BA (Hons) Business Studies (Top-up) – Level 5 Entry
For UK and EU Students
Get the skills you need to become a confident business manager. Our course offers an alternative route to higher education and will build your knowledge from day one. Good business management is at the centre of every successful organisation. Our Business Management with Foundation Year course has a strong practical element, and allows you to build your knowledge and understanding of organisations and how they are managed. At Level 5 of the BA degree programme, you will build on knowledge gained at level 4 and the course will further develop the advancement of your knowledge of the corporate and specific subject area frameworks within which business operates. You will be able to extend knowledge and critical understanding of the range of disciplines associated with contemporary management in human resource systems, accounting, digital business, entrepreneurship and international business. You will also develop your business research skills by undertaking the research methodology module and this will prepare you for the final stage major project. During the final year of the BA programme, you will continue developing the complex body of knowledge and critical understanding by focusing on the strategic aspect of management and organisations. Modules in strategic management, building a sustainable organisation, contemporary management issues in the 21st century, and the integrated case study analysis develop your knowledge and reflection across different aspects of business. These modules will also develop your appreciation of the strategic dimensions and opportunities offered within business organisations. They also provide a supporting framework for the development of the Dissertation Project or Business Project which you will complete individually. The option of completing either a Dissertation Project or a Business Project enables you to build on your previous learning and also to focus on a particular emphasis of direction in the project. This may encompass particular aspects of theoretical or business practice and offers you the opportunity to focus on individual career and professional development opportunities. The principal aims of the BA (Hons) Business Studies course are to: To be eligible for entry to the Level 5 top-up, applicants must be in possession of 120 appropriate credits at Level 4, e.g. Cert HE Business Studies. External applicants must also satisfy the standard Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) entry requirements for admission as set out in the University General Regulations for the Conferment of Awards Policy. The programme will be delivered at London School of Commerce, London an associate college of Canterbury Christ Church University. The campus is centrally located and all the prime attractions in London are in close proximity to the campus. Campus buildings are located in the London Bridge area, within easy reach of British Rail and Underground stations. LSC welcomes applications from all those interested in furthering their education. If applicants do not meet the standard entry requirements but can demonstrate that their life/work skills would make them suitable for undergraduate study, they will be considered. The admissions procedure will include a careful scrutiny of application forms for evidence of: Separate University Processes will then Apply Apply now and pave the way to a successful future.
Overview
Aims
Develop a critical awareness and understanding of the main functional areas of business studies and business administration and the associated management processes within a variety of institutional and organisational contexts.
Provide a broad and coherent programme of integrated study of the subjects which contribute to the business and management discipline, enabling students to develop an understanding of contemporary business theory and practices, in a variety of organisational contexts and sectors of activity.
Enable graduates to develop the necessary range of generic (transferable), cognitive, intellectual, personal and interpersonal skills required for effective undergraduate study and future vocational needs.
Enable and support graduates to develop their applied and intellectual skills and knowledge to make an effective contribution to an organisation as a junior manager or business professional upon graduation.
Develop in students a critical appreciation, comprehension and understanding of the manager, leader, and business professional and the roles which they undertake in the modern business world.
Establish the foundation for future career development, personal development planning and continuing professional development for each learner.
Provide students with the analytical and evaluative skills commensurate with degree level higher education. That is, to develop students’ cognitive, intellectual, and imaginative powers, their understanding and judgment; their problem-solving skills; their ability to communicate; their ability to see relationships within what they have learned and to perceive their study of business in a broader perspective.
Requirements
Course Delivery
Non-standard Entry
Relevant work experience of a substantial nature and duration
Ability to pass examinations, which will be considered on merit
An independent employment reference
An assurance that the applicant has a reasonable command of English at CEFR Level B2 for entry at Level 4 or above (B1 for Level 0) via an independent external examination.
Course Structure
Level 5
Accounting for Business
Digital Business
Research Methodologies
Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Human Resource Management
International Business
Level 6
Case Study Analysis
Contemporary Management Issues
Building A Sustainable Organisation
Global Strategic Management
Dissertation or Business Project
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