Business and Management (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bristol

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bristol

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Why BA(Hons) Business and Management?
How do we create sustainable businesses? How will businesses compete in a highly competitive, globalised market? Businesses are constantly having to challenge their position, re-invent themselves and face the threats of competitors in a rapidly changing globalised industry. Students no longer need just business theory but vital skills, experience and cutting-edge knowledge of how real businesses work.
Why study our course?
At UWE we do just that. We equip you with the real-world skills, knowledge and experience to hit the ground running and stand out from the crowd.
This practical and flexible course, recognised and valued by employers, offers a broad and comprehensive business degree. It is driven by the needs of organisations, with an emphasis on practice-led teaching and skills development. Aimed at those who want a business career but not yet ready to specialise, the flexible nature of the course gives you lots of choice and opportunities to hone interests and skills through numerous specialised modules.
Taught by enthusiastic research-active experts with valuable industry knowledge, you will learn about the main organisational functions marketing, finance and human resource management through relevant modules such as Meeting the Management Challenge, Global Marketing Management, Digital Marketing and International HRM.
Real-world skills and experience
In addition to being academically rigorous with a strong focus on group collaborative work and academic writing, we ensure you graduate 'work ready' with the skills to succeed.
Opportunities to gain paid work experience through placements and internships, along with guest speakers, real case studies, competitions and online simulations, ensure you have regular access to the real world from day one. You will apply what you learn to real business situations, giving you a career head start and a brighter future.
Where it can take you
Anywhere! Your career options are...

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bristol (Avon)
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Coldharbour Lane, BS16 1QY

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Professional accreditation
We are currently seeking accreditation from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Students who successfully complete the academic module 'Coaching in Organisations' will be awarded the ILM Level 3 Award in Coaching.
Placements
You are encouraged to undertake a 40-week paid sandwich placement, relevant to your degree. Placements are taken after the second year of study and could be based in the UK or internationally.
This is a valuable and rewarding aspect of your course allowing you to gain real-world experience, develop key skills and increase your...

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Subjects

  • International
  • Marketing
  • International Management
  • Business and Management
  • Teaching
  • Economics
  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Options
  • Financial Training
  • Team Training
  • Project
  • Industry
  • Financial
  • Global
  • Market

Course programme

Content

In a Foundation year (Year zero), the content is designed to develop your academic skills. It also raises awareness of the relevance law, economics, accounting, plus business and management, will play in your future, professional lives.

You are encouraged to develop as reflective learners and will gain an understanding of the attributes that graduates of UWE Bristol attain, such as being self-reliant, enterprising, future-facing, collaborative and globally responsible citizens.

Much of the scheduled class time will be spent in rooms equipped for technology-supported work in groups. Teaching methods will be engaging as staff use the latest techniques and technologies to enhance the learning experience.

The four modules will have three hours of teaching each week (12 hours of scheduled class time in total). On four occasions during the year, the whole 12 hours will be spent team-working on a joint project. One of the weeks will result in an exhibition of assessed group posters, another will produce individual personal development plans.

Foundation year (Year zero)

  • 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

You will study the Foundation year alongside students from other business and law courses and so you may transfer to another course in one of these areas at the end of a successful Foundation year. The normal expectation is that you must pass all Year zero modules before progressing to Year one. Students seeking transfer to BA(Hons) Business (Team Entrepreneurship) would be required to pass an interview process. Transfer to BSc(Hons) Economics (as distinct from BA(Hons)Economics) would require an A level in Mathematics.

Year one

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

You will study the following compulsory modules:

  • Introduction to Business and Management
  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
  • 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)
  • Contemporary Business Issues
  • Business Decision Making for Management

Year two

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.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

  • Managing People
  • Management Skills (Business and Management)
  • Accounting Information for Business (Business, International and Management)
  • International Business
  • Research Methods for Business
  • Introductory Research Project
  • Managing Business Processes (Business, International and Management)

In addition, you will study one of the following 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 Equality Law and Diversity Management
  • 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

In addition, you will study the following compulsory modules:

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

In addition, you will study three optional modules from the list below OR two if a Study Year Abroad (SYA) or Placement Year has been completed:

  • 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
  • Work Integrated Learning

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved we will inform you.

For the International variations of this course, modules may change.

Learning and Teaching

The course is taught through lectures, seminars, workshops, group work, case studies, exercises online and simulation activities. Throughout, the learner is encouraged to undertake independent reading both to supplement and consolidate what is being taught/learnt and to broaden their individual knowledge and understanding of the subject.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a mix of coursework and examinations, all of which aim to assess not only what you know and can do, but also to develop the graduate attributes that are valued by employers. These attributes include communication and presentation skills, IT and numeracy skills, team work, project and time management skills, as well as the intellectual skills of problem solving, critical thinking, analysis and evaluation, creativity and innovation.

Coursework comes in many different forms: essays and reports; business plans and applied research projects; portfolios and weekly notes; assessed group and individual presentations and posters. You will also be required to reflect and comment on your own learning and personal development.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.

Business and Management (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT