Business Management (Joint Honours)

UCAS code: Y002

Start date: September

Course length: full time: three years

Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

This course is available to international students

If you don't want to specialise in just one area, want to impress employers with your CV, want a mix of skills to move your career on and enjoy two of your A level subjects equally, a joint honours degree could be just for you.

You can combine Business Management with another subject and study it as a major, joint or minor pathway, which means that you can choose the amount of business modules you want to take in your degree.

If you're keen on a career in general management, this course will give you the perfect start. You'll learn the theories of management and apply them to real situations, which will prepare you for a career in a dynamic business environment. You'll have the knowledge and skills you need for a management role in industry or commerce, and, depending on the pathway you choose, you can specialise in people management, marketing, enterprise or information systems.

Your first year modules will give you the basic knowledge, background and skills business and management. In your second year you'll develop this further with the chance to specialise through option modules. In your final year you'll be focusing on strategy and international aspects of business.

We'll also develop your personal skills throughout the course. From group working and time management through to report writing and presentation skills, we'll equip you not only with the subject knowledge, but also with the personal, transferable skills that are vital to your career and which you need to be successful in the graduate job market.

A lot of our teaching staff have industry experience, either from their previous positions or teaching on some of our in-company programmes. This means that they are aware of the latest issues affecting business across many sectors, so you'll benefit from their expertise and understanding of the modern business world.

• BA (Hons) in Accounting and Business Management
• BSc (Hons) in Architectural Design and Business Management
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Education Studies
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and English
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and Environmental Hazards
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Film & Television Studies
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Geography
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and Geology
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and History
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Human Resource Management
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and International Relations & Global Development
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Law
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Marketing
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and Mathematics
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Popular Music Production
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Property Development
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and Psychology
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Sociology
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Sport & Exercise Studies
• BA (Hons) in Business Management and Theatre Studies
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and Third World Development

Stage one

You will study this module:

• Developing Professional Business Skills

And you will choose your option modules from:

• Marketing in Action
• Finance and Business Performance
• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Managing Performance in Operations
• Understanding People in Organisations
• Markets, Prices and Strategy

Stage two

You will study this module:

• Employability and Personal Development

And you will choose your options from:

• Enterprise Management
• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Business Simulation
• The Contemporary Workplace

Stage three - Optional placement year

Final stage

You'll choose your modules from:

• Independent Studies - double module
• Issues in Global Business and Strategic Concepts
• Brand Impact and Popular Culture
• Consumer Behaviour
• Creativity and Innovation in Business
• Developing and Managing Performance
• Enterprise Strategy and Concepts
• Financial Stategy
• Investing and Financial Markets    
• Principles and Practices of Management and Leadership
• Project Management

Our entry requirements are usually 220-300 UCAS points, of which at least 200-240 will be from your core A2s (full A levels) or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers etc.

We'll accept up to 60 points towards the total from level 3 qualifications such as AS levels (where those AS levels are not taken on to A2 level), the Extended Project or Music qualifications.

We don't accept points from Key Skills Level 3. If you have any questions about what is or isn't accepted, please contact our Admissions team.

We also accept the Access to HE Diploma.

Your points at level 3 will be in addition to 5 GCSEs at grade C or equivalent level 2 qualifications.

The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

General undergraduate entry requirements

Fees for 2013/14

This is a classroom based course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

• If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £7,700 per year.
• If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £8,250 per year.

We'll be announcing our part time and international fees for 2013/14 later in the year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

How you'll learn

You'll learn through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and seminars.

How you're assessed

You'll be assessed through a combination of coursework, presentations and examinations.

Work placements

The course allows you the opportunity to take a formal sandwich year plus individual work placement modules.

• Find out more about placements.

• You'll have a great basis for a wide range of careers in business and management. Your first role will probably be at junior management level, from which you can develop your career through progression and professional accreditation in your chosen field.
• Alternatively, you can choose to continue your studies to masters level at Derby Business School. Take advantage of the 10% fee discount you'll be eligible to as a Derby graduate.

"I studied a varied amount of topics, from global business, economics and accounting to operational research and mathematical modelling. I particularly enjoyed the economics and international business side of my degree.

I also studied other business cultures and investigated how completely different doing business is in China compared to the UK."

Charlotte Wilson studied Business Management with Maths on her Joint Honours degree.