Entry requirementsEntry requirements School entry requirements apply 180 UCAS points or equivalent; 3 GCSEs at grade C or above (including English and mathematics) or equivalent
Academic titleBusiness Studies, BA Hons
Course descriptionThis general business programme has a strong commercial orientation and academic rigour. The programme provides a well-rounded approach to business and helps students develop the key business skills in decision making, project management and leadership much sought after by employers.
The first year courses are core for this programme and: BA Hons Business Logistics and Transport Management; BA Hons Business Purchasing and Supply Chain Management; BA Hons Project Management; and BA Hons Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This allows students the option of switching to a more specialist degree at the end of the first year once they have more understanding of the different business disciplines.
Year 1
-Personal and Professional Development 1
-Theories of Organisational Behaviour (Managing Performance and Motivation)
-Practical Management Skills
-Business Planning (Quantitative and Financial Techniques)
-The Context of Business and its Regulatory Frameworks
-An Introduction to Business Functions
Year 2
-Personal and Professional Development 2
-Theories of Organisational Behaviour (Managing Teams and Diversity)
-Practical Management Skills
-Creating Business Value (Integrating Business Functions)
-Managing Across Cultures
-Business Ethics
-Management of Information Systems
Optional Sandwich Year (Work Placement)
Final Year
-Personal and Professional Development 3
-Theories of Organisational Behaviour (Leadership and Managing Change)
-Practical Management Skills
-Research Project or Work-based Consultancy
-Economic Environment of Business
-Business Strategy
-Contemporary Issues in Management
Career options
Opportunities available in a range of areas depending on specialisms taken e.g. personnel and human resource management, operations and logistics, advertising and marketing and finance