STUDYING BUSINESS

Juliette Stephenson - Senior Lecturer in Economics

Jane Knox - Admissions Officer

BUSINESS DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Accounting: such as Accounting and Finance, Business & Accounting, or Sponsored degrees such as the KPMG School Leavers Programme

Economics: such as Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics and

Econometrics, Business Economics, Economics and Politics, Economics and

International Relations

Management: such as Business, Business and Management, Management

with Marketing/Tourism/ Language/IT/Human Resources, Marketing

What’s the Difference?

Accounting: BA Accounting and Finance – ideal for “wanabee” accountants –

structured degree to meet ACCA or similar Professional Body accreditation

BA Business & Accounting – a specialist understand of accounting with a little

more flexibility and general introduction to a broad range of business subjects

Sponsored degrees - follow a degree programme with built in work experience

– fees paid by sponsor but usually require a return of service period of 4-6

years including the degree

What’s the Difference?

Economics: BA Economics, BA Economics and Finance, BA Economics and

Econometrics – offers wide-ranging economics grounding with opportunity to

apply to financial techniques or statistical concepts

- requires good quantitative skills

BA Business Economics – very flexible programme that provides theoretical

and practical understanding of economics decisions faced by business

- less Maths and includes Management and Accounting modules

What’s the Difference?

Economics: Types of combined honours degree:

Economics and Politics

Economics and International Development

Applicants to Economics programmes usually need to have Maths GCSE

grade A or offer at AS/A level, many Universities will require A level

Mathematics

What’s the difference?

Management: BA Business and Management – ideal preparation for general

management role in industry, commerce or the public sector

BA Management with Marketing/Tourism/Language/IT/Human Resources –

offers opportunity to study a specialist area whilst still providing the general

management background in management theory and operations such as

accounting

Marketing – an emphasis on vocationally relevant Marketing skills

What’s the difference?

Management: Types of specialist programme

Sustainability: such as the new BSc Business programme to be launched in

2015 on the Penryn campus

BSc I T for Management and Business: offered jointly with the Department of

Computing is an initiative by the e-skills council of the UK aimed at providing

training for IT managers working in Business

Launching 2015 A distinctive programme embracing the spirit of Cornwall

Core business with…….

A ‘spine’ of sustainability, social responsibility and innovation

Interdisciplinary in nature

Progressive employability /application of theory to practice: Volunteering, industrial placement, management consultancy

Career route examples: E-commerce, Marketing, Environmental consultancy, Social enterprise, Procurement/Logistics, Public Sector management

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BSc BUSINESS – PENRYN CAMPUS

Extras:

Summer internships, overseas summer schools, competitions

Volunteering, Students’ Unions, clubs and sport

Industrial Placement for a year – either Sandwich year (compulsory) or optional

Study abroad, elsewhere in the EU or beyond

APPLICATION AND OFFER

We make offers based on three A-Levels, or equivalent qualifications. There are no specific subject requirements although do check other Universities particularly for Maths A level, and we will not accept General Studies as one of the 3 Required A levels:

Economics – A*AA to AAB – IB: 38-34

Management – AAA to AAB – IB: 36-34

Accounting – AAA to AAB – IB: 36-34

GCSE Grade B in English language and Maths (Maths grade A for Economics)

FURTHER INFORMATION AND LINKS

For further information: The Russell Group’s guide to A Levels and university application

http:// www.russellgroup.ac.uk/informed-choices.aspx Exeter’s Admissions Policy

http:// www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/applications/policy The Business School’s degree programmes

http:// www.business-school.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/undergraduate/ Key Information Sets

http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/find-out-more/key-information-set KPMG - http://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/school-leavers/school-leaver-programme