BSc (Hons) Business Management with Specialisms

Modules listed below are a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules as part of the course.

• Professional and Academic Skills Development
• Business Law
• Business Environment
• Contemporary Issues in Marketing
• Information Systems and Big Data Analysis
• People and Performance
• Business Management and Career Development
• Leading and Managing Teams
• Project Management
• Enterprise, Innovation and Creativity
• Financial Management and Decision Making
• Business Project
• Dissertation
• Strategic Management
• International HRM
• Learning and Development
• E Commerce and Contemporary Marketing Practice
• Global Consumer Behaviour
• Integrated Digital Marketing Strategy
• Retail Management
• Strategic Information Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics and Operations Management
• Corporate Governance
• Advanced Company Law
• Financial Reporting for Management
• Professionals in Practice
• Financial Accounting and the Regulatory Framework
• Work and the Employment Relationship

Lectures will be used to introduce the core course content, while seminars will allow you to explore subjects in greater detail. Tutorials offer space for you to ask any questions you have, ensuring you understand the topics covered in the lectures and seminars. We use case studies and practical scenarios as a means to help you learn to apply academic theory to real-life practical scenarios, allowing you to gain insights into contemporary practice in a working business environment. You’ll also be expected to undertake considerable guided independent study; for instance, library research and background reading, preparing for seminar and tutorial activities, and working on assignments.

Furthermore, you’ll be expected to adopt work-based learning as part of your employment or during a work experience placement.

Guest lectures and presentations by a variety of visiting speakers from relevant employment areas will offer you the chance to further develop your knowledge and understanding.

In terms of assessment, you can expect time constrained exams, essays, reports, presentations, portfolios, and others. These contribute to your final module mark and allow you to demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes.

We also use other forms of assessment to help you learn, provide you with feedback, and inform your development. These do not, however, count towards your final module mark.

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up to date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.