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Overview
This BA (Hons) Business Management and Finance degree gives you an overall knowledge of crucial factors within the business sector with a focus on accounting and finance and improving the financial performance of a business.
Business is brought to life on our business management and finance degree with focus on current real-world business and financial scenarios. You will work on live business projects and case studies to develop your confidence, business knowledge, financial acumen, entrepreneurial mind-set and resilience.
You will explore a range of topics such as finance, accounts, taxation, management, enterprise, information systems, market research and marketing to provide you with a strong foundation of both finance and business management needed by employers today.
Many of the jobs you will hold in the future don’t exist yet and this degree will teach you management fundamentals to deal with today’s complex and changing business landscape. It will also develop your financial focus, should you decide to progress your career in accounts and finance or extend your studies further to gain full Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) accreditation. Some of our modules have ACCA exemption.
On this course you will:
- Explore various business management topics, tactics, opportunities, challenges and solutions.
- Specialise in finance and accounting.
- Complete projects with real business clients.
- Be able to complete a 1-year and/or 10-week placement providing valuable work experience.
- Develop valuable soft skills like teamwork, communication, time management and problem solving.
- Have the opportunity to take part in events and activates including trips, events and business forums.
Accreditation
We have recently obtained Chartered Management (CMI) accreditation for BA (Hons) Business Management and Finance which provides you with assurance that our degrees meet current employer requirements of aspiring managers. In addition to your degree, you will be eligible to achieve the Level 5 Diploma or Certificate in Management on graduation at no extra cost or work, if you satisfactorily complete mapped modules. Research shows that CMI accreditation improves your employability within a graduate level job and if you are interested in a management career, this qualification can improve your potential of securing a first level management position. You can apply for ‘Chartered Manager’ status on graduation to improve your management career potential.
The Accounting and Finance programme is accredited by the ACCA, the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification. If you decide to specialise more on the financial elements of your degree, there are eight possible exemptions available out of the fourteen papers on the ACCA qualification. This means you don’t have to start at the beginning of becoming ACCA registered and have already passed some of the modules required to pursue a financial career.
Teaching and Assessment
How you will learn
Throughout your degree you will learn business and management disciplines from industry experienced lecturers and business guest speakers. The majority of the course is taught by applying business and management theory to practical scenarios where you can develop your problem solving, idea generation and entrepreneurial mindsets. You will also be able to work with real clients and business on current commercial and business opportunities, challenges and projects. Some of these projects will provide the basis for assessment and enable you to apply your learning to authentic commercial situations and increase your work resilience.
To ensure we provide a ‘professional’ environment this course is taught in small, interactive workshops of up to 30 students. You will discuss a specific business topic in these workshops and have opportunities to work on tasks, have group discussions and feedback your views in a supportive and stretching environment.
As a result of our teaching approach, you will develop confidence and interest in the business environment as well as a wide range of soft skills such as teamwork, communication, planning, organising and leadership.
Our assessments aim to reflect work-based scenarios. As a result there are minimal exams, with a larger focus on action and problem-based assessments. Most assessments are based on presentations, portfolio work or reports. Where there are exams, the majority are ‘timed assessments’ and ‘open-book’.
The Course
What you will study
You will study a selection of core and optional modules in each year. Each module is worth a number of credits and is delivered differently depending on its content and focus of study.
Most of our business degrees share core modules during the first year. This means that you may choose to move from a joint honours degree to a single honours option at the end of year one if you find another subject you are particularly interested in.
Your first year focuses on understanding the fundamentals of business management, how decisions are made and affect other business areas. During this year you will develop your employability, enterprise awareness and build a foundation of business knowledge for the rest of your degree through key subjects such as accounts, taxation, auditing and corporate finance, or leadership, project management and operations management.
During year two you will further develop your knowledge in financial reporting and management in core modules and start to build your own specialism through optional modules. You will also start learning research skills that prepare you for your research dissertation in the final year. During this year you will consider whether to go on a one-year placement or study exchange at the end of year two; or continue straight to year three.
In your final year your research dissertation will be your main focus. In this module you will research articles about a particular topic and issue, carry out primary research to investigate further, analyse your data, and come up with some relevant recommendations and conclusions. You will also have the opportunity to specialise further and select modules that most interest you and prepare for your career.
If you feel that you would like to gain more work experience specific to your career pathway, or, you went on the one-year placement and would like to gain further work experience, you could select the short work placement option in the final semester and carry out your research dissertation whilst on placement for the organisation.
This list is indicative and subject to change.
