This course aims to nurture the socially and environmentally responsible business leaders of tomorrow by emphasising the theme of sustainability throughout.
The programme instils in participants the practices common to all successful enterprises, and has been designed with the input of a range of businesses, with graduates of this course having gone on to have great careers in the retail, finance and recruitment sectors, to name just a few.
It will also prepare you to start your own successful business as you will develop transferable skills in analytical and critical thinking, strategic decision-making, problem-solving and self-reliance.
The BA (Hons) Top-up in Business Management with Sustainability at UCW also involves a dissertation on a business and sustainability topic of interest to qualify students for further study.
A significant part of this course is also dedicated to project management, meaning you will learn how to oversee a range of complex organisational and operational initiatives.
The curriculum is also enhanced by opportunities to visit real businesses and go on relevant day trips and residential visits, at an additional expense.
It is delivered in our seafront Knightstone Campus in the centre of Weston. By enrolling on this course, you would also be among the first students to study in our multimillion pound University Centre in the Winter Gardens. The new facility includes a higher education library, technology pods for individual and group projects, classrooms, IT suites and social spaces.
Please contact the course leader Angela Midgley or UCW’s HEART student services team for more information about this course. And why not come along to our next Open Day so you can see for yourself how UCW can help you achieve your ambitions?
Students who pass this course are awarded an Honours Top-up degree from Bath Spa University. The agreement between Bath Spa University and UCW is reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure academic standards are maintained.
2021 entry full-time tuition fees: £8,500 per year.
2021 entry part-time tuition fees: £4,250 per year.
This covers all of the teaching and assessment elements that are required for students to complete the course.
It also includes:
- The use of UCW equipment and specialist software.
- Attendance at guest lectures and conferences at UCW.
- Annual £10 printing and photocopying allowance for full-time students and £5 for part-time students.
- The use of UCW computer equipment at any of our campuses and access to Microsoft Office 365 while you are enrolled with UCW.
- The loans of books from our libraries.
- Access to all of the UCW student support and careers services.
It does not include:
- Optional day trips and residential visits at an approximate cost of £50 (UK) and £100 (overseas) per day/night.
- Extra printing and photocopying above the £10 limit.
- The cost of books that you may wish to purchase.
- Transport between our campuses, and to/from your partner university and any work placements. We encourage students to take advantage of termly bus passes to reduce transport costs.
- Accommodation and other living expenses.
UCW publishes its Tuition Fees Policy on the Wider Information Set page of this website.
You may also be eligible for additional financial support, depending on your circumstances.
All of the modules on this course are compulsory and worth either 20 or 40 credits. Successful completion of all of the modules is worth 120 credits and will lead to the award of the Level 6 Honours Top-up degree.
- Contemporary issues in business (20 credits)
- Dissertation (40 credits)
- Project management (40 credits)
- Sustainability management (20 credits)
This course is taught via a combination of lectures, seminars, skills practice, presentations, case studies and group workshops. When not in scheduled lecturers and seminars, students are expected to continue learning through independent self-study. This involves reading relevant literature, working on individual and group projects, and undertaking research in preparation for coursework and exams.
The course has an average of 12 hours of scheduled teaching per week.
Assessment is via a combination of written exams, practical exams and coursework, with an assessment breakdown of 10% written exams, 10% practical exams and 80% coursework.
Please click on the Course Handbook button to find out more, including how it is delivered on a part-time basis.
- Students who pass this course are eligible to apply for postgraduate study, such as MBAs and related Master’s degrees, for example the MA Business and Management degree at Bath Spa University.
- Subject to further study where necessary, graduates could also aspire to gain analysis, accountancy, advisory, consultancy or management roles in small and large enterprises, or start their own businesses.
A related Foundation Degree with an average grade profile of 50% or above, or a Higher National Diploma at Merit, or equivalent.
Applicants may also be required to attend an interview.
