Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 - University of Winchester

Business Management (top-up) BA (Hons)
The Business Management (top-up)
at Winchester is designed to build on
past experience, usually gained through
study leading to a Foundation degree or
a Higher National Diploma (HND), with
a merit profile. The programme allows
full-time students to graduate in one
calendar year.
Programme content
Students study a range of business
disciplines and these aspects are
integrated through a study of Strategic
Management, which aims to enable and
encourage students to challenge their
own thinking and to become aware of
current trends in management thinking.
To attain the award of Honours, students
undertake one of the following two options:
• A supervised, independent
project leading to a project report
(dissertation). This provides the
opportunity to pursue a subject of the
student’s own choosing in depth, guided
by a dissertation supervisor. To ensure
students are on the right track, they
submit an interim report during the
second semester, and receive feedback
from their supervisor. Most students
complete the project (which counts
as two modules – 30 credits) in June,
graduating within two years
• A taught module – Researching
Contemporary Management Issues –
which aims to develop students’ ability to
critically evaluate approaches to research
into contemporary management issues.
This provides the opportunity for
students to select, research and critically
assess a range of these issues in depth in
their own research paper for presentation
and submission. This module is a double
module (30 credits).
Modules:
• Strategic Development
• Strategy in Action
• Building Marketing Relationships
• Business Ethics
• Human Resource Management in
Context
• Financial Management
Other optional modules are also available
for any student who may wish to
customise his/her degree.
Careers
The combination of an HND or Foundation
degree and a Bachelor Honours degree
is very attractive to employers in the
public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Many graduates have successfully moved
into new careers and management roles
following completion of the programme.
The expertise gained by students on the
programme is highly valued by employers
of business graduates.
Business Management (top-up) BA (Hons)
SINGLE HONOURS
UCAS codes: N250 BA/BusAd
Entry requirements: A Foundation degree
in Business Management or an HND in a
Business subject with merit profile. Mature
students with HNC Merit/Distinction profile
and relevant experience may be accepted
provided an APEL portfolio is successfully
completed and they have sufficient
managerial experience. HNC students with
less work experience and/or Pass grade may
be eligible for entry on FdA Management to
complete the requisite number of modules
(six). Completion of the six modules will
result in the award of a Foundation degree
and progression to the top-up degree
Degree duration:
1 year full-time, 18 months/2 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL
iBT score of 87 or equivalent
For more information about entry requirements
see pages 166-167
Find out more – order a course leaflet
or download one from our website
www.winchester.ac.uk/courses
Course Enquiries and Applications
Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234
Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
Fact File
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