Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
This programme is designed to prepare you for a career in modern business and management. The major areas of business administration are covered: accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, information systems and international business and you'll also have the opportunity to acquire expertise within chosen specialisations. The BSc is led by the Royal Holloway, University of London. Royal Holloway is in the highest league of UK universities. This course will enable you to develop skills so that you can think and act strategically and exert influence in the workplace, enabling you to succeed in the business world. It will help you gain a competitive edge and drive your career forward. For the adult students, it may assist a career change, achieve a salary increase, improve promotion prospects or simply broaden horizons and increase marketability.
Programme Aims This programme aims to provide you with: - a systematic understanding of management-related problems, and conceptual tools for analyzing and evaluating management issues - a sound knowledge and understanding of the discipline of management with an emphasis on the historical, political, cultural and institutional forces shaping modern business - a stimulating learning environment in which to engage with case material - the skills and competencies necessary for the development of your creative and decision-making capabilities. Source: http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/undergraduate/holloway/business_admin/index.shtml Programme Structure and Syllabus Year 1: Foundation-level courses Management and the modern corporation | Accounting for Management | Business Analysis and Decision Making | Business Statistics | Business Study Skills and Methods | Management and Communication Skills Year 2: Advanced-level courses Strategic Management | Marketing Management | Human Resource Management | Management Information System Year 3: Specialist-level courses (choice of 4 full-credit courses) Modern Business in Comparative Perspective | Marketing Research | International Human Resource Management | Managing Organisational Change | Consumer Behaviour | Advertising and Promotion in Brand Marketing Note: Students may choose from a range of elective courses for Year 2 and Year 3, depending on preferred area of concentration: Business Administration (general) | Marketing | Human Resource Management | International Businesshttp://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/undergraduate/holloway/business_admin/index.shtmlshapeimage_3_link_0
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Business course with academic direction by Royal Holloway, University of London