BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year in Business Bachelor's degree at Leeds Trinity University

Develop core academic skills such as using electronic resources, planning and note-taking, communication skills related to essay and report writing and delivering presentations. Learn to manage your time, prioritise tasks and manage stress, and become more confident in engaging with collaborative learning, debates, discussions and critical reflection.

Develop the foundational skills necessary for effective business analysis and consultancy with a focus on practical application and team collaboration. Cover analytical tools and techniques, statistical data in business decision-making, numeracy skills, and apply skills in a real-world context through a live business brief from an external business.

Overview of how businesses operate and are managed. Build understanding necessary for specialised study in business and develop knowledge of key terminologies and concepts. Cover structure, culture and governance, business environments, ethics, sustainability and responsible business practices, business functions, management theories and practices, global economic environment and business ethics.

Explore the pivotal role of creativity and innovation in shaping sustainable businesses. Investigate innovative cultures, behaviours, structures, systems, procedures and policies. Focus on entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurial activities contribute to economic wealth and social value, including individual, corporate and social entrepreneurship.

Basic introduction to the marketing environment, marketing management, and the role of marketing. Study customer-centred approach, marketing research, market analysis, segmentation, targeting and positioning. Examine marketing mix elements such as product, price, promotion and place, service and retail marketing, and technological developments like e-commerce.

Introduction to financial markets and institutions, fintech, digital finance, payment systems and alternative finance. Learn about types of business organisations, stakeholder roles, and how regulatory and non-regulatory factors affect businesses. Measure financial position, financial performance analysis and cash flows. Analyse and interpret financial statements using key financial ratios.

Develop a critical understanding of globalisation and social justice. Explore subjects related to poverty, human rights infringements, inequalities and other social justice-related issues. Study theoretical debates on globalisation and social justice in the current business environment, responding to current events in both lectures and workshops.

Study the nature and complexity of organisations and introduction to the functional specialism of people management. Compare different approaches to management theory, such as Taylor/Fordism and Human Relations. Cover topics such as leadership, motivation, group formation, behaviour, change, and the international implications of people management.

Explore the interplay between ethics, law and economics in the global marketplace. Gain understanding of organisations' challenges and opportunities when operating globally. Delve into ethical considerations, social responsibility, corporate governance, and human rights. Study the economic landscape including macroeconomic conditions, trade patterns, and the role of multinational corporations.

Prepare career and study plans, search for job opportunities and experience typical graduate trainee assessment centre recruitment process. Analyse professional development and personality, learn importance of teamwork and effective interpersonal relationships. Develop graduate-level employability skills through reflective learning and self-directed study.

Develop fundamental knowledge and skills needed to carry out primary and secondary research and to analyse and present findings and conclusions. Comprehensive understanding of principles underpinning the research process and tools required. Study fundamentals of scientific inquiry, ethical considerations in research, strengths and weaknesses of different data collection methods, and basic methods of quantitative and qualitative data collection.

Study key aspects of theoretical people management and leadership models and how they apply in practice. Develop practical experience in team-working through class-based exercises. Reflect on performance and areas for development. Study the role of people management and development of human resources, how it can lead to competitive advantage, and discuss case studies relating to contemporary issues in the workplace.

Link with external organisations and businesses to source a work-related project within your chosen area of interest enabling you to develop employability skills in the context of your chosen career path. Enhance essential skills in business and sector awareness, effective interpersonal communication alongside practical elements involved in the negotiation and management of projects.

Introduction to the analysis of the inter-related nature of the environment in which business organisations exist and the implications for the way they work. Analyse in detail models of industry analysis, main theoretical strategic planning models, use and application of financial information relevant to different groups of stakeholders and implications and influence of cultural and ethical issues.