BA(Hons) in Business and Management
Bristol, United Kingdom
DURATION
4 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 15,250 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home students per year: £9250 | international students per year: £15250
Introduction
This course is for those who want the flexibility to design their own programme and the option to switch to specialised courses like Business Management with Marketing or Business and Human Resource Management after the first year.
Why study business and management?
Businesses have to constantly challenge and re-invent themselves to compete in the increasingly competitive global market.
As such, employers need graduates who can go beyond business theory with practical skills and real-world experience of how the business world works.
Why UWE Bristol?
BA(Hons) Business and Management is driven by the needs of organisations, with an emphasis on skills development. It equips you with the knowledge and experience you need to succeed in your career.
This course is for those who want a business career but aren't ready to specialise yet. It's flexible and practical, giving you lots of choices and the chance to hone your interests through specialist modules.
This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
If you complete the 'Coaching in Organisations' module you'll also be awarded the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 3 Award in Coaching.
You'll learn about organisational functions like marketing, finance and human resource management from enthusiastic, research-active experts and supportive tutors.
Enterprise is at the heart of everything we do at Bristol Business School. We help our students to get their start-up ideas up and running with funding, support, desk space and our own in-house crowdfunding platform.
You'll gain real-world experience through placements and internships and get access to guest speakers, case studies, competitions and online simulations, ensuring you graduate ready for work.
Where can it take me?
Business and Management at UWE Bristol is a broad, practical degree with many potential specialisms and a range of career Pathways.
Our graduates hold management roles in retail, marketing, HR (human resources) and recruitment.
Program Outcome
Professional accreditation
This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Placements
Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Experience also hones your skills, industry knowledge and professional network, making you a sought-after graduate.
Your placement is valuable because it allows you to gain real-world experience and skills that increase your employability.
We have a strong, growing network of placement organisations. Past students have secured roles at Rolls Royce, HP, IBM, the NHS, Hayes, Microsoft, Maclaren F1 and Lidl in marketing, recruitment and other business areas.
Study year abroad
You'll also have opportunities to study overseas on courses that are taught in English and relevant to your degree. The study year abroad is not a paid placement.
Students are selected for this through a competitive process.
Career Opportunities
This course opens up a diverse range of career pathways. These include management roles in retail, marketing, HR and recruitment.
Bristol has a strong labour market and employers highly value our course and students.
We have good links with organisations and past graduates have secured roles with multinationals, small to medium enterprises and the public sector.
Many students take up graduate management schemes, go on to further study or progress to teaching and research careers.
Get inspired
Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.
We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.
Curriculum
Content
The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.
Year one
You will study:
- Introduction to Business and Management
- Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management)
- Understanding the Business and Economic Environment
- Understanding Organisations and People (Business, International and Management)
- Understanding the Principles of Marketing (Business, International and Management)
- Contemporary Business Issues
- Business Decision Making for Management.
Year two
You will study:
- Managing People
- Management Skills (Business and Management)
- Accounting Information for Business (Business, International and Management)
- International Business
- Research Methods for Business
- Introductory Research Project
- Operations and Supply Management.
Plus, one optional module from:
- Market Analysis for Private Investors
- International Trade and Multinational Business
- Good Business, Bad Business and Sustainability
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- Employment Relations OR Equality Law and Diversity Management
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- Digital Business Management
- Credit Management: Theory and Practice
- Design Thinking.
Placement year (if applicable)
If you study on the four-year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work or study placement after Year two.
Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or a learning and development module.
Final year
You will study:
- Strategic Management (Business, International and Management)
- Managing Organisational Change
- Integrated Business Management Simulation.
Plus one from:
- Work Integrated Learning
- Cross-Cultural Learning and Development
- Placement Learning
- Learning and development on Study Year Abroad.
Plus optional modules from (the number depending on credit requirements):
- International Financial Management
- Investment Management
- Personal Financial Planning
- The Economics of Developing Countries
- Sustainable Business
- Events and Festivals Management
- Global Marketing Management
- Public Relations
- Interactive and Digital Marketing
- Competing Through Quality
- Project Management
- Coaching in Organisations
- Organisational Leadership
- HR Development and Knowledge Management
- International HRM
- International Business in the Emerging Markets
- Business Innovation and Growth
- Entrepreneurship: Ideas and Practice
- Virtual Business
- Accounting for Managers
- Brand Management
- Retail Marketing and Management.
Plus, one major project from:
- Critical Business Enquiry Project
- Enterprise Project
- Applied Business Project
- Business Project.
The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.
You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the four-year course and then transfer to the three-year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.
Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.