Business Management
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
UCAS Code: N100 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Maths and English at GCSE level grade C or 4
Various Access Courses are accepted: Access to Community, Education & Humanities Access to University Study Access to Arts, Social Sciences & Primary Teaching Access to Languages, Arts and Social Sciences Access to Languages with Business Access to Humanities/Primary Education Access to Degree Studies Access to Arts & Social Science Access to Humanities Access to Social Sciences Access to Teaching
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include Maths at Standard level
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Maths and English at Ordinary level grade O4 or H5.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish HNC
Successful completion of your HNC in any subject with a C in the graded unit. Must also show Maths at Nat 5 grade C.
Scottish Higher
National 5 in Maths and English at grade C.
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About this course
More and more employers require business management graduates who can join their companies and hit the ground running. This degree will give you both the theoretical business knowledge and, crucially, the practical experience you need to make your professional mark from day one. You’ll also have the opportunity to study abroad.
Let’s talk business. When you study for a degree in business management at QMU you’ll gain a deep understanding of the nature and core functions of businesses. How do successful companies manage their resources? What’s the best way to make an organisation environmentally sustainable? What marks out a successful entrepreneur? You can study a broad business management degree or (after two years of general study) decide to focus your learning on the enterprise, finance or marketing elements of business management.
People do business with people. If you have first-class management skills and practical expertise, people are going to want to be in business with you. The best companies will want you. That’s why our business management options are designed to give you the knowledge and skills that you need to thrive as a business leader and manager in the fast-moving marketplaces of tomorrow.
All students enrol on the general business management degree for Years One and Two. This is when you’ll build a strong foundation in core business management areas – marketing, economics, finance, human resource management, entrepreneurship, digital business and law.
In Year Three you’ll choose which of the four named routes you wish to specialise toward. You can study for a general business management degree or focus on one particular area such as enterprise, finance or marketing. This will allow you to graduate with a specialist award, for example in BA (Hons) Business Management with Enterprise.
Whichever business management path you take, you’ll be equipped with the skills employers are looking for – negotiation, project management, problem solving, critical thinking and team working.
Your practical business expertise will be honed by placements, guest speakers from the business world, business projects and the creation of your own business plan. You’ll also have the opportunity (subject to availability) in Years Two or Three to study for one semester at a university overseas in North America, Canada, Hong Kong, Europe, New Zealand or Australia.
Modules
Year One
Year One is designed as an introductory year, which will not only introduce you to key subject matter in business, but will allow you to develop the skills and learning techniques required in university level education.
Modules are:
Introduction to Marketing
Introduction to Economics
Introduction to Business in Society
Introduction to Finance and Accounting
Introduction to Management
Entrepreneurship
Year Two
Operations Management
Business Law
Live Business Event
Human Resource Management
Digital Business and E-Commerce Management
Negotiation
Years Three and Four
From Year Three you can choose which route in business management you wish to specialise in. Modules are tailored to each route – see below the course page for more information.
Assessment methods
You’ll be taught in lectures, seminars and practical workshops. Outside these formally timetabled sessions you’ll be expected to continue learning through self-study. You’ll be assessed by a range of methods such as written exams, reports, poster presentations, business plans, live pitch, group presentations and negotiation role play.
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Queen Margaret University
School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
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