Business Management – (B.A.)

The BA (Hons) Business Management course is a single honours course that provides students with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the key subjects relevant to a career in business management in the widest possible context. This course has been newly developed as part of London Metropolitan Business School’s re-design of its degrees in business and management in 2008. As such, your Business Management degree course will enable you to study a number of leading-edge business subjects as well as allowing you to explore innovative and contemporary themes relevant to the modern-day business environment. The Course is taught and assessed in both English and Greek.

Foundation Year

The choice of a specific study field will take place after the completion of the Foundation Year. The structure and content of this first year will introduce the student to the academic way of thinking and approaching the different issues under consideration. In short, it will set the foundation for a productive three year study period.

The choice and designate modules of the Foundation Year will introduce the student to different areas of study and will make the transition to the desired degree easier and more rational.

Main Educational Aims of the Course

The principal aim of the Business Management course is to provide a contemporary and dynamic programme of study which gives students knowledge and understanding of core subjects relevant to business management. The purpose of the course follows that set out in the QAA Benchmarks for Business and Management:

* The study of organisations, their management and the changing external environment in which they operate;
* Preparation for and development of a career in business and management;
* Enhancement of lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.

The underlying philosophy of the course is to provide an education experience that gives students a sound academic base in the core disciplines of business management.

The Business Management course will enable students to demonstrate the graduate attributes of self-awareness, performance in a variety of idioms and contexts and ethical and creative considerations. The specific aims of the course are to:

* Offer a contemporary course relevant to a career in business management in its widest context. The course will provide students with the opportunity to explore and examine in-depth many subjects relevant to business management;
* Develop students’ intellectual and practical skills in the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of business management issues and to promote the development of students’ ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate business management principles in a wide range of appropriate contexts;
* Foster an awareness of the decision-making process of business organisations and the social, cultural and ethical environment in which they operate;
* Provide students with an opportunity to engage in leading edge themes of business management including sustainability, leadership, globalisation, corporate social responsibility, knowledge management and risk management;
* Provide students with the theory and application of key business management concepts, approaches and techniques so as to provide knowledge and understanding suitable to the development of a professional career in business management;
* Develop students’ lifelong learning skills and personal development including self-evaluation and reflection and to apply these in the analysis of business management issues demonstrating integrity of conduct and awareness of cultural diversity;
* Ensure that students develop a range of intellectual attributes expected from graduate students, as well as the skills relevant to students’ future employability in a business management context.