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Management and Organisations
You will explore business management theories, the role and position of a manager, and your ability to manage others. You are encouraged to develop your self-awareness as a potential manager and will investigate issues like the history of management, structures, functions, culture and sustainability of an organisation. You will also explore aspects of business psychology and how people are motivated, behave and discuss theories of leadership and conflict management techniques that can be used in effective management. You will be assessed through a report.
Business Trips
In your first year you can take part in optional business trips to highlight the skills you will need in the workplace. You will meet people in their place of work, ask questions and learn about the industry and work environment of various businesses .
Work Placements
Gain practical experience
This degree has a strong vocational focus which is enhanced by the work placement programme. Internships and short work placements give you valuable work experience to add to your CV and help to prepare you for the workplace on graduation. Placements improve your employability, enterprise skills, build confidence and help you stand out from the crowd in a competitive graduate market and thrive in business after you leave university.
Whilst studying the business management degree, we offer two placement opportunities to help you gain work experience in your chosen career:
1. One-year Placement
This option takes place after your second year of study and is a 48-week internship where you will gain work experience in the career or sector you are interested in. This is particularly useful if you have limited work experience, or would like a career change. During this time, you will have a paid position with a company and be an employee as well as a registered student. The company will introduce you to the workplace and provide a valuable learning experience to support and develop your understanding of business practice. Most students secure placements in London and the South East but you could travel overseas. Past students have worked in Bahrain, India, Singapore and Australia. If you decide to complete an internship, you will graduate with a BA (Hons) Business Management and Finance (Professional Placement).
2. Work Placement (short)
If you are interested in gaining work experience, but would like to complete your degree in three years, rather than four, we offer a short placement in the final semester of year three. Placements usually begin in mid-January and last until late March and are full time, usually unpaid. This placement is assessed as a double module for your degree and focuses on employability and personal development. During your time on placement, you will focus on a specific project for the organisation and your research dissertation will explore a management issue within the placement organisation. If you have previously opted for the one-year placement, you can also take this short placement at the same, or different business to improve your employability further.
Some students will complete both placement options. Many placement students continue to work for the companies they completed placements with after they graduate, with some offered full time jobs before their results are published.
3. Entrepreneurship placement
Alternatively, you may be interested in starting your own business and being your own boss on a permanent, temporary, full-time or part-time basis. Or, you might want to experiment starting up a business, without too much commitment. If you aspire to be your own boss, you may be interested in the ‘entrepreneurship placement’ in year three, where you create a business idea, write a business plan and explore how to implement it with support from lecturers and Business Hot House mentors. Entrepreneurial talent is sought after by employers who are continuously operating in a competitive marketplace and needing to innovate. So, even if you decide that your business idea is not for you, having the experience of developing and implementing a business idea will provide valuable experiences for being an entrepreneur in the future, or an intrapreneur in the workplace. Plus, it provides an interesting talking piece on job applications, CVs and interviews.
Placement Office
The Business School has a dedicated placement office who will work with you and relevant businesses to help find the best placement match at an appropriate level and suited to your degree.
However, you are ultimately responsible for finding your own placement, but can take advantage of the team’s business relationships and opportunities advertised by the placement office. Some businesses contact us to advertise their placements to students which are forward onto students.
Students find placements in all types of business, some recent examples:
- AdAstra Information Systems
- ADC (Finance)
- Adobe Systems
- Butlins Skyline Ltd (Finance)
- Cap Gemini (Finance)
- Citibank
- Citizens’ Advice Bureau
- Gatwick Diamond Initiative
- Goodwood
- Maritime Warfare School, HMS Collingwood (Finance)
- Montezuma (Finance and Business)
- NHS (Finance and Business)
- Nature’s Way Foods
- Payment Sense (Finance)
- Phillips
- PWC Vietnam
- RSPCA
- Virgin Active
- Yahoo
Careers
Excellent professional level graduate employment results
This multi-disciplinary BA (Hons) Business Management and Finance degree gives you the skills needed to succeed across a range of business industries and job roles. Employers will value the breadth of your knowledge gained through the degree and your specific understanding of finance and accounting.
After graduating you could become a:
- Account Manager
- Banker
- Business Advisor
- Business Development Manager
- Chartered Management Accountant
- Consultant
- Corporate Investment Banker
- Data Analyst
- Entrepreneur
- Fundraising Officer
- Graduate Trainee
- Insurance Underwriter
- Management Consultant
- Project Manager
- Risk Manager
- Sales Executive
- Stockbroker
- Supply Chain Manager
- Teacher
Further Study
You may decide to continue your studies to postgraduate level.
The Business School has a diverse range of postgraduate courses including:
- MBA
- MSc International Business
- MSc Digital Marketing
- PGCE
- PhD Research
University of Chichester alumni receive a discount on postgraduate fees.
