INTRODUCTION
IN A NUTSHELL
What will the business of the future be like? And what skills will you need to study to be successful in it?
On the BSc Business Management degree, you will develop the range of leadership and management skills you need for business now and learn how to recognise opportunities and be adaptable for the future. You will also build your personal portfolio of professional evidence which will enhance your CV and help you in job applications and interviews. This course is taught at our University of Salford campus close to Manchester city centre.
Our goal is to prepare you for a fulfilling life and professional career. Along the way, you’ll learn to be curious, adaptable and confident, ready to meet the digital, ethical and sustainability challenges of the 21st century.
BE INDUSTRY READY
Our Business Management course is dual accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. We have also worked with industry partners to make sure the programme is highly practical, career-focused and industry-informed to prepare you for a successful management career. We are proud to work with our student panel to ensure our teaching is relevant, inclusive and respectful for all.As a business management student, you will develop a good knowledge of international management theory and learn how to apply it to business scenarios. With modules such as Business Ethics & Sustainability and Digital & Business Skills, the focus is very much on developing you as a rounded business professional. You’ll not only graduate with an advanced knowledge of management theory, but with the experience, professional skills and industry insights to start an exciting career across multiple sectors.
Entrepreneurship and innovation are integral parts of our teaching; these are essential if your dream is to set up your own business, but future employers also value an entrepreneurial mindset. Launch@ Salford is the Business School incubation centre that supports business start ups.
You'll also have access to a wide range of opportunities that help you develop your real-world skills, such as live projects, a year's paid work placement and study abroad.
Not ready to choose your career yet? Business Management is an excellent introduction to the world of business, you get a chance to explore different topics in your first year and, if you know then what you want to specialise in – and you’ve passed your exams – you can choose to join one of our specialist pathways.
This programme is also delivered in Bahrain by our partner, British University of Bahrain; visit their website to find out more.
Want to find out more about our Business courses? Sign-up to an Open Day or attend a campus tour. Explore the Salford campus on our virtual tour. Our supportive course enquiries team can also help you with any general questions you may have.
You will:
- Study the fundamental principles that underpin a career in business management
- Build your own personal portfolio to enhance your CV and demonstrate your knowledge and skills to future employers
- Learn practical management skills from business simulations and live projects
- Study in a dynamic and exciting city full of business opportunities
Course accreditations
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
- You are looking for a business education that prepares you for a future career
- You are looking to develop a range of highly employable skills through experiences such as work placement, study abroad and other opportunities to gain work experience
- You want to explore different areas of business before you specialise in one
ALL ABOUTTHE COURSE
In 2022, 90% of Business Management students asked agreed that staff are good at explaining things (University of Salford analysis of unpublished NSS 2022 data).CAREER FOCUSSED, HANDS ON LEARNING
Right from the start, the Business Management programme is all about supporting you to develop the practical skills that employers look for.
By working on live projects and business simulations, you will learn the fundamental basis of business management as well as core skills such as problem-solving, leadership, communication and data analysis. In this way, you will learn to find creative, sustainable and ethical solutions to business problems.
- In your first year, you will start to develop an understanding of how organisations work, looking at key business concepts and the core skills you need for any management career. You will be learning by doing through working on exciting and innovative business simulations or real-world projects. You will also have the opportunity to try out subjects you haven’t studied before and perhaps find out that you want to specialise in them.
- The second year is all about exploring more specialised theories and learning skills that will be transferable across multiple business functions. With core and optional modules, you can start to shape your own learning. The Professional Development module is designed for you to practise the skills you need – CV writing, being interviewed, assessment centres - to apply for and get a placement year and, ultimately, your dream job on graduation.
- By your final year, you are becoming a professional, developing the skills needed for responsible leadership and understanding how to think strategically. Core modules increase your in depth knowledge and continue your career development while the optional modules allow you to specialise in your areas of interest.
BUILD YOUR CV
When you study a business programme at Salford Business School, you will have access to opportunities that will help increase your practical experience, employability and entrepreneurial skills.
- Take a placement year, where you will learn on the job whilst being paid for your time
- Internship opportunities
- Mock assessment centres
- Professional presentations
- Business challenges
- Business simulations
- Launch@Salford
- Mock interviews and practice networking
WORK PLACEMENTS / STUDY ABROAD
We strongly encourage you to develop your personal skills and your confidence by taking a year-long work placement in your third year and/or studying abroad for a term or a year.
- A work placement really enhances your CV and shows future employers that you can apply the skills, knowledge and understanding you have learned. You will not pay fees to the University and will earn a salary for the work that you do. Read about Jill Arkoh Otabil's placement experience with Happski & Company.
- Find out more about the range of International Opportunities such as Erasmus, Turing Scheme and International study exchanges.
- Digital and Business Skills
- Understanding Organisations
- Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Data Analysis for Business
- The Future of Business
- Business Finance in Practice
Year two
- Professional Development
- Operations Management
- Analysis for Management Decision Making
- Project Management
- Marketing to Consumers in a Digital Age
- Live Business Project
- The Digital Workplace
- Contemporary Issues in International Marketing
- Applied Econometrics
- Marketing Communications
- Legal Aspects of Business
- Business Accounting
- Analysis for Enterprise (BM)
- L5 Internship SBS
Year three
- Business Ethics and Sustainability
- Supply Chain Management and Digital Transformation
- Leadership and Management in Business
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
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