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Business Management (including foundation year)

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

English Language at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).

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About this course


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Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

6 years | Part-time | 2024

Subject

Management studies

**Why study this course?**

Our four-year Business Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree has a built-in foundation year (Year 0) that provides you with an alternative route into higher education if you don't have traditional qualifications or can't meet the entry requirements for an undergraduate degree in business.

During your foundation year you will engage with business challenges in a stimulating environment, while boosting your confidence and acquiring crucial academic skills. This acts as excellent preparation for your subsequent three years of study, which will allow you to specialise in more specific and advanced areas of business.

**More about the course**

Our innovative Business Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree has been devised with valuable industry input, giving you an edge when it comes to seeking that all-important job when you graduate.

At London Met, we’ll help you acquire key business skills and knowledge in the classroom but we’ll provide you with a wide range of opportunities outside of the classroom too. The University is home to Accelerator, which provides advice, support, networks, knowledge and resources that can help you turn a business idea into reality. Based in Shoreditch, Accelerator is a unique resource that has helped many students and graduates establish their own businesses.

You will share your foundation year with students on other business-related foundation year courses. This allows you to share ideas and insights with your classmates before going on to specialise in your subsequent years of study. Should you decide during your foundation year that you’d like to specialise in a different area of business, there is also some flexibility to allow you to do this.

Following your foundation year, you will study the same course content and get the same choice of modules as those who study our Business Management BA (Hons) course. Here you’ll have the opportunity to explore decision-making, leadership, organisation design and management, with a range of optional modules to choose from.

You'll graduate with a full undergraduate degree with the same title and award as those who studied the traditional three-year course, but you’ll also gain a Level 5 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) diploma. As a member of the CMI you can access their facilities, attend events and access over 200,000 live management jobs and its mentoring scheme.

Modules

Example Year 0 modules: Development for Success in Business; Orientation for Success in Higher Education; The Context of Business; Using and Managing Data and Information.
Example Year 1 modules: Principles of Management; Financial Accounting; Digital Business Management and Emerging Technologies; Understanding & Managing Data; Understanding the Business and Economic Environment; Managing People in Organisations; Professional Practice 1 (Learning Through Organisations); Principles of Marketing.
Example Year 2 modules: Leadership in Practice; Problem Solving Methods and Analysis; The Practice of Consultancy; Fundamentals of Project Management; Creating a Winning Business; Learning Through Work; Organisational Design and Management; International Selling and Negotiation; Marketing Communications; Developing Inclusive Organisations; Sustainability, Business and Responsibility; Company and Employment Law; Field Trip; Risk and Crisis Management; Principles of Finance; Artist Management; Language 1; Language 2.
Example Year 3 modules: The Consultancy Project; Dissertation; Leading Innovation; The Practice of Management; Practicing Business Strategy; Financial Decision Making; Organising and Managing Across Culture; Social Marketing; Delivering Service Excellence; Creative Media Practice and Music Business Models; Strategy in Tourism and Travel; Marketing Communications in Practice; Personal Finance; Language 1; Language 2.

Assessment methods

You’ll be assessed through group work, coursework, presentations and portfolios as well as reports, business plans and seen/unseen exams. Some modules will require you to produce an e-portfolio including real-life investigations and tasks. In your final year you will also write a dissertation.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£17,600
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£17,600
per year
International
£17,600
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£17,600
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Holloway

Department:

Guildhall School of Business and Law

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

93%
Management studies

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Management studies

Teaching and learning

90%
Staff make the subject interesting
98%
Staff are good at explaining things
95%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
84%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

83%
Library resources
83%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
85%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

87%
UK students
13%
International students
38%
Male students
62%
Female students
88%
2:1 or above
25%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
B
C

After graduation


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Management studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£20,000
med
Average annual salary
97%
med
Employed or in further education
53%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Management studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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