Program Overview

Business Management BA (Hons)

Course Overview

This course aims to help you develop leadership and management skills through understanding the processes of business management.

What You'll Study

• Year one
• Year two
• Placement year
• Final year

Common First Year

The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions.

Year One Modules

• Entrepreneurial Thinking - 20 credits
• Entrepreneurial Ideation - 20 credits
• Foundations of Management - 20 credits
• Marketing, Digital and Social Media - 20 credits
• Business Decision-Making using Data Analysis - 20 credits
• Organisational Behaviour - 20 Credits

Year Two Modules

• Innovation in Practice - 20 credits
• Designing a Research Proposal - 20 credits
• Principles of Business Accounting - 20 credits
• Managing People in a Global Context - 20 credits
• Managing Change - 20 credits
• Economy, Society and Environment - 20 credits

Placement Year

• UK Work Placement– 0 credits
• International Study/Work Placement – 0 credits

Final Year Modules

• Final Year Project - 40 credits
• Strategy in Action - 20 credits
• Ethical Leadership - 20 credits
• Optional modules:
  • Project Management - 20 credits
  • Critical Issues in Globalisation - 20 credits
  • Business Process Management - 20 credits
  • Managing Global Organisations - 20 credits
  • Purchasing and Procurement - 20 credits
  • Strategic Entrepreneurship - 20 credits

How You'll Learn

This course aims to offer a variety of teaching and learning methods to keep your experience dynamic and varied.

• Lectures with associated seminars
• Workshops, incorporating case studies, problem-centred learning, practical exercises, surgeries, the use of electronic business resources and databases and ICT packages

Facilities

Our facilities and technology are close to what you would expect in real-world business environments.

• DigiComm Lab
• Business Simulation Suite
• Talent Team

Careers and Opportunities

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Evidence a well-developed knowledge of the broad areas of business and management
• Identify, analyse and critically assess organisational issues in an international and community context
• Demonstrate the ability to act as an independent learner as well as the ability to play a full role when working and/or learning in teams
• Act entrepreneurially to generate, analyse, develop and communicate innovative ideas and deliver successful outcomes
• Identify and evaluate uncertainty and complexity to explore alternative business and management solutions within a range of international context
• Understand and apply creative solutions in business management to real-world business problems to effect change in complex and dynamic environments
• Critically reflect upon leadership theories and apply appropriate tools to demonstrate strategic change
• Critically analyse and reflect on issues around sustainability, social responsibility, responsible leadership, and ethics, drawing on informed research sources, and critically evaluate the role of individuals and organisations in behaving responsibly

Entry Requirements

• UK: 112 UCAS points, BBC at A level, DMM at BTEC, 28 points at IB Diploma
• International: IELTS 6.0 overall (with at least 5.5 in each component area)

Fees and Funding

• UK, Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £9,535 per year
• EU: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary, £16,800 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £16,800 per year

Accreditation and Professional Recognition

• EFMD Global – Programme Accreditation System
• Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)
• European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
• PRME - The Principles for Responsible Management Education
• AACSB- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• BGA - Business Graduates Association
• SBC - Small Business Charter

International Experience Opportunities

This course offers a wide variety of field trip opportunities, both in the UK and abroad. These trips are designed to provide opportunities to understand business within different cultural environments and the chance to develop networks with a wider range of students and organisations.