BA (Hons) Business
Lincoln, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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Introduction
Graduates with a broad knowledge base in finance, marketing, management, and economics are well-placed to embrace opportunities in a range of exciting business contexts.
Business at Lincoln combines elements of all of these disciplines. It offers students the opportunity to develop the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills needed to enter the competitive world of business.
Graduates with a broad knowledge base in finance, marketing, human resources, operations, management, and economics are well-placed to embrace opportunities in a range of exciting business contexts.
Our BA (Hons) Business combines elements of all of these disciplines. It offers students the opportunity to develop the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills needed to enter the competitive world of business.
The course takes an international perspective to help prepare students for the global nature of modern business practice, offering the opportunity to specialize in areas of particular interest and acquire workplace experience.
Students have opportunities to complete a one-year work placement or international year approach which will be reflected in their award title - BA (Hons) Business (with Professional Practice), or BA (Hons) Business (International Study Year). Those who choose not to complete a placement or year abroad will receive a BA (Hons) Business award or equivalent exit award.
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Admissions
Curriculum
How You Study
The course is designed to explore a variety of topics, drawn broadly from the areas of finance, economics, marketing, operations, human resources, entrepreneurship, and strategy. The course's learning activities are aimed at developing your creativity, critical thinking, complex problem solving, and entrepreneurial thinking, alongside developing your understanding of principles and practices of business and management.
The first year introduces key elements of business, including economics, finance, marketing, business analytics, creativity and entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior. The second year builds on this foundation with modules designed to develop professional skills in operations management, consumer behaviour, human resources management, and innovation.
In the final year, modules are designed to enable you to practice and develop confidence in creative problem-solving, enterprise, and entrepreneurship, to provide students with the mindset, knowledge, and skills that allow for success in innovation-driven organizations behavior behavior criticalthinking criticall thinking In addition, you can choose from a range of modules you to take their business knowledge further and develop a career specialism by choosing the subject areas aligned with your interests.
First Year
- Creativity and Entrepreneurial Thought (Core)
- Data Analytics for Business (Core)
- Finance for non-specialists (Core)
- Organisational Behaviour (Core)
- Principles of Marketing (Core)
- Professional Development (Option)†
- The Business Professional (Option)†
Second Year
- Human Resource Management (Core)
- Innovation Management (Core)
- International Business Environment (Core)
- Operations Management (Core)
- Business English and Communication B (Option)†
- Cross Cultural Management (Option)†
- Leadership and High-Performance Teams (Option)†
- LIBS International Year Abroad (Option)†
- Principles of Project Management (Option)†
- Professional Practice (Option)†
Third Year
- Design Thinking for Innovation (Core)
- Digital Marketing and E-Commerce (Core)
- Leadership Practice (Core)
- Business Ethics in the 21st Century (Option)†
- Crisis Management (Option)†
- Disaster Management (Option)†
- Essential English Leadership Skills A (Option)†
- Essential English Leadership Skills B (Option)†
- Financial Management For Business 1 (Option)†
- Financial Management For Business 2 (Option)†
- Independent Project - Research (Option)†
- Strategic Human Resource Development (Option)†
- Venture Creation (Option)†
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
How You Are Assessed
The degree uses a range of assessment types that can assess individual performance and group performance to reflect the variety of learning styles in students. Assessments can include coursework such as assignments, projects, essays, reports, portfolios, and reflective logs, as well as practical work including presentations, exhibitions, role play, and oral assessments. Exams can include in-class tests or written exams.
The course aims to provide timely feedback to students. Feedback is designed to identify areas of strength, weakness, and improvement in a student's work to support learning throughout the course. Quality feedback is integral to the course's teaching and learning strategy. Feedback is available electronically. Students have access to one-to-one meetings to receive personalized feedback about their performance.
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Program Outcome
How You Study
The course is designed to explore a variety of topics, drawn broadly from the areas of finance, economics, marketing, operations, human resources, entrepreneurship, and strategy. The course's learning activities are aimed at developing your creativity, critical thinking, complex problem solving, and entrepreneurial thinking, alongside developing your understanding of principles and practices of business and management.
The first year introduces key elements of business, including economics, finance, marketing, business analytics, creativity and entrepreneurship, and organisational behaviour. The second year builds on this foundation with modules designed to develop professional skills in operations management, consumer behaviour, human resources management, and innovation.
In the final year, modules are designed to enable you to practice and develop confidence in creative problem solving, enterprise, and entrepreneurship, to provide students with the mindset, knowledge, and skills that allow for success in innovation driven organisations. In addition, you can choose from a range of modules to take their business knowledge further and develop a career specialism by choosing the subject areas aligned to your personal interests.
Scholarships and Funding
For eligible undergraduate students going to university for the first time, scholarships and bursaries are available to help cover costs. The University of Lincoln offers a variety of merit-based and subject-specific bursaries and scholarships.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
A degree in Business can prepare students for a career working in e-commerce, financial management, retail management, human resources, and marketing, among other sectors. Lincoln graduates have gone on to work for organisations including IBM, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Siemens, and Anglian Water.
Accreditations
Program Admission Requirements
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