Undergraduate Programme Specification
BSc Business Management with Placement
Academic Year 2021/22
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Programme Title | BSc Business Management with Placement | Final Award (exit route if applicable for Postgraduate Taught Programmes) |
Bachelor of Science | |||||||||||
Programme Code | BSM-BSC-P | UCAS Code | N202 | HECoS Code |
100089 - Management studies - 100 |
ATAS Clearance Required | No | |||||||||||||
Mode of Study | Full Time | |||||||||||||
Type of Programme | Single Honours | Length of Programme | Full Time - 4 Academic Year(s) | Total Credits for Programme | 480 | |||||||||
Exit Awards available |
Institute Information
Teaching Institution |
Queen's University Belfast |
School/Department |
Queen's Business School |
Quality Code Higher Education Credit Framework for England |
Level 6 |
Subject Benchmark Statements The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies |
Business and Management (2015) |
Accreditations (PSRB) |
Regulation Information
Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations None |
Programme Specific Regulations Stage 1 |
Students with protected characteristics
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Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations (Please see General Regulations) No |
Educational Aims Of Programme
Within the context of striving towards the University's vision, this degree programme aims to:
Foster a stimulating and supportive learning environment which promotes intellectual, professional and personal development
Encourage critical thinking, independent enquiry, and an international outlook
Develop students' skills base, leadership capacity and connections with practice in ways which will enhance their ability to make valuable contributions to the economy and society
Promote engagement with issues of ethics, responsibility and sustainability, and maintain respect for social and cultural differences, showing openness, fairness, and equality of opportunity in relation to selection, learning, assessment, and support
Provide students with a broad, analytical and highly integrated study of Business and Management through the study of modules focused on business management, including the key functional areas such as marketing, operations management and human resource management.
Provide students with knowledge and understanding of the natural, political, social, ethical, cultural and economic environments within which business is conducted.
Equip students with an understanding of how modern organisations work by focusing on the connections between business, government and society, the role of leadership, innovation and creativity.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes: Cognitive SkillsOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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critically evaluate information |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Cognitive skills are developed across modules and between stages. A combination of teaching methods are used to enhance these skills. Students are encouraged to evaluate information and think independently throughout their course, in lectures, small group tutorials, and interactive learning sessions. Methods of Assessment A combination of assessment methods including assignments, presentations, class tests and examinations are used to evaluate cognitive skills. Students are awarded marks for their ability to demonstrate critical thinking and originality. |
Learning Outcomes: Transferable SkillsOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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communicate ideas in both written and presentational forms |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Transferable skills development permeates teaching and learning throughout the degree programme. The teaching and learning environment is supportive of the need to assist students in developing and enhancing their communication, IT, team working and employability skills Methods of Assessment Students are asked to prepare and deliver presentations, and structure and write assignments, which encourages them to improve their oral and written communication skills. These formats also give students experience of using a range of software, and allows them to advance their technical abilities. Some assessments are group based, which helps develop an awareness of how to work as a team, whilst others are individual based, which promotes time management skills. |
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & UnderstandingOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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appreciate the importance of internationalisation |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Knowledge and understanding of the core subject material is facilitated through a broad range of teaching and learning methods. These include: lectures, seminars, tutorials, guest speakers from industry and academia, case study analysis, group work, IT practicals and individual work. The international dimension to various issues are included in modules throughout the course, and concerns around ethics, responsibility and sustainability are embedded when discussing topics. Methods of Assessment Underpinning knowledge is tested in a variety of ways including: academic essays, literature reviews, problem solving, assessed tutorial work, team and individual presentations, report writing. Relevant discussion of the international and ethical aspects to any subject is also regarded as a positive. |
Learning Outcomes: Subject SpecificOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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understand and evaluate organisations and the external environment within which they operate, as well as their relationship with the natural environment |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Teaching and learning methods vary depending on the module content. Some underpinning knowledge and careful exposition of very technical material takes place in lectures and in small tutorial settings. Interactive workshops, team based learning, individual independent study, students leading tutorial sessions are all used in an appropriate way. Methods of Assessment Students will have an opportunity to acquire a range of subject specific skills which are assessed both formatively and summatively in modules. Broad subject knowledge can be assessed through class tests and MCQ tests. More in-depth analysis is assessed via assignments and essays. Team working is encouraged and developed through group assignments. Presentation skills are assessed both formatively and summatively within the programme. Feedback is designed to provide a positive and supportive student learning environment. |
Module Information
Stages and Modules
Module Title | Module Code | Level/ stage | Credits | Availability |
Duration | Pre-requisite | Assessment |
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S1 | S2 | Core | Option | Coursework % | Practical % | Examination % | ||||||
Accounting | ACC1002 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
History and Philosophy of Management | MGT1006 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
An Introduction to Economics | ECO1007 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Business, Government and Society | MGT1012 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Marketing | MGT1013 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 60% | 40% | 0% | ||
Business Management Pre-Placement Preparation Module | MGT1014 | 1 | 0 | YES | 6 weeks | N | YES | 0% | 100% | 0% | ||
Behaviour in Organisations | MGT1020 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 60% | 40% | 0% | ||
Operations Management | MGT2005 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
International Business | MGT2011 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Data and Statistics | MGT2009 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Human Resource Management | MGT2013 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 60% | 40% | 0% | ||
The Digital Business | MGT2018 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Leading for Change | MGT2019 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Business Management Placement Preparation Module | MGT2022 | 2 | 0 | YES | YES | 6 weeks | N | YES | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
QMS Placement Year - Business Management | MGT3333 | 3 | 120 | YES | YES | 30 weeks | N | YES | 70% | 30% | 0% | |
Innovation Management | MGT3011 | 4 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Supply Chain Management | MGT3013 | 4 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Business Ethics | MGT3012 | 4 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 60% | 40% | 0% | ||
Public Sector Management | MGT3018 | 4 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Strategic Management | MGT3019 | 4 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Consultancy Project | MGT3030 | 4 | 40 | YES | YES | 24 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
Business Start Up | MGT3031 | 4 | 40 | YES | YES | 24 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management | MGT3034 | 4 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Notes
Students must choose either MGT3030 or MGT3031 plus two compulsory modules and two optional modules.