The BA (Hons) Business Studies has a strong commercial orientation, providing an understanding of various business functions in an international context at both a conceptual and practical level.  It provides an exciting, fast-paced and challenging course.

The programme aims to further develop students’ knowledge, skills and aptitudes appropriate to administrative and management careers in many business functions, including marketing, finance and human resources.

The degree aims to ensure that students have the confidence and competence to make business judgements based upon knowledge and understanding.
It develops students’ ability to analyse and research subject matters both familiar and unfamiliar to them in order to make balanced, critical and constructive judgements as to the views and opinions expressed by others.
The degree takes an in-depth approach and consists of a total of 4 modules.

• Managing Strategy
  The course will develop critical analytical skills relevant to strategic management and introduces students to analytical tools in the management of strategy in organisations. In addition, the use of game simulation exercise seeks to facilitate students’ learning processes.

  Assessment:
  50% Exam/50% Coursework

• International Business Managment
  The aim of the module provides an exposure to students into the major environmental factors, international trade theory, globalisation amongst other areas that an international enterprises face. In addition, these would have implications on HR, accounting, finance and various functions of an international enterprises.

  Assessment:
  50% Exam/50% Coursework

• Small Business Development
  The focus is on small business development - initiation, growth, challengers and termination of new ventures. The course is designed to give students an understanding of the current academic and pragmatic approaches to small business, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

  Assessment:
  50% Exam/50% Coursework

• Project (Thematic Independent Studies)
  The TIS allows students the opportunity to undertake a major project of self-study through investigation and critical evaluation of a chosen topic with academic focus and knowledge .

  Assessment:
  100% Coursework