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Introduction


This course is an ideal insight into the fast-moving world of business today. The course provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed within the public, private or third sector.

This course is available to Home and International applicants. This course is also offered as weekend study.

PATHWAY OPTIONS

BA (Hons) Business Management

Specialist pathway options available at level 6 include:

• BA (Hons) Business Management (Accounting & Finance)
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Marketing)
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Business Analytics)
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Human Resources)

Location

Birmingham

Course Length

Full-time 3 Years
Start Date: September/ January/ May

Why choose this course?


• Internationally recognised degree
• Develop the key management, business skills and knowledge you need to progress in your career.
• Work with friendly, experienced, practice-led tutors who will guide you through every step of the process.
• Join a learning community that will become a business network for life.
• UWTSD ranked 1st in the UK for student satisfaction in teaching quality in Business Studies – The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.

Overview

The BA Business Management programme is a three-year full-time course designed to provide students with all the necessary business skills to excel in their chosen field or carry on with postgraduate studies.

Students who wish to study this programme may come from a wide variety of subject backgrounds, including, but not necessarily business management. This programme suits those who prefer to learn a broad repertoire of business skills, rather than focusing on one specialism.

This involves learning core business skills relating to, for example, marketing, human resources, information systems/e-Business, accounting and finance. Students would undertake a range of tasks associated with business organisations and would enjoy developing sophisticated solutions to business problems and opportunities.

Given the broad range of skills learned, graduates would have many career opportunities in a diverse range of business roles (e.g. marketing, HR, project management, etc.) in a wide range of sectors. This programme is also suitable as a stepping stone for those who wish to develop a specialism after a general business education and for those who wish to become business teachers or as a route to self-employment.

Classes taught on two days per week.

Modules

Year One – Level 4

• Introduction to Business (20 credits; compulsory)
• Introduction to Leadership & Management (20 credits; compulsory)
• Community Engagement (20 credits; compulsory)
• Understanding Organisational Structure and Culture (20 credits; compulsory)
• Global Business Environment (20 credits; compulsory)
• Academic Skills (20 credits; compulsory)

Year Two – Level 5

• Data Handling & Business Intelligence (20 credits; compulsory)
• Entrepreneurship (20 credits; compulsory)
• Management Accounting for Managers (20 credits; compulsory)
• Essentials of Accounting & Finance (20 credits; compulsory)
• Principles of Marketing (20 credits; compulsory)
• Principles of Human Resource Management (20 credits; compulsory)

Year Three – Level 6 (BA)

All pathways

• Independent Project Management (40 credits; compulsory)
• International Business Communications Management (20 credits; compulsory)
• Strategic Management & Sustainability Management (20 credits; compulsory)

BA (Hons) Business Management pathway

• Project Management (20 credits; compulsory)
• Leadership and Management Theory and Practice (20 credits; compulsory)

BA (Hons) Business Management (Accounting & Finance) pathway

• International Financial Management (20 credits; compulsory)
• Digital Accounting & Finance (20 credits; compulsory)


BA (Hons) Business Management (Marketing) pathway

• Digital Marketing (20 credits; compulsory)
• International Marketing (20 credits; compulsory)

BA (Hons) Business Management (Business Analytics) pathway

• Cloud & Big Data for Business Decisions (20 credits; compulsory)
• Data Analytics (20 credits; compulsory)

BA (Hons) Business Management (Human Resources) pathway

• Strategic Human Resource Management (20 credits; compulsory)
• International Human (20 credits; compulsory)

Entry Criteria

This course is available to Home and International applicants.

A wide range of international qualifications which are equivalent to two A-Level passes, including International Baccalaureate and European Baccalaureate, are recognised. The University will normally accept students who have completed a recognised International Foundation Programme, for example, those offered by UK Further Education Colleges, Universities, and Colleges of Higher Education.

English language proficiency at or exceeding an average IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent in any other approved test), with no score less than 5.5 in any components of the test.

The applicants will have to pass an assessment with one of our academics in order to be accepted onto the programme.

ENTRY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Home Office Share Code
For EU students only.

IF no Qualification
Please provide CV with at least 2 years of work experience, and employee reference letter.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT METHODS

1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic Interview



Assessment

This programme offers an academically challenging, vocational experience which incorporates innovative teaching and assessment methods. Students are expected to be active in managing their learning experience, to be creative and to take initiatives to develop themselves.


Career Opportunities

The programme boasts a high employability rate for graduating students who are in work within six months of completing the degree. A significant number of graduates also progress to postgraduate studies at this and other universities. Graduates will apply their knowledge and skills in the following fields:

• Human Resources
• Marketing and Sales
• Financial Services
• Public, private or third sector management
• Business Consultancy
• Postgraduate study/research

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