About This Course
You will develop a broad understanding of business organisations and subject-specific knowledge in all disciplines of business. The course incorporates academic theories and real-world challenges to help you understand trends and navigate change.
The Business Management degree programme will enable you to become a strategic problem-solver who can take a multidisciplinary approach to analysing international business challenges in large or small businesses and the not-for-profit sector.
Do you want to run a business? Work for a business? Or set up your own business? If it’s a yes to any of those, this may be the degree for you. Organisations, including those in the not-for profit sector, lie at the heart of the economy. The skills and knowledge you’ll develop on this programme will equip you for a rewarding career and a deeper understanding of why firms do what they do.
You will be part of a thriving community of students in the Business School, with opportunities for work experience and extra-curricular activities that support personal development. The School has a number of active societies and gives all students the chance to take part in national business competitions.
Why choose Bangor University for this course?
- Top 25 in UK for Research Intensity (Complete University Guide 2021) with 68% of research rated as either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014).
- Engaging and innovative programme using a multidisciplinary approach to analysing international business challenges.
- Ignite your future career whether you want to start your own business, join a large or small corporation, social enterprise or the not-for-profit sector.
Course Content
The degree includes of a mix of modules, some of which span several degree subjects, while others are more specialised. So you will meet students from across the School, while getting to know those on your degree very well. Many business and management modules will involve a mix of lectures, with online supporting materials, workshops and classes. Others will be less traditional, with the opportunity to prepare for work experience, to work closely with business and even to produce your own products. You will have a choice of modules at each level, giving you the chance to study the areas that interest you most. Assessments will include course-work and examinations. You can expect to do some group work- this is a key aspect of preparing you for your working lives.
This degree will bring together academic theories and the application of these to real world examples.
Facilities
General University Facilities
Library and Archive Services
Our four libraries provide a range of attractive study environments including collaborative work areas, meeting rooms and silent study spaces.
We have an extensive collection of books and journals and many of the journals are available online in full-text format.
We house one of the largest university-based archives not only in Wales, but also the UK. Allied to the Archives is the Special Collections of rare printed books.
Learning Resources
There is a range of learning resources available, supported by experienced staff, to help you in your studies.
The University’s IT Services provides computing, media and reprographics facilities and services including:
- Over 1,150 computers for students, with some PC rooms open 24 hours a day
- Blackboard, a commercial Virtual Learning Environment, that makes learning materials available on-line.
Careers
This degree offers a multitude of career options. The solid theoretical grounding and the skills you will develop as a strategic problem solver, will equip you for roles in businesses large and small. You could take up general management roles, or choose to work more specialised areas such as supply chain or production management. Your understanding of the requirements of leadership and organisational behaviour will open up management opportunities in the public and not-for profit sectors. But, rather than working for others, you may have ambitions to start your own enterprise. This degree will furnish you with the skills and knowledge to support that ambition. It’s a programme that opens many doors and allows you to develop a career that is flexible and grows with you.
If you choose to take a work placement as part of your degree programme, there are openings with local private and public sector employers. You could also undertake a year’s placement away from Bangor.
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Additional Course Options
This course is available with a Placement Year option where you will study for 1 additional year. The Placement Year is undertaken at the end of the second year and students are away for the whole of the academic year.
The Placement Year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. The minimum period in placement (at one or more locations) is seven calendar months; more usually you would spend 10-12 months with a placement provider. You would normally start sometime in the period June to September of your second year and finish between June and September the following year. Placements can be UK-based or overseas and you will work with staff to plan and finalise the placement arrangements.
You will be expected to find and arrange a suitable placement to complement your degree and will be fully supported throughout by a dedicated member of staff at your academic School and the University’s Skills and Employability Services.
You will have the opportunity to fully consider this option when you have started your course at Bangor and can make an application for a transfer onto this pathway at the appropriate time. If you have any questions in the meantime, please get in touch.
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