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Business
Management
BA Honours
UCAS code N200
3 or 4 Years
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Business
Management
BA Honours
UCAS code N200
3 or 4 Years
Through this professionally accredited degree
you develop a strong understanding of the
strategic and operational context of
businesses, alongside knowledge of
management topics including:
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organisational behaviour
human resource management
finance and accounting
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Work placement / opportunities
abroad
You can choose to spend a year between your second and
third years in a work placement in the UK or Europe, or
studying at one of our partner universities abroad.
Study at one of our partner universities in Europe
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This builds your business awareness and helps
you develop personal and professional skills
required to become highly employable in a
range of business environments.
Through the Erasmus exchange scheme
We currently have partners in Denmark, Finland, France,
Holland, Norway, Spain and Sweden
You will be eligible for the award of Business
Management with European Placement BA Honours
Take a work placement in a UK or European
business
Your knowledge is contextualised, and your
employability enhanced, through our strong
emphasis on practical, real-world business
experience via:
the use of case study-led teaching
work experience opportunities with globally
recognised companies, like IBM, Disney and
Siemens
Major firms and professional bodies sponsor awards for
our outstanding students each year, to commend their
dedication
We regularly welcome guest speakers from industry
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Gain invaluable business experience on a work
placement in the UK or Europe
We have recently placed students in companies
including: Heinz; IBM; Nestlé; Nissan; Disney; L’Oréal;
Reuters, and Xerox
Receive lots of support from the Business School's
dedicated Placement Officer and the University's Careers
Service to find a placement that matches your skills and
interests
Alternatively, you can spend the year combining work and
study.
Find out more about work placements and study abroad
opportunities on the Business School's website.
Skills development
Quality and ranking
We rank in the top 20 UK universities for Business Studies
in The Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2015 and The
Complete University Guide 2015.
Professional accreditation / industry
links
Professional accreditation
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This degree is professionally accredited by the Chartered
Management Institute (CMI)
As a graduate, you will benefit from guaranteed
membership of the Institute on successful completion of
your degree
Industry links
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Newcastle University Business School has excellent links
with industry and professional bodies, providing you with
exposure to future employers
We have a wide range of national and international
contacts who provide work placement opportunities for
our students (see below)
We place a strong emphasis on helping you develop
practical skills for your future career. You will be prepared
you for a wide range of management careers in sectors
which might include consultancy, media, manufacturing,
retail, public services, finance or human resources.
Practical business skills
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Case-study lead teaching helps you understand how real
businesses apply knowledge and expertise to tackle
real-world challenges
You have the opportunity to put your learning into
practice and gain a wealth of business experience
through a work placement
Research skills
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Complete a dissertation exploring a business-related
issue that interests you, or
Undertake a consultancy project where you work with a
business client, researching their organisation and
presenting recommendations to improve their business
Both develop your skills in research methodology and
presentation, as well as delivering in-depth knowledge of
a particular area of business
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Other skills
Find out more
Throughout your degree, you will also develop skills in areas
such as:
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teamworking and leadership
negotiation
entrepreneurship
ethics
strategic management
numeracy and IT skills
Facilities and support
This degree is run by Newcastle University Business School,
based in our state-of-the-art building within Newcastle's
emerging business district.
Defence Technical Undergraduate
Scheme (DTUS)
This degree is approved by the Defence Technical
Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) for entry to all technical
corps.
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Facilities
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120 PCs across three hi-tech computer clusters
Wi-Fi connectivity throughout our building
Social spaces for learning and relaxation
Bookable meeting rooms
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Teaching and assessment methods may vary from
module to module. More information about each module
can be found in the Modules section
Visit our Teaching and Learning pages to read about the
outstanding learning experience available to all students
at Newcastle University
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This is a Ministry of Defence sponsorship programme for
students who wish to join the Royal Navy, British Army,
RAF, or Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG)
as technical officers after graduation
Newcastle is one of only 10 UK universities taking part in
DTUS
Find out more on the Armed Forces page on our website.
