Undergraduate Programmes

Yes, you can. Depending on your first year options and grades, there is a good chance that you can switch to a different but related degree programme at the end of your first year.

We pride ourselves on our varied and innovative teaching methods. In addition to traditional lectures and tutorials you may also participate in group work, carry out case studies, prepare business plans, take part in simulation exercises, company based projects and presentations.

Some degrees, like the BBA, place special emphasis on group work and role playing exercises. The one-day "team spirit" course for BBA students at the beginning of the 2nd year is always immensely enjoyable and rewarding.

Yes, it is. All members of staff have regular office hours which are usually posted on their office doors which are set aside for seeing students.

You will be assessed both by coursework and examination. Each course requires a certain amount of work to be handed in or tests to be taken each term and the marks you get are combined with your end of year examination to give you an overall mark for that particular course. Where appropriate, some courses are assessed by coursework only. In this way your final degree classification reflects your overall performance during years 2 and 3 (Part II) of your degree and does not just depend on the results of a final examination.

We think so! The School has an excellent employment record. In most years over 90% of our students gain jobs immediately on graduating, or decide to take a Master's degree. Most graduates obtain jobs in finance, marketing and management services (with companies like Nat West, Deloitte Touche and British Airways).

Others take posts in public sector, organisations such as the NHS and the Civil Service. Graduates from the Management School have the best employment record in the University, which itself currently has a performance which regularly places us in the UK top ten.

Yes, you can. The University's International Office and Study Abroad tutors in departments can advise you about opportunities of spending time abroad - perhaps in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Mexico or Hong Kong.

The BBA European Management programme offers the chance to spend 2 years in France, or Germany, Italy or Spain, and there are also other European study opportunities. The School has built up a large network of partner institutions with whom over 50 students are exchanged annually.

Yes, you may still apply for a place during your first year although places are not guaranteed as they are on the special degrees. If you are taking an Accounting and Finance degree, however, you cannot spend your second year abroad because of accreditation regulations, but you can apply to go to North America in the first term of your third year.

Yes you can. If you are studying for a BBA Management or the Marketing Management degree you will spend your third year in a paid work placement, normally in the UK. This experience will be supervised and assessed.

If you are studying European Management you will also spend part of your programme on placement both in the UK and abroad. If you are taking a degree in another Management School subject, like Operations Management, you can opt to take a year out between your second and third years and we will help you to find a suitable placement.

You benefit from this experience when you return to Lancaster for your final year studies, and when you come to apply for jobs at the end of your degree. Studying abroad allows you to immerse yourself in the culture of another European country and understand more about its economic, political and social life than you could ever learn by staying at home. This, too, enriches your university experience.

For international students, we

• have a dedicated tutor for Study Skills and English for Academic Purposes who provides classes on writing and other skills especially for LUMS undergraduate students. She can also be consulted by individual students about any writing, assessment or study skills issues
• now teach a special course for all non-EU BSc Business Studies students on British society business and management

Yes, you can study Italian, French, German, or Spanish either as a combined major degree with some Management subjects, or as part of the BBA in European Management, or you can take one language unit each year as a minor subject. All of these languages can be studied from scratch as minor subjects, but you will need to have GCE ' A' level French to take it as a major subject.