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The world of business is constantly evolving and technological advances in recent years have created an international marketplace that is increasingly competitive. Sunderland's business courses develop multi-skilled graduates who go on to rewarding careers in a range of business disciplines.
At Sunderland, we can offer you a choice of areas to specialise in including marketing, retail, management, enterprise, human resource management, finance and operation management. Whatever your specialisation, you will develop the skills to succeed in a fast-changing and competitive market - allowing you to make an immediate contribution in an existing organisation or to succeed in creating your own business.
Sunderland Business School has a long-standing reputation for teaching quality; this was endorsed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in its recent review of business and management courses. What this means for you is that you'll be receiving the benefit of our established success and be studying on a programme that really prepares you for the world of business.
Our undergraduate courses are focused on showing you how to become an effective manager. You may choose to opt for a specialist area of business or remain flexible with our generic route. Whatever your direction, you can be safe in the knowledge that you'll be quickly progressing up the career ladder after graduation. The first year is your chance to get to grips with the foundations of business knowledge; you will be introduced to the principles of accounting, world economy, management and business law. You will also start developing practical business skills for managers.
In your second year you will develop a strategic understanding of business and you will have the opportunity to study specialist modules in a business area. During your second year we actively encourage you to start thinking about an industrial placement for your third year. In your final year you will produce a dissertation, which will demonstrate your in-depth knowledge of a business area, whilst studying further specialised options. We are committed to providing programmes that combine academic rigour with practical, vocational, and transferable skills. You will develop the core academic skills of independent learning, critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. You will also gain a wide range of vocational skills, such as team working, report writing and presentation delivery.
We appreciate that your career aspirations can sometimes change or you can develop particular interests during your first year of study. Our courses are designed to allow some flexibility and you will have the opportunity to change your route before your second year if you so wish. Whatever your career choice, employability is a key aim of the school and you will be qualified to go onto a well paid job in your chosen profession.
For those wanting to pursue full-time postgraduate study we offer MBA and MBS programmes. You can also study postgraduate courses in International Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management.
Sunderland Business School is an international learning community made up of over 3,000 people. Staff and students come from all over the world and combine to form an exciting and cosmopolitan atmosphere in state-of-the-art surroundings. You will study at the award winning St Peters campus with access to over 500 PC's and workstations. The School has excellent links with local businesses and often guest speakers present; students can meet CEO's and Directors to find out what they are looking for from graduates.