Careers support
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Specialist careers and business start-up support from the
University's award-winning Careers Service
Career management sessions with our dedicated
Business School Careers Adviser
Annual Career Development Week, to help you improve
your employability skills and meet potential employers
Work experience opportunities while studying with us
Business School summer internship scheme
Managerial and entrepreneurial skills development – we
are one of only 140 business schools worldwide to
receive accreditation from the EQUIS scheme for this
Support
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Personal tutor throughout your degree – an academic
member of staff who can help with academic and
personal issues
Peer mentor in your first year – a fellow student who can
help you settle in and answer any questions you have
Have your say via our Board of Students
The Armstrong Building and Student Forum.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
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Each week, you will have two lectures per module, or
one lecture and one seminar per module
Assessment methods
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Written examinations
Essays
Project work
Portfolios of practical work
Oral presentations
Computer-based multiple-choice questions
Dissertation or individual reflective report
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Modules
Stage 3
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for
an academic year and you need to complete modules
totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Compulsory modules
You will take 80 credits from the following compulsory
modules:
BUS3053 Management Consultancy Project OR BUS3051 Management Studies Dissertation
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BUS3054 Strategy, Organisations and Society
BUS3035 Contemporary Issues in International Business
Management
Optional modules
You will take 40 credits of optional modules from the
following list:
BUS3004 Electronic Business
BUS3033 Critical Organisation Studies AND BUS3019
The Representation of Management and Organisation in
Popular Culture
BUS3024 Critical Perspectives on Human Resource
Management in Britain AND BUS3021 International
Human Resource Management
BUS3027 Innovation and Creativity
BUS3047 Management in Practice (with Business Game)
BUS3049 Understanding Enterprise
You also have the flexibility (with approval of the DPD) to
replace one of the above optional modules with a module
from the following list:
NCL3007 Career Development for Final-Year Students
BUS3056 ERASMUS Study/Work Placement Report
SPA2001 Business Spanish 2
Please be aware that programme modules do change and
therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
ACC1003 Introduction to Accounting and Finance (for
Business School Students)
BUS1001 Introduction to Management and Organisation
BUS1011 Case Studies in Business Management
MAS1403 Quantitative Methods for Business
Management
BUS1002 Global Business Environment
BUS1004 Business Emergence and Growth
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
BUS2029 Operations Strategy and Management
BUS2010 Managing People in Organisations
BUS2018 Research Skills for Business Research and
Consultancy
BUS2019 Understanding Work and Organisations
Optional modules
You choose 40 credits from the following list:
BUS2005 Business Game/Case Studies in Management
BUS2011 Business Enterprise
BUS2017 Introduction to Innovation and Technology
Management
BUS2030 Current Affairs, News and Organisations
BUS2031 Managing Change
ACC2000 Interpreting Company Accounts
With the approval of the DPD, you may select ONE of the
modules below INSTEAD of one of the modules above:
NCL2007 Career Development for Second-Year Students
SPA1001 Business Spanish
Entry Requirements
All candidates are considered on an individual basis. If your
qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional
entry requirements web pages to find out which other
qualifications are considered.
Additional Information on GCSEs (or equivalent)
Achievement of a minimum of five GCSE grades A*-C, or
equivalent, is normally required. These must include
Mathematics and English GCSE, or equivalent, at the
specified grades.
A Levels
Work placement/study abroad (optional):
You can spend the year between Stages 2 and 3
studying at one of our partner universities in Europe or on
a 12-month work placement in a UK or European
business.
The Business School has a dedicated Placement Officer
who can help you find a suitable work placement; you
can also choose to receive e-mail alerts from the
University’s Careers Service Vacancies Online service.
We have recently placed students in companies including
Heinz, IBM, Nestlé, Nissan, L’Oréal, Reuters and Xerox.
AAB excluding General Studies. See guidance on Business
School preferred subjects (PDF: 129KB). GCSE
Mathematics and English (minimum grade B) required if not
taken at A or AS level.
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
Scottish Qualifications
AAABB at Higher Grade. Mathematics and English required
at grade 2 Standard Grade (or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if
not offered at Higher Grade. Combinations of Highers and
Advanced Highers accepted. Where a candidate bypasses
the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of
grade C in the Higher in Maths and English is required.
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Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
English Language Requirements
International Baccalaureate
For this degree you will need a minimum score of IELTS
6.5 or equivalent.
35 points. Standard Level Mathematics or Mathematical
Studies required at grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.
Visit our International Students web pages to find out more
about our English language admission requirements.
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
If you need to improve your English language skills before
you enter this course, our partner, INTO Newcastle, offers
a range of English language courses. These intensive and
flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability
for entry to this degree.
Irish Leaving Certificate
A1A1A1B1B at Higher Level, normally to include
Mathematics.
