BA Hons Business Studies

at University of Stirling

Year 1, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• The Global Business Environment: An Introduction (MGTU7S1)    20 credits

• up to 2020/1 MGTU9S1 was taken instead
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from list
 

• Accounting and Finance for Managers (ACCU7M1)    20 credits

• Our Blue Planet (AQUU1OP)    20 credits

• Introduction to Cell Biology (BIOU1CE)    20 credits

• Ecology: An Introduction (BIOU1IE)    20 credits
   

Year 1, Semester 2

Compulsory module

• The Management Challenge: An Introduction (MGTU7S2)    20 credits

• up to 2020/1 MGTU9S2 was taken instead
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from list
 

• Introduction to Management Accounting (ACCU9A2)    20 credits

• Our Thirsty Planet: Man and the Aquatic Environment (AQUU2TP)    20 credits

• Introduction to Physiology (BIOU2PH)    20 credits

• Making the Most of the World Wide Web (CSCU9F2)    20 credits

 

Year 2, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• Fundamentals of Business and Management (MGTU9S3)    20 credits
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from list
 

• Accounting and Finance for Managers (ACCU7M1)    20 credits

• Our Blue Planet (AQUU1OP)    20 credits

• Introduction to Aquatic Environments (AQUU3AE)    20 credits

• Introduction to Cell Biology (BIOU1CE)    20 credits

 

students planning to take marketing modules in years 3 and 4 should select MKTU9M3
 

Year 2, Semester 2

Compulsory module

• The Organisation of Business (BUSU9OB)    20 credits
   

Option module

Select 20 credits from any level 9 list
 

• External Reporting (ACCU9A4)    20 credits

• Biodiversity (BIOU4BD)    20 credits

• The Organisation of Business (BUSU9OB)    20 credits

• Crime and Criminal Justice (CRMU9T4)    20 credits

 

Option module

Select 20 credits from list
 

• Introduction to Management Accounting (ACCU9A2)    20 credits

• External Reporting (ACCU9A4)    20 credits

• Our Thirsty Planet: Man and the Aquatic Environment (AQUU2TP)    20 credits

• Science of Diving (AQUU4DS)    20 credits

 

Introductory Economics (ECNU115) strongly recommended
 

Year 3, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• International Business (BUSU9BI)    20 credits

• prior to 2017/8 BUSU9IB was taken instead
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from Management School honours options list
 

• Learning and Development (HRMU9LD)    20 credits

• Strategic Human Resource Management (HRMU9RB)    20 credits

• Business Analytics (MANU9DA)    20 credits

• Innovation Management (MANU9IM)    20 credits

 

Year 3, Semester 2

Compulsory module

• Entrepreneurship (BUSU9EN)    20 credits
   

Compulsory module

• Responsible Business (BUSU9RB)    20 credits
   

Option module

Select 20 credits from Management School honours options list
 

• Business in Europe and the Emerging Economies (BUSU9EE)    20 credits

• Managing Change (BUSU9MC)    20 credits

• Behavioural Economics (ECNU3BP)    20 credits

• Using Experiments in Business and Policy (ECNU3XP)    20 credits

 

Year 4, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• Strategic Management (BUSU9SM)    20 credits
   

Dissertation

• Dissertation (BUSU9D8)    60 credits

• Continued in Semester 8
   

Option module

Select 20 credits from Year 4 Management School Options list
 

• International Business (BUSU9BI)    20 credits

• Strategic Management (BUSU9SM)    20 credits

• Learning and Development (HRMU9LD)    20 credits

• Strategic Human Resource Management (HRMU9RB)    20 credits

 

Year 4, Semester 2

Option module

Select 20 credits from Year 4 Management School Options list
 

• Business in Europe and the Emerging Economies (BUSU9EE)    20 credits

• Entrepreneurship (BUSU9EN)    20 credits

• Managing Change (BUSU9MC)    20 credits

• Responsible Business (BUSU9RB)    20 credits

Year 1 entry – Four-year honours
 

SQA Highers

• AABB - by the end of S5

• AABBB - by the end of S6
   

GCE A-levels

• BBB
   

IB Diploma

• 30 points
   

BTEC (Level 3)

• DDM
   

Widening access students

• Widening access students may be eligible for an adjusted offer of entry. To find out if this applies to you go to our widening access pages.

