BSc (Hons) Management (People Management)

at University of Kent

Stage 1

Your first year is a compulsory introductory year, designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the understanding of management and related functions, such as marketing, financial management and aspects of global management.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• BUSN3120 - Introduction to Management (15 credits)

• BUSN3130 - Introduction to Statistics for Business (15 credits)

• BUSN3430 - Global Business Environment (15 credits)

• BUSN3640 - Business Analysis Tools (15 credits)

• BUSN3690 - Financial Accounting, Reporting and Analysis (15 credits)

• BUSN3700 - Introduction to Marketing (15 credits)

• BUSN3910 - Business Organisation, Issues and Skills (15 credits)

• ECON3130 - Economics for Business (15 credits)

Stage 2

Your final year offers you capstone modules that will help to prepare you for taking up leading roles in the innovative world of organisations. It also offers you the opportunity to stand out to employers by specialising in either the People Management pathway or Business Analytics pathway depending on which of the optional modules you choose. You can also opt for No Pathway and choose whatever optional modules suit your interests and employability needs.

Compulsory modules currently include

• BUSN5013 - Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6120 - New Enterprise Development (15 credits)

• BUSN6760 - Strategy Analysis and Tools (15 credits)

• BUSN6770 - Financial Management for Decision Making and Control (15 credits)

• BUSN7330 - Business Ethics and Sustainable Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7500 - Project Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7860 - Operations Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7900 - Employability for Stage 2 Business Programmes (5 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• BUSN5200 - Service Management (15 credits)

• BUSN5450 - Marketing Research (15 credits)

• BUSN6580 - Diversity in Organisations (15 credits)

• BUSN6880 - Decision Analysis (15 credits)

• BUSN7380 - Understanding Consumer Behaviour (15 credits)

• BUSN7570 - Research and Consultancy Methods (15 credits)

Stage 3

Your final year offers you flexibility around your interests and prepares you to take up leading roles in the innovative world of organisation. You take 60 credits of compulsory modules, 45 credits of optional modules relating to People Management and a 15-credit module from a wider list of optional modules from the Management course structure. You can also decide to change course pathways before you start stage 3 if your passion has changed along the way.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• BUSN6003 - Leadership and Management Development (15 credits)

• BUSN6130 - Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

• BUSN6790 - Corporate and Business Strategy (15 credits)

• BUSN7880 - Technology-Driven Business Innovation (15 credits)

• BUSN7920 - Career Management for Stage 3 Business Programmes (5 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• BUSN6004 - Employee Performance Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6007 - People Analytics (15 credits)

• BUSN6780 - Contemporary Management Challenges (15 credits)

• BUSN6840 - Strategic Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7440 - Creativity and Innovation in Organisations (15 credits)

• BUSN7510 - Psychology of the Contemporary Workplace (15 credits)

• BUSN7530 - International and Comparative Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7550 - Business Management Project (30 credits)

GCSE

Mathematics grade 4 / C and English grade 4 / C.

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Nationals

DDM

International Baccalaureate

30 points overall or 15 points at HL including Mathematics 4 at HL or SL

International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in LZ013 Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).

T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.

The annual tuition fees for this course are:

Home full-time
£9250

EU full-time
£13000

International full-time
£17400

Our Management graduates find work in public and private sector management and consultancy both overseas and in the UK in a  wide range of companies and organisations, including:
 

• Accenture Plc

• Amazon

• Cummins Inc

• Deloitte

• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ltd

• HSBC Bank Plc

• IBM

• KPMG

• PwC

• Lloyds Bank

• Sainsbury’s

• Tesco