Business Administration

Apply the latest thinking on business management to the analysis of the key problems being experienced by the world's major businesses.
Possess a thorough understanding of the main business functions of marketing, human resource management, accounting and finance and operations management.
Develop an international perspective on both operational and strategic management.
Gain new business start-up expertise and develop your entrepreneurial flair.
Recognise the implications of managing knowledge in a global context.
Sharpen your team-working and leadership skills.
Develop the research skills necessary to tackle management problems, issues and learning.
Undertake your own postgraduate research work into a topic within the field of business management that has interest and relevance to your future career.
And finally, to critically review your work experience to date in the light of contemporary knowledge and understanding of business and management.

During two semesters you will be able to gain a thorough grounding in the key aspects of business management.

Year 1
Semester 1

* Accounting and Finance
* The Reflective Manager
* Critical Perspectives on Management
* Contemporary Marketing
* Contemporary Human Resource Management
* The Economic Context of International Business

Semester 2

* Operations Strategy
* Strategy and International Management
* New Enterprise Venture Development
* Business Information Management
* Designing a Research Project

Semester 3

* Dissertation (semesters 2 and 3)

A recognised university undergraduate honours degree, with at least a Lower Second Class Classification, or a professional qualification deemed to be equivalent, a minimum of two years work experience is desirable, but not essential. For international students, in addition to meeting the above minimum entry requirements the University require a score of of at least 250 on the TOEFL computer-based test is acceptable,or other exams. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 600 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

A number of scholarships of up to £7,000 are available for the course starting this September.