Full time Business (Marketing/Account/Tourism) Degree

Business (Marketing/Account/Tourism) Degree
This programme is offered in partnership with the University of Greenwich. The first two years of the programme will be studied here at West Kent College. The third and final year will be spent at the University of Greenwich main site. The course will provide the knowledge, skills and attributes for a career in administration and management, with the opportunity to specialise in a particular business function (subject to a sufficient number of enrolments).

Course Content:
The programme will allow you to specialise in either Marketing, Accounting or Tourism. Core units: These will be studied by students of all three specialisms:

• Business research
• Business skills
• Economic and financial framework for business
• Management information systems
• Personal and professional development
• Process centred management
• Project management
• Quantitative techniques for business
• Working in organisations

Optional units: Subject specialisms in Marketing, including:

• Introduction to marketing
• Introduction to marketing communications
• Understanding customers

Subject specialisms in Finance, including:

• Financial accounting
• Cost accounting
• Management accounting

Subject specialisms in Human Resources, including:

• Subject specialisms in Tourism, including
:
• Introduction to travel and tourism
• Global tourism management

UCAS points:
Credit points year 1: 120 Credit points year 2: 120 Credit points year 3: 120

Attendance Requirements:
Full-time. Details regarding expected course timetable and attendance will be given at interview, if available.

Applicants should have the following:

• GCSE grade C or above in English, Maths or equivalent
• Two A-Levels grades C
/D minimum or equivalent
• In addition to the normal entry requirements, students for whom English is not their first language should possess an IELTS score of 6
.0, Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English or be able to demonstrate a comparable competence in English
• Mature applicants (those over 21 years of age at the start of the course) are welcomed and will be considered individually
.

Entry Process:
All applicants will be invited to an interview with the tutor, allowing you to find out more and check that the course is the best option for you. Interviews normally take place between January and September of the year in which the course starts.

Assessment:
Continuous assessment of both theory and practice that will include assignments and projects. There will also be a number of time-constrained assessments/examinations in the form of short progress tests and there will be formal end of year tests.

Career Options:
Employment in management or trainee management in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Fees

Year : Description : Under 19 : Over 19 & on benefits : Over 19 : Overseas
09/10 : Tuition : £2,320.00 : £2,320.00 : £2,320.00
09/10 : Material : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00
09/10 : Exams
09/10 : Trips
09/10 : Kit
Fees subject to change please enquire on application. For courses lasting more than one year, please note that the fees given above are for the first year only. Similar fees will be due for each subsequent year of the course and will be subject to an inflationary increase on the first year fees.

Sessions

Year : Full or Part-time : Level : Start date : End date : Day : Start time : End time
09/10 : FT : Higher Education : 21/9/2009 : 2/7/2010 : : N/A : N/A