BA (Hons)
Business Management
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 covet 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 broad business
management degree for Years One and
Two. In these two years you’ll build a
strong foundation in core business
management areas – marketing,
economics, finance, human resource
management, entrepreneurship, digital
business and law.
More and more employers
require business management
graduates who can join their
company 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*.
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.
Structure
You can study for an honours degree over
four years or an ordinary degree over three
years. You will complete a range of
modules each year as outlined.
Teaching, learning and assessment
You will be taught in lectures, seminars and
practical workshops. Outside these
formally timetabled sessions you will be
expected to continue learning through
self-study. You will be assessed by a range
of methods such as written exams,
reports, poster presentations, business
plans, live pitch, group presentations and
negotiation role play. For more details see
the course entry on our website.
In Year Three you’ll choose which of the
four named routes you wish to specialise
toward. You can study for a broad
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,
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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 at 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
pathway to specialise towards. Modules
are tailored to each route – see opposite
for more information.