Business Management

Description

There is a growing need for graduates who have a strong foundation across the disciplines of both business and management, coupled with practical experience. This programme provides a broad knowledge-base and understanding of managing organisations across local and international contexts.
You will study a broad business and management curriculum including: work-based culture, financial management, international economics, marketing, human resource management and law, from both a UK and international perspective.
A key feature of the programme is the option of a year-long work placement in Year 3, with a UK or overseas organisation, allowing you to put your theoretical knowledge into practice and develop employability skills such as communication, team work, problem solving and leadership - skills which will position you well on entering the graduate job market.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee Not specified Start date September 2015 14 September Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

In addition to the central subject of business management, you will study a range of complementary modules designed to provide you with a wider understanding of business and the society in which you’ll operate as a global leader of tomorrow.
You’ll have the option to study European Language Modules at every level of the programme to further enhance your skills as a global graduate.
Level 1

• Workplace Culture and Behaviour
• The Business of Social Science
• Foundations of Marketing
• Fundamentals in Financial Management
• International Economic Issues and Challenges
• Law in Business OR Language

Level 2

• Society, Employability and Business
• Essentials of Managing Human Resources
• Management Issues and Concepts
• Contemporary Cultural Challenges in International Business
• Financial Management for Decision Makers OR Language
• Open option including Language OR Law (if not selected at level 1)

Level 3

• The Enterprise Value Challenge
• International Business Strategy
• Business Research Methods
• Operations Management
• Managing People and Diversity at Work
• Option from:
• Project Management
• Information Resource Management
• Social Enterprise: Theory and Practice
• Language

Level 4

• Dissertation OR The Project*
• E-Business and Supply Chain Management OR Managing Sustainable Business Excellence
• Management of Innovation and Creativity OR International Business Strategy**
• Leadership in a Changing Global Context
• Global Social Entrepreneurship OR Language (at appropriate level)

* for placement/exchange students who need Business Research Methods
** for placement/exchange students who didn't take at Level 3

Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Higher

BBBBB

• A Level

BBC

• ILC-Higher

B2 B2 B2 B2 B2

• IB Diploma

25 points

• BTEC

Level 3 Extended Diploma considered for Year 1 (equal 280 tariff points)

• Essential subjects

English (Higher/GCSE B/ILC-H)
Mathematics (S Grade 2/Int 2/Nat 5B/GCSE-B/ILC-O A2)

• Recommended Subjects

Mathematics (Higher/A Level/ILC-H)
English (A Level)

• Entry to Year 3

HND Business with a B in Graded Unit(s).
Other business-related HND programmes may be considered.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

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