a business operates, both in manufacturing and services.
- Students should understand the range of frameworks, tools and techniques taught in this module and how they relate to an organisation.
- Students should be able to analyse the operations of an organisation using the tools taught in this module.
- Students should be able to evaluate the operations of an organisation and understand how this output relates to strategy.
Syllabus
Week | Content |
1 | Introduction to Operations Management and Strategy |
2 | Design in Operations Management – Process Design |
3 | Design in Operations Management – Layout and Flow |
4 | Supply and Demand |
5 | Inventory Management |
6 | Reading Week |
7 | Supply Chain Management |
8 | Lean and Improving Operations |
9 | Quality |
10 | Revision Session |
Teaching and learning methods
9 two hour lectures
Employability skills
- Other
- There will be discussions around real-world case studies in each topic which will give students advice on how to approach operations management and strategy problems in real life.
Assessment methods
This course has two forms of assessment, including 20% multiple choice quizzes (MCQ) and 80% examination.
Special Assessment for exchange students only. The special assessment for this course is an essay weighted at 100%. Details of the topics and submission procedures will be made available on Blackboard.
Feedback methods
Extensive break-out sessions in lectures provides students with real time, targeted and specific formative feedback.I In addition turning point quizzes administered in lectures will give real time formative feedback to learners.
Recommended reading
Slack et al. (Operations Management)
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Assessment written exam | 1.5 |
eAssessment | 2 |
Lectures | 18 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 78.5 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Ali Hassanzadeh Kalshani | Unit coordinator |
Arijit De | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Dependent courses: None
Programme Restrictions:BSc Management and Management (Specialisms), BSc International Management with American Business Studies, BSc International Management, Information Technology Management for Business.
For Academic Year 2023/24
Updated: March 2023
Approved by: March UG Committee