Why study this course?
This innovative Business Management degree, designed in conjunction with leading industrialists, provides you with insights and understanding of contemporary business themes including entrepreneurship. The course equips you with vital business skills and provides you with an opportunity to practise them in both traditional and virtual business environments. In addition to your degree you will gain the highly sought after and widely recognised CMI Level 6 Diploma in Management and Leadership.
More about this course
This course will equip you with the key business skills and knowledge needed to succeed in multinational organisations. We provide an in-depth understanding of all stages of the business management process, from conceptualisation to strategic evaluation.
You’ll study a broad range of fields such as finance management, economics, marketing, strategy and human resources, and get the chance to apply your theoretical knowledge to real-life, up-to-date case studies. You’ll also hear from specialist guest lecturers, visit a variety of organisations and participate in online business simulations throughout your course. The University’s business incubator, Accelerator, will prove an invaluable resource for flexing your entrepreneurial muscles. You’ll have the option to visit the Accelerator facilities and to participate in sessions and competitions.
You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in work-based learning as part of your degree. This will give you real-world experience that will set you apart from other graduates when you enter the job market, as well as giving you the chance to put your newfound knowledge to the test.
On completing the course, you’ll receive your Business Management BA (Hons) degree and a Level 6 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) diploma.
Professional accreditation
You’ll gain a Level 6 Diploma in Management and Leadership on completing this degree.
The Business Management BA is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), an internationally renowned professional body. While studying on this course you’ll gain membership to CMI and will be able access its facilities, attend events, join a mentoring scheme and access over 200,000 live management job postings.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course.
Modular structure
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 1 modules include:
Digital Business Management and Emerging Technology (core, 15 credits)
Financial Accounting (core, 15 credits)
Learning Through Organisations (core, 15 credits)
Managing People in Organisations (core, 15 credits)
Principles of Management (core, 15 credits)
Principles of Marketing (core, 15 credits)
Understanding and Managing Data (core, 15 credits)
Understanding the Business and Economic Environment (core, 15 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
Fundamentals of Project Management (core, 15 credits)
International Selling and Negotiation (core, 15 credits)
Leadership in Practice (core, 15 credits)
Organisation Design and Management (core, 15 credits)
Creating a Winning Business 1 (alternative core, 15 credits)
Learning through Work (alternative core, 15 credits)
Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis (alternative core, 15 credits)
The Practice of Consultancy (alternative core, 15 credits)
Artist Management (option, 15 credits)
Company and Business Law (option, 15 credits)
Developing Inclusive Organisations (option, 15 credits)
Field Trip (option, 15 credits)
Marketing Communications (option, 15 credits)
Principles of Finance (option, 15 credits)
Risk and Crisis Management (option, 15 credits)
Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
Financial Decision Making for Managers (core, 15 credits)
Leading Innovation (core, 15 credits)
Practising Business Strategy (with simulation) (core, 15 credits)
The Practice of Management (core, 15 credits)
Consultancy Project (alternative core, 30 credits)
Dissertation (alternative core, 30 credits)
Creative Media Practice and Music Business Models (option, 15 credits)
Marketing Communications in Practice (Context Fashion) (option, 15 credits)
Organising and Managing Across Cultures (option, 15 credits)
Personal Finance (option, 15 credits)
Service Excellence for Creative industries (option, 15 credits)
Social Marketing (option, 15 credits)
Strategy in Tourism and Travel (option, 15 credits)
Where this course can take you
This course will give you the skills you need to pursue a career as an entrepreneur or to work in business management as part of a national or multinational organisation. Previous graduates have gone on to work at organisations such as Coca-Cola, the Royal Bank of Scotland and even London Metropolitan University.
The knowledge base, transferable skills and hands-on work experience you’ll gain throughout the course will place you in an advantageous position once you enter the job market.
