Course Summary

In a post-pandemic world, now more than ever, the world is crying out for high-calibre leaders to pull us out of the darkness. Studying Management, you will develop fine-tuned insight and vision in general management through a mixed study of business subjects and general management. On our flexible programme, you take a broad range of compulsory and optional modules in your first and second years. You then select from a variety of options in your final year of study. You experience management in action through hands-on experience via in-class live case studies from our visiting industry experts, enterprise challenges and company visits. You also have an opportunity to gain entrepreneurial skills to accelerate your innovative thinking. In your final year of study choose either a specialism in Business Analytics or People Management depending on the direction you wish to take. You will also have the opportunity to gain the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) Level 5 Professional Qualification in Management and Leadership alongside your degree. All students spend a year in industry in the UK or internationally, supported by a dedicated Employability and Placement teams. The programme is designed to ensure that students gain experience in the functional areas and industries of their choice. For students taking one of the specialist pathways, our strategic partnerships provide opportunities for placements in specific areas. Unique to KBS, students can take a Self-Employed Placement year during which they develop their initial business idea into a feasible business plan. The ‘Selfie’ programme students are supported by an in-house entrepreneur who acts as their specialist mentor. **Course Details** Our programmes require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, typically taking four modules per term over two terms in each of the three stages of study. The course structure provides a sample of the modules available for this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. **Stage 1** Your first year is a compulsory introductory year, designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the understanding of management and related functions, such as marketing and human resource management, financial management and aspects of global management. **Stage 2** Your second year allows you to develop your critical thinking of management with greater emphasis on the key concepts and theories to develop intellectual agility and provides an opportunity to apply theory to practice. You will have a choice of optional modules here too, allowing you to focus on areas you wish to explore such as diversity, marketing research and consultancy. **Year in Industry** The placement allows you to experience, first hand, many of the issues addressed in the taught programme and to use the tools, techniques and applications in a real business setting. It will become a vital component of your CV and will give you a distinct advantage over other business graduates. **Stage 3** Your final year has a greater focus on capstone management modules such as leadership and management development, entrepreneurship, business strategy and innovation. Here you may pick from a wide range of option modules covering exciting areas including digital marketing, data analytics, cross-cultural management and the psychology of the workplace.

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: N207

Institution code: K24

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Direct entry into Year 2 of this programme is considered on a case by case basis.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis.

The University will not necessarily make conditional offers to all Access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If we make you an offer, you will need to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

Applicants should have either an overall grade of 30 or 15 points at higher level

DDM in BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business. All other subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.

Please visit our website for further information:

https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 84%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 56%

Go onto work and study: 85%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

All fees for 2022/23 are to be confirmed. Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options.

Provider information

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