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We are a major provider of business degrees in the UK and our graduates go on to succeed in a wide range of industries and sectors – often in senior roles.

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance 158

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Internship 159

BA (Hons) Business Studies 160

BA Business Studies with Foundation 161

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Internship 162

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Finance 163

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Human Resource Management 164

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Marketing 165

BA (Hons) International Business Management 166

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A connected education:

Close links with professional

business bodies.

Entry requirements

Please see page 177 for key

UCAS280 GCSE

N420

Find out more at:uwl.ac.uk/undergraduate

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Career optionsAccounting tends to be non-cyclical with professionals needed in both buoyant economic times and also when the economy is not performing well. On completion of this course, graduates will be in a position to apply for a vast range of accounting and finance appointments in areas that include financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate finance.

ModulesYear One• Introduction to Financial Accounting • Introduction to Management

Accounting • Professional Skills for Accountants • Quantitative Methods • Introduction to Economics • Computer Skills for Accountants.

Year Two• Financial Accounting • Management Accounting • Financial Management • Taxation • Auditing in Context • Business and Corporate Law.

Year Three• Financial Reporting• Corporate Finance• Performance Management

and Control• Project.

Plus TWO options from:• Advanced Taxation• Auditing• Financial Modelling• International Business Finance.

Course overviewThis course aims to realise your potential while at the same time increasing your skills and employment prospects. It has been designed to maximise exemptions that may be obtained from the professional accounting bodies’ examinations. Most of our students go on to study for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations. When you graduate you will be awarded up to nine exemptions from ACCA.

This course is also available with a foundation year. Visit uwl.ac.uk for further information.

You will learn all the principles of accounting and finance, while developing the key skills to excel in the financial marketplace. Our tutors are professionally qualified and have worked in industry, giving you the benefit of their experience and knowledge.

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N420

Duration Three years

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Course Highlights

In the National Student Survey 2013, our course

came second out of more than 90 Institutions offering Accounting

and Finance*.

* Higher Education Statistics Agency HESA, 2013

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Entry requirements


UCAS300

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ModulesYear One• Introduction to Financial Accounting• Introduction to

Management Accounting• Professional Skills for Accountants• Quantitative Methods• Introduction to Economics• Computer Skills for Accountants.

Year Two• Financial Accounting• Management Accounting• Financial Management• Taxation• Auditing in Context• Business and Corporate Law.

Year Three• Internship.

Year Four • Financial Reporting• Corporate Finance• Performance Management

and Control• Project.

Plus TWO options from:• Advanced Taxation• Auditing• Financial Modelling• International Business Finance.

Career optionsAccounting tends to be non-cyclical with professionals needed in both buoyant economic times and also when the economy is not performing well. On completion of this course, graduates will be in a position to apply for a vast range of accounting and finance appointments in areas that include financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate finance.

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code NN3K

Duration Four years (including work placement)

Course overviewThis course aims to realise your potential while at the same time increasing your skills and employment prospects. It has been designed to maximise exemptions that may be obtained from the professional accounting bodies’ examinations. Most students go on to study for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations.

When you graduate you will be awarded up to nine exemptions from ACCA and have 12 months valuable work experience.

While on the course, you will have the opportunity to undertake a one year paid internship. This is valued highly by future employers and, when you return to university after your internship, you may perform better on the course and earn a higher degree classification.

This course combines the theoretical knowledge that you will gain in lectures with practical experience, through a one year internship. With this combination of knowledge, skills and experience, you will be in a position to excel in the financial marketplace.

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Internship

Course Highlights

In the National Student Survey 2013, our course

came second out of more than 90 Institutions

offering Accounting and Finance*.

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Entry requirements


UCAS280

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N100

ModulesYear One• Professional Skills for Business

and Finance• Researching Business Data• Organisational Behaviour• Principles of Marketing• Information Communications

Technology• Business Accounting.

Year Two• Enterprise and Business

Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Professional Enquiry.

Plus TWO options from:• Managerial Finance• Marketing and Brand Management• Human Resource Management• Business and Corporate Law.

Year Three• International Business • Strategic Management• Contemporary Issues in

Management (Graduate Project) • Enterprise and Social Responsibility.

Optional modules:• Choose TWO optional modules,

visit our website for the full list.

Career optionsGraduates will have gained all the knowledge, experience and skills to start a rewarding career in one of many fields including human resource management, marketing, business research, finance, selling, sales promotion or retail management.

Dual qualification with the Chartered Management Institute www.managers.org.uk

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N100


Also available part-time

Course overviewThis course focuses on strategic thinking and the long-term effects of making decisions on the survival and growth of businesses. It will enable you to relate theory to contemporary business practice and explore ethical and social responsibility issues.

