The following are the results I submitted when I applied, for reference only: two financial colleges in China have financial majors, with an average score of 82, IELTS 7 (writing 6), GMAT650 (not required), two internships and one paper published.
I would like to say here that Mandaka's IELTS writing score is notoriously strict. At that time, the total score of con in our major was 6.5, and it was useless to argue if the writing score was not enough and the total score exceeded the standard, so I took a Chinese class for five weeks. However, since the year we applied, there have been few language classes, and it is said that there will be no language classes in the future, so when you brush IELTS, you must remember to pass the writing quiz (the important things should be said three times).
2. Daily life about learning
There are two main forms of courses here: lectures and tutoring.
1, lecture
In fact, it is similar to the domestic class. The teacher asked the students to listen, but there were no textbooks. In the first class, the teacher will send a review of the course, including the course introduction, the theme and reference materials of the weekly lecture, and of course the reading list. What I want to say is that there are not many lectures every week. As far as I know, most majors (liberal arts or business) basically have four or five classes every week, but a lot of work needs to be done after class. For example, reading is an important part of your study here. Reading the references in the lecture before class is really a completely different feeling from not reading them. Basically, you can't read all these readings according to the list given by the teacher (a class will give more than a dozen articles, ranging from a few pages to dozens of pages), but the teacher will divide it into key reading and selective reading. How much you read really depends on yourself, but the more you really read, the better you learn.
All the study materials and materials sent by teachers can be found in the official website personal account of the school. The electronic resources of the library are also very rich, and many paid materials can be downloaded with the school account.
Occasionally, I will ask for a demonstration, sometimes it is an individual, sometimes it is a group. This is really a very important ability in Britain, and it is very training. You should not only do a lot of reading, but also have the ability to summarize, and you should also speak it in your own language (and learn how to make PPT concise and beautiful). If Pre is done in a group, it also pays great attention to division of labor, cooperation and coordination. Sometimes the students in your group may not be their own majors, or even never know each other, but you still have to cooperate quickly, so you have also exercised your social skills to some extent.
2. Tutorial
Similar to group study, you will be told the topic in advance, and then you will learn to discuss the topic after class by yourself or with the group. Then there will be a group discussion session in tutorial, and then you will discuss and exchange opinions with teachers and other groups.
In addition to daily teaching and counseling, schools and colleges often have some special lectures.
At the end of the term, some majors are exams, and most of our majors are essays, each with 3000-4000 words.
Three. On Manda and Environment and Development
In fact, when I came to Manda, I also had a big conspiracy. I believe many people are the same. But only after you come can you really feel the charm of this school.
Let alone how convenient and developed Manchester City is (after all, it can't be compared with London), but you can really feel the most inclusive and diversified atmosphere here. Walking on the road, all kinds of skin colors, races and languages are also full of your study. You should learn to deal with people from different countries and study with them.
The school is built next to the main road of Manchester City, not far from the urban area. It is the best combination of noise and tranquility.
Manda's learning resources are really unmatched by any school in China. There are more than a dozen libraries in the school, and many colleges have their own libraries (including the Environment and Development Department). The library system is also very developed, the materials you are looking for are easy to find, and there are many learning fields. There is also a special 24-hour self-study building, Learning commons, which is a very beautiful glass house with a sense of design. Each floor has a printer, computer group, small booth and special group study room.
There are always people who are better than you and work harder than you, whether you have a holiday during the day or at night or on weekends. Such a learning atmosphere often makes me feel ashamed not to study hard for such a good resource. Who says foreigners are easy? They study ten thousand times harder than you. )
Group study rooms need to be scheduled in advance. Every time I see such a full schedule, I will feel the efforts of people around me.
