Business and Management (Retail) with a Year in Industry

Description

About the Business and Management programme

The Business and Management degree covers a blend of academic theories and methodologies together with hands-on practical experience and real industry insight. You will explore a wide range of exciting and challenging business topics including the global business environment, economics, accountancy, marketing, strategy, operations management, human resource management and quantitative skills. You will be taught by leading subject experts with a mixture of both extensive professional experience and academic research excellence.

The Year in Industry on a professional work placement equips you with transferable business skills that significantly develop your career prospects and is greatly valued by global employers, as you will gain a genuine appreciation of today’s changing world of business, giving you a solid grounding and real world experience of industry. Membership of the student-led Business Society and links with large employers all contribute to an unrivalled university experience, and also enhance your employability.

Business & Management (Retail) with a Year in Industry

The Business & Management (Retail) pathway is designed for those with a drive to pursue a career in the retail sector – whether that is in store management, product development, merchandising, logistics, retail marketing or running your own retail business. The course explores fashion and food retailing, both in store and online, as well as wider retail services.

The teaching approach is innovative and inspiring, with sessions delivered by industry guest speakers and alumni students; field trips to the stores, warehouses and head offices of world-class retailers, and projects sponsored by retail companies that will challenge you to apply your knowledge and entrepreneurial skills.

As well as teaching you the theories and methods that are relevant to today’s retail world, your compulsory year in industry will be spent in the retail sector and / or supporting industries, enabling you to gain applied experience that will support your career aspirations in this fast-moving industry.

Independent rankings

Business Studies was ranked in the top 20 in the UK for overall performance in The Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2015. In the Complete University Guide 2015, Business and Management was ranked 5th in the South East for overall performance. Business Studies was ranked 21st in the UK for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2014.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline 15 January Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

Stage 1

Stage 1 represents the first year of your degree programme. For the first year of your Business & Management degree, possible modules will be:

• Business Skills and Employability
• Data Management for Business
• Economics for Business 1
• Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• Management Principles
• Marketing Principles

Stage 2/3

Stage 2/3 represents the first year of your degree programme. For the second and final year of your Business & Management degree, possible modules will be:

Compulsory

• Business Information Systems
• Corporate Strategy and Leadership
• Critical Thinking for Contemporary Business Issues
• Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour
• The Management of Operations
• Managing People and Teams
• Marketing and the Value Chain
• Strategy Theory and Practice

The following modules are compulsory for those students studying on the Retail pathway, but are also offered as optional choices on the general Business & Management degree:

Retail Pathway

• Managing Retail Locations
• Retail Buying
• Retail Distribution & Supply Chain Management
• Retail Merchandising

In addition to the Retail Pathway modules, there is a range of optional modules available at Stages 2 and 3, enabling you to specialise in areas of your choice:

Optional

• Business Law
• Business Management Project
• Consumer Insight
• Creating your Own Enterprise
• E-Commerce
• Economics for Business 2
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• European Business
• Global Business Environment
• Project Management
• Sales Forecasting
• Service Management
• Social Justice Practice

Requirements

Award: BA (Hons)

Offer levels: BBB at A level; IB Diploma 34 points including 4 in Mathematics or IB Diploma with 15 points at Higher including 4 in Mathematics

Entry Requirements: Tariff points from 3 A levels, GCSE Mathematics grade C

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

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• Access Bursary

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• Alumni Bursary

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* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.