Business Management

Career and employability

A business degree will give you the personal and vocational skills to enter a wide variety of careers.

It equips you to fill posts from graduate trainee and product manager to lecturer in many fields of industry, the service sector, local or national government and commerce, both in the UK and overseas.

Successful completion could lead to further study on postgraduate and professional courses, such as the Diploma in Management Studies, MBA (with relevant work experience), or MA International Business.

Why study this course with us

Through this course of study, you will have the opportunity to develop:

• A range of specific business knowledge and skills.

• Self-awareness and personal development appropriate to graduate careers in business, with the potential for management positions.

• A positive and critical attitude towards change and enterprise, to reflect the dynamism and vibrancy of the business environment.

Objectives

Course Aims

This course combines academic theory and skill development with a strong focus on real business situations to give you a full and rounded appreciation of the challenges of contemporary business and management.

Supported by high quality tuition and excellent resources, you will develop the skills needed by employers: communication, analytical and problem-solving ability, planning, as well as organisational, leadership and teamwork skills.

On completion of the programme, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of organisations, their management, and the changing external environment in which they operate.

• Apply skills relevant to a career in business and management.

• Demonstrate a flexible and enquiring intellectual stance that contributes to lifelong learning and personal development.

• Demonstrate the ability to use a range of advanced technologies in a global context, including, but not restricted to, international payment mechanisms and electronic data interchange (EDI).

This course additionally allows you to specialise in your own preferred area of the subject which will be conferred as part of the title of your award e.g. BA (Hons) Business Management (Finance).

Mode of Attendance : Full - time