Business Management with Accounting BA (Hons)

**Get equipped with the business and management skills for the future.**<br/><br/>The world of business, management and enterprise is dynamic and ever-changing. It is also becoming increasingly international and globally connected. This degree has been written to ensure that graduates are prepared for the competitive jobs-market of the late 2020s and 2030s. Students studying Business Management with Accounting will study alongside those undertaking Business Management with Marketing and Business Management with Human Resources Management; the three crucial pillars of the business world and the recruitment market. Alongside this, they will learn about the business environment, international business, staff development, operations and project management – knowledge that is deemed essential by employers in this interconnected, fast-based business world.<br/><br/>Alongside specialising in one of the three strands offered, students have a choice to focus their studies on their final year from some other key skills in the graduate market. They will elect to study modules based around supply chains and logistics, business analysis, sustainability or the global economy. Combined, the suite of modules on offer is designed with the graduate market of 2028 and beyond in mind while also giving great consideration to the fact the graduates are geographically mobile within the UK and beyond.<br/>This trio of degrees has been designed following vast consultation with employers from local, national and international employers alike. The key themes that these stakeholders are requiring for their employees have been deeply ingrained within the module offer alongside consultation with students past and present. All three of the degrees also come with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 diploma in Management and Leadership qualification upon completion.<br/><br/>Students from all three strands will study the same modules in the first year to provide the crucial underpinnings of business and management theory and knowledge. Following on from this, in the second and third years, students will begin to study some discrete modules that are specific to their chosen strand. Accounting students will look at management accounting, business tax and accounting for limited companies. This will provide crucial underpinnings for work in the finance, banking or accounting sector. <br/><br/>• graduates will also be able to pursue a wide range of roles within the various business sectors, such as customer service roles, people management, sales, new product development, finance, IT, project management and administration;<br/>• graduates will have the opportunity to develop these roles locally, nationally or internationally;<br/>• graduates will also be able to seek senior positions and management positions in an array of organisations from local companies to national and multi-national organisations in the private or public sector.<br/>• The degree is also appropriate for those wishing to start, run and manage their own business now or in the future.<br/>• Graduates who attain good degrees will also have the opportunity to explore post-graduate/further study.<br/><br/>The degrees have been written with the future needs of businesses and organisations in mind – namely a deep understanding of international markets, globalisation and digital practices. Modules will enhance key transferable skills such as ICT literacy, understanding how to utilise modern communication techniques and technology. Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes to be successful in the competitive business sectors either locally, nationally or globally.