Management (Joint Honours) BA (Hons)

• Overview

  This course aims to produce graduates with high employability as general and specialist managers in a range of organisations, including profit seeking, not-for-profit and governmental organisations.

  We will support you to achieve your career and study ambitions, which is why if you complete our Employability Plus Gold programme or Changemaker Gold certificate alongside your studies and if you haven’t secured full-time employment 12 months after graduating* we will secure a three – six month paid internship for you, or support you into postgraduate study.

  *with a 2:2 degree classification or higher

  Course

  Highlights

  • Take advantage of the placement year opportunity to gain vital real world experience
  • Study in another country with our Study Abroad options
  • Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise.

  HP Laptop and software included with this course.*

  *Terms and Conditions apply

  Open Days

  
• Course Details

  Studying our BA Management Joint Honours degree provides you with a vocationally oriented programme of study if you are seeking a managerial related career. The course develops your management skills alongside an understanding of management theory, principles and practice. There is a strong emphasis on your personal awareness and development as well as the importance of good relationship building.

  In the Joint Honours programme you will be able to select two subjects to study as joint for stage one. You may then continue to study with equal emphasis on two subjects as a joint degree in stages two and three, or switch to a major or minor split. Your degree title is derived from the two subjects. Management can be studied with a range of complementary subjects, for more information about the Joint Honours combinations that can be studied with Management, please see our Joint Honours page.

  Schedule

  This course is available to study over three years full-time or four years with optional work placement year. We also offer a flexible part-time option.

  Assessments

  This course uses a variety of individual and group assessments, which may involve reports, presentations, portfolios, and end of year exams.

  If you are taking this course you can expect taught study to be a combination of active blended learning activities. We recommend that you spend 12 hours per week in self-directed study time.

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  Additional

  Information

  Work Placements

  You are encouraged to undertake a year-long placement in between Stages Two and Three of study. If you meet the entry criteria, and choose to take up a placement year you will find it an invaluable experience that helps you to apply your learning in your final year and prepares you for your career. Whilst on your Optional Work Placement Year you will study a 40 credit module ‘The Placement Year Experience – Organisations in Context’. We offer a lot of support in helping you to find a placement, which can be in the UK or overseas.

• Careers and Events
  • The Northampton Employment Promise.

    *We promise to secure paid experience for you, if you need it.

    We work with employers to understand what they’re looking for and we’re confident that if you follow one of our structured awards, as well as committing to your studies you’ll be in a competitive position when it comes to applying for graduate jobs.

    We’re so confident, that we promise to secure a paid 3-6 month internship for you, if you need it. Find out more about the Northampton Employment Promise, including how it works and who is eligible.

    
  • Open Days

    Come say Hello

    Our Open Days offer you a fantastic opportunity to get a real taste of university life at Northampton and discover how studying here will be a life-changing experience.

    Each Open Day has a packed programme of subjects talks, advice sessions and activities designed to give you all the information you need about studying with us.

    Book now.

    
  • Career Opportunities

    The Power to Grow

    The aim of this course is to enhance your employability within the management profession in a range of organisations, including profit-seeking, not-for-profit and governmental organisations.

    Management can be studied in combination with a range of other subjects, providing a managerial dimension that can develop and enhance your employability.

    
• Requirements

  A typical offer would be BCC at A Level or DMM at BTEC.

  For more more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.

  English Language Requirements

  All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands
    for study at undergraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

   

  Contacts

  Course enquiries
  study@northampton.ac.uk

  Application status enquiries
  admissions2020@northampton.ac.uk

  Current student enquiries
  SID@northampton.ac.uk

  International student enquiries
  international@northampton.ac.uk

  Enquire online
  Online enquiry form

  Applying for 2020
  Facebook Applicant Group

  Office hours:
  Mon – Thu: 9am – 5pm
  Fri: 9am – 4.30pm

  Phone Call

  0300 303 2772

  +44 (0)1604 892134

  +44 (0)1604 892546

• Course Content
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
  • Stage 3

  • Information Management (20 Credits)
    Module code: BUS1010

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Management (20 Credits)
    Module code: BUS1004

    Core Module Y
  • Managing People (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM1004

    Core Module Y

  • Managing in Organisations (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2014

    Core Module Y
  • Operations Management (20 Credits)
    Module code: BUS2003

    Core Module Y
  • Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2005

    Core Module N
  • Strategic Business Analysis (20 Credits)
    Module code: BUS2002

    Core Module N
  • Managing Human Resources (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2003

