Management (BSc)

Year one modules could include Introduction to Financial Accounting; Economics for Business; Operations Management; CORE Practice; Markets, Marketing and Strategy; Integrative Project; Management Organisations & Society; Foundations of Financial Management and Quantitative Analysis for Management I and II.

Year two modules may include Global Environment of Business; Governance, Politics and Corporate Accountability; Global Integrative Project; Economics of Strategy and you may also choose six elective modules from a range of topics such as marketing, strategy, accounting, finance, economics or a language.

Third year modules include Critical Issues in Management and you may also study eight elective modules from a similar range of subjects.

Our BSc Management course is one of our most flexible degrees. You can choose in your second and final year to specialise in Finance, Marketing or Digital Innovation, which will be reflected on your transcript upon graduation, adding even more value to your degree when applying for work in either sector.

Year One:

Terms one and two: Study 8 core modules that will introduce the key areas of business.

Term three: Revision and exams.

Year Two:

Terms one and two: Study 3 core modules and 5 electives.

Term three: Revision and exams.

Year Three:

Terms one and two: One year-long core module, Critical Issues in Management, and 6 electives

You may take a 12-month work placement in your third year – extending your degree to four years. Typically this would be in areas such as marketing, finance, human resources, technology, or accounting.

In collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the UPP enables selected students to gain professional work experience during an intercalated year. This involves working in an accounting role with an ICAEW member organisation during the third year of the course. Depending on the organisation, you may also be able to take professional ACA exams during the placement which will form the first year of the ACA training contract. You can work in the UK or overseas, before returning to WBS for the final year of the course. The programme forms 10% of the overall degree classification.

Teaching is delivered via lectures and seminars. Lectures will be in larger groups of up to 450 in your first year, and seminars (also known as tutorials) are taught in smaller groups of around 20-25. As you progress to your second and final years you will find that some of the lectures are smaller as you all follow different optional modules.

You will have around 15 hours of lecture and seminar contact time with WBS academics and will be expected to complete around 20 hours of private study per week. This may include preparing for seminars and lectures by reading set texts, working through problem sets, participating in group work, writing essays and reports, and revising for tests and examinations.

You will be assessed through a combination of end of year examinations and on-going assessments, which may include essays, research assignments, projects, case study analysis, class tests, presentations and group work.