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BA Honours Business Administration
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BA Honours Business Administration |
COURSE OVERVIEW
The BA Honours Business Administration
degree programme is
a broad undergraduate business
course covering the functional
areas of business. This is a good
option for those who would like to
have a broad business education
leading to a wide variety of business
careers. In the first year you
will study organisational behaviour,
business economics, business
statistics and marketing, followed
by operations management,
accounting and finance, business
environment and human resource
management in year two. The degree
provides the opportunity to
tailor your course in the last year
with two optional modules.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Ideal for students who want to start their own business or work in a family business, as it provides experience in
all relevant areas of business strategy and operation.
- Strong international orientation, with emphasis on the global business environment.
- Focus on learning administrative and management tools to solve business problems, including planning, developing,
analyzing, evaluating and improving systems, programmes, policies, work methods and procedures for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of business operations.
- Develops skills and knowledge of contemporary business ethics and governance issues.
- Internship opportunities available through the Careers and Employability Service.
- Option to transfer to London campus.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
The BA Honours Business Administration programme covers all of the different functional areas of business, including marketing, human resource management, operations management, accounting and finance. The final year provides
students with an opportunity to follow their interests, needs and aspirations by specializing in a business area of their interest. |
MODULES
This programme consists of nine core modules and three optional modules, as follows:
YEAR 1
- Organizational behavior and analysis
- Economics for business and management
- Principles of marketing
- Business statistics
YEAR 2
- Managerial accounting and finance
- Operations management
- Strategic business environment
- ONE option* from the following:
Human resources in business;
Marketing research;
Business information systems
YEAR 3
- International business strategy
- Business and society
- TWO options* from the following:
International marketing;
Managing individual and organizational change;
Financial performance analysis;
Cross cultural management;
Innovation and technology management;
Consulting to organizations;
Supply chain management
* Subject to modules on offer in 2010/2011
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
A business administration degree opens the door to a range of careers in a variety of organizations, including: business owner/entrepreneur; administrative manager; operations manager; business consultant; and branch manager. |
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