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BA (Hons) Business Management

Northumbria University Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This course will equip you with the skills, qualities, and capabilities valued by employers across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors and that underpin successful enterprise. It means youll complete your studies as a highly employable, culturally and ethically aware graduate with the potential to make positive organizational change. Youll have the freedom to explore and experiment in a range of different business areas. Broader management modules include marketing, finance strategy, organizational behavior, and HR. And youll also have the opportunity to choose specialist modules that suit your own interests and intended career. The programs integrated, cohesive approach will enable you to develop your understanding of global business, and how different business functions operate and complement each other. Through problem-based and experiential learning approaches youll focus on real-world challenges that equip you to resolve complex business problems in sustainable, responsible, and transformative ways. Between Years 2 and 3 we offer the chance to undertake a work placement in the UK or overseas, or to study outside the UK with one of our long-standing partner institutions. So, youll gain crucial real-world experience, preparing you for professional employment or other enterprise-related activity. The program is pending approval by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) €“ the professional association for management professionals. Subject to approval, when you successfully complete this program, youll receive a Level 5 Diploma in Business and Management from the CMI alongside your degree.

General Eligibility

120 UCAS Tariff points From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate. GCSE Requirements: Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or equivalents.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Financial Decision Making (Core)

  • Business Analysis for Decision Making (Core)

  • Academic Language Skills for Newcastle Business School (Core – for International and EU students only)

  • Preparing for Professional Practice (Core)

  • Business, Economy and Society (Core)

  • People, Management and Organisations (Core)

  • Introduction to Marketing (Core)

2 Year 2
  • Financial Markets and Institutions (Optional)

  • Applied Taxation (Optional)

  • Progressing Professional Practice (Core)

  • Human Resource Management Essentials (Core)

  • Responsible Business (Core)

  • Resourcing and Development for Diversity (Optional)

  • HR Analytics and the Labour Market (Optional)

  • Reward and Performance (Optional)

  • Management Research and Analysis (Core)

  • Employment Law (Optional)

  • Market Research and Planning (Optional)

  • Retail and Multichannel Marketing (Optional)

  • Customer Experience Marketing (Optional)

  • Communications and Content Marketing (Optional)

  • Applied Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Optional)

  • International Operations Management (Optional)

  • Newcastle Business School Study Abroad Semester (Optional)

  • Strategic Frameworks and Cultural Contexts in International Management (Optional)

  • International Business: Growth Strategies and Resourcing (Optional)

  • Born Global Enterprise (Optional)

  • Entrepreneurial Management (Optional)

  • International Digital Economy (Optional)

  • Tourism, Events and Society (Optional)

  • Managing the Travel and Tourism Industry (Optional)

3 Year 3
  • Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation (4 modules studied in Amsterdam - Semester 1 & Newcastle - Semester 2) (Optional)

  • Newcastle Business School Work Placement Year (Optional)

  • Newcastle Business School Study Abroad Year (Optional)

  • Newcastle Business School Blended Placement Year: Work Placement Semester (Optional)

  • Newcastle Business School Blended Placement Year: Study Abroad Semester (Optional)

4 Year 4
  • International Finance and Responsible Financial Management (Optional)

  • Contemporary Corporate Reporting (Optional)

  • Project Management (Optional)

  • Strategic Leadership for Responsible Organisational Change (Core)

  • Transforming Self and Organisations (Core)

  • Employment Relations (Optional)

  • Futures of Work (Optional)

  • Fiction and Organisation (Optional)

  • Ethics in Business (Optional)

  • Digital and Data Driven Marketing (Optional)

  • B2B Marketing and Sales Management (Optional)

  • Supply Networks (Optional)

  • Management Enquiry (Optional)

  • Dissertation (Optional)

  • Undergraduate Consultancy Project (Optional)

  • International Business and Innovation (Optional)

  • Emerging Economies (Optional)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79
International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

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