Our business management degrees are all about choice and you’ll be able to personalise your degree. You can choose from modules below to personalise your learning and sort your careers aims.
First year (level 4)
All Business Management students study the same core module in their first year. This module introduces you to key business topics in the context of real organisations (including one you’ll start!)
Core modules - Principles of Business 1 and 2
These two 30 credit modules complement each other and have been designed to give learners a holistic introduction to business, whether or not they have studied this area previously.
In Principles of Business 1, learners will be made aware of the many interconnected core areas of business (such as strategy, finance, organisational behaviour, law, people management, and marketing) that need to be considered in successfully running an organisation.
In Principles of Business 2, students will develop an integrated understanding of the operations of a business in the context of organisations, to inspire them with a real interest in the discipline at the beginning of their degree study. This module proceeds in two parts. The first part consists of an experiential project where students work in groups to start their own businesses, and in the second part, students will need to consider and reflect upon the key issues around strategy, leadership, governance and the ability to function as a team.
During the first term, you will be studying two further modules (compulsory by logistics)
- Professional Behaviours and Customer Management (15 credits)
- Introduction to Research (15 credits)
Elective modules:
During the second term you will be able to choose 30 credits from the indicative list of elective modules - please see here.
Second year (level 5)
Once students have had exposure to the different areas of business in their first year then they can either choose or switch their specialism before the second year begins. We aim to have more industry involvement than any other Higher Education institution and you’ll really start to focus on building connections and gaining experience. There are lots of exciting industry projects from internships to trips abroad that you can be involved in.
Core modules
All Business Management students study these core modules in order to build an understanding of the central functions within an organisation.
- Strategic Marketing (15 credits)
- People Management and Leadership (15 credits)
- Operations and Project Management (15 credits)
- Introduction to Contract Law (15 credits)
Specialist modules:
- Entrepreneurship Consultancy Project (30 credits)
- Self-Managed Learning (30 credits)
In the Entrepreneurship Consultancy Project you will prepare a business plan for the start of a new business and will advise, as a consultant, on the business proposals of other students. In the Self-Managed Learning module you will start a new business in consultation with your supervisor and mentor, incorporating the learning from the Consultancy Project module.
Third year (level 6)
By your final year you will have developed a thorough understanding of the principles of business and will have had lots of exposure to real organisations, industry case studies and working practitioners. This final year is focused on bringing everything you have learnt together to solve real business problems.
Core modules
In your final year, all Business Management students study three core modules:
- Strategic Management (15 credits)
- Strategic Innovation Management (15 credits)
- Final Project (30 credits)
Specialist modules:
- Entrepreneurship Research and Reports (30 credits)
- Self-Managed Learning (30 credits)
Within the Entrepreneurship Research and Reports and the Self-Managed Learning module, you’ll continue setting up and running your business. In the Entrepreneurship and Reports module you will write reports and consider the next steps, for example, you may choose to close the business down, or to continue to run in post-graduation (in which case you will graduate with a degree and your own micro business), or to seek further investment or other input.
We’ll challenge you academically, with inspiring, up-to-the-minute course content developed to give you the competencies that employers value. Best of all, we work with a wide range of professional bodies to make sure our degrees are aligned to their qualifications. So, as you study, you’ll gain exemptions from various professional business, management and finance examinations and have the opportunity to take professional qualifications.
Our students have also chosen to set up a number of companies themselves including Reel Time Art an initiative whereby artists attend a wedding and paint a scene of the special occasion in real time, Once Upon a Doug, a social enterprise project whereby our students have been helping cotton farmers in India to earn supplemental income which in turn has helped a whole community, and Yaantu - take a look at the video below to find out more about what Yaantu's all about!