    Core Module N
  • (Optional Placement Year) The Placement Year Experience: Organisations in Context (40 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2053

    Core Module Y

  • HRM Dissertation (40 Credits)
    Module code: HRM4001

    Core Module N
  • Research Project (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM4002

    Core Module N
  • Human Resource Management Interdisciplinary Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM4003

    Core Module N
  • Management Interdisciplinary Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM4006

    Core Module N
  • Critical Perspectives on Managing (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM3011

    Core Module Y
  • Organisational Change (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM3008

    Core Module N
  • Opportunity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (20 Credits)
    Module code: MKT3026

    Core Module N
  • Developing Cross Cultural Management Capability (20 Credits)
    Module code: BUS3011

    Core Module N
  • Operations Management 2 (20 Credits)
    Module code: BSO3004

    Core Module N

  Facilities &

  Special Features

  • Optional work placement year
  • Focus on people, systems and operations in organisations
  • More specialised than business studies
• Further Studies
  • Postgraduate Opportunities

    Further your study

    Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on postgraduate fees to give yourself a CV that will catch the eye of employers.

    Human Resource Management MA

    International Business Management MSc

    
  • Research

    We are committed to delivering outstanding research that makes a difference to society. Our Research Institutes and Centres work closely with external partner organisations, locally, nationally and internationally. We produce internationally renowned and relevant research and disseminate knowledge on an international scale.

    Visit our Research Hub page for more information.

    
  • Business and Enterprise

    We are committed to supporting and encouraging business growth and we are involved in a variety of initiatives which seek to benefit the wider community as well as students and staff of the University.

    Discover what businesses we work with and what opportunities may be available to you on our Business and Enterprise pages.

    
• Fees & Funding
  • UK & EU
  • International

  2020/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250
  Part Time: £1,450 per 20 credit module
  Optional Work Placement Year: £950

  Additional Costs

  There are no additional costs for this course for students beginning their studies in September 2020. Should this change, applicants and students will be contacted by the university with details of the costs.

  Please note that tuition fees for EU students will remain the same as UK fees for 2020/21. For more information, please visit the Gov UK website.

  To see what Scholarships and funding may be available to you, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships page.

  2019/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250
  Part Time: £1,400 per 20 credit module
  Optional Work Placement Year: £950

  2020/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £12,900
  Optional Work Placement Year: £950
  To see what funding may be available to you as an International student, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships page.

  Additional costs

  There are no additional costs for this course for students beginning their studies in September 2020. Should this change, applicants and students will be contacted by the University with details of the costs.

  2019/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £12,500
  Optional Work Placement Year: £950

  Additional Costs

  There are no additional costs for this course for students beginning their studies in September 2019. Should this change, applicants and students will be contacted by the university with details of the costs.

  Scholarships

  EU and International Scholarships

  We’re committed to offering the opportunity to study in the UK to the best and brightest students from around the world.

  Sir Thomas White Scholarship

  The Sir Thomas White scholarship will support and acknowledge an academically gifted student, with the proviso that the selection panel is confident that there is…

  TD Lewis Scholarship

  The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.  This scholarship is awarded on educational excellence…

  The Chancellor's Fund

  The Chancellor’s Fund is a bi-annual fund providing students with awards of between £100 and £1,000. You must be a current student to apply.  The…

  Wilson Endowment Scholarship

  The Wilson Endowment Scholarship provides a £1,500 scholarship to undergraduate students from the Northamptonshire area. The endowed scholarship was donated in memory of Mr Lynn Wilson,…

• Joint Honours Study

  The award for this course will be a BA if taken as a major or joint. Students may be awarded a BSc if they study this subject as a minor subject and pair it with a BSc subject. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for more information on Joint Honours Degree designations.
  

  If you choose to study a Joint Honours degree at the University of Northampton you can select a programme that suits your interests and strengths. This option opens up a host of possibilities to you, offering a wide range of opportunities for careers and further study at your fingertips. In the Joint Honours programme, you will select two subjects as joint for stage one. You may continue with equal emphasis on two subjects as a joint degree in stages two and three, or switch to a major or minor split. The degree title is derived from the two subjects.

  With a Joint Honours degree you can ensure that your programme has:

  • Breadth: you are not focused on a single specialism, but are able to study across two disciplines
  • Flexibility: you can adjust the balance of your programme depending on the interests and skills you develop during your time with us
  • Embedded skills: you will have all the graduate level skills that employers are looking for
  • Student support: your own personal tutor will work with you as you learn and progress.

  Click here for further information on Joints Honours.

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