12/07/2012
About Your Course
The BA Business & Management Studies course is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of business, how it works and can be managed. It will assist you in gaining the skills and knowledge to plan and control operations in business organisations. The course is delivered on-line by distance learning and all the material is available over the web and in text books.
The course is available on a part-time distance learning basis as a one academic year level 6 top-up course. The course is accessible to you anywhere in the world and offers an opportunity to enhance your career development. We currently attract students from across the world, including Malawi, Nigeria and the European Union
Modules
Core modules include:
Business Strategy
Business Strategy develops your critical and evaluative thinking and provides opportunities for you to apply skills, techniques and knowledge to the strategic issues facing organisations. It encourages you to take an integrated and holistic perspective on organisational development.
Consultancy Project
The Consultancy Project provides you with the opportunity to engage in a management based consultancy project. This module is delivered over the whole academic year and provides some of the context through which the skills and competences in the Professional Development module are developed. The module provides you with the opportunity to put the skills developed and knowledge assimilated into practice by completing a project that is devised and managed by you working as part of a student group. It exposes you to real management issues in organisations and encourages you to take a holistic view of their solution. Examples of the types of projects that you could become involved in are organisational reviews, evaluation of business ideas, marketing plans, HR plans, project planning and appraisal processes.
Management of International Business
Management of International Business develops your awareness and understanding of the key principles impacting on the management of international businesses. It examines the decisions facing managers of international businesses given the global business environment in which they operate.
Managing Capability
Managing Capability develops your strategic perspective of the critical nature, value and interrelatedness of organisational capability in achieving organisational objectives, meeting performance requirements and satisfying key stakeholder expectations.
Please note this list is not exhaustive and modules may change from time to time
Opportunities
BA Business & Management Studies is delivered by distance learning, meaning that you can continue to work whilst gaining an international management qualification. Many applicants will already be in employment and have some understanding of and experience with the nature and importance of management decision making within organisations. The course will help to broaden your vocational skills and knowledge and enhance your career prospects in the general area of business management.
Future Career
BA Business & Management Studies is ideal for applicants wanting to pursue a management career in industry, commerce, the public sector, or the voluntary sector. A key aim of the course is to equip you with the essential knowledge and theory of business and management, whilst also offering the opportunity to develop management skills and capabilities.
Additional Information
Assessment is through a combination of coursework, assignments, examinations, group-work, projects, case studies and a dissertation. The emphasis is on having a variety of assessment to allow you to demonstrate your full range of skills.
Attendance:Distance Learning
English Language Requirement (IELTS):The English requirement for this course is IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5 or equivalent.
Additional Requirements: This course is level 6 entry only. If you have previously completed the ABE Advanced Diploma in Business Administration, an HND or Foundation degree (in a business related area) and gained 120 points at levels 4 and 5 you will normally be admitted onto this programme.
International Baccalaureate: 24 Points
What do I need to include with my application form?
To avoid unnecessary delays, please use the list below to check that you have included everything that we need to process your application.
• Certificates and Transcripts of academic Qualifications
• Proof of English Language requirement
• Personal statement
• At least 1 reference (Unless the Course Finder specifies 2)
• Photocopy of passport
We will use these documents to ensure that you meet our entry requirements and to inform our visa process. If you do not submit these documents at the time of application, your application will be delayed as we will have to contact you again
