BA (Hons) Business Management (Top up)

UCAS code: N200

Start date: September

Course length: full time: one year, part time: one - two years

Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

This course is available to international students

You will build on and develop the knowledge you've already gained on your HND or foundation degree in business with a further stage of study which results in a full honours degree - BA (Hons) Business Management.

Covering global and strategic management issues, you'll study the specialist areas of management and leadership and marketing. The module Issues in Global Business Consultancy is a case study of current business issues. It takes a discussion approach and is very practical. You'll be looking at where things are going wrong, what could be done, what would you do? You can select two optional modules which means you can choose areas that suit your own interests.

Throughout the course you'll be using current case studies and examples, and will also benefit from guest lectures from industry speakers and professional bodies. We'll prepare you for the workplace as you develop the skills employers are looking for in their graduate employees, from report writing and analysis through to presentation skills.

Final stage

• Issues in Global Business and Strategic Concepts - double module (Through*)
• Developing and Managing Performance (Autumn)
• Principles and Practice of Leadership and Management (Spring)

And you will choose two options from:

• Brand Impact and Popular Culture
• Consumer Behaviour
• Consumer Law for Business
• Delivering Winning Projects
• Enterprise Strategy and Concepts
• Financial Statement Analysis    
• Improving Business Performance 
• Information Systems 
• International Entrepreneurship     
• Global Talent Management 
• International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management  
• Investing and Financial Markets      
• Strategic Management of Human Resources    
• Sustainable Development and International Business Law

* Through - this is a module that runs through the Autumn and Spring semesters.

Please contact us for details of the fees for this course.

• This degree gives you an excellent grounding in business, and you'll be ready for a career in a variety of areas. You could be an operations manager, business analyst, business development manager, HR officer.
• Past students now work for a wide range of companies from multinationals like Barclays and Shell, to small independent businesses. Some have even set up their own company on graduation.
• On completion you could choose to progress straight on to a masters degree which is just one more year of full time study, and you'll be eligible for a 10% fee discount as a Derby graduate.

"Lecturers helped to make it interesting as they were passionate about their subjects and very knowledgeable, they also used up to date case studies and applied the lectures and theories to current topics and events."

Michael Booth

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