Course overview
You can expect to explore how you can mobilise your creativity and innovation to deal with business complexities and change, both ethically and sustainably.
You’ll have opportunities to develop your leadership and management skills suited to competitive, multi-disciplinary and dynamic global business environments. These skills will be valuable in organisations of all sizes and sectors, from start-up social enterprises to large multi-national corporations, making you attractive to a wide range of employers.
The January start for this course is condensed in Year 1. Please see the ‘How you’ll learn’ section for more details.
Why you should study this course
This course aims to create future business leaders by providing a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the processes of business management, through:
- Problem-based learning with integration of a state-of-the-art Business Simulation Suite4.
- Working with expert staff with industry insight and opportunities to network with global business leaders.
- Exploring different cultures and examining different business practices found across the globe2.
- The provision of an end-to-end understanding of the processes of business management, focussing on how leaders need to ensure that creativity, innovation and change are central to the processes of business sustainability and adaptability
- Learn from real-world examples, and work on live case studies with access to industry speakers that put theory into practice2.
- If you choose to start this course in January you will study exactly the same course but over a slightly shorter timescale in Year 1. This is ideal if you missed the September start, want to transfer from a different university or course or just need a bit more time to prepare for life at university.
Memberships
Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)
Coventry Business School is currently an active member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, which has a membership of over 120 business schools and higher education providers and supports its members in maintaining world-class standards of teaching and research.
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
Coventry Business School is currently an active member of the European Foundation for Management Development, a global membership organisation dedicated to management development, covering over 900 members across 91 countries.
Coventry Business School is recognised by the above memberships1 for the 2023/24 intake.
What you'll study
The Business Management BA (Hons) course aims to develop future leaders that are forward-looking and socially responsible. You will learn how leaders mobilise creativity, innovation and change in order to develop and maintain adaptable, successful businesses. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills in relation to dynamic contexts. The course emphasises the complexities of leading and managing change ethically and sustainably, where you’ll focus on an end-to-end understanding of business processes with an emphasis on leadership and management.
How you'll learn
This course aims to offer a variety of teaching and learning methods to keep your experience dynamic and varied. Teaching methods may include4
- Lectures with associated seminars
- Workshops, incorporating case studies, problem-centred learning, practical exercises, surgeries, the use of electronic business resources and databases and ICT packages4.
If you choose to start this course in January it will be run as a condensed programme. You’ll start your course in January and finish your first year in August. Upon successful completion of Year 1, you will progress onto Year 2 in September and then continue to start subsequent years of your course in September, completing your degree at the same time as the September starters unless you opt to do a placement year.
Careers and opportunities
Extensive support is in place from the Talent Team for students wanting to undertake a work placement2 as part of their degree and in finding suitable graduate-level jobs upon completion.
The university's Talent Team provide a wide range of support services to help you plan and prepare for your potential future career options. These services can be via one-to-one consultation or through career events, where industry partners are invited. Moreover, the Talent Team provide support sessions where students can get advice on their CVs, interview skills, assessment centres and much more4.
Where our graduates work
Recent graduates have gone on to join graduate schemes at National Grid, Ford, Opel and Royal Mail, while others have secured graduate positions as a commercial analyst for TNT, a commercial manager at Marks & Spencer, an assistant manager at Mitchells and Butler and a programme analyst at Jaguar Land Rover.
Further study
You can choose to continue your studies at Coventry University with the Business Analytics MSc or International Business Management MSc. You may be entitled to an alumni discount on your fees if you decide to extend your time with us by progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate study.
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