Business Management and Leadership - 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 Management and Leadership?
Organisations are rapidly changing places and the nature of leadership, and what leadership means in organisations, is also changing. For example, how does leadership happen in organisations? What does it look like? Is it one person or many? What are the challenges and how does leadership enable people and organisations to reach their potential? These are a few of the many ways leadership is explored.
Although Leadership is one of the fastest growing fields in Higher Education it is not widely offered at undergraduate level in the UK.
Why study our course?
This current and applied degree, will give you the opportunity to gain an ILM award and is taught by experienced and enthusiastic experts. It will appeal to students seeking a generic grounding in the challenges associated with effective leadership underpinned by a solid foundation in business.
You will explore theories of leadership and leadership in practice through topical and cutting-edge modules such as, Coaching in Organisations, The Experience and Practice of Organisations and Organisational Leadership.
The business and management focus provides context and a deeper understanding of organisational behaviour enabling you to specialise in leadership after your first year. Students value the flexible first year, diversity of modules, and the active world-class leadership research in the Faculty.
Real world experience
The practical nature of this course and a 'learn by doing' approach brings cutting-edge knowledge and experience of leadership in practice. From an optional paid work placement year to working on real and relevant case studies and projects including a unique opportunity to work in teams offering consultancy services to external organisations. You will benefit from our connections with industry and a strong focus on employability ensures you graduate work-ready with crucial skills to succeed in your career.
Where it can take you
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Location

Start date

Bristol (Avon)
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Coldharbour Lane, BS16 1QY

Start date

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About this course

Professional accreditation
This course has been accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The University will pay your CMI membership giving you access to member benefits from the CMI:
Knowledge Resource portal - ManagementDirect
Mentoring scheme - CMI Achieve
CMI library services
CMI organised networking events
On the completion of your degree, you'll gain a CMI qualification.
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...

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Subjects

  • Leadership
  • Project
  • Business and Management
  • Approach
  • Learning Teaching
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Course programme

Content

In your first year, you will study modules which are common across a number of Business and Management courses. This offers you the flexibility to switch between courses at the end of the first year as your interests develop and change.

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.

  • Meeting the Management Challenge
  • Understanding Business and Financial Information
  • Understanding the Market Process
  • Understanding Organisations and People
  • Engaging in Critical Business Enquiry
  • Understanding the Business and Economic Environment

Year two

In the second year, you will study modules relating to the main functional areas of business, alongside specialist management modules, and you will develop your research and enquiry skills.

You will study the following compulsory modules.

  • Managing People
  • Accounting Information for Business
  • The Experience and Practice of Organisations
  • Methods of Enquiry
  • Managing Business Processes
  • Organisational Leadership

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, along with modules which require the integration of the knowledge gained in the earlier years of study and a number of advanced management 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.

Within this final year you will undertake an organisation development consultant project, where student groups work as consultants with local organisations. This innovative approach to learning-in-practice is unique across undergraduate business management courses.

You will study the following compulsory modules.

  • Final Year Project - Work-based Enquiry Project or Critical Business Enquiry Project or Enterprise Project or Business Project (International Direct Entrants Only)
  • Strategic Management
  • Coaching in Organisations
  • Leadership and Organisation Development
  • Advances in Leadership

Plus one optional module from the list below if a Study Year Abroad (SYA) or Placement Year has been undertaken:

Optional modules

  • Entrepreneurial Management
  • Events and Festival Management
  • Project Management
  • Sustainable Business
  • Human Resource Development and Knowledge Management
  • Virtual Business

If a Study Year Abroad (SYA) or Placement Year has not been completed, an optional module is not required.

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.

Learning and Teaching

The course is taught through a blend of learning activities - some tutor-led and face-to-face, some student-led and independent, some online, some in groups and some which require students to support each others' learning.

Lectures, workshops and seminars, group project working and tutoring account for 12 hours of contact per week. However you will be expected to spend at least as much time again in essential independent study, for example, in preparing for workshops and seminars, reviewing lectures, online working through the university's 'virtual learning environment', reading, conducting research, preparing assessed work and revising for end of module exams.

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

Study time

Our approach to learning and teaching are student-focused with the emphasis on helping you to actively find out things for yourself. You will be expected to work with a mix of theory and practice, balancing academic rigour and a practical approach to your work, so that you can appreciate the relevance and application of concepts learnt. To help in doing this, all students are expected to gain high quality work experience, ideally through the 40 week Placement but if not then through short term internships, paid work (for example, as a Student Ambassador or as a Peer-Assisted Learning Leader) or through volunteering.

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 Management and Leadership - BA(Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT