A Management degree builds a strong foundation in a wide variety of fields including business, finance, economics and marketing. It develops students’ understanding of business practices, structures, business theory, business strategy and research as well as global economies and financial markets. Doing a Management Degree also allows students to gain skills that enable them to work with financial and numerical data effectively.
Management degrees cover different managerial roles, such as Human Resource (HR) management, hospitality management, innovation management, operations management, etc. They can be specialized into one of the areas mentioned above or follow a more general approach that covers most of these areas.
The range of management degrees is huge and includes Business Management, Management, Marketing Management, etc. They are predominantly offered in the business departments/business schools/management schools of different universities.
One of the main benefits of this degree is that Management is a broad discipline, which keeps students’ career options open.
Management degrees could have a very practical focus, which is an opportunity for students to gain experience in the process of completing their degree before having started their professional careers. Management courses usually offer work placements and practical modules, which include business simulations and business creation in a simulated environment. Acquiring practical experience through these opportunities could make students stand out from the crowd in the job market once they graduate. Research-oriented Management degrees also exist for those who prefer the theoretical aspects of such a degree. Most courses, however, have established a good balance between theory and practice in order to meet the needs of all students.
Management degrees also prepare students to serve the managerial role across a wide range of areas, including HR management, hospitality management, innovation management, operations management, etc. Students can specialize in one particular area or focus on gaining knowledge across all of these areas thanks to the high availability of different management courses.
Additionally, there is a high demand for management professionals in the contemporary business world. Therefore, taking a management course is an opportunity for students to kick-start their careers and occupy a higher position in the organizational hierarchy.
Management courses usually begin by introducing students to different areas covered by the managerial role, such as organizational management, business environment, statistics, accounting and finance, business growth, etc. After the first year, institutions allow students to explore the management discipline into more depth by delivering specialized modules and offering optional modules, which enable students to choose subjects that interest them the most and are most relevant to their career aspirations.
Management degrees take 3 years to complete in the UK. However, their duration could extend to 4 years if students choose to spend a year in industry between their second and third year, which is a popular option among the student community. Setting placement opportunities apart, the duration of a Management degree depends on three main factors – country, mode of study (part-time or full-time) and degree level. Below are listed the approximate durations of Management degrees in the most popular countries for Higher Education in Europe:
Throughout the semesters, I got a good look at the sides of running a business in an international forum, and when I started my major studies, we dove really deep into the practices that small and big enterprises conducted, as well as got to touch on a lot of different software such as SAP, Merit Aktiva, and Procountor.
View moreI would like to say, that the school in total is very good. It has good quality of education, and experienced teachers. The study atmosphere is very friendly and not stressful. The one thing, that there is not too much social life in college, no activities for students such as arts, sports, etc. I would like to have some after school activities available for students also.
View moreWhile completing an international degree and being bicultural myself, I highly enjoy my degree program. What I like most is being around all kinds of people and lecturers, people from different backgrounds and cultures, and learning from them. My degree focuses on marketing, cooperating with businesses, and applying what we learn in their existing companies gives us a boost for our future careers and plans. My university has also proven its internationality by partnering with many universities abroad.
View moreI did my degree in Tourism and Event Management at Porvoo campus and I’m quite satisfied with the study journey that I experienced. Haaga- Helia has an interesting selection of courses, and the university is quite flexible with its studies. The facilities at the Porvoo campus are very good and modern and it is quite easy to go to Helsinki by bus. If you prefer to live in Helsinki instead of Porvoo I would recommend you choose the campus in Helsinki. In the end, it is quite time consuming and expensive to travel back and forth, but some students did that, so it is not impossible.
I really enjoyed the international environment at our campus in Porvoo. There are students from over 50 different countries. Haaga- Helia supported me with amazing exchange opportunities and study courses with inclusive business trips abroad. I got to do two exchanges, one in Bournemouth University and the other one in Thailand, Phuket at the Prince Of Songkla University. Because of the study trips that we had, I got to visit Sweden, Stockholm, Åland and France, Aix-En-Provence.
The skill level of the teachers varies quite a lot. Some of them were very professional with great pedagogical skills and some of them lacked knowledge and skills on how to teach the course they had planned for us. Some courses include collaborations with real-life companies which is great as you get to work with them already while being a student. There are amazing events in Helsinki such as Nordic Business Forum and Slush that you can participate in as a volunteer and gain valuable experience for example as a customer service representative.
The student life on Porvoo campus is not very active. The nice thing is that most students live in the same flat so it’s easy to arrange small parties with friends on short notice. There is also a student union which arranges some parties. The school definitely needs more clubs for students to join.
I have gotten various job opportunities from different countries, so Haaga-Helia has helped me to dive into the tourism and event management field. The experience of studying in Haaga-Helia depends also a lot on yourself and how active a student you are. The school gives many opportunities to students but sometimes there is a lack of communication which is why it’s good to be active and ask if you are looking for a certain course or exchange program you want to do. For example, I don’t think that most people know that it is possible to do two exchanges abroad.
View moreAt least in my degree programme (Multilingual Management Assistant), the quality of teaching has varied a lot – some of the teachers have barely an adequate level of English knowledge, which makes it occasionally difficult to communicate with them and understand what is asked from us. Furthermore, in some cases their expertise in the topic they’re teaching is superficial.
However, there are some excellent teachers and quite a good selection of courses to choose from.
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