BA Business and Management (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent. Tariff points: 48 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The University accepts a large number of UK and International qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you'll need in our English language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BA(Hons) in Business, combining theory with practice across core business functions. Core topics include Accounting, Data Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Ethics & Professional Practice, Project Management, and Research Methods. The course includes an embedded Professional Practice Stream from the first year and a final professional development module in the final year. A sandwich year placement is available as part of the five-year study option.
Modules
- Foundational Concepts in Business and Law
- Foundations in Professional and Personal Development Planning
- Using Financial Information for Business
- Principles of Marketing
- Entrepreneurial Decision Making
- Professional Knowledge: Management and Organisational Behaviour
- Business and Economic Environments
- Professional Skills: Business Research
- Applied Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Strategy, Innovation, and Operations
- Digital Age: Ethical Decision-Making and Sustainable Practices
- Employment Law and Employment Rights for Managers
- Entrepreneurship Thought and Action
- Management Accounting in an AI World
- Marketing Innovation and Influence
- Perspectives on Social and Organisational Behaviour
- Social Value and Sustainability for Business
- Cross Border Trade Development and Migration
- Global Supply Chain for Advanced Strategy
- Humans vs AI: Leading and managing change for future organisations
- Marketing in a Digital World
- Brand Evolution: Identity, Values and Market Edge
- Coaching and Mentoring in Organisations
- Financial Management and International Finance
- Project Management with Data Analytics
- Transformation of Work
- Cross Cultural Learning
- Work Based Learning
- Professional Development: Business Simulation
- Professional Development: Consultancy
- Professional Development: Contemporary Enterprise and Innovation