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BA(Hons) Business Studies (BABS)
Programme Outline
Our Commitment | Business Placements | Course Structure, First Year | Course Structure, Second Year | Course Structure, Third Year | Course Timetable, First/Second Years | Course Timetable, Third Year | Other Key Features
IntroductionBA (Hons) Business Studies
Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre is the result of a unique partnership between Staffordshire University and Tamworth and Lichfield College, supported by the European Union.
"The University Centre seeks to create a new, dynamic learning culture with innovation and creativeness at its core, and to act as a catalyst in the re-engineering of learning processes, making use of the electronic gateways that modern technology and communications infrastructure provide."
Our intention is to give genuine lifelong learning opportunities to the people and businesses of the region, and to play an active part in the economic development of South East Staffordshire.
Our Aim is to produce employable business graduates who have an immediate relevance within the working environment, and the potential to make a significant managerial contribution.
Employers are looking for important key attributes in potential graduate employees:
and of course, they expect …
- knowledge
- intellectual ability
- ability to work in a modern organisation
- interpersonal skills
- transferable skills
- willingness to learn
- team workers
- problem solving skills
- analytical ability
- logical argument
- ability to summarise key issues
- awareness of current affairs
commitment/ energy/ self-motivation/ self-management/ time-management/ reliability/ co-operation/ flexibility/ adaptability/ responsibility/ efficiency/ and effectiveness are all very important.Our commitment is to:
- support you as a critical and reflective learner, through the development of "active learning" strategies
- encourage your creativity and celebrate diversity in nurturing personal learning styles
- promote your ability to be an independent learner
- identify your needs, taking account of your background, and develop learning strategies to satisfy these needs
- have flexible learning support structures to assist you with your study
- facilitate the acquisition of your general and transferable skills, for future employment and citizenship
- promote your overall personal development
- facilitate your enthusiasm for continued development within the context of lifelong learning
Throughout the course, you will:
- gain knowledge of many subject/ professional areas and be able to apply that knowledge to new areas
- develop a range of higher order intellectual skills such as conceptual understanding; analytical skills; research skills; synthesising skills and application skills
- gain an understanding of how to learn effectively
- develop a range of personal, general and transferable skills such as communication skills, problem solving skills, interpersonal skills and information skills.
Business Placements
If you have not had a significant amount of relevant work experience, you will spend a year on placement. The exposure that this provides in the "real world" of work will help you to plan and select your future graduate careers. A high quality placement will ultimately give you a competitive advantage in the employment market.
What you will study:
Course Structure of BA Business Studies, Lichfield
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First Year |
Business Environment 1 |
ELECTIVE |
Marketing Concepts 1 |
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First Year |
Business Environment 2 |
Communication and IT/QM1 |
Marketing Concepts 2 |
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First Year |
Management of Operations |
Communication and IT/QM2 |
Human Aspects of the Workplace 1 |
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First Year |
Management of Operations |
ELECTIVE |
Human Aspects of the Workplace 2 |
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Second Year |
Economic Environment 1 |
OPTION (Marketing) |
Financial Accounting and Decision Making 1 |
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Second Year |
Economic Environment 2 |
OPTION (Operations) |
Financial Accounting and Decision Making 2 |
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Second Year |
Organisations in Context |
Legal Environment |
Enterprise Skills 1 |
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Second Year |
OPTION (HR) |
Company Law |
Enterprise Skills 2 |
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Third Year |
Strategy 1 |
Advanced Business Function 1 (Marketing) |
PROJECT |
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Third Year |
Strategy 2 |
Advanced Business Function 2 (Marketing) |
PROJECT |
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Third Year |
Business Decision Making 1 |
OPTION (Finance) |
PROJECT* |
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Third Year |
Business Decision Making 2 |
OPTION (HR) |
PROJECT* |
When you will study:Level One & Two Timetable 2000/2001
"Innovative timetables that accommodate your lifestyle"
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Level 1/2 TT 2000-2001
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Tuesday 1030 - 1230 |
Management of Operations (L1) |
Management of Operations (L1) |
Business Environment (L1) |
Business Environment (L1) |
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Tuesday 1300 - 1500 |
Management of Operations (L1) |
Management of Operations (L1) |
Business Environment (L1) |
Business Environment (L1) |
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Tuesday 1630 - 1830 |
Organisations in Context (L1/2) |
Option (L2)
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Option (L2)
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Option (L2)
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Tuesday 1900 - 2100 |
Organisations in Context (L1/2) |
Option (L2)
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Option (L2)
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Option (L2)
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Wednesday 1030 - 1230 |
Financial Accounting and Decision Making (L1/2) |
Financial Accounting and Decision Making |
Legal Environment
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Company Law
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Wednesday 1300 - 1500 |
Financial Accounting and Decision Making |
Financial Accounting and Decision Making |
Legal Environment
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Company Law
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Wednesday 1630 - 1830 |
Elective (L1) Enterprise skills (L2) |
IT/ Communications (L1) Enterprise Skills (L2) |
Quantitative Methods (L1) Economic Environment (L2) |
Elective (L1) Economic Environment (L2) |
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Wednesday 1900 - 2100 |
Elective (L1) Enterprise skills (L2) |
IT/ Communications (L1) Enterprise Skills (L2) |
Quantitative Methods (L1) Economic Environment (L2) |
Elective (L1) Economic Environment (L1) |
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Thursday 1630 - 1830 |
Human Aspects of the Workplace (L1) |
Human Aspects of the Workplace (L1) |
Marketing Concepts (L1) |
Marketing Concepts (L1) |
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Thursday 1900 - 2100 |
Human Aspects of the Workplace (L1) |
Human Aspects of the Workplace (L1) |
Marketing Concepts (L1) |
Marketing Concepts (L1) |
Where possible, level one modules are done before level two ones. However, in most cases, there is no pre-requisite to do this. If modules are completed in the daytime in this academic year, they will switch to the evening in the following year etc. Re options … the broad categories are listed .. a choice will be given within these, and the majority interest will prevail, unless we have sufficient numbers to do both.. This gives good overall balance to the programme whilst at the same time giving you a structured choice.
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2000 - 2001 |
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Tuesday 1630 - 1830 |
Strategic Management (1) |
Strategic Management (1) |
Competitive Marketing (1) |
Competitive Marketing (1) |
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Tuesday 1900 - 2100 |
Strategic Management (1) |
Strategic Management (1) |
Competitive Marketing (1) |
Competitive Marketing (1) |
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Thursday 1630 - 1830 |
Business Decision Making (1) |
Business Decision Making (1) |
Tax Compliance or International Finance |
Performance Development or International HRM |
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Thursday 1900 - 2100 |
Business Decision Making (1) |
Business Decision Making (1) |
Tax Compliance or International Finance |
Performance Development or International HRM |
| Research Methods plus 3 Module Functional Investigation | ||||
Other key features include:
- multiple access/ egress points
- flexible flip-flop timetable
- wide variety teaching/ learning/ assessment strategies
- business placements
- excellent library facilities
- specialist learning advisors
- superb IT facilities
- innovative electronic learning materials
- creative culture
- top quality lecturers
- academic guidance and welfare support
- value added opportunities