Business Management with Professional Placement

Develop your leadership and management skills for the modern business world.

Step into the dynamic world of business with a Business Management degree designed to equip you as a creative and forward-thinking leader. You'll learn how to oversee performance, drive innovation and motivate team success. This course covers essential areas like global economies, big data and business strategy, while teaching you to navigate uncertainty and developing responsive and ethical leadership skills.

This Business Management degree will give you the knowledge, confidence and personal attributes to lead the future of business. You’ll gain critical business theory and management expertise while responding to real-world team challenges, supported by experienced industry professionals.

You will:
Explore the principles of effective leadership, investigating different management styles, strategies and techniques
Work on real-life business challenges and take part in work placements
Build your own portfolio of skills, experiences and development plans
Learn key skills in sales, networking, negotiation and identifying business opportunities
Develop an understanding and awareness of the importance of sustainability, accessibility and inclusivity for organisations of all sizes and form
Study at a university recognised by the Chartered Management Institute and Chartered Institute of Marketing.

While studying this Business Management degree, you will be eligible to receive the CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership upon successful completion of the degree.

For the duration of your Business Management course you’ll also be an Affiliate Member of the CMI. This opens access to a host of member benefits to help you progress on your professional journey.

You will be inspired to think laterally and make connections. Learning to work confidently on your own and in diverse groups, you’ll form concepts and solutions for real-world business challenges, with a specialist focus in management..

Stage One:
You will gain a firm understanding of the commercial environment and how industry can impact communities, economies and the environment. You will explore the fundamentals of business structure including the core elements of markets and market research. This will then be explored in the light of how data management is evolving and the implications of technological advances.

Modules
Wellbeing
Market Intelligence
Fundamentals of Business
Exploring Sustainability
Data Management
Principles of Marketing

Stage Two:
You will build on your knowledge and application of sustainable practice and key management disciplines including financial management and project management. Your skills in relation to finding and applying information sources will be further developed. Live briefs and expert speakers will add context to your studies as well as an opportunity to build your collaborative skills. You will also understand business management from specialist perspectives such as risk managers and human resources managers.

Modules
Research Methods
Risk Management
Human Resource Management
Collaborative Working
Financial Management
Project Management

Stage Three:
You’ll be responsible for finding your own placement, with support from the employability team. Choosing this option will enhance your industry experience and skills while studying.

How you’ll study during your professional placement
You’ll spend time working in a professional context, as part of a business or organisation. This can be in one role, or up to three, and must be for a minimum of 24 weeks.

You’ll develop in-demand workplace skills, deepen your insight into industry and grow your network of contacts, all of which could help you get ahead in your career after graduation.

Throughout this year, you’ll develop a portfolio of work that includes critical self-reflection on what has been learned from the experience. You’ll be required to evidence your experiences, the skills you’ve learned and your professional growth.

Stage Four:
By the end of your final year, you will have the confidence and skills to organise and deliver your own complex, original, management project. You will build your understanding of how international trade is conducted including assessment of your knowledge at government level. You will further develop your leadership capabilities and produce a portfolio that brings together all of your learning from the course. Connecting with industry both on and off campus, you will build valuable relationships to launch your career upon graduation. You will also broaden your views of strategic awareness in the commercial environment and the important areas of governance and ethics.

Modules
Professional Development
Strategy
Global Economies & International Trade
Leadership
Management Research Project
Corporate Governance & Ethics

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There are no formal written exams with this course; all assessment is coursework-based.

The coursework includes a varied range of assessments across the duration of the course, including reports or essays, case studies, reflections, presentations, projects, collaborative activity or portfolios.

Assessments are distributed across the duration of the course. Developmental and formative feedback will be provided on your work within modules in order to build confidence, add knowledge and improve your skills. This will be available both in class and within a more informal environment. Each summative assessment (the final assessed work) will also be accompanied by formal feedback, providing an opportunity to reflect on your own work but also to look forward to future assessment(s).

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Management Institute