BA Honours Business Management
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| Length of course: | Three-year, full-time Four-year, full-time sandwich Four to six years, part-time, day and/or evening |
Typical offer for September 2010 International BTEC National Diploma: DMM See also standard entry requirements |
| UCAS codes: | Business Management N900; Accounting NN24; Economics NL21; Entrepreneurships N291; Finance and Financial Services N294; Human Resource Management NN26; International Business NN21; Law NM22; Marketing NN25 |
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| Location: | Central London (Marylebone) |
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Business success requires a breadth of knowledge and abilities and, in bringing together theory and practice, this course will enable you to develop the vision, innovation and dynamism required in the contemporary business world.
While some students have clear career aims before starting their university education, many others are still unsure which path they will eventually follow. This exciting and flexible business degree allows you to build the degree of your choice. You may choose to study for a general business award, or to specialise in one of eight popular subject areas. The course will give you a broad range of business knowledge and skills which will enable you to pursue a career in private business, in public or ‘third’ sector organisations, or in the main business-related professions. It will also help you to acquire the skills appropriate to
self-employment and the confidence to develop your own business.
For those of you who are mature students looking to improve your qualifications and widen your job opportunities, the part-time version of the course is designed to provide a vocationally relevant degree which can be taken while working full-time. If you prefer you can complete the course on an evening-only basis, with the pace determined by the number of modules chosen.
Course content
In each year (or credit level) of study, you will take a combination of core and optional modules, with increasing flexibility as you move through the degree. You can also study a foreign language as part of the course, most of which are available from beginner’s level. In Year 1 (Credit Level 4) you are introduced to the functions of business organisations, the broader business context and key management skills and competences.The core modules in Year 2 (Credit Level 5) focus on how businesses operate and are resourced, and help to build your management skills and capabilities of research and information gathering, analysis, reflection and decision making. In Year 2 you will begin to study your chosen pathway (for a specialist award) or you can select modules from across the business areas for a general award. Your personal tutor will help you to decide on a programme of study best suited to your abilities and personal career interests.
You may wish to study abroad for a semester (in the second half of Year 2) or for a full year (between Year 2 and your final year), taking advantage of our links with partner universities in Europe, Australia, Asia, the USA and other parts of the world. Alternatively, you can take an optional work placement for a year.
In Year 3 (Credit Level 6), the core modules will enable you to apply critical and reflective approaches to exploring the challenges facing contemporary business at a strategic level, and to develop your specialism further. You will also have the opportunity to complete a project or another piece of independent research and writing, investigating an issue of your choice. Alongside this you will have a wide range of specialist and optional modules to choose from.
Year 1 (Credit Level 4)
Subjects of study include:- Customers and Markets
- Financial Information
- People and Performance
- Professional Business Competencies
- The Business Context
- plus one free choice module
Year 2 (Credit Level 5)
Subjects of study include:- Business Research and Professional Practice
- Making Management Decisions
- Organisational and Financial Planning
- Value Creation and Business Operations
- plus two modules from your chosen specialism
- plus one free choice module
Sandwich placement/Study Abroad year
Between Year 2 and Year 3 (Credit Levels 5 and 6) you can undertake a one-year, full-time, paid business placement, or you can study abroad at one of our partner institutions. Either of these options will extend the course for an additional year. Successful completion of the sandwich placement or Study Abroad year is recognised withthe award of a University Certificate of Achievement.
Year 3 (Credit Level 6)
Subjects of study include:- Project (or other piece of independent work)
- Strategic Perspectives
- plus three or four modules from your chosen specialism (or across specialisms if on a general business award)
- plus one free choice module
Specialist pathways available on the BA Honours Business Management
If you take sufficient modules (two at Level 5 and four at Level 6) from one of the specialist pathways listed below, you can have it added to your degree title (eg BA Honours Business Management – Marketing). Part-time students can achieve the BA Honours Business Management degree purely by evening study, but most specialist pathways would require attendance at one or more modules during the day.The specialist pathways are:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance and Financial Services
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Law
- Marketing
Teaching and assessment
The course uses a variety of teaching methods, from large lectures to workshops, tutorials and small group seminars which emphasise participation and self-directed learning. These are supported by online resources provided via Blackboard, our online learning environment. Assessment is based on a combination of course work or other in-course assignments, and end-of-module exams.Associated careers
The Business Management course gives students the opportunity to develop a career in a vast range of business areas, in both the public and private sectors. Graduates from this course are currently employed in professions ranging from finance and the City to technology consulting and the retail sector. Budding entrepreneurs have gone on to start their own businesses, while other graduates continue their development and gain access to professional qualifications.On graduation, you may gain access to professional qualifications from leading institutions such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Institute of Direct Marketing, the Institute of Personnel and Development, the Chartered Insurance Institute and the professional accounting bodies.
International Foundation course
We work in partnership with Kaplan International College (KIC) London to provide foundation courses for international students who don’t meet our Bachelor degree entry requirements. Students who complete their KIC London course at the required level are guaranteed progression to study at Westminster on selected Bachelor degrees. For further information visit kiclondon.org.uk
Course Leaders
Full-time programme:
Phil Sainter
+44 (0) 207911 5000 ext. 4474
p.sainter@westminster.ac.uk
Part-time programme:
Jenni Nowlan
+44 (0) 207911 5000 ext. 4127/3124
nowlanj@westminster.ac.uk
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