BA (Hons) Management and Business

 
BA (Hons) Business Studies

Key facts

One year full time or two years part time, Higher Education course

UCAS Apply Codes - Pembrokeshire College -P35, Course Code -NN21, Short course title - BA/MB1


Course overview

This course aims to enhance career potential and employability in the areas of business and management by developing a critical awareness and appreciation of contemporary business issues.


What you could do after this course

This degree has been designed to meet the needs of graduates entering the world of business. It will not only equip you with the essential business skills to analyse and interpret the changing world of business but also gives you the confidence to make decisions based upon that analysis. Graduates will be well-prepared to enter a wide range of business careers and to make the most of postgraduate training programmes.


Entry requirements

  • A relevant HND ideally with a merit profile or a relevant HNC and Foundation Degree
  • Relevant training and experience equivalent to NVQ Level 4
  • Entry is normally subject to interview.
  • For mature applicants - Direct admissions to programmes for applicants who have been out of full time education for more than two years will be considered based on previous learning or experience. Each application will be considered on individual merit. We recommend an interview with one of our Careers Advisers before submitting your application.

What you will learn

This course aims to build on the knowledge and skills acquired by students on an HND or equivalent. The course is franchised from the University of Glamorgan Business School. Students may study full time for one year, by taking all of the following six modules. Alternatively, it is possible to study part time for two years by taking three modules per year.


Modules studied include:

Year One

  • Business Strategy: How can a business develop a competitive edge and retain it over time? In a world which is increasingly turbulent and unpredictable, sustaining a successful business means following the right strategy. This module equips students with the strategists toolkit of essential techniques and encourages a critical understanding of how they can be used. It also introduces a range of the latest developments in this area and asks how managers can harness them successfully.
  • Starting a new venture: Introduction to the challenges involved in starting, developing and maintaining a new venture. Much of the content is also relevant to larger organisations wishing to develop entrepreneurial skills in their staff.
  • Global Business: One of the most important recent trends in business has been the growing importance of international markets to the success and failure of firms. This module introduces students to the international business environment and examines the global development of industries such as financial services, clothing and motor vehicles. Managing international firms is a major challenge, and this module also addresses some of the main issues involved in, for example, international marketing and human resource management.

Year Two

  • Emerging Themes in Marketing This module offers important insights into marketing practice and its contribution to business performance. Students are encouraged to examine the theoretical underpinnings of the subject and to explore the wider impact of marketing on society and the natural environment.
  • Managing and Developing Organisational Capabilities The aim of this module is to encourage the development of critical insights into the theoretical and analytical frameworks associated with developing organisations and their people, highlighting their significance in a global market place.
  • Business Research This module integrates the learning undertaken in other modules, enabling students to develop advanced research skills and to implement them in a business context. Students have the opportunity to work in small groups as well as to undertake individual work.

How you will learn

  • Lectures and seminars
  • Individual and small group research
  • Case studies from local, national and global organisations
  • Links with managers in a range of organisations

Benefits of studying at Pembrokeshire College

  • A critical understanding of a broad range of contemporary debates in management and business
  • Understanding of analytical techniques suitable for management decision making in a range of organisations
  • Development of independent research and problem solving skills forming the basis for professional career development and postgraduate study
  • The ability to produce persuasive and coherent verbal and written arguments

How you will be assessed

A mixture of course assessment and end of course written examinations


Things you may need for your course

  • A budget for books
  • Access to the internet would be beneficial
  • A genuine interest in management and business
  • Appropriate time to devote to individual study

Fees

£3,225 per year - full time, £635 per year - part time, all fees valid until 31 July 2010

Please note that the Honours route is subject to sufficient numbers of applications to run.

Applications must be made via UCAS Apply