You will develop an awareness of effective management and you will gain an understanding of the many contexts in which different businesses operate.

Studying in London with expert teaching means that you will learn to operate in a global business environment experiencing the challenges and opportunities that cultural differences present. You will explore the role of the entrepreneur, and how to nurture and develop entrepreneurial skills in yourself and others.

This course gives full exemptions from the Chartered Management Institute Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership. For more information visit www.managers.org.uk

This course is also available as a top-up degree. Visit uwl.ac.uk for further information.

Developed in partnership with local business organisations, both public and private, this course has been designed to help you meet the many challenges of managing in the complex, dynamic and exciting world of business.

BA (Hons) Business Studies

Course Highlights

Developed in partnership with local business

organisations, ensuring all-round academic experience

covering operations, finance, marketing,

and HR.

GCSE

160


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UCAS180

N1N3

GCSE

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N1N3

Duration Four years


Course Highlights



covering operations,finance, marketing

and HR.


ModulesYear One• Foundation year studies.

Year Two• Professional Skills for Business



Year Three• Enterprise and Business

Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Professional Enquiry.

Plus TWO options from:• Managerial Finance• Marketing and Brand Management• Human Resource Management• Business and Corporate Law.

Year Four• International Business • Strategic Management• Contemporary Issues in


Developed in partnership with local business organisations, ensuring all-round academic experience covering operations, finance, marketing and HR.

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Foundation

Course overviewThis course will help you to develop a critical understanding of ethical principles and practice, and an awareness of effective management practice. You will also gain an understanding of the many contexts in which businesses operate – from SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to larger firms. In your final year, you will have the chance to pick a specialism that particularly interests you – such as marketing, finance or human resource management.

Developed in partnership with local business organisations, both public and private, this course will help you meet the many challenges of managing in the complex, dynamic and exciting world of business.

Ethics and morals will play a major part in your studies – so you will study the environmental aspects of business, and how globalisation fits in. You will also study the increasing use of ICT and the development of entrepreneurship. There will be plenty of time, with help at hand, to work on your own personal interests and development needs in the field of business and finance.


Our major difference from our competitors is the range and type of modules we offer in our core Business Management programme, along with our links with employers and industry. The foundation year underpins the skills and knowledge needed, and introduces you to the subject of business.

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Entry requirements


UCAS300

N103

Career optionsOn successful completion of this course, you can expect to be employed within a range of business functions including marketing and sales, finance, human resources and IT, in a variety of roles for a broad range of employers.


Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N103

Duration Four years

ModulesYear One• Professional Skills for

Business and Finance• Researching Business Data• Organisational Behaviour• Principles of Marketing• Information Communications


Year Two• Enterprise and Business Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Professional Enquiry.

Plus TWO options from:• Business and Corporate Law• Marketing and Brand Management• Human Resource Management• Managerial Finance.

Year Three• Work Placement.

Year Four• Strategic Management• Negotiated Work-based Learning• International Business• Contemporary Issues in


Plus ONE option from:• Consumer Behaviour• Employee Relations• International Business Finance• Managing Small and

Medium Enterprises.

Course overviewThis course has been specifically designed to give you the practical experience to complement your academic studies. In your first year, we will deliver core modules to give you an understanding of the fundamental elements that make up business organisations.

You will develop an understanding of ethical principles and an awareness of effective management practice. The practical elements of the course will enable you to develop analytical and communication skills, and the ability to work with others.

In your second and final years you will choose optional modules to allow you to gain a better understanding of the areas of interest to you.

The internship will give you the opportunity to put theory into practice in a real business environment, while earning a salary. Past students have found the experience they gained on the internship highly beneficial in the final year of study and when they came to look for their first graduate jobs.


This course combines the theoretical knowledge that you will gain in lectures with practical experience, through a one year internship. With this combination of knowledge, skills and experience, you will be in a position to build a successful career in business and management.

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Internship

Course Highlights

During the work placement students will gain valuable,

relevant work experience and put theory into practice

in a real business environment.

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Entry requirements



Course Highlights




and HR.

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N1N3



N1N3


BA (Hons) Business Studies with Finance




Year Two• Enterprise and Business

Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Professional Enquiry• Managerial Finance.

Plus One options from:• Human Resource Management

in context• Business and Corporate Law • Marketing and Brand Management.

Year Three• Strategic Management• Enterprise, Ethics & Social

Responsibility• International Business• Contemporary Issues in

Management (Project)• International Business Finance• Financial Management.

