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Leadership and Management for Business BA

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Leadership and Management for Business BA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 11,000

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    Plymouth Marjon University

    Plymouth Marjon University began as a pair of London-based teacher training colleges in the 1840s, St John’s and St Marks.  St John’s in Battersea was the first bespoke teacher training college in England. Its initial class of students in 1840 included orphans from a nearby workhouse. Together, St Johns and St Marks were credited with […]

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    Course Summary

    Plymouth Marjon University offers a BA in Leadership and Management for Business which will prepare you well for a career in the business world. You’ll learn the theory and practice of enterprise operations, coaching and mentoring finance, accounting, human resource management, leadership and marketing. You’ll learn applied coaching techniques, and specialise in providing services to both small and medium sized businesses.

    If you are already qualified, this program may be taken as a ‘top up’ degree.

    This is a fully accredited program, and depending on your module choices you could graduate with a Level 5 Award in Coaching and Mentoring, A Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership (or both) from the Chartered Management Institute as well as your BA degree. 

    Students are attracted to this program for many reasons. For example, Marjon has a 180 year tradition for turning out top notch graduates, and provides access to a wide raging network of business leaders, entrepreneurs and other contacts through its many alumni.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This program is typically delivered over 3 years at full time. Alternatively, it can be delivered at part time over 6 years. Depending on your qualifications, it may be available as a much shorter top up program.

    It will explore several different themes over that time, including:

    • The traits of strong managers and leaders
    • The most effective coaching and mentoring techniques
    • Ways to brand your business effectively
    • Understanding and channelling employee creativity
    • Bringing enterprise and innovation into your management strategies
    • The social impact of organisations

    Year 1 Modules Include:

    • Academic, Personal and Professional Development
    • Introduction to Accounting and Finance
    • Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring
    • Introduction to Enterprise
    • Introduction to Marketing
    • Introduction to People Management

    Year 2 Modules Include:

    • Accounting and Finance for Enterprise
    • Applied Coaching and Mentoring
    • Intrapreneurship and Innovation
    • Marketing for Enterprise
    • People Management for Enterprise
    • Research Methods

    Year 3 Modules Include:

    • Advanced Coaching and Mentoring
    • Business Leadership
    • Contemporary Business Issues
    • Honours Project
    • Reflective Business Portfolio

    Learning & Teaching

    Plymouth Marjon University uses fairly standard teaching methods. These include the familiar modes of large, formal lectures, smaller and more interactive seminars, practical skills workshops and other classroom activities. However, there is also a great deal of emphasis on gaining practical, real world skills.

    Towards that end, you’ll go on field trips and site visits, engage in business simulations, complete work based learning and attend talks given by industry leaders and prominent alumni.

    Career Possiblities

    More than 95% of Marjon’s graduates find suitable work (or enter into higher degree programs) within 6 months of successfully completing their degrees.

    Many graduates take what they learn in this degree program to earn roles in local SMEs, in larger firms both on the national and international scale, or to open their own traditional businesses, enterprises or start-ups. Others stay in their current workplaces but apply for promotion based on their new qualifications.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 3 year BA degree.

    Applicants must typically have earned 96 UCAS Tariff points, 3 A Levels at CCC or better, or the international equivalent. The full list of qualifications which are accepted can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An IELTS score of 6.0 or better overall would qualify, for example.

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