BA (Hons) Business Management

Course Title: BA (Hons) Business Management

Faculty: Digital Enterprise

What subjects/units/modules* will I study?

Change has always been a constant in the business world. Over recent times this change appears to have gained unprecedented speed and intensity. The forces shaping our world today are immense, complex, surprising and challenging. More than ever, our prosperity, as organisations, societies and individuals, depends on the extent to which we can adapt to these forces and deploy them to our advantage.

Owners, managers and employees, at all levels, have an important part to play in this adaptation if business opportunities are to be realised. This means careful planning and monitoring, along with excellent management of stakeholder groups, finances and resources. Understanding the importance of effective communication, marketing activities, quality and, of course, customer care is essential, if organisations are to compete with others trading within the same arena.

We are proud of the relevance of our degree to the local and international business community. Through the first year of study in our Business Management degree you will develop a broad understanding of business organisations and the environment in which they function. You will develop this over the following two years, building upon your knowledge, to understand how businesses grow leaders, develop strategy, make decisions, organise their internal resources and manage risk and uncertainty in a fast changing and competitive environment.

We do this through a variety of teaching strategies, such as seminars, tutorials, case studies and visiting lecturers and entrepreneurs who are successful in their chosen field. This approach will facilitate you to develop the core skills fundamental to business success alongside the softer skills highly valued by the employer. These include key transferable skills such as organisational and time-management skills, self-management and communication skills, analysis and reporting skills with a business skew, of both a creative and analytical nature. You will also develop problem solving, decision making, logical thinking, strong communication skills and presentation and report writing skills together with numeracy and an understanding of how to interpret and use financial data.

These skills, coupled with business acumen, will make you highly employable, both locally and also further afield. To support the opportunity to travel, our business management degree offers the option to study or work abroad, either for a five week period or for a full year.

What subjects will I study?

The modules that you will study have been carefully designed to reflect the changing needs of the business environment and prepare you for a wide range of careers, including adequately supporting you in self-employment. In the first year all students will study six core modules. In the second and third years you will be able to personalise your learning through the selection of optional modules. These can be selected from any module and you will graduate with a degree in Business Management. If you choose modules from “specialist” areas you will graduate with a degree in that specialism.

If you study the following optional modules you will graduate with the following degree:

Business Management (Entrepreneurship)

BU5050 – Entrepreneurial Thought and Action

BU6032 – Managing Sustainable Ventures

Business Management (Finance)

BU5016 – Financial Decision Making

BU6303 – International Financial Management

BU6006 – Strategic Finance and Accounting

Business Management (Human Resource Management)

BU5003 – Human Resource Management

Plus at least one other from:

BU5050 – Entrepreneurial Thought and Action

BU5016 – Financial Decision Making

TM5022 – Marketing Management

At Level 6 both:

BU6027 – People Performance and Analytics

BU6008 – Leadership and Change Management

Business Management (Marketing)

TM5022 – Marketing Management

TM6014 – Marketing Communications

TM6003 – International and Global Marketing