Course overviewThis course focuses on finance, yet you will develop critical understanding of ethical principles and practice, and awareness of effective management and finance practice. You will also gain an understanding of the many contexts in which businesses operate – from SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) to larger firms.




Our major difference from our competitors is the range and the type of modules we offer in our core business management course, along with our links with employers and industry. We give our students the information, tools, techniques and experience they need to start a rewarding career.

UCAS280 GCSE


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Entry requirements


Course Highlights

Designed specifically for those who want to

specialise in human resource management, while

covering all essential areas of business.

Career optionsGraduates will have all the knowledge, experience and skills to start a rewarding career in one of many fields – finance, marketing, business research, selling, sales promotion or retail management, for example. Postgraduate opportunities are available after graduating.


Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N1N6


N1N6

UCAS280 GCSE




Year Two• Enterprise and

Business Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Human Resource Management

in Context• Professional Enquiry/

Research Methods.

Plus ONE option from:• Business and Corporate Law• Marketing and Brand Management• Managerial Finance.

Year Three• Strategic Management• International Business• Human Resource

Management Issues• Contemporary Issues in

Management (Graduate Project)• Employee Relations• Enterprise and Social Responsibility.

Course overviewThroughout this course, we offer modules in a range of core subjects to give you an understanding of the fundamental elements that make up business organisations. You will also undertake a range of human resource related modules, to gain an understanding of the nature of human resource management and the functional aspects of managing people.

You will learn about current issues influencing the effectiveness of people in employment and the rules and procedures used to promote fairness and efficiency in the workplace.

In the second year, you will choose optional modules to allow you to further tailor your degree to suit your interests.

You may also choose to take a one year industrial placement at the end of your second year.

This course gives full exemptions from the Chartered Management Institute Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership. For more information visit ww.managers.org.uk

This course has been designed to give you the knowledge and skills to specialise in human resource management, while gaining an understanding of all other business functions and how they work to complement each other within the contemporary business environment.

BA (Hons) Business Studies with Human Resource Management

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BA (Hons)Business Studies with Marketing




Year Two • Enterprise and Business

Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Professional Enquiry• Marketing and Brand Management.

Plus ONE option from:• Managerial Finance• Human Resource Management

in Context• Business and Corporate Law.

Year Three• Strategic Management• Enterprise, Ethics & Social

Responsibility• Global Marketing • International Business• Contemporary Issues in

Management (Project)• Consumer Behaviour.

Course overviewThis course focuses on marketing, yet you will develop critical understanding of ethical principles and practice, and awareness of effective management and marketing practice. You will also gain an understanding of the many contexts in which businesses operate – from SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) to larger firms. But your main focus will be on products, distribution, pricing and promotion, and how these affect consumer behaviour.




Our major difference from our competitors is the range and the type of modules we offer in our core business management course, along with our links with employers and industry. We give our students the information, tools, techniques and experience they need to start a rewarding career.

UCAS280 GCSE

Course Highlights




and HR.

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N1N5



N1N5

Career optionsGraduates will have gained all the knowledge, experience and skills to start a rewarding career in one of many fields including marketing, business research, sales promotion or retail management.




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Entry requirements


Course Highlights

This course aims to address the demand for graduates

who can function in an international business

environment.

Career optionsOn successful completion of this course, you will be in a position to apply for a variety of roles in businesses in the UK or abroad, in a range of business functions including finance, marketing and human resource management.


N201

Award BA (Hons)

UCAS Code N201


UCAS280




Year Two• Enterprise and

Business Development• Managing Business Operations• Business Economics• Cross Cultural Management• Professional Enquiry.

Plus ONE option from:• Business and Corporate Law• Marketing and Brand Management• Human Resource Management

in Context • Managerial Finance.

Year Three• Strategic Management• International Business• Global Marketing• Contemporary Issues in

Management (Graduate Project) • International Business Finance• Enterprise and Social Responsibility.

Course overviewThis course gives you an understanding of the fundamental elements that make up business organisations.

You will develop an understanding of ethical principles and an awareness of effective management practice. The practical elements of the course will enable you to develop analytical and communication skills, and the ability to work well with others.

You will undertake a range of internationally focused modules, to ensure that you gain an understanding of management in a multicultural environment, and the issues faced by companies engaged in international business.

In the second year, you will choose optional modules to allow you to further tailor your degree to suit your interests. In your final year, you will complete a graduate project that will bring together all you have learnt on the course with a subject of your choice. You may also choose to take a one year industrial placement at the end of your second year.


This course will enable you to function in an international business environment, and will prepare you for a career within organisations that engage in business across international borders.

BA (Hons) International Business Management

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