Business Management with Industrial Experience BA

  • UCAS Code NN21
  • Duration Up to 3 years
  • Delivery type Full Time
  • Study location
  • Scottish Borders
  • Number of places
  • 35 across all progs

Overview

The Course

The Business Management with Industrial Experience degree has the unique benefit of an industrial placement in the third year, which proves invaluable when it comes to final career choice after graduation. Throughout the programme, students will enhance their personal development, interpersonal skills and team working abilities through industrial and group work, and projects involving organisations within the local community.

Career Prospects

This is a flexible degree equipping graduates with the knowledge and transferable skills for a variety of careers in industry and commerce. In addition, the industrial placement provides opportunities for students to build links with prospective employers, which often results in job offers after graduation.

Please note: This course is taught at our Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels.

Overview

The Course

The Business Management with Industrial Experience degree has the unique benefit of an industrial placement in the third year, which proves invaluable when it comes to final career choice after graduation. Throughout the programme, students will enhance their personal development, interpersonal skills and team working abilities through industrial and group work, and projects involving organisations within the local community.

Career Prospects

This is a flexible degree equipping graduates with the knowledge and transferable skills for a variety of careers in industry and commerce. In addition, the industrial placement provides opportunities for students to build links with prospective employers, which often results in job offers after graduation.

Please note: This course is taught at our Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels.

Programme content

Level 1

Comprises the four core subject themes of Accounting; Economics; Business Management; Professional Development Planning which are taught in introductory courses over the year.

Level 2

The key areas of Business Management are studied and explored in greater depth. Students will take courses in Business Law; Human Resource Management; Marketing; Organisational Behaviour; and Introduction to Banking & Financial Institutions.

Level 3

As knowledge and skills grow, the emphasis is placed on preparing for the industrial placement. Business awareness is accentuated through courses such as Business Systems; Project Management; Strategic Management; Employment Law and Research Methods, The industrial placement is undertaken during the second semester.

Pamela Murray

School Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire
Degree BA (Hons) Business Management with Industrial Experience
Present Job Marketing Consultant, Goyo Design, Mongolia
Pamela Murray

"My desire to use the placement opportunity within the Business Management with Industrial Experience programme to work abroad led me to the position of Marketing Consultant at a cashmere garment manufacturer in Mongolia. My work experience really did throw me straight in at the deep end but I managed to use my degree studies to make a useful contribution to marketing the Goyo brand, which led me to a full-time position with the company. I am really enjoying the challenge of working for a young, developing company."

Entry requirements

The University offers as its normal entry routes:

  • entry at Level 1, mainly for students with Scottish Highers (or similar)
  • entry at Level 2, mainly for students with A-levels (or similar).

There is nevertheless considerable flexibility, depending on the level of qualifications, for entrants with A-levels to opt to enter at Level 1 and for Scottish students to enter at Level 2. Direct entry into Level 3 is also possible for students who already have certain HE qualifications.

Level 1 entry

  • Scottish Highers AAAB or BBBBC
  • GCE A Level BCC
  • SQA Higher National Cert C in graded unit.
  • Int. Baccalaureate 29 points
  • Additional information Standard Grade/GCSE English and Mathematics are also required.

Level 2 entry

  • GCE A Level BBB in relevant subjects.
  • SQA Advanced Highers BC including Business Management and one from Accounting or Economics, plus BBBB at Higher.
  • SQA Higher National Cert B or above in graded unit.
  • SQA Higher National Dip BCC in graded units
  • Int. Baccalaureate 34 points

Level 3 entry

  • SQA Higher National Dip BB in graded units taken during second year. Relevant HND.

Tuition fees

Status* Scotland / EU** England / Northern Ireland / Wales International
Fee Paid by SAAS £9,000 £11,370

* Your residency 'status' is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the 3 years before the start of your programme. Find out more about tuition fees.

** European Union countries, not including England, Northern Ireland or Wales.

Scholarships & bursaries