Many people say that the environment and development are very water, and I used to think so, because it is true that the environment and development is an institution with low admission standards. But after coming, I found that whether there is water depends on individuals (and in fact, Manda's development discipline has a good reputation in the world). Among the people around me, even business school students can't easily learn how to shop and play games every day, but some students majoring in environment and development hold computers to study by themselves every day. And studying here, you will find that if you want to follow the teacher's rhythm to improve your professional knowledge and language ability, no matter what your major is, it is not easy at all. Read a lot of reading materials every day, preview, review, organize notes, prepare demonstrations, and often study late. Moreover, you can also find that you think you are all classmates who came in like you. They can discuss professional problems with foreign students fluently, answer teachers' questions fluently in class and make statements confidently, but you can't. Moreover, you can also find that you think that international students have a good time in party and travel every day, but it turns out that they study harder than you and read materials, and you can't even pass the language barrier. There is really no need to discuss water or non-water issues at this time. Ask yourself, have you really worked hard enough? Why can't you do what others can do?
After studying and living here for a while, I feel that my self-study ability has improved too much. No one follows you to urge you to hand in your homework. You need to plan your own time, when to read books, when to have classes, when to buy food, cook and wash clothes, and when to go shopping and travel with friends.
My language ability has been greatly improved. I could hardly think gracefully before I came here. After coming to England, I found that IELTS didn't explain anything at all. When I first came here, every time I called customer service, my Indian accent made people crazy. I can't keep up with the teacher in class. What's more, the most difficult thing in class is not to understand what the teacher said, but to understand what your Middle Eastern classmates, African classmates and Japanese classmates said when they spoke. Now everything has become a habit, and I feel that my listening has improved rapidly.
And speaking and writing. IELTS speaking and writing are relatively low in my grade, which is also the situation of most students in China. But when you come to Britain, countless group discussions, lectures and demonstrations force you to speak in your organizational language. Homework, essay review and the last essay urge you to correct your mistakes over and over again.
It is important to learn professional knowledge, but I always think it is just a way. Language ability, learning ability and independent living ability are the most important things to learn and improve when studying abroad.
Four. The difference between human resource management and human resource development
Because there are two HR majors under the Department of Environment and Development, in fact, many brothers and sisters have asked me about the differences between these two majors, so this chapter is rather verbose. Specific differences suggest that you really go to official website to see the curriculum, which will be very clear. To put it simply, the two majors have different directions, HRM is biased towards management, and the curriculum setting is mainly because there are more courses in management disciplines; HRD is the development direction, and the curriculum is mainly training, education, organizational development and other courses. The above is a more official explanation. I want to talk about some differences in my experience.
1, the class size is different, one major in HRM is about 100 students, and HRD is about 40 to 50 students. For elective courses, there is no difference. For compulsory courses, I think it is better to have small classes, because when there are few people teaching and tutoring, teachers can have more communication with you, and you also have more opportunities to enter the dialogue during group discussion (a good opportunity to exercise your language ability and courage). However, it is worth mentioning that there are many people in China for these two majors (almost all business-related majors in Manda are like this).
2, this is very strange, probably because there are few people in HRD, and some people are inexplicably treated well. Our classmates all joked that their mothers brought them up. For example, these two majors have field trips. HRM is mixed with other majors under the School of Environment and Development to go on field trips, while HRD is a single major with 40 or 50 people. Occasionally, the teacher will invite us to the school coffee shop for dinner or order takeout (a bucket of milk, coffee, several boxes of sandwiches and English dark dishes) and bring them directly to the classroom for us to discuss and eat.
3. But as far as specialized courses are concerned, I actually agree that HRM is more suitable for China students, especially those with management foundation and human resources background. HRM is a familiar field (you can feel it when you go to official website to read the course title, because there are many similarities with domestic HR courses). However, human resource development is a brand-new concept in China. Basically, the domestic HR major has not involved this part for the time being. That is to say, for those of us who study HRD, all your professional knowledge is from scratch, and there is no question of whether there is a foundation (but according to the students who have studied this major HR, they have learned some contents in this science, but not much)
To tell the truth, I personally feel that there is no need to be too entangled in the choice of these two majors. First, to put it simply, report whichever you like (refer to your professional background, personal hobbies, career planning), and report whichever is good (HRD is relatively better) (Cook's note: HRD has been admitted for downsizing this year, and HRM is better this year). Second, there is no difference between HRD and HRM in finding a job in China, so there is no need to dwell too much on this issue.
These are some of my experiences in studying in Britain, Manda and HRD. I hope they can help you.