Employers are looking for graduates who have both academic ability and practical experience in a real business environment. This business management course offers you the opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of a range of business topics combined with a year in industry putting into practice what you have learned.
This is a broad-based degree, based on our successful BSc in Business Management. You will spend three years studying themes found in the actual arena of business, and you will also graduate with a firm foundation for the real world of work. One of the advantages of this degree is that it allows you to keep your options open. This is also something that employers find attractive.
First year
This year lays a foundation for the study of business. You study the same themes as students on the BSc Business Management.
Second and fourth years
In these years you have some choice within the themed structure of the programme. The modules offered will change from time to time, as they are developed to reflect the ever-changing world of business. This ensures that your degree remains sufficiently generalist to give you a wide choice of career options on graduation. During the second year you will be helped by our Year in Industry office or the University Careers Centre to identify a placement for your third year.
Third year
Your third year will be spent working in an organisation. You will be paid for this (typically around £13,000, although it may be more). Placements are available throughout the UK in companies such as BMW, 3M, Aerosystems International and Birmingham International Airport. Please note that your placement year is conditional upon a good performance in the first and second year exams, more information can be found on the programme web page. If at the end of your second year you decide you do not want to take up the placement year you can choose to transfer to the three year programme.
Teaching and assessment
In addition to formal lectures there are small group classes, individual and group exercises and presentations. Assessment is by a mixture of written examinations, essays and project work.
Career opportunities
Our business degrees are highly regarded by employers and our graduates are very successful in the job market. There is no single type of business that our students go into; the nature of the degree is such that you will be prepared for, and capable of adapting to, a diverse range of areas. Examples include: advertising, banking, accounting, marketing, management consulting, telecommunications, personnel and distribution.