English language requirements are one of the following: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent
Are you ready for a career in business? This undergraduate course could take you to the starting line. You’ll develop knowledge and skills across several business disciplines, focusing on the study of organisations, management and the changing environment in which they operate.
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Modules:
Year 1
Concepts of management
Principles of marketing
Accounting and finance for managers
People and organisations
Business economics
Management and information systems
Year 2
The principles of managing e-business
Managing business and innovation
Managing business logistics and negotiations
Business ethics today: social and legal foundations
Plus two options from:
Business contracts
Diagnostic analytics
Emerging markets, and the Asia-pacific business environment
Entrepreneurial mind-set - business discovery and development
Environmental economics and sustainability
Financial accounting and analysis
Fundamentals of finance
Fundamentals of project management
Marketing research
Human resource management
Retail operations
Social media in a business context
A foreign language and applied research report
Creative and media planning
The customer experience manager
Luxury!
The media relations manager
Year 3
Strategic management and leadership
Leading and managing SMEs
Plus four options from:
Management accounting for decision making
Practical analytics
Mobile applications – from idea to mass adoption
Entrepreneurial finance
Individual and organisational learning and development
Legal protection of business creativity
Brand management
PRINCE2® methodologies for project management
Retail boutique and shopper behaviour
Business research methods
Professional placement module
Year 4
If you study the full-time BA (Hons) Business Management Degree you'll have the option to undertake a work placement as part of the 4-year sandwich course. Modules are assessed by a mix of coursework assignments, presentations and exams.
All the way through the course, employability skills are promoted – with guest speakers from industry, business insights, graduate start-up and entrepreneur schemes. Jobs directly related to a degree in Business Management include:
Retail manager
Chartered management accountant
Corporate investment banker
Human resources officer
Insurance underwriter
Management consultant
Operational researcher
Risk manager
Human resources officer
Logistics and distribution manager
Marketing executive
Sales executive
Systems analyst
The employment record of our business graduates is excellent. Recent graduates have gone on to work as:
Local Business Development Manager at Audi
Consultant at JCW
Administration Assistant at NHS
Talent Intelligence Manager at Talent Intelligence
Account Assistant at ABC Accountancy
Operations Manager at Patisserie Chocolat Limited
CEO at BoxUp Crime
Financial Market Trader
HR Advisor at UK National Audit Office
Finance Intern at Eversholt Rail Group
Operations and Administration at The Rose Theatre
Assistant Events Officer at Birkbeck, University of London
Freelance Web Developer
Customer Service at Santander UK Corporate & Commercial
Administration Assistant at Mars Capital
National Manager at Elevation Networks
Sales & partnership manager at HomeRez
Business Controller at L'Oréal Luxe Travel Retail Monde
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
