Business Management

Course detail Description

We’ve designed this course to open your mind to a broad range of areas. From psychology and sociology to law and finance, you’ll explore different disciplines to help you understand every aspect of business management.

Research plays a vital role in the way you learn at King’s. And this helps you develop vital analysis skills and understand the latest strategies for managing global businesses.

When you study at King’s you won’t just learn about business – you’ll be in the centre of a city with a thriving economy. There are always opportunities to learn more about the industry and meet people who know everything there is to know.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and independent study. A typical 15 credit module will include a 1 -2 hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial each week. We encourage critical analysis and debate on contemporary management issues.

At King's, we place great emphasis on independent study and research and encourage students to discuss their ideas and discoveries. As a student of management you will use resources which include books, newspapers and magazines, the internet, social media, TV and radio and more to understand the discipline: how things were done and have developed; contemporary management issues and challenges; and what might be in the future.

Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying, the primary methods of assessment used for this course are written examinations, presentations (both individual and group), in-class tests and coursework.

Most modules include a 'Tutorial Assessment' which carry a weighting of at least 10%, and your attendance and class participation will also be reflected in the mark awarded.

King's Business School benefits from being situated right in the heart of London, one of the most exciting cities for business in the world. We are very close to the Square Mile – the hub of international commerce & finance, a short tube journey from Canary Wharf, and we are surrounded by the many famous attractions and cultural highlights that London has to offer, including the South Bank Centre, the West End, several museums and galleries and much more. Most teaching takes place on the Strand and Waterloo Campuses.

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As part of the King’s exchange programme, single honours students on this programme have the opportunity to take the second year abroad at the Hong Kong University, Renmin University of China (Chinese language required), Tongji University (SEM), University of Toronto, University of Mannheim (Germany), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Copenhagen Business School, or the University of Vienna (full year only).

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

King's reviews its optional modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the school for further advice.

During the first year, students are required to take the modules listed below. Students also have the opportunity to take one additional 15 credit module. Additional credit modules are optional and do not count towards progression.

Options offered may vary from year to year.

• Social Science and Modern Business I (10 credits)
• Social Science and Modern Business II (10 credits)
• Introduction to Microeconomics (10 credits)
• Organisational Behaviour (10 credits)
• Introduction to Financial Reporting (10 credits)
• Evolution of Modern Business (10 credits)
• Business Ethics and Sustainability I (10 credits)
• Business Ethics and Sustainability II (10 credits)
• Introduction to Macroeconomics (10 credits)
• Introduction to Management Accounting (10 credits)
• Work in Contemporary Society (10 credits)
• Principles of Marketing (10 credits)

Students can take one additional credit module from the following list:

• a Foreign Language (15 credits)

• Mathematics for Economists (15 credits)

• Statistics for Economists (15 credits)

Year 2

During your second year, you will complete the required modules outlined below, plus four optional modules. Students also have the opportunity to take one additional 15 credit module. Additional credit modules are optional, and do not count towards progression. Options offered may vary from year to year.

• Introduction to Organisational Research Methods (15 Credits)
• Intermediate Qualitative Methods (15 Credits) or Intermediate Quantitative Methods (15 Credits)
• International Business (15 credits)
• Strategic Management (15 Credits)

• Consumer Behaviour (15 credits)
• Contemporary Developmments in Marketing (15 credits)
• Corporate Finance (15 credits)
• Government & Business (15 Credits)
• Human Resource Management (15 Credits)
• Industrial Organisation (15 Credits)
• Intermediate Macroeconomics (15 Credits)
• International Economics (15 Credits)
• Law and Management (15 Credits)
• Management Accounting (15 credits)
• Managing Your Career (15 credits)
• Marketing Management (15 credits)
• Microeconomics (15 credits)
• Technology and Innovation (15 Credits)
• Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (15 Credits)
• a Foreign Language offered by the Modern Language Centre, terms 1 & 2 (15 credits)

Students can also take one additional credit module from the following list of modules:

• a Foreign Language (15 credits)
• Mathematics for Economists (15 credits)
• Statistics for Economists (15 credits)

Study Abroad

You will also have the opportunity to study abroad in the first semester of your second year or for the whole of the second year at one of our partner universities which currently include:

• Hong Kong University
• Renmin University of China (Chinese language required)
• University of Toronto
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Tongji University (SEM)
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (full year only)
• University of Mannheim (MBS)
• Copenhagen Business School
• University of Vienna (full year only)

You should be aware that there are module requirements that need to be fulfilled while studying abroad.

Year 3

In your final year of study, you will select eight modules to study. The undergraduate project (dissertation) is worth 30 credits and is optional. Please note, optional modules offered may vary each year.

There are no required modules this year.

• Entrepreneurial Finance (15 Credits)
• Entrepreneurial Family Firms (15 Credits)
• Applied Economics (15 credits)
• Investment Management (15 credits)
• Marketing Strategy & Planning (15 credits)
• Managerial Economics (15 credits)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (15 credits)
• Organisational Change (15 credits)
• Labour Economics (15 credits)
• International Human Resource Management (15 credits)
• International Financial Systems (15 credits)
• Communications in Organisations (15 credits)
• Financial Statement Analysis (15 credits)
• International Marketing (15 credits)
• Employment Law (15 credits)
• Leadership: Theory & Practice (15 credits)
• Marketing Communications (15 credits)
• Social Psychology of Financial Markets (15 credits)
• Money & Banking (15 credits)
• Undergraduate Project (30 credits)
• A Foreign Language option offered by the Modern Language Centre, terms 1 & 2 (15 credits)