Bachelor of Science (BSc)

BSc Management

  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: N201 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study with a language
  • Scholarships available

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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:
Personnel Selection and Talent Management

Course unit fact file
Unit code BMAN24362
Credit rating 20
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

Organisations can gain an important competitive advantage through hiring the best talent and through recognising and developing employee talent. The course enables students to acquire knowledge of psychology pertinent to

(i) how to identify and attract the best employees (personnel selection),

(ii) how to develop employees to reach their full potential (employee training and development), and

(iii) how to recognise and grow leadership talent (leadership development). 

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Introduction to Work Psychology BMAN10872 Pre-Requisite Compulsory
Available as option for BSc Mgt/Mgt Specialism, IM and IMABS.

Available as option for BSc Mgt/Mgt Specialism, IM 

 

Aims

This course unit provides students with an understanding of theory, research and practical issues in personnel selection, employee training and leadership development. The specific course unit aims are:

  • To develop and understanding of performance criteria and leadership effectiveness
  • To develop an understanding of theory, research and professional practice in personnel selection and assessment
  • To develop an understanding of theory, research and professional practice on employee training and leadership development
  • To develop competencies for applying recruitment processes and implementing talent development strategies

Learning outcomes

The aim is to ensure students acquire a comprehensive understanding of the key areas within personnel selection, employee training, and leadership development. Through engaging with this unit, students are expected to develop a robust set of skills and knowledge that will prepare them for challenges in the workplace and improve their practical abilities in managing and developing leadership. The focus is on fostering a deep understanding of various selection techniques, leadership competencies, and training methods, which are crucial for human resources and management professionals. This comprehensive approach is designed to equip students with both the theoretical foundations and practical skills necessary for success in their future careers. 

Syllabus

The first component of the course focuses on how to identify talent and the second component focuses on how to develop talent once this has been recruited into the organisation. As such the course unit explores topics on: criteria of work performance and leadership effectiveness; predictors of leadership success in selection; recruitment processes and the selection paradigm; individual differences as predictors of job performance; psychometrics and other scientific selection methods; designing effective employee training; recognising leadership potential; developing leadership talent; retaining talent.

The course has a practical emphasis and includes three applied lectures which will provide students with the opportunity to develop applied skills in interviewing, assessment centres and leader talent development.

Course topics are subject to change.

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be delivered through:
8 x 2-hour lectures (weekly)
3 x additional 2-hour applied lectures 
5 x 1-hour seminars (fortnightly)

Seminars will incorporate group discussions and case studies to apply ideas covered in the lectures, and reading and exercises to facilitate the preparatory work for the applied lectures.

Applied lectures are aimed at providing students with an opportunity for more experiential learning. The focus of these lectures is on advanced application of theories and research covered during weekly lectures, and to develop practical skills in personnel selection and leader development as the core areas of the course.

Activities change each year, examples include completing a personality inventory to reflect on how one’s personality traits might affect behaviour at work, completing a task analysis and design selection methods for various jobs, and reflecting on how culture affects talent management. Note, all activities in the Applied Lectures are done individually and will not require group working.

Attendance at all classes is compulsory.
 

 

Knowledge and understanding

  • Be able to understand the main stages of the selection and recruitment process
  • Have knowledge of leadership competence and valid predictors of job performance and leadership success
  • Have knowledge of scientific selection methods for personnel selection
  • Be able to understand research and practices related to employee training and development
  • Have knowledge of different leadership approaches  
  • Be able to understand research and practices related to leader emergence and leader development  

Intellectual skills

  • Being able to discuss and critically evaluate the effectiveness of a range of personnel selection methods including methods for identifying leadership potential
  • Being able to discuss and critically review psychological theories and empirical studies related to employee and leadership development  
  • Being able to search for and critically analyse scientific literature

Practical skills

  • Be able to apply best practice in administration of selection methods
  • Develop practical skills in preparing for and conducting professional job interviews  
  • Apply practical skills for personal leadership development  
     

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • To develop project management skills and self-organisation  
  • To develop a better understanding of job selection process that helps to better prepare and plan future career/personal development
  • To develop report writing skills and be able to formulate critical arguments
  • To develop self-awareness, and the ability to reflect and review own performance 

Employability skills

Leadership
The focus on leadership development will allow students to gain skills for success in management positions and for their own personal leader development.

Assessment methods

The assessment for this course is a written piece of coursework (100%).The coursework is a practical report. Students have to submit a summary of the activities in all three applied lectures for their coursework.

 

Feedback methods

Lectures will be interactive and students are encouraged to ask question throughout to seek informal

feedback on their learning progress. The seminar sessions, applied lectures, and online webinars offer students the opportunity to discuss their progress on the preparation of their coursework and other aspects of the course. Students will also be encouraged to seek help and advice on an individual basis, if they so wish.

Students will receive individual, written feedback on their coursework within 15 working days of the final submission date.

Recommended reading

Each lecture will be accompanied by a reading list.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 22
Seminars 5
Independent study hours
Independent study 173

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Yue Fu Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Pre-requisites: BMAN10872 Introduction to Work Psychology

Co-requisites: None

Dependent courses: None

Programme Restrictions: BSc Management / Management (specialism), IM

For Academic Year 2024/25

Updated: March 2024

Approved by: March UG Committee

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