Business Management - 2012 entry
BA (Hons)
/
BSc (Hons)
- combined (see 'Combine with...' tab for available combinations)
Typical A-level offer: BBC or equivalent
Overview
This course is run by the Business School
The Business Management course, combined with another subject, gives you the skills and understanding that you need to succeed in a range of organisations.
Through an exciting range of active learning and enquiry activities, you develop both the practical insights and skills of critical enquiry that underpin the ability to make decisions in the complex and unpredictable context of business today. Such skills along with a broad knowledge of business and management will enable you, upon graduation, to add value to an organisation right from the start.
By taking a combined honours degree you will be well prepared for a wide variety of careers across the range of subjects you have studied, from a general career in business to a specialised area such as sports management or publishing.
Why Brookes?
Business at Brookes is known internationally for its learning and teaching, evidenced by the achievement of top scores in the last quality review. We adopt an innovative approach to teaching, which helps the student learning experience to be vibrant and engaging. Our students develop skills in critical enquiry along with a firm grounding in business practice which, together, enable them to confidently take on the demands of graduate jobs in leading international businesses.
We are the only business school to host a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (in assessment) as well as the two national Higher Education Academy Subject Centres in business and management disciplines (Business, Management, Accounting and Finance, and Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism), putting us at the centre of business education in the UK.
The international focus of the Business School is reflected in the content of the course. You study in a research-rich environment, learning from the staff who write leading textbooks on business and management and who bring their considerable experience and links with industry into the school.
Teaching, learning and assessment
We firmly believe learning should be exciting as well as challenging. We will encourage you to take an active approach to your studies through, for example, problem-solving classes, dragons’ den type assessments involving local employers, and working with actors to develop presentation skills. We want you to enjoy developing the skills you will need to succeed in the competitive business world.
The course uses active learning approaches such as seminar and workshop activities, discussions and problem-solving activities rather than an approach focused solely on lectures and note-taking. The first year in particular will provide opportunities for you to identify areas of your learning where you need particular support. The distinctive learning approach of this course is enquiry-based learning, which emphasises the exploration of business issues and problems which are set in realistic contexts and allows theory to be examined through interesting and challenging situations.
Later in the course more emphasis is placed on acquiring subject knowledge, and compulsory modules will develop your autonomous learning skills and skills of reflection. The course aims to provide opportunities for you to work with business professionals, for example, using guest speakers and live cases from the business community.
In detail
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Course content
In the first year you develop the fundamentals that provide a firm basis for your study of the dynamic field of business and management. Second year options enable you to gain a broad-based knowledge of business and management or concentrate on areas such as marketing, finance or human resource management. You can view the course structure here.
Your experience will be dynamic and practice-based, enabling you to develop the organisational competences and business awareness needed for a successful career in your chosen field.
This course involves innovative active learning techniques based on enquiry and problem-solving methods developed in partnership with consultants from many organisational backgrounds. We have an excellent reputation for teaching and learning and you will develop your knowledge and skills through highly interactive and engaging methods of teaching. Visiting professionals will give you an insight into today’s dynamic global business environment.
Study modules
Work placements
In your third year you have the option of undertaking a placement year. Students have enjoyed exciting and intellectually-challenging positions at Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, IBM, KPMG, Caterpillar, Innocent, Hewlett-Packard and a host of other global organisations. Taking a work placement means that when you graduate you will be able to offer commercial experience as well as knowledge and skills.
Study abroad
You are encouraged to study abroad for a semester during the course at one of our partner institutions in the USA, Europe, Asia or Australia and undertake a field project within a company overseas as part of a final-year module.
More information about exchanges, European work placements and other study abroad programmes, is available here.
Free language courses for students - the Open Module
Free language courses are available to all full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying any course on our Headington (including Marston Road), Harcourt Hill or Wheatley Campuses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.
Key facts
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- Accounting and Finance
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Department
Course length
Full-time: 3 years, or 4 if a work placement is chosen
Part-time: up to 8 years
Teaching location
Wheatley Campus
Start date
September
2012
January
2013
Combine with...
