Business and Management BA (Hons)

Transform your learning through innovative teaching methods. Prepare for your career with an industry led curriculum. Gain highly employable skills and knowledge in all areas of business.

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Learning, teaching and assessment in 2021/22

Overview

BA (Hons) Business and Management focuses on your professional and personal development through cutting-edge teaching and an innovative industry focused curriculum. To enhance your employability, you will undertake several live learning and experiential activities, in which you will explore a range of perspectives. Topics include the key role of managers in the operations and quality process of business; management learning and professional development and developing your skills as a strategic decision maker.

Why us?

Our management courses share a common first year, which enables you to focus on your chosen specialism of Management, HRM, Finance, Marketing or Economics
93.4% of our graduates are in employment, further study or training within six months of graduating, according to DLHE 2016/17 (based on full-time, first degree, home leavers)
Our Business courses were ranked 4th in the UK for Assessment and, 2nd in the UK for Retention and Progression, and 3rd in the UK for Employability in the 2018 UK Engagement Survey

The Sunderland Business School is a member of ‘The Association of Business Schools’
Our Business courses were ranked 3rd overall in the UK in the 2018 UK Engagement Survey

Our partners, accreditations and networks

Course structure

With an innovative mix of experiential learning and knowledge development in terms of the role, function and influence of managers and leaders in a changing business world, the course provides you with opportunities for creative, reflexive, innovative and entrepreneurial skills development in live work environments.

Examples of experiential learning methods include live projects, placement opportunities, workplace shadowing and panel presentations.

The course features innovative teaching methods and learning by doing and reflecting. This includes problem-based learning, where you’ll work within a small team to explore issues or decide how to manage a situation. This helps you to dissect, challenge and debate issues.

Other learning techniques include company visits, guest speakers and cutting-edge e-learning technologies. These are in addition to a combination of lectures, seminars, debates, tutorials and workshops.

Assessment methods include: Narrative reports, e-portfolios, consultancy projects, negotiated assessments, case studies, reflective statements, audio journals, posters, digital storyboards, blogs, podcasts and YouTube videos.

Year 1 (national level 4):

Please note: After Year 1, if you decide that you would prefer your studies to be more specialised, it’s possible to transfer to the HRM, Finance, Marketing or Economics business pathways.

Business Organisations and Society (30 credits)
Business Management Skills Development (30 credits)
Understanding Markets and Marketing (30 credits)
Fundamentals of Financial Decision Making (30 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Year 2 (national level 5):

Managing Self and Others (30 credits)
Delivering Projects for Organisational Success (30 credits)
Corporate Finance and Portfolio Valuation (30 credits)
Integrated Marketing Practice (30 credits)

Optional 48-week placement:

Applied Placement Portfolio 1 (120 credits)

Final year (national level 6):

Strategic Leadership and Collaboration (30 credits)
Managing Business Continuity and Resilience (30 credits)
Business Consultancy Project (30 credits)
Leading and Implementing Organisational Change (30 credits)

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You can access free Wi-Fi throughout the University campus, so you can work from anywhere. If you don't want to carry a laptop around, just use one of the University’s PCs or Macs. We have hundreds of computers for you to use in the Murray Library, St Peter's Library, and the David Goldman Informatics Centre. If you ever have any technical problems, just ask the friendly helpdesk team.
IT provision
The St Peter’s Library contains over 31,000 books related to business, economics, management, human resources, marketing, strategy and tourism.

Added to this, you’ll benefit from a wide range of journals and periodicals in the St Peter’s Library, many of them in an online format. To help you make the most of the wealth of resources, there’s a full-time librarian who is dedicated to the Business and Tourism sections.

Further resources are available at the main Murray Library, which has a total of over 430,000 books with many more available through the inter-library loan service.
Library Services - business and tourism
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Facilities

You’ll be based at The Reg Vardy Centre, at The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. This is home to Sunderland Business School and St Peter’s Library which has thousands of books related to business, economics, management, human resources, marketing and strategy.

Entry requirements

Our typical offer is:

Qualification	Minimum grade
High School Diploma along with one of the following at the required grade: SAT I and SAT II, ACT or Advanced Placement	GPA 3.0 or above and: Sat score of 1100/1600 from SATs AP (Grades 3+ in at least 2 subjects) ACT (score of 26+)

If your qualification is not listed above, please contact the Student Administration team at studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk for further advice.

If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, we also offer this course with an Integrated Foundation Year.

If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Is your qualification not displaying here? For international qualifications, search our full list of international entry requirements for this course.

Fees and finance

2021/22 fees

The annual, full-time, fee for this course is:

£9,250 if you are from the UK/Europe*
£12,500 if you are an international student

The part-time fee for this course is £6,935 per 120 credits. Please note, we are unable to accept international applicants for the part-time course who require a Student visa to study in the UK.

*European Union (EU), EEA (European Economic Area) and Swiss nationals are classed as international, however 21/22 entrants will receive a European student fee scholarship and will pay the (undergraduate) home tuition fee rate of £9,250 for the duration of their studies. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter. Learn more in our Help and Advice article.

If you currently serve (or have recently served) within the Armed Forces, then the Ministry of Defence's ELCAS scheme may be able to help cover your funding for this course. For more information, see our Funding for Armed Forces personnel page.

Take a look at the Your Finances section to find out about the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

Career ready

Our students graduate with sought-after skills and knowledge across all areas of business and management. You'll understand how businesses create success, how to manage business operations, how to make informed decisions, and how to lead change in organisations.

The employability focussed curriculum of the course has been designed in collaboration with a range of employers including: CDC Wealth Management, Caterpillar, Nissan, Network Rail, NCC Education, NHS, Enterprise Rent a Car, Uplift Associates, Sedgefield SSP CIC, Castle Howard and NRL Ltd.

Paid placements

The faculty-based employability team will support you in securing an optional paid work placement to further enhance your employability between your second and final year. It effectively becomes a third year of a four-year course, and you’ll earn an average salary of £14,000-£18,000 a year depending on your location.

Placements are an excellent opportunity to put your learning into practice and understand the context for your new knowledge. The contacts made during placements can also be valuable for future job offers.

Guest speakers

Our regular programme of guest speakers from industry allows you to listen to people who are already in the type of management position that you may one day hold. Recent speakers include Maurice Duffy, CEO of Global Blackswan, Mike Johnson, CEO of Castrol and Executive Vice President of BP, Uday K. Dholakia, Senior Partner of Global Consulting, Neil Stephenson, CEO of ONYX, James Ramsbotham, CEO of the North East Chamber of Commerce, as well as other representatives from a number of our region’s largest employers.

Student Business Society

The University supports student-led initiatives that help you gain practical experience of management. The Student Business Society organises events and guest speakers, as well as attending tours of various companies. With its professional approach, it’s a great way to put into practice the lessons about how to make organisations function effectively. There is something for every student who is studying a subject related to business.

Top-up route

A top-up entry option is available to those who have already successfully completed a Higher National Diploma (HND) or Foundation Degree and wish to progress onto the final year of the honours degree course. Topping up your existing HND or Foundation Degree will take one year of full-time study and may open up future career options to you depending on your chosen career path.

Contact us to find out how you can get credit for your previous learning and top-up your qualification to a range of degrees.

Meet the students

The University helped develop my knowledge and skills thanks to its amazing tutors.

Ahmed N. Al-Nasr
The course is delivered in a way that everyone, experienced or novice, will get something out of it.

Helder Costa
Being open-minded about the opportunities available allowed me to apply for a variety of roles.

Laura Pritchard

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Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:

0191 515 3000

student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

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Page last updated: 02 June 2021

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