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Business Management
Level: Higher Education - BA(Ord)      Higher Education 
How long is the course/training? This is a two-year, part-time course.

What will I be doing on the course/training?

Do you want to learn relevant skills and knowledge to work in business?
Are you keen to study a broad range of business as well as have the chance to specialise?

This practical course will give you the professional skills needed to thrive in a business environment and to make a difference. Our team of business specialists will encourage you to delve into the many aspects of business.

If you have successfully completed the HND or Foundation Degree in a Business or Management related subject, then this one-year full-time or two-year part-time course awarded by the University of Exeter could be for you. The course will build upon the skills and knowledge that you have already acquired and enable you to further develop your specialist in areas such as Marketing and Human Resource Management.

Core Modules

  • Contemporary Issues in Business
  • Management Decisions

Option Modules - Level 2: People Management, Marketing Operations
Option Module - Level 3: Management Project

Students with diplomas from other centres are particularly welcome.

Please click here to view the programme specification.
This course is awarded by the University of Exeter.
Course/Training Code: To be confirmed

Where do I study/train?

Victoria House

What are the entry requirements?

Students would normally hold an HND qualification with a Merit profile in a business-related study area. A Foundation Degree with a grade profile of 50% or above is also acceptable.

What can I do after this course/training?

Students can progress onto further study at the University of Exeter. Direct entry into employment at junior management level or onto a graduate recruitment scheme.

What Functional skills will I do?

None specified

What residential/work experience is there?

There is no formal work placement, but the Management Project module can provide an opportunity to investigate a business problem and develop work-based learning and skills, as well as introducing the student to the application of a range of research methods and the opportunity to consider management practice from the perspective of theoretical frameworks.

What faculty is the course/training in?

Business and IT

How to Apply?

You can obtain an application form from either Admissions or the Departmental Administrators. Exeter College students can use the internal progression form. For more information refer to the 'How to Apply' page.

How do I study the course/training and how will I be assessed?

Teaching will be through a mixture of formal lectures, practical sessions and academic tutorials. You will engage in a series of activities that will be based upon research of relevant publications and case studies, aimed at developing underlying knowledge of conceptual issues and the understanding of current developments. You will be expected to study outside class time. Most modules will be assessed by a mixture of coursework and examinations. The Management Project is a research based module and is assessed by 100% coursework.

What facilities are there?

You will have access to a learning resource centre both at Exeter College and at the University of Exeter.  There is a refectory in Victoria House.

What will the course/training cost me?

The part-time fee (per module) is £475 in 2010-11. Please click here for more information.

Additional costs:

The purchase of recommended textbooks.

Previous students' views:

James, EDF Energy: "The course allowed me to study part-time and continue to work full-time. The content of the course was relevant to different parts of the company I worked for and as I studied I learnt more about the organisation. I am now working as part of the management team and the company are sponsoring me with my continued studies"
To find out more:
Telephone: 0845 111 6000
Email: business@exe-coll.ac.uk
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