Most undergraduate degree programmes require IELTS 6.0 or equivalent with no subtest score below 5.5.
Entry Requirements for the International Year
Students may apply to the 4-year programme during Level 5. Admission to the International Year is subject to successful application, interview and references from appropriate staff.
The criteria to be applied are:
Academic Performance (an average of 60% across all modules in Semester 1 at Level 5 is normally required. Places on the International Yearare then conditional on achieving an average mark of 54% across all Level 5 modules with no module fails. Where no Semester 1 marks have been awarded performance in 1st year marks and ongoing 2nd yearassessments are taken into account)
General Aptitude (to be demonstrated by application for study abroad, interview during the 2nd semester of year 2 (Level 5), and by recommendation of the student's personal tutor, 1st and 2nd year tutors and programme director)
Students may not register for both an International Yearand a Placement Year.
This course allow you to study both subject areas in order to analyse business in its financial context from complementary perspectives. A varied subject knowledge and a range of analytical and quantitative skills will enable you to pursue a variety of attractive careers in the financial sector, business and elsewhere.
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Year 1
Compulsory modules
Semester one
Management in Context
Accounting Principles
Semester two
Quantitative Methods 2
Optional modules
Semester one
Choose a minimum of one from the following
Introduction to Microeconomics
Quantitative Methods 1
Marketing Principles
The British and Global Economy
Business Law
Global Business Environments
Academic English for Business Students (Part 1)
Semester two
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Introductory Macroeconomics
Financial Accounting
Foundations of Human Resource Management
Introduction to International Business
Multinational Enterprise Business Perspectives
Managing in a Changing Society
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Semester one
Organisational Behaviour
Asset Pricing
Semester two
Operations and Quality Management
Portfolio Choice
Optional modules
Semester one
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Statistics with Bloomberg
Business Ethics
Professional Development
Banking
Academic English for Business Students (Part 1)
Academic English for Business Students (Part 2)
Semester two
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Introduction to Econometrics
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Social Enterprise and Alternative Organising
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Semester one
Business Strategy
Semester two
International Finance
Optional modules
Semester one
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Corporate Finance
Risk Management with Derivatives
Applied Econometrics
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
What’s wrong with Entrepreneurship?
Identity, Culture & Organisation
Comparative Business Cultures
SME Live Project
Academic English for Business Students (Part 2)
Advanced Business English Communication
Semester two
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Analysing Company Performance ISP
Data Analysis ISP ECO-300514
Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Managing International Projects
Enterprise Business Plan
96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE, 2017)
Your Business Management and Finance degree from Keele will prepare you for a wide choice of careers. You might choose to work in a field directly related to finance or to work as a management consultant or follow a career in sales or marketing. You could also use your newly acquired transferable skills to do something different such as working in insurance, IT, journalism, statistics or the Civil Service. This degree will also equip you to undertake postgraduate studies in Finance or Management.
Recent employers
Our graduates have gone on to work at:
Avecto
B&Q
Bet365
Capita
Enterprise Rent a Car
Lloyds Bank
Morrisons
Santander
Nationwide Building Society
Bennett Brookes
Ascot Business Solutions Ltd
Ford
Jaguar Landrover
Jack Wills
Mercedes Benz
NHS
PwC
UK Fuels
Barclays Bank
Allianz Insurance
Corona
Local Government
Sparta Global
Dow Jones
Capita
HMRC
Ernst and Young
National Trust
Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to do:
Management Consultant
Chartered Management Accountant
IT Consultant
Sales Executive
Logistics Manager
Banker
Investment Analyst
Operational Researcher
Financial Trader
Investment Banker
Chartered Accountant
Management Accountant
Tax Adviser
Insurance Broker
Regardless of which career you pursue after Keele, employers will want evidence of the range of skills and personal qualities you possess and which are required for the job. Your degree is clearly important in this respect but don’t forget the extra-curricular activities, positions of responsibility, jobs and voluntary work you may have been engaged in while studying at Keele. These activities allow you to demonstrate the skills and personal qualities required by employers and will be vital in your attempts to secure graduate employment.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
