Business Management (with Placement)
Harper Adams University
UCAS Code: N2NM | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Harper Adams University
UCAS Code: N2NM | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants must have a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language and Maths.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pass with 28 overall with a relevant subject passed with 5 at higher level.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
BBBC under previous system
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
Please note these grades apply only to the old non-examined version of the Level 3 Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
For applicants taking a City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma, offers tend to be in the region of DDM Please note these grades apply only to the new examined (reformed) version of the Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. For the previous version of this course, the City and Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma, we require grade D. We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements. If you are unsure which version you are studying please contact your school or college for advice.
Scottish Higher
T Level
Accepted subject Management and Administration. Routes: Business Support, Business Improvement, Team leadership and Management
UCAS Tariff
We accept the Welsh Baccalaureate as equivalent to a full A level. For further information please contact the Admissions team.
About this course
**The course**
A business education unlocks exciting opportunities and our BSc /BSc (Hons) Business Management degree takes a universal and integrated approach to understanding business, organisations and management, and the development of a broad set of transferrable skills that will last you a lifetime in an increasingly globalised world and one where the nature of work and employment continues to be shaped by advances in digital technology.
On your journey with us, you will experience a blend of academic and practical learning, backed up with a fascinating range of events and activities that get you working alongside successful businesses. You will try your hand at finding real-world solutions and meet leading industry experts from a range of sustainable competitive businesses. You’ll spend a transformative placement year working in industry.
Along with essential practical, technical skills you will also be learning invaluable soft skills that employers rate so highly, such as communication, team work, creativity, motivation and leadership. The modules that make up the degree are assessed in a variety of ways to allow you demonstrate your capabilities including real-world projects, team challenges, reflective portfolios, business writing and research, and you will manage your learning with the support of focused, frequent feedback.
As you progress through your degree you will develop your capabilities in commercial thinking, planning, and management, and in your final year you’ll be working at a strategic level across all business areas. You’ll develop a deep understanding of organisations and the roles within them and learn with the skills required for successful entrepreneurship too, preparing you to confidently take your next step into a management career.
**New programme for 2023**
This is one of a series of Harper Adams undergraduate courses undergoing a curriculum refresh to ensure they provide the best content and experience for students and deliver excellent graduates into industry.
Definitive course information will be shared as soon as it is available. The route is currently subject to validation and subject to accreditation.
**Duration**
4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement. A three-year programme is available for applicants with at least two years of full-time relevant work experience. Please contact Admissions for further information on this option.
Modules
https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/201184/business-management
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Harper Adams University
Business Management
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About 70% of the UK's land area is given over to agriculture, so this is a subject representing an important part of the country's economy. Typical starting jobs for graduates in agriculture include agricultural science, farming and farm management, but graduates also go into other areas, such as the horticulture trade, auctioneering and conservation. Agriculture graduates are also in increasing demand for one of the hardest-to-fill jobs in the country - surveying. Jobs for agriculture graduates are often in rural areas - in 2016, areas like Essex, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Yorkshire and Kent were all important for agriculture graduates.
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Business and management
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