Business Management BA Honours
Bachelor's degree
In Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Newcastle-upon-tyne
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
You study management topics such as:
organisational behaviour
human resource management
business strategy
Your knowledge is contextualised, and your employability enhanced, through our strong emphasis on practical real-world business experience. This is via the use of case-study-led teaching and work experience opportunities with globally recognised companies, like IBM, Disney and Siemens.
This builds your business awareness and helps you develop personal and professional skills. We place a strong emphasis on helping you develop practical skills for your future career.
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About this course
Professionally accredited
Study abroad
Work placement
A Level: AAB
IB: 35 points
This degree offers the opportunity for a graduate pathway to professional accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
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Subjects
- Business and Management
- Resource Management
- Business School
- Innovation
- Accounting
- Finance
- Accounting and Finance
- Business Environment
- Business Growth
- Management
- Skill development
- Business management
Course programme
Compulsory modules
- ACC1003 Introduction to Accounting and Finance (for Business School Students)
- BUS1002 Global Business Environment
- BUS1004 Understanding Business Growth
- BUS1015 Management and Organisation
- BUS1016 Academic and Professional Skill Development
- MAS1403 Quantitative Methods for Business Management
PLEASE NOTE: If you are required to take the University English Language assessment, or equivalent, and achieve below 70 you must take INU9094 Writing for Business School Undergraduates and/or INU9053 Listening and Speaking for Business School Undergraduates on a NOT FOR CREDIT basis (in addition to the 120 credits listed above).
Stage 2Compulsory modules
- BUS2010 People, Management and Workplaces
- BUS2018 Research Methods
- BUS2019 Understanding Work and Organisations
- BUS2029 Operations Strategy and Management
You choose 40 credits from the following list:
- ACC2000 Interpreting Company Accounts
- ACE1000 Introduction to Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
- BUS2005 Business Game/Case Studies in Management
- BUS2011 Business Enterprise
- BUS2017 Introduction to Innovation and Technology Management
- BUS2031 Managing Change
- BUS2035 HR for Line Managers
- BUS2036 Business Analysis and Analytics
- LAW1054 Introduction to Business Law
- MAS2403 Statistical Methods for Marketing and Management
With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, you may select ONE of the modules below INSTEAD of one of the modules above:
- NCL2007 Career Development for Second Year Students
- SPA1001 Business Spanish
Between Stages two and three, students on a four-year degree with placement will have the option to spend a full academic year on a work placement with an approved organisation or take part in a period of study abroad in one of the School's Exchange Partners or do a combination of both.
You complete the following modules:
- BUS3025 Intercalating Year Personal Learning Record
- BUS3026 Intercalating Year Reflective Learning Account
The Business School has a dedicated Placement Officer who can help you find a suitable work placement.
We have recently placed students in companies including Heinz, IBM, Nestlé, Nissan, L’Oréal, Reuters and Xerox.
Stage 3Compulsory modules
You will take 20 credits from the following compulsory module:
- BUS3054 Strategy, Organisations and Society
You will take 40 credits from the following choice of capstone modules:
- BUS3003 Advanced Business Practice OR
- BUS3005 Advanced Business Topics OR
- BUS3051 Management Dissertation OR
- BUS3053 Management Consultancy Project OR
You will take 60 credits of modules from the following list:
- ACC3000 Case Studies in Finance, Accounting and Business
- BUS3000 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship with Lean Innovation
- BUS3004 Business Information Systems
- BUS3006 Managing Diversity
- BUS3007 Management Project in Community Organisations
- BUS3017 Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
- BUS3019 The Representation of Management and Organisation in Popular Culture
- BUS3021 International Human Resource Management
- BUS3024 Critical Perspectives on Human Resource Management
- BUS3027 Innovation and Creativity
- BUS3033 Critical Organisation Studies
- BUS3035 Contemporary Issues in International and Comparative Business
With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, you may select 20 credits of the modules below INSTEAD of 20 credits of the modules above:
- NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students
- SPA2001 Business Spanish 2
Additional information
Business Management BA Honours