Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BSc (Hons) Business Studies With Year Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BSc (Hons) Business Studies With Year Abroad | Programme code | UFS4SBESBE44 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
The programme is intended:
• to give students a basic understanding of economic, accounting, and/or management principles, and to develop,
depending on their choice of modules, a level knowledge in at least one of these disciplines appropriate to an
honours degree
• to provide developmental choice enabling students to plan career progression subject to their interests and
abilities
4. Programme Structure
Route 1: students from the Business School
Students transfer directly into the second or final year.
Route 2: students from Exeter College taking the final year of the SH Business Studies as a conversion course.
Students must have completed the BA (Ordinary) Business and Management with an average mark of 60% in their final year. Their choice of modules within the Business School is agreed in consultation with Business School admissions staff, and depends largely on their academic profile. Students must take 120 credits, of which 90 credits must be at Level 3. Classification is awarded on the basis of performance in these 120 credits.
Your Business Studies with Year Abroad programme is a four year programme of study at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). This programme is divided into four ‘Stages’. Each Stage is normally equivalent to an academic year. The programme is also divided into units of study called ‘modules’ which are assigned a number of ‘credits’. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.
Interim Awards
College to provide details for this specific programme
5. Programme Modules
At the point of application or shortly after enrolling students may select a three-year version of this programme. We offer “with Year Abroad”, or “with Industrial Experience” variants. In these cases Stage 3 becomes Stage 4, and Stage 3 is replaced with 120 credits of alternative work and assessment.
Students take the module BSD2005 in their second year as preparation for their year abroad. Students will then be enrolled on the module BUS3000 for their year abroad. This module brings together credits taken at a partner institution and/or the results from the work abroad placement assignment.
To be permitted to undertake study at a European partner institution, students are expected to have a credit weighted average of 50% in Year 1 and must have completed BSD2005 in their second year as preparation for a year abroad. To be permitted to undertake study at an International (non-European) partner institution, students are expected to have a credit weighted average of 60% in Year 1 and must have completed BSD2005 in their second year as preparation for a year abroad. To be permitted to undertake a work placement, students are expected to have a credit weighted average in Year 1 of 50% (for European placements) or 60% (for International work placements) and must have completed BSD2005 in their second year as preparation for a year abroad.
Stage 2
60 credits of compulsory modules and 60 credits of optional modules.
Compulsory Modules
60 credits of compulsory modules:
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEM2021 | Human Resource Management | 15 | No |
| BEM2007 | Operations Management | 15 | No |
| BEM2047 | Organisational Behaviour | 30 | No |
| BSD2005 | Preparation for 'with Year Abroad' | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
60 credits of optional modules.
Stage 3
120 credits of compulsory modules
Compulsory Modules
120 credits of compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS3000 | Year Abroad OR | 120 | No |
| BUS3000A | Year Abroad (Study and Work Placement) OR | 120 | No |
| BUS3000B | Year Abroad (Study) OR | 120 | No |
| BUS3000C | Year Abroad (Work Placement) | 120 | No |
Stage 4
30 credits of compulsory modules and 90 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
30 credits of compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEM3033 | Strategic Management | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
90 credits of optional modules
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Knowledge of core areas of economics, accounting and/or management appropriate to an honours degree | Lectures Tutorials Workshops Independent reading | Formative assessment, e.g. presentations, tests, debates; Summative assessment: 1 Course work assignments or reports 2 Presentations or debates 3 Examinations |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
2. 2. Use of appropriate analytical methods, employing a range of techniques appropriate to the subject | Tutorials Workshops Group work Independent reading Self-study material on ELE | Formative assessment, e.g. literature reviews, tests, etc. Summative assessment: 4 Course work assignments 5 Presentations 6 Reports 7 Examinations |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
5. 5. A global outlook: Our graduates are engaged and prepared for the demands of global business and society. | 5. BEM3033 Strategic Management uses a number of international case studies so that students gain an international perspective on strategic management.
6. BEM2047 Organisational Behaviour expects students to develop a critical orientation toward the subject matter and an awareness of the complexity of managerial and organisational problems. In addition students should demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate concepts, theories and techniques.
BEM2021 Human Resource Management expects students to develop a critical orientation toward the subject matter and an awareness of the complexity of managing people.
BEM3033 Strategic Management requires students to develop their ability to analyse strategic issues from a number of broad functional perspectives, demonstrate a critical knowledge of selected strategy literature and present and defend strategic analyses based on case material, desk research and research in the marketplace.
7. BEM2007 Operations Management requires students to engage in group debates to challenge academic enquiry.
BEM2047 Organisational Behaviour requires students to work effectively in a group in order to successfully complete a group article.
BEM3033 Strategic Management requires students to have a case study presentation and a report in groups.
8. BEM3033 Strategic Management explores the impact of ethics and corporate social responsibility on strategy.
| 6. BEM2047- MCQs and Examination (ILO 3, 4)
BEM2021 – Assessed worksheet and examination. (ILOs 4-6)
BEM3033- Examination (ILO 1 and 2) – Group case study analysis and report (ILO 2, 5, 7 and 8)
BEM2007- MCQs and Examination (ILO 2, 3). |
7. Programme Regulations
Classification
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
10. Admissions Criteria
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BSc (Hons) Business Studies With Year Abroad
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 480 |
ECTS credits | 240 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | Date of last revision | 19/08/2021 |
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