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:
To start off, academically, the University is good at providing resources. With a vast library located on campus, students are given 24-hour access to extensive resources. You can also use the library online and access journals and articles. The lectures themselves are pretty good. They always encourage students to email them if they have any queries, and the seminar groups allow them to build a closer relationship with lecturers to ask questions.
What lets the University down is the social, environmental, and financial aspects. Norwich itself is a quiet city, but there are many shops; however, the University is an hour away by walking, and buses are limited and stop running at 11 pm. As you can imagine, if you like shopping lots, you are limited to the expensive on-campus Spar shop, which sells items for triple the amount, and on-campus cafes, which close at 6 pm. After 6, everything is practically dead unless you go to the Bar, which is again overpriced and overcrowded and gets mundane after a few visits. After living on campus for a while, there isn’t much to do, and all the events die down around winter, leading to my other point. Univeristy lonlieness.
It’s a common issue in many universities to feel lonely, but this uni in particular, due to the lack of economically friendly activities as the sports are highly overpriced, you’re left stuck in your room or in the library for the most part. It would help if you could walk out of campus and browse through cafes, shops or independent businesses. Still, you are stuck living in a residential area unless you take a 30-minute bus ride to the city, which, again, everything closes around 6, so once you’re done with lectures, there is nothing to do.
Financially, it is incredibly overpriced for it to be one of the smaller cities in England. With the nearest supermarket, Aldi, being a 40-minute walk with no buses, you’re left to use the on-campus shop again. Additionally, the uni accommodations are so overpriced for what you get. Having lived in Crome Court, one of the fancier accommodations, I found there to be little to no storage space for food, a very uncomfortable dining table, and almost hospital-like decor that makes you feel like you are in an asylum, with all that costing £200 per week. There are no jobs on campus, so you have to apply a year in advance for the next school year.
For my recommendations, they need to add more activities all year round. When I first started, there was a tent with free cinema nights for people to join and mingle. After two weeks, it was taken down. If they were to continue that all year it would first add more job availability for students to manage. Create a third space for people to chat and create a sense of community.
Another recommendation is to start introducing more shops on campus. They could partner with independent businesses to have small shops for food,books, clothing, etc.
View moreIt is a great thing at UEA when the health and well-being of students is of great concern. There are many surveys given to students so that UEA can understand the situation of their health and student life. This school is great with the library open 24/7 including holidays and Sundays. However, for students studying Master of Business Administration, I find the program quite academic and not very practical. We had to do a lot of essays and were forced to apply many different theories, even we were introduced to theories from 19xx, I mean it was a long time ago.
View moreFor me, the three-year study experience in UEA makes me unforgettable about this school and city. UEA responded quickly during the pandemic, helping staff and students to do a good job of prevention and publicity. But I think the downside is that there are very few merchants working with UEA. Currently, I am going to Southampton University. As a new student, I found that the University of Southampton has a lot of links and publicity. These promotions and links can help freshmen adapt to the current life more quickly. For example, Unikitout is used to help students buy regular supplies for bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
View moreI think it’s a good uni, nice buildings, facilities and bar, plenty of societies and sports to choose from as well. I do wish the uni was more punctual on emails or calls when there are matters of urgency and needed assistance, I don’t trust that my problems will be resolved quickly if I contact the uni. I also wish that we could be made aware of what times cleaners are coming as they just appear whenever which is quite inconvenient.
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