BA (Hons) Business Management

... United Kingdom
... Edinburgh Napier University

Course Overview

This course allows you to discover how organizations are managed while developing your business mindset.

You'll explore the internal structures and strategies businesses adopt in response to critical external drivers for change that impact them.

With flexible study options and useful content, the BA (Hons) Business Management program aims to offer several major/minor combinations that take advantage of the flexibility of the modular structure and promote student choice.

The course provides modules that give you real-world experience and the option to undertake a work placement. The practical knowledge and wide range of skills you will acquire through studying the program will enable you to pursue a broad range of career opportunities upon graduation.

For those who wish to start their own business while studying or after graduating, The Bright Red Triangle – our start-up incubator with certified and experienced business advisors and a sleek co-working space in central Edinburgh – is available to use.

General Eligibility

Minimum year 1

SQA Higher

Standard Entry Requirement

BBBB

National 5 grade C in English.

National 5 Maths, Lifeskills Maths OR Applications of Maths recommended.

Minimum Offer Entry Requirement

BCCC

National 5 grade C in English.

National 5 Maths, Lifeskills Maths OR Applications of Maths recommended.

A Level

BCC

GCSE grade C/4 in English.

GCSE Maths recommended.

Irish Leaving Certificate

Pre-2017 Grading System:

B1, B1, B3, B3 at Higher Level and grade C2 in Ordinary Level English.

OL Maths is recommended

New Grading System:

H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level and grade O4 in Ordinary Level English.

OL Maths is recommended

BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit).

GCSE grade C/4 in English.

GCSE Maths recommended.

 

BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level

Minimum grades DM (Distinction, Merit).

A Level grade C

GCSE grade C/4 in English.

GCSE Maths recommended.

T Level

Merit

GCSE grade C/4 in English.

GCSE Maths recommended.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.

Grade 4 in SL English.

SL Maths at Grade 4 is recommended

European Baccalaureate

Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects.

Grade 6 English.

Maths is recommended

Scottish HNC

Other HNC subjects may be considered for year 1 entry where a C in the graded unit is achieved.

Minimum year 2

HNC

Pass HNC in Administration and IT, Business, Business & Finance, Human Resource Management, Management (not Retail), Marketing or Marketing Communication with grade C at SCQF level 7 in the graded unit.

HND

Pass HND in Administration and IT, Business, Business & Finance, Human Resource Management, Management (not Retail), Marketing or Marketing Communication with grades CC at SCQF level 8 in the graded unit.

SQA Advanced Higher

BBC

A Level

BBB

CMI

Successfully complete CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership at Level 7

ILM

Successfully complete ILM Certificate/Diploma in Leadership and Management at Level 5/SCQF Level 9

Minimum year 3

HND

Pass HND in Administration and IT, Business, Business & Finance, Human Resource Management or Marketing with grade CC at SCQF Level 8 in the graded unit(s).

CMI

Successfully complete CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership at Level 8

ILM

Successfully complete ILM Certificate/Diploma in Leadership and Management at Level 5/SCQF Level 9

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week

Language Requirement

  • IELTS (Academic)

    6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

    TOEFL Internet-Based Test

    80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing

    Pearson’s Test of Academic English

    56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component

    Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))

    169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

    Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))

    169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

    Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))

    169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

    Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)

    ISE III, ISE III, & ISE IV with a pass in each component

    LanguageCert English language qualification

    B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills

Programme Information
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Course Category

Business Administration and Management


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Campus Name

Edinburgh


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Course Level

Undergraduate


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Duration

Full-time,4 years


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Available Intake

January, September


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IELTS Score

5.5


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Tuition Fees Range

Scotland, £1,820, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland, £9,250, Overseas and EU, £14,170,


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