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Introduction

Location

Institution code: D26

Course Length

Programme code: N10048
Duration: One year full-time
Start date: September 2023

Why choose this course?

Key features

 Graduates in our department have secured positions in globally renowned organisations such as Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar and The Body Shop.
 Achieve an internally recognised UK Higher Education BA degree in only one year.
 Strengthen the global outlook of your career: with DMU Global you will have the opportunity to visit international businesses and learn directly from their insights.
 Our Trading Room will give you access to a comprehensive and always up to date financial data.
 Explore cutting-edge business innovation through a unique combination of research-led teaching and real-life industry experience.
 Close links with national and local businesses with opportunities for on-field research.

Overview

Interested in a specialisation that will boost your career? Our top-up one-year BA (Hons) in Business Administration will help you to build up on your current business skills and knowledge by offering you a wide range of specialist areas.

You can tailor your degree to reflect your interests and career ambitions. In addition to a range of modules that will equip you with a wider vision of how to administer a business, we offer three streams of specialisation: Finance, Marketing and Strategy & Management.

This programme is designed to combine theoretical knowledge with a wide range of practical activities where you can apply and test your skills. Our research-led teaching will bring you up to date with the most innovative debates in Business. This will prepare you to enter the job market with a thorough understanding of what it takes to administer Businesses in our fast-paced global environment, while giving you a unique set of specialist skills if you wish to carry on your studies at postgraduate level.

You will also have the opportunity to experience student life at our global focused university, using our unique facilities like our Trading Room and exploring opportunities through our extensive links with local and national employers.

Modules

Modules

Core modules

 Global Strategic Management
 Global Business Contemporary Issues
 Customer Management

Option streams

Finance

 Forensic Accounting
 International Developments in Accounting
 Accounting and Finance Project

Strategy & Management

 Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
 Creative Management and Marketing
 Strategy and Management Dissertation

Marketing

 Global Marketing Strategies
 Customer Management
 Marketing Dissertation

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Entry Criteria

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.
Entry criteria

This is a top-up programme only available to students who have undertaken the equivalent of 240 credits at levels 4 and 5.

Contextual offer

To make sure you get fair and equal access to higher education, when looking at your application, we consider more than just your grades. So if you are eligible, you may receive a contextual offer. Find our more about contextual offers.

Mature students

We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications.

English language

If English is not your first language, an IELTS core of 6.0 (including a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is normally required.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT METHODS

1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don’t have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic interview
Teaching and assessment

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, case study analysis, audio-visual presentations, guest lectures and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (collaborative group work, such as presentations, phase tests, progress assessments and essays) and usually an exam.

Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information.

Contact hours
This is a full-time course and in total you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, seminars and workshops. Indicative breakdown of these activity types is shown in each module description.

Other: In addition each module provides two hours each week for individual consultation with the lecturer. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Self-directed study: In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 25 hours per week.

Career Opportunities

DMU Global

Our innovative international experience programme DMU Global aims to enrich studies, broaden cultural horizons and develop key skills valued by employers.

Through DMU Global, we offer an exciting mix of overseas, on-campus and online international experiences, including the opportunity to study or work abroad for up to a year.

Placements

Work-based placements are one of the best ways to boost your skills and experience, and can often lead to your first graduate role.

They are the perfect means of discovering how your studies relate to the real world, and provide an opportunity to improve your confidence and make contacts to help you get ahead in the job market.

DMU’s dedicated Placements Teams can help you by providing access to hundreds of opportunities, giving one-to-one CV advice and interview preparation, and offering training sessions and support from a dedicated tutor.

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