BA (Hons) Business and Management

• GCSE: For all applicants, Grade C or above, or Grade 4 under newly reformed GCSE grading, in English Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. Please note the University does not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.
• A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Points from A-Level General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.
• EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
• Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; to include 30 level 3 credits at merit.
• Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.

English Language Requirement:

• If English is not your first language, you will be required to meet the UK Border Agency and Universities minimum English Language requirements such as the International English Language Test (IELTS) overall score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.

Year 0 (Foundation Year)

• Becoming a Professional
• Introduction to Organisations, Enterprise and Management 
• Economics and Accounting for the Real World
• Introduction to Law in a Social, Business and Global Context

Year 1

The first year provides a foundation for the development of the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for future success.

• Meeting the Management Challenge (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding the Business and Economic Environment
• Understanding Organisations and People (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding the Principles of Marketing (Business, International and Management)
• Engaging in Critical Business Enquiry (Business, International and Management)

Year 2

In the second year, you will study modules relating to the main functional areas of business, including a range of specialist module options, and you will develop your research and enquiry skills.

• Managing People (Business, International and Management)
• Accounting Information for Business (Business, International and Management)
• International Business
• Methods of Enquiry
• Managing Business Processes (Business, International and Management)

Plus one optional module from the list below:

Optional modules

• Market Analysis for Private Investors
• International Trade and Multinational Business
• Good Business, Bad Business and Sustainability
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Management Communication and Decision-Making
• Employment Relations OR Law and Equality at Work
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business
• Digital Business Management
• Credit Management: Theory and Practice

All students are encouraged to spend their third year on placement and the curriculum in the second year provides support in securing this placement.

Final year

The final year will include a major project, modules which require the integration of the knowledge gained in the earlier years of study and a number of advanced business module options which allow you to further develop your specific interests. The final year curriculum also includes a focus on managing change, both in organisational terms and in terms of your own career.

You will study one of the following major projects:

• Work-based Enquiry Project
• Critical Business Enquiry Project
• Enterprise Project
• Applied Business Project
• Business Project

Plus the following compulsory modules:

• Strategic Management (Business, International and Management)
• Managing Organisational and Individual Change (Business, International and Management)

Plus three optional modules from the list below OR two if a Study Year Abroad (SYA) or Placement Year has been completed:

Optional modules

• International Financial Management
• Investment Management
• Personal Financial Planning
• The Economics of Developing Countries
• Sustainable Business
• Events and Festivals Management
• Global Marketing Management
• Public Relations
• Interactive and Digital Marketing
• Competing Through Quality
• Project Management
• Coaching in Organisations
• Organisational Leadership
• HR Development and Knowledge Management
• International HRM
• International Business in the Emerging Markets
• Business Innovation and Growth
• Entrepreneurship: Ideas and Practice
• Virtual Business
• Accounting for Managers
• Brand Management