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Business and Management

 

Degree UCAS code Length  Typical A-level offer
Business and Management MBus NN12 4 yrs AAB 
Business and Management BA (Hons) N201 3 or 4 yrs AAB

 

We are looking for students who are inquisitive and wish to learn more by investigating and researching. We believe that students who graduate from our new Business and Marketing courses will provide a strong foundation for the next generation of strategic managers.

The Masters / BA in Business and Management and Masters / BA in Marketing have a common first year, which builds towards highly specialised study in the final year. Students start to develop investigation and project skills through a range of activities including developing a business plan for a new start-up. The other modules work together to help you develop these key skills.

Note: You are encouraged to apply for the degree which most interests you. Subsequent transfer between these degree programmes will normally be possible.

Year One

  1. Analysis, Research and Business Skills I  
  2. The Changing World of Business 
  3. People, Management and Organisations  
  4. Marketing Principles  
  5. Business Accounting and Finance
  6. Introduction to Business Decision Making

Year 2 

1. Analysis, Research and Business Skills II
2. Managing in a Global Environment   
3. Information Systems  
4. Operations Management  
5-6. Two of the following modules:

  • Principles of Business Law
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Market Research
  • Stakeholder Brand Management

Note: At this stage, you have the opportunity to extend your course by a year by doing an industrial placement or an international exchange.

Year 3  allows you considerable flexibility to focus your studies on areas of interest to you and offers you opportunities to engage more closely with the Business School's research groups through seminars and guest speaker programmes.

1. Contemporary Issues in Management  
2-3. Dissertation (double module)  
4-6 Three of the following modules: 

  • Elements of Business Transformation
  • Corporate Governance
  • Work and Organisation
  • Public Administration and Management
  • Marketing Psychology
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Social Marketing  

On successful completion of required elements, students may exit at this stage with a BA (Hons). 

Year 4
The Masters year is based around working on a major research project connected with one of the School's research groups. Each year the research groups put forward projects related to business organisations and closely linked to staff interests and research. Masters students will bid for these projects and work as part of the research group under the supervision of specialised academic tutors. A highlight of the Masters year is the research conference where students present their work to business partners. The best work will also be published in Durham University Business School's web-based journal.