Business Management
Business is one of the cornerstones of
society. Developing and managing
responsible business and enterprise is
key to resilient economic and social
development. Recent economic turmoil
has emphasised the need for sustainable
business, for example businesses that
are economically, community, socially
and environmentally sustainable. Some
of those enterprises are not ‘businesses’
in the corporate sense, but enterprises in
the third sector, social enterprises,
charities or family businesses. Equipping
graduates to interact with a variety of
business models remains key both to the
development of relevant individual
careers and to the development of
economic prosperity at a national level.
Recent evidence suggests that there is
increasing demand for highly skilled
managers and professionals. The
Working Futures report published by the
UK Commission for Employment and
Skills in 2016 indicates that the UK will
need 1.9 million new managers by 2024.
This growing need for skills from
business is due in part to the
replacement of those retiring from the
workforce and the anticipated growth of
the UK economy. Our Business
Management degrees are designed to
inspire moral, ethical and sustainable
practices in management to equip
students to develop as managers and
leaders who will make a positive
contribution in the public, private and
third sectors.
Our Business Management degrees
cover the critical business management
functions of marketing, finance, human
resources and operations management.
However, at QMU students will find a
particular emphasis placed on
responsible business practices and
entrepreneurship.
We have offered a degree in general
Business Management for many years at
QMU. However, for entry in 2018 we will
provide three new, more specialised exit
routes. All Business Management
students will study the same modules
across Years One and Two where they
will develop an understanding of the
subject area. In Years Three and Four
students will be provided with an
opportunity to specialise by completing
modules which are specific to their
desired professional pathway. The four
exit options include a BA / BA (Hons)
Business Management degree in
addition to three specialised routes in BA
(Hons) Business Management ‘with
Enterprise’, ‘with Finance’, and ‘with
Marketing’. well as a plethora of emerging smaller
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