Undergraduate Pathway in Business

Why study this pathway programme?

• Birmingham City Business School is ranked in the top 20 Business Schools for graduate employment (DLHE 2016/17).
• Degrees have been designed to address perceived gaps in the industry, allowing you to specialise and making you more employable upon graduation.
• The Business School is located on the City Centre Campus, ideally within walking distance of Birmingham’s business district – one of the largest in the UK.

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Stage 1: University Foundation

Modules

• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication*
• Business Studies*
• Critical Thinking
• Composition and Style*
• Accounting*
• Business Mathematics*
• ICT Skills
• Globalisation

*Modules covered in the one-semester variant

Stage 2: First Year Degree

Modules for Business

• Business Foundations
• Marketing Foundations
• Professional Development
• Consumer Psychology
• Business Analysis, Methods and Techniques
• Business Environment

Modules for Business Management

• Contemporary HR for Managers
• Marketing Foundations
• Professional Development
• Understanding Organisations and Organisational Behaviour
• Finance for Managers
• Employee Engagement

Birmingham City University Degree Pathways

• BA (Hons) Business
• BA (Hons) Business (Marketing)
• BA (Hons) Business Management
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Consultancy)
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Enterprise)
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Professional Practice)
• BA (Hons) Business Management (Supply Chain Management)
• BA (Hons) Human Resource Management

Special entry requirements

For the First Year, students must have a Mathematics qualification equal to GCSE Grade C/4 (or equivalent in a different qualification).