Find out more:
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
Access Qualifications
45 Level 3 credits at Distinction to include at least 6 credits
in maths or quantitative methods. Please see the Additional
Information section on this page about further GCSE (or
equivalent) requirements.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC
National Diploma)
Overall DDD. Business-related subjects preferred. GCSE
Mathematics and English (minimum grade B) required.
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English for University Study
Pre-sessional English
International Foundation Programmes
If you are an international student and you do not meet the
academic and English language requirements
specified above, you should consider a preparation course
at INTO Newcastle University, which will help to prepare you
for study on this degree course. INTO Newcastle University
is based on the University campus and offers a range of
courses including the International Foundation in Business
and Management.
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
Undergraduate Admissions Policy
• Newcastle University Undergraduate Admissions Policy
2015 Entry (PDF: 109 KB)
Cambridge Pre-U
‌See further Newcastle University Admissions Policies.
D3,D3,M2 in Principal Subjects. GCSE Mathematics and
English (minimum grade B) required if not taken at a higher
level.
Business Management careers
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
PARTNERS - A Levels
BBB excluding General Studies. GCSE Mathematics and
English (minimum grade B) required if not taken at A or AS
level.
The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’s
supported entry route for students from identified schools
and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS
Programme.
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
PARTNERS - BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
(formerly BTEC National Diploma)
Overall DDM. Business-related subjects preferred. GCSE
Mathematics and English (minimum grade B) required.
The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’s
supported entry route for students from identified schools
and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS
Programme.
Please see the Additional Information section on this page
about further GCSE (or equivalent) requirements.
At Newcastle University Business School, we provide an
extensive range of opportunities to all students to enable
you to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills
and to give you a real edge in the employment market after
you graduate.
In 2010/11, 88% of UK and EU Newcastle University
Business School graduates who responded to our survey
were in employment or further study within six months of
graduating. Feedback from employers on the quality of our
graduates continues to be excellent.
The success of our graduates is reflected in the globally
recognised list of companies within which a number have
found employment, including:
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Ipsos Mori
L’Oréal
Accenture
Media Comm
Microsoft
Sainsbury’s
Von Essen Hotels
Shell
Nestlé
HSBC International
Business School graduates go into a wide variety of careers,
including financial services, accountancy, management
consultancy, business development, marketing, retail
management, and human resource management.
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Find out more about the career options for Business
Management and Marketing from Prospects: The UK's
Official Careers Website.
Careers and employability at
Newcastle
Newcastle University consistently has one of the best
records for graduate employment in the UK.
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93.7% of our 2013 UK/EU graduates progressed to
employment or further study within six months of
graduating.
More than three quarters (77%) of our graduates who
entered employment achieved a graduate-level position.
We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all
students through an initiative called ncl+ which enables you
to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills and
to give you the edge in the employment market after you
graduate.
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and
best in the country, and we have strong links with
employers.
The Business School runs a Career Development Week for
all Business School students to give you an insight into
possible career options. We also have a dedicated
Placement Officer who can help you find a work placement
in your area of interest.
For more information about the careers support available for
Business School students, visit the Business School
website.
Our award-winning University Careers Service has a
dedicated adviser with responsibility for students in the
Business School:
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receive bespoke careers advice and guidance
attend career management sessions at each Stage
Tuition Fees (International students)
2015 entry:
£12,680 per year
2014 entry:
£12,075 per year
You will be charged tuition fees for each year of your
degree programme (unless you are on a shorter
exchange programme).
If you spend a year on placement or studying abroad as
part of your degree you may pay a reduced fee for that
year.
Please note that the tuition fee amount you will pay may
increase slightly year on year as a result of inflation.
See more information relating to all aspects of student
finance at Newcastle University.
Scholarships and Financial Support (UK and EU
students)
You may be eligible for one of a range of Newcastle
University Scholarships in addition to government grants
and support.
Newcastle University Scholarships
Non-repayable grants
Scholarships and Financial Support
(International students)
You may be eligible for an International Undergraduate
Merit Scholarship (IUMS) or an International Family
Discount (IFD).
Finance
Tuition Fees (UK and EU students)
2015 entry:
£9,000 per year
On this degree programme, you can choose to spend a
year on placement or studying abroad. If you choose to
take this option, the fee will be £1,000 for that year (you
will receive a fee discount of £8,000).
See more information on all aspects of student finance
relating to Newcastle University.
Please note that the tuition fee amount you will pay may
increase slightly year on year in line with inflation and
subject to government regulations.
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