Business Management BSc(Hons)

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Why choose this course?

In your first year you take core modules shared with our other Business Management degree courses.

From your second year you can also choose to specialise in the area of business which interests you most: economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, law or marketing. This will help you to decide which area of business you would like specialise in, whilst also preparing you to be your own boss.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. If you apply to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through Student View.

Year 1

All our Business Management degrees share the same first year core modules, giving you a broad understanding of business principles.

Core modules include aspects of economics, entrepreneurship, marketing, law, HR, organisational behaviour and finance, to give you a broad understanding of business principles and practice.

Modules

• Business Economics

  In this module you will develop your understanding of key economic concepts by applying them to contemporary issues within the world of business and through the application of quantitative techniques. You will also gain an understanding of how political, economic and environmental factors influence the world of business.

• Marketing Principles

  This module introduces the role and function of marketing within organisational frameworks. You'll develop an understanding of basic qualitative and quantitative tools available for analysing and interpreting the marketing environment.

• Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

  This module will introduce you to a range of concepts, principles and theories that have been adopted within the study of organisational behaviour and human resource management.

  This module will provide you with a grounding for understanding how people are managed and organised in the workplace.

• Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business

  This module provides you with an introduction to fundamental concepts in the fields of financial accounting, management accounting, and finance. You will develop a basic understanding of an organisation’s financial position and performance through the application of appropriate analytical tools and procedures.

• Enterprise Project and Skills

  In this module you will create a business plan, a project plan and a marketing plan that include a digital presence.

  You'll integrate and apply skills and learning from other year one modules using project management skills to deliver a practical and applied business project, and will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of market dynamics, financial structures and HRM employment strategies.

  The module is underpinned with a strong skills component which develops quantitative, research, project, academic, team working, personal development and business skills.

• Managing Systems and Operations

  This module will introduce you to the use of digital technologies and operations management in business.

  The module will highlight how managers use digital technologies to measure and improve operations and systems performance, and will provide an understanding of the processes and the methods to improve them in both service-oriented and manufacturing-sector organisations. A range of contemporary issues, innovation and future trends in Information Systems (IS) and operations management will be showcased

Year 2

From your second year, through the module choices you make, you can either continue along a broad business management degree route, or specialise in HR, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, law or marketing.

Modules

• International Business Analysis
• Business Law
• Business Problem Solutions

Options*

• Creativity in Enterprise
• Design and Innovation
• Working in the Voluntary Sector
• Understanding Finance Theory and Practice
• Personal Financial Planning
• Gamification
• Sustainable Operations and Procurement
• Digital Marketing and Analytics
• Information Systems and Decision Making
• Leadership and Change Initiatives in an International Context
• Working Across Cultures
• Applied Business Analytics

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Placement year

Gain valuable industry experience and earn money on an optional placement year. Return to your final year with confidence, hands-on experience and contacts.

During your placement year you'll complete a business project. This project is an assessed part of your degree and, depending on the topic you choose, could also provide a valuable piece of insight for your placement employer.

Previous placement companies include American Express, BMW, Bosch, Channel 4, Disney, Electronic Arts, Hewlett Packard, Home Office, IBM, Ipsos Mori, ITV, lastminute.com, Microsoft and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

Our dedicated Placements and Employability team are here to support you in getting a placement, as well as while you're on placement.

Final year

You have the freedom to tailor your course to your interests through optional modules. In the final year these include entrepreneurship, financial markets, international business and corporate social responsibility.

Modules

• Strategy
• Managing and Developing People
• Developing Professional Practice in Business

Options*

• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Social Enterprise: New Business Planning
• Game Theory in Economics, Finance and Business
• Financial and Capital Markets
• Digital Marketing
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Behavioural Economics
• The Digital Economy
• Globalisation and International Markets
• Current Issues in Finance
• International Finance
• Financial Management
• Understanding Employee Relations
• Employee Selection and Development
• Contemporary Issues in HRM and Organisational Behaviour
• Happiness: Work and Society
• International Human Resource Management
• Organisational Change
• The Intelligent Enterprise Through Innovation and Technology
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Retail Marketing and Distribution 1 and 2
• Marketing Communications 1 and 2
• Marketing Planning and Strategy
• Consumer Psychology
• Social Marketing
• Contemporary Issues in Marketing
• Marketing Across Cultures
• Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Project and Event Management
• Search Engine Optimisation and Content Marketing Management
• Current Issues in Strategic Management

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Course leader

Dr Jose Christian

Jose is a senior lecturer and course leader of our Business Management BSc(Hons) degrees. 

His primary research interest focuses on emerging collaborative online innovation communities. Jose specialises in digital innovation ecosystems, community governance, digital platform strategy, and emergent ICT-based business models. Part of his research involves developing and applying novel data science techniques in the study of online innovation networks.

Jose has a PhD in Innovation Management, an MSc in Global Business Strategy, and a BA(Hons) in International Relations. He's an accredited business management coach with a PGCert in Academic Practice and Advanced Higher Education Fellowship (FHEA).

He's worked on and co-authored research reports for various large European projects including CRE8TV, SPARK, and INSPIRE. For CRE8TV he identified barriers to value appropriation in digital market places. For the SPARK project he helped identify how to support social enterprises in their innovation activities. Finally, for INSPIRE Jose co-developed a set of business innovation tools to support open innovation activities in European SMEs.

Find out more about your course leader. 

Course fees

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2024–25.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

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• Fees, bursaries, scholarships and government funding info for UK and international undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Student finance and budgeting while studying
• About the university’s fees by checking our student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

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