Our BA Business is designed to produce graduates with the skills to meets employers’ needs in the contemporary business world and who are ready to build a successful business career.

 Students will:

• gain a broad insight into the world of business and management from academics and industry professionals with a wealth of experience
• acquire the knowledge and abilities not only to become an effective business manager but also the entrepreneurialism to develop their own business
• gain an understanding of management, business operations, corporate strategy, business law and human resources
• undertake a work placement to gain practical work experience
• All our graduating students will also achieve a level 5 Diploma/Certificate in Leadership & Management from the Chartered Management Institute worth over £1,300 at no extra cost.

Our Business degree provides significant flexibility, allowing you to tailor your modules to your individual needs. You can select from a wide range of modules across our other Business School degrees. In the first year you will take introductory modules in marketing, economics and big data, in addition to learning about the history and future of business.

As you move into years two and three, you will be able to select your own areas of specialism. We will teach you the advanced tools of business but we will do so in a fun and interactive way, looking at areas such as strategic thinking, leading and engaging people, consumer psychology and business law.

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)

 MODULES

• Business Environment
• Business Communication Skills for Marketing
• Economics
• Marketing Essentials
• Data Analytics and Understanding ‘Big Data’
• Creating Events

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)

 MODULES

Core

• Business Law
• Managing Corporate Risk and Crime

 Optional

• Customer Service Excellence
• Engaging and Leading People
• HRM for Business
• Competitive Intelligence Research
• Work placement 2
• Work-based project

 YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)

 MODULES

• Strategic Thinking
• Employment Law
• International Human Resource Management
• Strategic Marketing
• Dissertation

 Each module should require around 36 hours of direct learning through a combination of lectures and tutorials. An estimated further commitment of 160 independent study hours will be required for each module, although this can vary from student to student.