Business Studies

study business studies and graduate with a university degree

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The Business Studies programme at Stirling provides a flexible yet focused learning experience. You will build a strong knowledge base and master the skills and competencies to form a foundation from which managerial expertise can develop throughout your working life. The curriculum develops understanding of the internal functions and structures of organisations. You may also undertake one of a number of combined degree programmes that include Business Studies and another subject.

Our teaching staff is international in character and active in various areas of current management research. Research, therefore, informs their teaching, making it relevant to current debates within business.

BA (Hons) Business Studies

UCAS Code N100

Entrance Requirements

Year 1
Highers BBBB.

A-levels BCC or a combination of A2 and AS levels, VCE and VDA.

IB Diploma with a total of 30 points.

HNC or HND with Bs in Graded Units.

Access courses and other UK/EU and international qualifications are also welcomed.

Year 2
A-levels or Advanced Highers BBB to include Business Studies/Management.

HND in related subject with Bs in Graded Units.

Year 3

Applicants with an HND in Business will be considered on an individual basis with a good academic profile.

General Entrance Requirements apply.

International students can study our Undergraduate Certificate if they do not possess the necessary entrance requirements to be admitted directly to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme.

Required Subjects

English Standard Grade (2), Intermediate 2 (C), GCSE (C) or equivalent.

Mathematics Standard Grade (3), Intermediate 2 (C), or GCSE (C) or equivalent.

Applicants with English Standard Grade (3) will also be considered, although alternative entry conditions may be made in this case.

Modes of Study

Full-time (3 modules per semester).
Part-time (1 or 2 modules per semester).
February entry also available.

Rating

Teaching provision in Business Studies has been assessed by the Scottish Funding Council and rated as ‘highly satisfactory’.

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Degree Programme

You will take three subjects in the first year.

Semesters 1 - 3

You are introduced to the main areas of management and consider the ways in which the behavioural sciences help our understanding of business behaviour and people at work. You are also given a grounding in the analytical techniques that underpin business activity and management.

In addition, students who intend to specialise in Business Studies are encouraged to take modules in related subject areas such as Accountancy, Business Law, Computing Science, Economics, Psychology or Sociology.

Semesters 4 - 8

You will take core advanced modules in Organisational Behaviour, International Business, Information Technology, Management Strategy and Organisational Research plus at least one from Human Resource Management, Management Science, and Public Management and Administration. You may then pursue one of these areas in more depth or choose from the broader range of options available.

Option modules include:

Business and Society in Europe
Business in East Asia
New Public Management
Growing your own Business
Launching a New Venture
Personnel Management
Industrial Relations
Learning and Development
Management and the Environment
Project Management
Management Information Systems: Analysis and Design
Business Improvement

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching is by lectures, tutorials, seminars and practical ‘hands-on’ sessions. In the advanced modules, great emphasis is placed on the acquisition of skills as well as knowledge. You will deliver presentations in varying formats and formality, helping you to acquire the skills to present yourself as a competent and accomplished individual. Essays and reports help you develop effective written communication skills and the ability to argue a point of view effectively. A variety of seminar formats and projects also allow you to perfect your ability to work in teams.

Finally, the dissertation in the final year lets you conduct research in a business or public sector organisation and apply your academic knowledge to a problem encountered there.

Study Abroad Opportunities

The Division has links with a number of universities in Europe and further afield. Turn to page 28 for further information.

Career Opportunities

Business Studies graduates are well-placed for management careers in many sectors of the economy. Our graduates have gone on to careers in communications, banking, insurance, human resources, information management, advertising, retailing, international trade and research and development. Some of our graduates continue their education with postgraduate study.

Combined Honours Degrees

**Business Studies can be studied with:**
Programme	UCAS Code
Accountancy	NNF4
Computing Science	NG14
Economics	LN11
English Studies	NQ13
Film & Media	NP13
Finance	NN13
French	NRF1
Human Resource Management	NN16
Law	MN11
Marketing	NN25
Mathematics	GN11
Modern Languages (This programme combines two languages with Business Studies.)	NT19
Politics	LN21
Professional Education	NX11
Professional Education/Computing Science	NX21
Psychology	CN81
Social Policy	NL14
Sociology	NL13
Spanish	NRF4
Sports Studies	NC16
Management (This programme comprises advanced modules taken from Business Studies and Management Science)	N200
Business Computing	G510
International Management Studies	N2R9

(For a Combined Honours degree the higher entrance requirements of the subjects usually apply.)