• Care-experienced applicants will be guaranteed an offer of a place if they meet the minimum entry requirements.
   

Year 2 entry – Three-year honours
 

SQA Advanced Highers

• ABB – one sitting
   

GCE A-levels

• ABB
   

IB Diploma

• 35 points
  
   

Direct Entry to 1st Year:
 

Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 65% and above from the following state boards:
 

• CBSE

• ISC/ICSE

• Metro state boards (Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
   

• Students from other state boards will require Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 75%.
   

  Advanced Entry to 2nd Year:
   

  Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 75% and above from the following state boards:
   

• CBSE

• ISC/ICSE

• Advanced entry is possible on a range of courses. Student applications will be considered on a case by case basis.Please note that advanced entry options for students who have scored 35 in the International Baccalaureate or GCE A-Levels ABB in one sitting will also be considered on a case by case basis.
  
  Students who score 70% in English in Year 12 from the following exam boards won't be required to submit IELTS, if studied within the last 5 years of our course start date:
   

• CBSE
• ISC/ICSE
• Metro state boards (Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
   

• Students from other state boards will either need 80% in English if studied within 5 years of the course start date, or a UKVI SELT, IELTS Academic or PTE Academic, depending on the state board, taken within 2 years of our course start date.
  
  English language requirements
  
  If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:
   

• IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with 5.5 in each skill

• Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) 169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each sub-skill

• Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) 180 overall with a minimum of 162 in each sub-skill

• Pearson Test of English (Academic) 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill

• IBT TOEFL 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

• IBT TOEFL Special Home Edition 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

• Trinity ISE II Pass overall and Pass in each sub-skill, ISE III Pass overall and in all sub-skills, ISE IV Pass overall and in all sub-skills

• Aptis (4 skills) CEFR B2 overall and B2 in all sub-skills

• Duolingo 95 overall with a minimum of 90 in all sub-skills

• LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator -  Pass with minimum 33 in each sub-skill

• Metro state boards (Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)

Academic year:	2022/23	2023/24
Overseas students (non-EU)	£15,900	£16,400

Overseas students (non-EU)
 

You will be charged the annual fee each year when you enrol. Your fees will be held at the same level throughout your course.If you need to take additional modules or resit modules, you will be liable for an additional fee.

If you’re domiciled in the UK, you can typically apply to your relevant funding body for help with living costs. This usually takes the form of student loans, grants or bursaries, and the amount awarded depends upon your personal circumstances and household income.

EU and overseas students won’t normally be able to claim living support through SAAS or other UK public funding bodies. You should contact the relevant authority in your country to find out if you’re eligible to receive support.

A business degree ensures you’re well placed for a variety of jobs across many different sectors. Stirling Management School seeks to directly enhance your opportunities through a range of specialist career services, and we’ve been awarded the Small Business Charter in recognition of our active participation in supporting start-ups, small businesses and student entrepreneurship – connections that directly benefit you as you build towards your future.
 

Find out more about how we prepare you for the world of work.
 

• Business Studies graduates from Stirling are working in 20 different countries for companies including Ernst and Young, the Scottish Government, EMI Music Publishing and many more.

• The ability to pair Business Studies with 16 other courses can broaden your expertise and give you a competitive edge in the job market.
   

Our Business Studies graduates have gone on to work in communications, banking, insurance, human resources, information management, advertising, retailing international trade, and research and development. They are contributing to the performance of a range of private, public and third sector organisations in 20 countries around the world, including Norway, Kenya, Singapore, Australia and the USA.
 

Recent Stirling graduates have started their careers in some of the following roles:
 

• Associate, PwC

• Commercial and Performance Analyst, SSE

• Audit Associate, Deloitte UK

• Graduate Finance Analyst, Aston Martin
   

Graduates who left Stirling up to ten years ago have forged careers in the following positions:
 

• National Marketing Manager, BT

• Partner Relationship Manager, Hewlett-Packard

• International Recruitment Consultant, Solutions Driven

• HR Business Partner, Forth Valley College