Business and Management

The BA (Hons) Business and Management course is broad-based designed for those currently working within or aiming for careers within the generic discipline of business and management – not sector specific. The course provides broad coverage of the key functions of management and the social, political, ethical, technological, environmental, and global contexts in which organisations operate.

The course focuses on communication, problem solving, time management and methodologies to enable decision-making with a focus on innovation and creativity using case studies and work-based experiences to investigate current issues within business and professional environments.

Level 4:

Business and the Contemporary Business Environment
Marketing Processes and Planning
Business Economics and Data Analysis
Managing People and Organisations
Introduction to Financial Management
Essentials of Small Business Development

Level 5:

Project Management
Managing Operations and Organisational Change
Financial Management and Reporting for Decision Making
Law for Business
Research Methods
Business Sustainability

Level 6:

Globalisation and Management
Responsibility, Ethics, and Sustainability
Major Project
Procurement and the International Supply Chain
Strategic Management

A range of assessment methodologies are utilised and designed to enable you to explore your chosen discipline and interests, to support your career aspirations and professional networks.

Assessment methods include both formative and summative submissions.

Formative assessments are designed to develop your critical thinking and subject skills in a regular and directed manner. You will participate in group discussions, give presentations and jointly explore subject content to improve your understanding and skills sets rather than the acquisition of knowledge per se. These formative assessments will deepen your understanding of the subject and develop communication skills; encourage a critical approach and build self-confidence. Formative assessments will support you to think quickly on your feet, to communicate articulately and persuasively with others, and to recognise the value of close collaboration and exchange of ideas.

Assessment methods include Case Studies, Problem-Based Scenarios, Financial Analysis and Business Plans, Marketing Strategies and People Plans in addition to Academic and Professional Presentations, Time Constrained Assessments, Formal Examinations and Critical Essays.