BSc (Hons) Business Management
BSc (Hons) Business Management is a full-time degree covering the main functions of business, including marketing, human resources, accounting, leadership and operations. It may suit adults returning to education who want a broad business qualification, with routes available with a foundation year and/or placement year.
About this course
This business management degree develops a broad understanding of how organisations operate, make decisions and respond to commercial, legal and social change. You will examine management, marketing, finance, economics, leadership, operations and the use of data in business.
As you progress, you can build knowledge of areas including digital marketing, consumer behaviour, international human resources, corporate governance, project management and business law. The course also considers ethics, social responsibility and legal issues affecting the gig economy.
Full-time study is available over three years, or four years with either a foundation year or placement year. A five-year route combines a foundation year and placement year. The foundation year is designed to prepare students for degree-level study through academic, digital, research and communication skills alongside introductory subject content.
What you will study
Depending on your study route and module choices, topics include:
• business management, marketing, accounting and finance • management, leadership and people management • quantitative methods and economics for business • corporate governance, social responsibility and ethics • law, taxation, intellectual property and data protection • digital marketing, social media, branding and consumer behaviour • international human resources management • project management and financial markets
Foundation-year study includes communication, digital and research skills, sustainability and society, a foundation project, and core concepts in business, law, computer science, criminology and psychology.
Modules
Foundation
- Communication Skills
- Digital and Research Skills
- Sustainability and Society
- Foundation Year Project
- Shaping Skills for Success
- Core Concepts of Business
- Core Concepts of Law (optional)
- Core Concepts of Computer Science (optional)
- Core Concepts of Criminology (optional)
- Core Concepts of Psychology (optional)
Foundation Year (Blended)
- Skills for Higher Education
Year 1
- Essentials of Management
- Academic and Employability Skills
- Principles of Marketing
- Accounting and Finance
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Managing and Leading People
Year 2
- Ethics and Law in the Gig Economy (core)
- Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (core)
- Economics for Business (core)
- Strategic Brand Management and Social Media (optional)
- International Human Resources Management (optional)
- Marketing and Sales in a Digital World (optional)
- Consumer Psychology and Behaviour (optional)
- Introduction to Digital Marketing (optional)
- Project Management (optional)
- Business Law 1 (optional)
- Data and Intellectual Property Protection (optional)
- Introduction to Taxation (optional)
- Financial Markets and Instruments (optional)
- Research Methods (optional)
Year 3 or Year 4
- Global Leadership and Change Management (core)
- International Strategic Management (core)
- Creativity Innovation and Entrepreneurship (core)
- Sector Specific Project or Dissertation or Internship (optional)
- Cases in International Strategy (optional)
- International Business and Global Trade (optional)
- Digital Marketing Strategies (optional)
- Market Research and Digital Marketing Analytics (optional)
- Digital Sales Management (optional)
- Personal Finance (optional)
- Business Law 2 (optional)
- Advanced Taxation (optional)
- Audit (optional)
- Introduction to FinTech (optional)
- Mergers and Acquisition (optional)
- Trading (optional)
Assessment
Assessment includes individual reports, in-class group presentations, group projects and exams.
Entry requirements
Standard entry requirements are: A Levels at BBC; BTEC at DMM; or 112 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels or an equivalent qualification. Applicants also need GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or equivalent.
Entry requirements for the foundation year route differ from those listed above.
Careers
The course may support progression into roles in operations, human resources, project management, business analytics, business consultancy or entrepreneurship.
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