Program Overview

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BA Business Management (West Lothian College)

Overview

Our business management courses provide you with a broad foundation in business and help you develop skills across a number of business disciplines to prepare you for the dynamic global business environment.

Based at West Lothian College, this course offers you the opportunity to qualify for a BA degree. It's also available part-time.

The course has been specially designed for you to progress easily from further to higher education and top up your qualification to Bachelor level at West Lothian College, with the option to continue to Honours at the Business School at Edinburgh Napier.

Mode of Study:

• Full-time

Duration:

• 1 year

UCAS code:

• N200

Course details

This is a one year full-time course based at West Lothian College. Aimed at students who have an HND in a business or management related subject, this course offers you excellent employability skills including professional presentation, team working, leadership, communication and problem solving.

You'll enter directly into Year 3 of the degree. Upon successful completion of Year 3, you'll be eligible for a Bachelors degree. You may choose to transfer to the Business School to complete Year 4 where, upon successful completion, you will be eligible for an Honours degree.

You'll have the opportunity to choose the direction of your studies, through a range of options from business, finance, marketing and more.

Although you'll be studying at West Lothian College, you will officially be enrolled as a student of Edinburgh Napier University.

How you’ll be taught

You'll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials and through independent study.

Popular modules

Below is an indication of the modules you could study:

Year 3

• International Business
• Organisational Change Management
• Strategic Management in a Global Context
• International Marketing
• Business and Management Challenges
• Introduction to Human Resource Management

Disclaimer

Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Our entry requirements indicate the minimum qualifications with which we normally accept students. Competition for places varies from year to year and you aren't guaranteed a place if you meet the minimum qualifications.

Year 3

Minimum Year 3

• HND: Pass HND in Business, Administration and IT, Human Resource Management or Marketing with grades CC at SCQF Level 8 in the graded unit(s).
• CMI: Successfully complete CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership at Level 8
• ILM: Successfully complete ILM Certificate/Diploma in Leadership and Management at Level 5/SCQF Level 9

English language

If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test and our minimum English language requirements will apply.

This may not apply if you have completed all your school qualifications in English. Check our country pages to find out if this applies to you.

If you do not currently meet our minimum English language requirements, we offer a number of pre-sessional English language courses which could help you achieve the required level.

International students

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

Fees & funding

The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you will depend on a number of factors including your nationality, location, personal circumstances and the course you are studying. We also have a number of bursaries and scholarships available to our students.

Tuition fees for 2024/25

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £9,250
• Overseas and EU: £16,680

Tuition fees are subject to an annual review and may increase from one year to the next.

Careers

The broad scope of this course means you are not restricted by an industry or sector. Possible areas include:

• Graduate training schemes
• Financial services
• Sales and marketing
• Human resources