Business Management with Economics and Placement Year BSc(Hons)

International equivalencies

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Course structure

Your first year will introduce you to the different aspects of business. You will develop a sound knowledge of key business functions and how they work together, as well as an appreciation of factors including customer and market requirements, competition, sustainability and economic, political and technological change.

This course will give you the opportunity to develop confidence and expertise in analysis, business communication, team working, and transferable skills in preparing briefs, plans and reports, presenting, budgeting and evaluation.

In your second year, you will be introduced to a number of economic theories in more depth and have the opportunity to specialise in the areas of that interest you the most. Optional economics modules change each year according to what meets the current business agenda.   

In your third year, our dedicated placements office will support you with your work placement. Your placement will give you work and life experience, significantly adding to your CV.

Many students return to university for their final year with firm job offers. 

During your final year, you will study only three compulsory modules, including a project based on your placement, before choosing from a wide range of optional business and economics modules. 

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 our applicant portal.

Accreditations 

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, the only chartered professional body dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership.

All students successfully completing the four-year Business Management with Economics and Placement Year award will be eligible to receive the Chartered Management Institute’s Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.

Year 1 

First year modules will equip you with a broad understanding of the most important areas of business management.

Modules

• Business Economics
• Principles of Marketing
• Organisational Behaviour and HRM
• Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business
• Business Project
• Developing Academic and Employability Skills

Year 2

In your second year you have the opportunity to specialise in what interests you the most.

Modules

• International Business Analysis
• Managing Systems
• Business Law
• Operations and Process Management
• Economic Theory and Applications

Options*

• Environmental Sustainability
• Creativity in Enterprise
• Design and Innovation
• Purchasing and Supply
• Working in the Voluntary Sector
• Personal Financial Planning
• Gamification

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

Placement year

The paid work placement year is a vital part of the course.

Your year in industry will help you develop practical skills valued by employers.

Placement companies on our business courses have included 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.

Work placements significantly add to your CV and many students return to university with firm job offers.

Read more about our placements.

Final year

In your final year you will have the opportunity to develop a specialism by selecting from a broad range of business and economics options.

Modules

• Managing and Developing People
• Business Strategy
• Placement Project

Economics options*

• Emerging Financial Markets
• Game Theory in Economics, Finance and Business
• Political Economy in Europe
• Financial and Capital Markets
• Globalisation and International Markets
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Behavioural Economics

General business options*

• Entrepreneurship: New Business Planning
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Social Enterprise: New Business Planning
• Current Issues in Finance
• International Finance
• Financial Management
• Understanding Employee Relations
• Employee Selection and Development
• Researching Contemporary Issues in HRM
• Understanding Organisational Behaviour
• Leadership in Action
• International Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Management and Organisational Change
• Managing the e-Enterprise
• Innovations in e-Business and Mobile Commerce
• Consumer Law and Practice
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Retail Marketing and Distribution 1 and 2
• Marketing Planning and Strategy
• Marketing Communications 1 and 2
• Consumer Psychology
• Social Marketing
• Business Values, Responsibility and Trust
• Public Relations: Principles and Practice
• Contemporary Issues in Marketing
• Market Across Cultures
• Purchasing and e-Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Project and Event Management
• Current Issues in Strategic Management

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

Staff profiles 

Location

Campus where this course is taught

Accommodation

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Accommodation

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