Business (Professional Practice) - BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    3 Years

Want to become a business professional? Our BA (Hons) Business (Professional Practice) degree allows you to take a year-long placement in industry during your course, meaning you graduate with a qualification and experience.

Our course will equip you with the practical skills and enterprising attributes, enabling you to make an immediate impact on business organisations. You will be able to develop a wide range of cognitive and intellectual skills, together with competencies specific to business and enterprise.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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City North Campus, B42 2SU

Start date

On request

About this course

The course will provide you with the opportunity to develop specialist business skills, whilst helping you develop key transferrable skills, all of which will help you stand out when it comes to securing employment.

OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
It will also allow you to become more involved in University life by delivering, leading and supporting many aspects of the learning experience, from administration to research and mentoring roles.

We accept a range of qualifications, the most popular of which are detailed below.
BBB or 120 UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level with a minimum of 2 A Levels.

GCSE
GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C/4 or above
Equivalent level 2 qualifications can be accepted
Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment

Our innovative Professional Practice route is a fast-track degree which enables you to complete your third and final year while enjoying the benefits of a year-long work placement. This allows you to gain valuable real-life experience in industry and embark on your career a year earlier than a traditional sandwich degree.

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Subjects

  • Professional
  • Development
  • Business
  • Foundations
  • Analysis
  • Marketing
  • Environment
  • Consumer
  • Psychology
  • Organisational

Course programme

Year One

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits).
  • Professional Development
  • Business Foundations
  • Marketing Foundations
  • Essential Analysis for Business
  • Business Environment
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules.
  • Consumer Psychology
  • Understanding Organisations & Organisational Behaviour
Year Two

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits).
  • Business Operations
  • Applied Management
  • Contemporary Business: Practice and Solutions
  • Accounting for Business
  • Business Entrepreneur
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules.
  • Managing Behavioural Change
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Study Abroad
  • Cross-Cultural Management
  • Supply Chain Management
Final Year

In your final year we’ll tailor your learning to support your paid work placement. During your placement, you will also study the following modules in a block release style.

In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
  • Business Process and Systems
  • E-Business
  • International Business
  • One Planet Business
  • Integrated Business Research Project

Additional information

UCAS Code: N001

UK Students 

Award: BA (Hons) Starting: Sep 2021
Mode      Duration   Fees
Full Time 3 Years      £9,250 per year

International students 

Award: BA (Hons) Starting: Sep 2021
Mode      Duration   Fees
Full Time 3 Years      £13,200 per year

Business (Professional Practice) - BA (Hons)

Price on request