The course in general
How many contact hours do you have in the average week?
Changes from week to week, but averages 12-16

Ideally, what 3/4 subjects would you recommend doing in order to be in the best position for your course?
Mathetmatics is essential if you really want to succeed. The math involved isn't hard but a math background would definitely make it a lot easier. Other than that, I'd say maybe a language and another science (Chemistry/Physics?) The language would

Why did you decide to study your degree programme?
The great thing about this course is that you will learn things that are directly applicable in real life. I preferred this over my undergrade (Bio-Medical science) where I learned interesting stuff but when will my knowledge of GPCRs ever come into use? Rarely, if ever... This on the other hand, you learn tools of running a good business and how to improve already existing businesses Furthermore, what you learn here is applicable in any realm of business from healthcare to the automotive industry.

Explain the things you wish you'd known about your degree before you applied:
To be honest, I was pretty well informed about the course before I applied so nothing came as a shock to me.

Describing your average day
Explain how your day is made up. For example, do you have labs/seminars/tutorials/lectures?
Average day is lectures. Depending on what week it is, you may have only 1 lecture or 2 (each lecture is 4 hours). There are occasional evening lectures but these are few and far between (from 6-8pm). There are no labs in this course and some of the modules are made of up tutorials (e.g. Negotiation Skills - this is a lot more interactive than a basic lecture).

How much extra work/reading are you required to do out of lectures?
The amount of reading outside the lecture notes isn't huge. You are at masters level so some should be done. You'll find you'll do some regardless because in order to fully accomplish some of the assignments you will have to read around. Some of the assignments are research based and therefore involve a lot of man-hours surfing the web getting appropriate info (like Annual Reports of companies for your Consultancy Skills module).

Is there anything else you think is relevant or that you would like to add in respect of your course?
There are a lot of Chinese people. I'm not saying that's a bad thing cause they're all very nice people. My best mate is a taiwanese girl called Alpha but a forewarning: chat to them on the first day as they get very cliquey very quick.

The best and worst parts of the course
What do you like best about your degree programme?
Pretty much what I said above, you learn things that you will use in real life (especially if you go into business and management). I enjoy the variety of modules and the quality of teaching. One of the teachers Prof. Brown is nothing short of fantastic. His knowledge and experience is vast and is very good at getting his knowledge across.

What do you like least about your degree programme?
In a word - feedback. The feedback tends to be limited, sometimes illegible, and occasionally wrong. I recently petitioned to get one piece of coursework re-marked (which is against the schools policy) and I got it because our lecturer provided unclear directions and told the marker to look for things that we were not told to include in the report.

Academics and course content
What do you think of your university's academics and facilities?
The facilities at the Uni are great. Gym membership is only 160 quid for the year. Bus pass is more expensive (200 quid-ish?) and has been sub-par this year (frequently late or not coming at all). That has been brought up and should change. The library gets VERY packed during exam time, as do all the computer rooms so if you can do your work on your laptop (if you have one) then try to do that.

Explain how you expected your course to be and how it compares to how it actually is. Give an outline of the content of the course.
The content varies from Simulation, managing resources and operations, to consultancy and analytic skills. There are a huge range of courses (some that I didn't do as you only have so many credits). Like I said, there is some math but nothing too bad (even GCSE math would be fine really).

ERASMUS scheme, study abroad and work placements
Have you been on a work placement/year in industry? How has it benefited your study and career prospects:
The work placement starts in a month. Again, a huge range of things on offer. I'm going to South Africa to model HIV/AIDS spread. There are also projects with airline companies and shipping companies. Furthermore, if you have a company that you would like to work with then you can tell the school liaison officer and he will endeavor to get you a project that will fulfill your academic requirements (as the projects are also what you will write your dissertation on).