Course description
The BA Honours in Business Management programme helps you develop essential competencies for a range of careers in the private, public, or third/voluntary sectors. You’ll develop your skills in presentation, data analysis, report writing, and the use of business software – relating these to the industry you want to work in. You’ll meet business practitioners through guest lectures, recruitment fairs and events. We’ll get to know you and support you to gain the knowledge and connections you need to progress your career.
The programme includes management, enterprise and leadership modules, which are highly valued by a large number of UK employers. You’ll also complete work-related learning alongside a mixture of academic and applied teaching. Our experts have a broad range of professional experience – with backgrounds ranging from hotel management to a consultancy business, from chartered accountancy to management consultancy. We share real experience and insights into the academic theories that work, as well as where they don’t. It’s an interactive environment where we get to know what your goals are and we help you to gain the skills you need.
The programme includes:
- 100 hours of work experience, enhancing your skills and employability.
- An optional dissertation – a work-based project to identify a challenge in an organisation, research requirements, offer solutions and use academic theory to choose the right one for that context and business structure.
- No exams – because they don’t help in the real world of business.
- Opportunities to complete live assignment briefs – previous students have worked with B’Opera, Enterprise, in marketing management, in Costa Rica, and as an award-winning female in the business industry.
- The choice of specialist routes in Year 3 (Level 6) in either innovation management, international business or marketing.
- The flexibility to transfer to the BA Accounting and Finance programme, upon successful completion of the first year (Level 4) of the BA Business Management programme, if you’d like to.
- A virtual learning environment (VLE) facilitating mixed-mode learning opportunities and assessment activities.
- Learning progression supported by academic and personal tutoring, complemented by a wide range of support services.
Training Course Content
- Major functional areas of business and management such as Finance, Human Resources, Accounting, and Marketing.
- Curriculum and modules emphasizing global approaches in business such as International Business and Global Business Environment.
- External ’drivers’ such as the ever-changing economic climate and business environment.
- Career- and employability-focused modules, for example: Academic & Employability skills; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Leadership & Change Management and a mandatory Work-related Learning module.
- A dedicated module on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
- Electives corresponding to three different strands of specialisation: Innovation Management, International Business and Marketing in Year 3 (Level 6).
Continuing Studies
One of the key features of Newman University is our focus on helping you develop employability skills. With work-related learning built into all our degree courses and guidance from Career Progression Coaches, we are committed to furnishing you with the key skills needed to meet the challenges of a competitive and rapidly changing employment market.
The skills and knowledge you acquire on the programme will be relevant for a wide range of organisations and industries in the private, public, and third/voluntary sectors in the UK and overseas.
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Birmingham Newman University
Founded in 1968, Birmingham Newman University is a community-focused institution based in Bartley Green, Birmingham. It has built strong partnerships with many local businesses, charities and schools, making it an ideal choice for students wishing to gain practical experience during...