BA/BA (Hons)
Business Management
(Graduate Apprenticeship)
How can the businesses of
tomorrow function better?
What’s the best way for
organisations to manage their
resources and break into new
markets? How important is the
business manager in driving this
success? Whatever industry you
work in, and however
experienced you are, a degree in
business management at QMU
will equip you with the skills and
expertise you need to meet
these challenges – and more.
Rewarding for you as a student
Studying through our Graduate
Apprenticeship in Business Management
will boost your professional development
and employability. You will study the
same core modules as full-time business
management students, covering core
management areas such as marketing,
business law, research methods and
strategy. There will also be work-based
learning modules throughout your
degree, allowing you to complete
projects designed to support your
employer’s business goals and
objectives. You will benefit from a
framework of guidance, mentoring and
one-to-one supervisor time.
Each year of the course is structured
around two ten-week semesters. You’ll
attend lectures, seminars and workshops
on campus one day a week during term
time. Outside of this formal tuition you
will continue to develop your expertise at
your workplace and through independent
study of around six hours per week.
Our Graduate Apprenticeship allows
you to ‘work, earn and learn’ by
studying for a degree while
continuing with your employment.
It’s a practical and integrated way to
launch a new career or develop
expertise with your current
employer, who will benefit from
having highly skilled, more motivated
and ambitious employees.
Your fellow apprentices will likely come
from very different organisations and
have a range of experience. This will be a
stimulating and rewarding stage in your
professional and personal development
– and a unique networking opportunity.
Rewarding for employers
Visit www.qmu.ac.uk/schools-and-
divisions/beam/graduate-
apprenticeships/ for more background
information on the Graduate
Apprenticeships Scheme at QMU
including the great benefits for employers
as well as students.
Modules
Year One
Marketing/ Economics/ Finance and
Accounting/ Management/ Work-based
Learning and Management Development
Year Two modules
Operations Management/ Business Law/
Human Resource Management/ Digital
Business and E-Commerce Future/
Work-based Learning and Management
Development
Year Three modules
Structure
You can opt to 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. By the end of Year Four, you
will graduate with a BA (Hons) Business
Management. However, there are exit
points in Years One to Three. If you exit
at any of these points you will be
awarded the relevant certification.
Teaching, learning and assessment
You will be taught in lectures, seminars
and practical workshops. Outside these
timetabled sessions you will be expected
to continue learning through self-study.
For more details see the course entry on
our website.
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Research Methods/ New Enterprise
Creation/ Project Management/
Organisational Behaviour/ Work-based
Learning and Management Development
Year Four modules
Strategy as Practice/ Critical Issues in
International Management/ Work-based
Learning and Management
Development/ Business Project
The modules listed here are correct at
time of print (Feb 2019) but may differ
slightly to those offered in 2020. Please
check the website for any updates.