Management - BSc (Hons)

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 second year allows you to develop your critical thinking of international business with greater emphasis on the key concepts and theories to develop intellectual agility and provides an opportunity to apply theory to practice. You will have a choice of optional modules here too, allowing you to focus on areas you wish to explore such as diversity, marketing research and consultancy.

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 and 60 credits of optional modules that best suit your career aspirations. You can also take a pathway in either Business Analytics or People Management by choosing your optional modules from a more specialised list of options.

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
 

• BUSN5200 - Service Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6004 - Employee Performance Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6007 - People Analytics (15 credits)

• BUSN6020 - Digital Marketing Applications (15 credits)

• BUSN6580 - Diversity in Organisations (15 credits)

• BUSN6780 - Contemporary Management Challenges (15 credits)

• BUSN6840 - Strategic Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6880 - Decision Analysis (15 credits)

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

• BUSN7460 - Cross-Cultural Management (15 credits)

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

• BUSN7550 - Business Management Project (30 credits)

• BUSN7940 - Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics (15 credits)

• BUSN7980 - Data Intelligence in Practice (15 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