Program Overview

Business and Management – Extended Programme via Study Centres BA (Hons)

Overview

This course is a way to gain a world-class undergraduate degree from a British university without leaving your country. The content of this course is the same as the Sunderland campus-based course BA (Hons) Business and Management Extended Programme.

Why us?

• We've been shortlisted for Business School of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2024
• The Sunderland Business School is a member of ‘The Association of Business Schools’
• A high level of choice at levels two and three where you can specialise in key areas of business and management
• A strongly vocational programme with employability as a key focus
• Available as a sandwich year course where you can engage in a one-year industrial placement

Course structure

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, supervised project and group work and resource-based learning.

Your progress will be assessed with written essays, seminar presentations, reports, case studies and learning logs.

Year 1:

• Higher Education Skills and Competencies (10 credits)
• Information Technology for Business Use (10 credits)
• Contemporary Business Issues in a Globalised Environment (30 credits)
• Introduction to Critical Academic Thinking (10 credits)
• Organisational Behaviour and the Management of People (20 credits)
• Introduction to Organisational Management (20 credits)
• Business Management Project (20 credits)

Year 2 (national level 4):

• Employability Skills (20 credits)
• Contemporary Debates in Business Management (20 credits)
• Understanding the Business Environment (40 credits)
• Understanding Business (40 credits)

Year 3 (national level 5):

• Introduction to Strategic Management (20 credits)
• Developing Career Prospects (20 credits)
• Responsible Business (20 credits)
• Plus a choice of up to 60 credits from a range of topics relating to business functional areas, such as Management Accounting, Marketing Management, Business Law or Business Enterprise Management

Final year (national level 6):

Core modules

• Strategic Management (20 credits)

Examine the concepts and underpinning theory of strategic management within organisations. Explore the many theoretical schools of strategic management with reference to those that address the formulation and development of strategy within the organisation. Contrast various theoretical models and modes of thinking around strategising and develop a robust set of tools to apply to real-world management problems. Examine ethical and practical issues facing business in modern global marketplaces.

• Applying Critical Reflective Practice (20 credits)
• Plus a choice of up to 40 credits from a range of topics relating to business functional areas, such as Management Accounting, Marketing Management or Business Enterprise Management

Optional modules (choose one)

• Business Research Dissertation (40 credits)
• Critical Debates in Professional Practice (40 credits)

Facilities

This course is taught at University of Sunderland in Hong Kong. Visit UoS Hong Kong for more information about the study centre and the facilities available.

Entry requirements

Our typical offer is:

• Irish Leaving Certificate: 112 UCAS points – Students must have H1-H7 or O1-O4 in Maths & English.
• QQI/FETAC 5: Pass profile overall. For entry we also require H1-H7 or O1-O4 in Maths and English from Irish Leaving Certificate.

If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, you can take one of the foundation pathways at our partners ONCAMPUS Sunderland. Find out more information and whether your course is eligible on our ONCAMPUS page.

If your qualification is not listed above, please contact the Student Administration team at for further advice.

Please contact the study centre for more information on their specific requirements and equivalent qualifications from outside the UK.

Fees and finance

Please contact the study centre for information on fees.

Career ready

When you graduate from this course you will have excellent business skills and you’ll be ready to step into a leadership or management role in a wide variety of industries. Some of the companies which employ our Business graduates include: Microsoft, IBM, Nike, Adidas, P&G, Lloyds TSB, Marriott Hotels, and the NHS.

Employability modules

All University of Sunderland undergraduate business courses include three employability modules: ‘Employability Skills’, ‘Developing Career Prospects’ and ‘Applying Critical Reflective Practice’.

These modules are designed specifically around self-development, and will help you get the career you want when you graduate.