**Overview** If you're in work and want to top up your Foundation degree to a full Bachelor's degree, this part-time BA (Hons) Leadership, Business and Management top-up degree course is ideal. You'll cover topics such as strategic management, change management and business strategy, and learn how to manage people effectively. You'll also delve into leadership theories and develop your critical thinking and research skills. Delivered in partnership with you and your employer, this course lets you apply what you learn in the classroom straight away in your job. You'll graduate with the skills to confidently tackle business issues and uncover great opportunities for yourself and your employer. Your degree will also boost your earning potential and promotion prospects, and allow you to make an even greater contribution to your organisation. **What can you do with a Leadership, Business and Management (Top up) degree?** * marketing * sales * administration * e-commerce * accounting * human resource management You could also go onto further study at Master's level. **What jobs can you do with a Leadership, Business and Management (Top-up) degree?** Previous graduates have gone on to work as: * business development officers * recruitment consultants * emarketing executives * publicity officers * risk analysts Our Careers and Employability service can help you with career planning during the course. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year are: Strategic Management Topics you'll cover on this module include: - the academic field of strategic management - the strategic management decision process - strategic analysis of the external environment, internal resources and competences - business level strategy - corporate level strategy - international strategy - generating and selecting strategic options - methods of growth - managing change and reviewing past strategies Business Improvement and Creativity Topics you'll cover on this module include: - change management - performance measurement - operational improvement - Lean and Six Sigma - process management - employee engagement - embedding and sustaining change and improvement programmes - creativity in terms of organisational climate and techniques Critical Leadership: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives Topics you'll cover on this module include: - leader vs. leadership and the leader vs. manager debate - traditional leadership theories, traits, functions, styles - leadership and followership models - implicit leadership and the romance of leadership - negative leadership - gender and intercultural leadership - leadership competencies and leader selection - training development and the assessment of leaders Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Leadership and Management Topics you'll cover on this module include: - thinking and critical thinking - the nature of research - philosophical foundations of research – choice of perspective - methodologies and methods - accessing and reviewing literature as part of a student research project - using appropriate sources, including the library, internet and search engines - research planning and management - ethics and awareness of the wider environment - research design – producing a proposal - data collection and analysis – qualitative and quantitative methods - writing up research Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 2 In this year, you'll research and write your dissertation. We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You'll be assessed through: - examinations - online activities - presentations - essay assignments - a 10,000-word dissertation You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

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240 HE credits from University of Portsmouth Foundation degree in Business and Management or Leadership and Management, or 240 HE credits from a similar Business qualification which may be subject to both conditions, and a satisfactory interview. If appropriate, prior learning may be assessed and accredited in accordance with University policy, which includes the setting of a time limit (normally 5 years) to ensure currency. Students should be employed in a role that offers appropriate opportunities for undertaking the work based learning units.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

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