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Business Management with Foundation Year

Entry requirements


A level

D,E,E

Access to HE Diploma

P:45

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English at C/4 or above

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MPP

UCAS Tariff

56-64

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Business and management

This degree allows you to shape your studies towards your career ambitions and build the knowledge, skills and experience to be a successful business manager in a wide range of industries.

**Why study BA Business Management at Middlesex University?**

Tailored towards ambitious students who are keen to apply theory to practice in a business environment, you will learn how organisations operate from developing strategy to management styles and choose from a range of exciting work placement options. Supported by expert tutors who bring professional experience to their teaching practices, you will study the key functions that underpin business success.

Work placements are an invaluable opportunity to gain employability skills so we have introduced two options by which you can integrate into your time at Middlesex. Those who wish to do a placement can take either a 36 week sandwich placement in Year 3 as part of a 4 year degree or two 18 week summer placements allowing you to complete your degree within 3 years.

The career options are broad with our Business Management degree and you will be well prepared to enter businesses, governmental and third sector organisations or even start your own business.

We offer nine exciting pathways so you can specialise your studies towards your career ambitions. After the shared first year you can select from: Business Management (direct route), Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Innovation and Supply Chain. Please note, Spanish and Mandarin pathways are also available but have a separate first year.

**Course highlights**
We offer a one-year study abroad option in your second year by joining the EU Erasmus programme, linked to a partner university in Europe which can also include a contribution to tuition fees
Our Enterprise Development Hub can support you to start your own business and develop essential entrepreneurial skills for a successful career
You will have access to cutting-edge business resources including the Chartered Management Institute's Management Direct Resource Hub
You can choose to study Spanish or Mandarin at beginner or intermediate level as part of your degree, ensuring you stand out in today's competitive job market
You can become a student member of the Chartered Management Institute and a full member upon graduation

Modules

Foundation Year: Understanding the Context of Business, SMART (Students Mastering Academic writing, Research and Technology), Foundation Mathematics, Foundation Project.
Year 1: Applications and Research in Management (30 credits) - Compulsory, Financial Aspects of Business (30 credits) - Compulsory, Management and Organisations (30 credits) – Compulsory, Marketing Theory and Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory. Year 2: Business Environment (30 credits) - Optional, Operations Management (30 credits) - Optional, Work, Organisation and Society (30 credits) - Compulsory, Brand Management (30 credits) - Optional, Human Resource Management in Practice (30 credits) - Optional, Managerial Finance (30 credits) - Optional, Law for Business (30 credits) - Optional, Sustainable Products (30 credits) - Optional. Year 3: Authentic Leadership Development (30 credits) - Optional, Strategic Management (30 credits) - Compulsory, Business Game (30 credits) - Optional, Business Start-up (30 credits) - Optional, Enterprise and Small Business (30 credits) - Optional, Research Project (30 credits) - Optional, Strategic Management Accounting (30 credits) - Optional, The Service Encounter (30 credits) - Optional, Work Internship (30 credits) - Optional, Developing Leaders and Managers in Organisations (30 credits) - Compulsory, Innovation Management (30 credits) - Optional, Managing Business Projects (30 credits) - Optional, Global Operations Management (30 credits) - Optional, International Marketing (30 Credits) - Optional, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (30 credits) - Optional, Leading Change (30 credits) - Optional

Tuition fees

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

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£14,000
per year
International
£14,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Hendon Campus

Department:

Leadership, Work and Organisations

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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.

75%
Business and management

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Business and management (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

69%
Staff make the subject interesting
79%
Staff are good at explaining things
78%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
74%
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

78%
Library resources
83%
IT resources
80%
Course specific equipment and facilities
72%
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?

60%
UK students
40%
International students
59%
Male students
41%
Female students
53%
2:1 or above
36%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
C

After graduation


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Business and management (non-specific)

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.

£20,400
med
Average annual salary
89%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

19%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
18%
Managers and proprietors in other services
10%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

As only a small number of students take courses in this subject area, there isn't much information on what graduates do when they finish, so bear that in mind when you review any stats. Management, finance and business roles are common, but it's a good idea to ask tutors what previous graduates taking specific courses went on to do when you're at an open day.

What about your long term prospects?

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

Business and management (non-specific)

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

£21k

£21k

£24k

£24k

£26k

£26k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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