BSc (Hons) Business Management

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Starts: Sept 2024
Duration: 3 years or 4 years with foundation
Mode: Full time
UCAS code: N100
Fees: UK: £9,250 / INT: £17,000

Ideal for... aspiring business practitioners who wish to upskill in business, management and modern, global operating models

Boss the ever-evolving business landscape.

If you want to learn what is needed to set up as an entrepreneur and make your own mark in the world of business, then this Business Management degree is for you. Refine your skills in management, strategy, and research to support your journey into the ever-evolving business landscape.

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Why study this course?

Engage in collaborative working with students from from other subject areas
Enhance your entrepreneurial skills by preparing financial statements, evaluating data and creating innovative pitches to win new business
Learn to communicate visually, verbally and creatively through multiple forms of digital creative media
Assessment methods such as pitches and presentations will help prepare you for industry
You will be encouraged to bring your own unique entrepreneurial ideas to the course and create business proposals for development.

This Business Management degree in London, UK, will see you delve into innovative methods to efficiently manage a business of any size and scope – from managing your own start-up business to working in a multinational organisation.

What can this course do for me?

As the curriculum revolves around contemporary business practices, you will be inspired by professional practitioners alongside your teaching team to ensure that you are primed and ready for postgraduate study or employment.

In your individual units, you will develop the creative and practical skills needed to create robust business plans and marketing strategies. You will enhance your entrepreneurial skills by preparing financial statements, evaluate data, and create innovative pitches to win new business.

As part of your second year, you will have the opportunity to work with industry for live professional project briefs, or alternatively, you can complete a professional placement in a sector of your choice. In your final year, you will conduct professional strategic research which enhances and supports your final major project.

Key study topics

Operations
Business finance
Strategy & management
Global business practice
Identifying solutions to business problems
Responsible business practice
Career coaching.

The specifics

Downloadable course specification

You will be introduced to modules in operations and management, as well as business finance, to enable you to gain a deeper understanding of the principles of business practice at an introductory level.

You will learn how strategy is incorporated at management level, to support the business and functional operations of an organisation.

Modules may include*:

Marketing and Digital Context
Business Finance
Professional Life Practice- Developing your Practice
Fundamentals of Business Management Practice
Operation and Project Management
Professional Life Practice- Exploring your Practice.

*Subject to change.

In year 2, you will demonstrate an ability to identify, critically evaluate and apply theories of global business practice. You will also have the opportunity to complete a work-based learning opportunity or professional project.

Modules may include*:

People Management
Digital Psychology
Enterprise Innovation and Responsible Business Practice
Professional Life Practice - Applying your Practice
Work-Based Learning.

*Subject to change.

In your final year, you will build on what you have learnt in year 1 and year 2 and apply your knowledge to find solutions to real world business problems.

The accumulation of learning with such a rich understanding of business research will enable you to produce an expert final project.

You will develop both the hard and soft skills that employers value by studying in a collaborative environment and sharing modules with students across different courses.

This collaborative approach will enable you to explore functions of business enterprise and develop an understanding of how organisations evolve. This will further support you in building a network for future sustainable growth after graduation.

Modules may include:

Professional Life Practice - Situating your Practice
Applied Research Methods
Business Objective: Market Research & Portfolio
Final Implementation Degree Project.

*Subject to change.

At Ravensbourne we accept a wide range of qualifications for entry onto our courses, whilst also considering the context in which they were achieved. For this course, we would usually require a GCSE Grade 4 or above in English in addition to any of the below;

Three A Levels at grade BCC or above
BTEC Extended Diploma at grade DMM
UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma
T Level (pass or above)
Access to Higher Education Diploma
International Baccalaureate at grade 24 or above
Other/Mixed qualifications equivalent to 104 UCAS Tariff points

You can’t learn in a vacuum. At Ravensbourne University London, industry connection is ingrained into everything we do. We will equip you for success in the creative and digital industries, ensuring you are truly industry ready upon graduation. Our tutors are respected academics and practitioners with substantial experience and industry links.

You will be part of a diverse community of creatives, working collaboratively to explore new professional practices. Ravensbourne have strong industry links with a range of high-profile companies, including: Apple, Barclays, the BBC, European Space Agency, Marks & Spencer, Museum of London, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Samsung and many more.

The Department of Business and Computing also have a partnership with Level 39 where students can benefit from work-based learning opportunities, guest speakers and events.

For information on study routes, visa requirements, studying in England, language and entry requirements, application requirements and access to international agents, please visit our international section.

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