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- Accounting and Finance
- Business, Management and Communications
- Business and Enterprise
- Business and Management
- Business and Marketing Management
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- Economics, Finance and International Business
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- Information Technology Management for Business
- International Business
- International Business Management
- International Hospitality Management
This course can be combined with one of the following subjects:
Communication, Media and Culture
NP29 Mod/DPHQ
English Language and Communication
QN92 Mod/DPLD
Computer Science
NG24 Mod/DPSD
Film Studies
NP23 Mod/DPFM
French Studies
NR21 Mod/DPFC
Geography
NF28 Mod/DPGG
International Relations
NL22 Mod/DPRL
Japanese Studies
NT22 Mod/DPJB
Mathematics
NG21 Mod/DPMA
Politics
NL2F Mod/DPPO
Psychology
NC28 Mod/DPPS
Publishing Media
NP24 Mod/DPPJ
Sociology
NL23 Mod/DPSO
Spanish (Minor Field)
N2R4 Mod/DPSX
Sport, Coaching and Physical Education
NC62 Mod/DPSS
Statistics
NG2H Mod/DPST
Fees / funding
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Tuition fees
UK/EU students
Full-time: £9,000
Part-time: £750 per module. You can take up to five modules per academic year.
Placement year: £2,000. This is the fee for students taking their placement in 2012, and will increase annually with inflation.
Tuition fees
International students
Full-time: £11,200
Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
+44 (0)1865 483088
finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk
Funding and scholarships
For general sources of financial support, see:
Apply / Entry reqs
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Typical offers
A-level: BBC or equivalent
IB Diploma: 30 points
Advanced Diploma: grade B, including A-level at grade B
- AS-levels will be recognised in place of a maximum of 1 A-level; may include 12-unit vocational A-level.
- Key skills are not required but would be a positive feature of an application, as would free-standing AS-levels such a Critical Thinking.
For combined honours, normally the offer will lie between the offers quoted for each subject.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE: Mathematics (grade B preferred) and English (grade C or above)
Please also see the university's general entry requirements.
Please also see the university's general entry requirements.
English language requirements
Please see the university's standard English language requirements.
English language requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Border Agency's minimum language requirements as well as the university's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
Full-time students should apply for this course through UCAS.
Part-time students should apply directly to the university.
Conditions of acceptance
When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All undergraduate single modules are equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits and double modules to 15 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Student experience
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I would definitely advise anyone to go to Oxford Brookes, both for the university and for the opportunity to live and study in such an amazing city, which as well as being historic and beautiful, is also vibrant and lively.
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As one of the most famous cities in the world, Oxford offers everything any student could want and more. It is a bustling and stunning cosmopolitan city with excellent shopping, restaurants, cafes, pubs and clubs.
Situated in the heart of rural England and home to 150,000 people, Oxford offers students a clean and safe environment less than an hour from London and international airports.
Oxford is not only a centre of education but also has a growing hi-tech community. Many businesses are located in Oxford and there are an increasing number of business parks in the surrounding area.
The department is based at Wheatley, a leafy 80-acre site just 25 minutes from Oxford on the inter-campus Brookes Bus service. Wheatley campus has a wide range of sports facilities and there are pubs and shops in the nearby village.
Specialist facilities
The Simon Williams Undergraduate Centre is an innovative social learning space for the use of Business School undergraduates, based on Wheatley Campus. It provides a welcoming, vibrant atmosphere in which students can socialise, study, work collaboratively, and grab a drink and something to eat.
Completed in 2007, the building is 'a breath of fresh air' - a bright, open space, filled with the most up-to-date technology, and featuring a cafe which serves high quality food and refreshments. It includes workstations and areas for collaborative working, plus facilities for practising, recording and reviewing group presentations. In addition, there is a Business School teaching room on the first floor, which is equipped with state-of-the-art presentation technology, as well as the Undergraduate Office, the Placements Office and other student-facing staff offices.
The aim of the centre is to provide a space in which both students and staff can interact, collaborate and share ideas.
General support services
Supporting your learning
From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.
Personal support services
We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.
Accommodation
At Brookes we understand that when you live away from home it's important to be somewhere that you feel comfortable and safe.
After graduation
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Career prospects
By taking a combined honours degree you will be well prepared for a wide variety of careers across the range of subjects you have studied, from a general career in business to a specialist area such as sports or publishing. Our aim is to give you a challenging and rewarding experience and to prepare you for employment. Our Careers Centre ensures you have help in finding the right job. Typically 83% of graduates from our courses are in graduate level employment within 6 months.
