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Business School
We deliver education that is practice-driven, to ensure you graduate ready to enter the world of work. You will take part in careers and employability weeks, working alongside businesses on real problems to acquire skills in leadership, decision making, problem solving and analytics. You will also develop your skills as a creative thinker and accomplished practitioner.
Careers
Employability sits at the heart of our commitment to you. We are passionate about shaping you as someone who will champion a creative mindset, practise intelligently and develop the confidence to lead their own and other organisations’ futures. We give you an invaluable practice-driven foundation; you will work on real projects with local businesses as part of our careers and employability weeks and will adopt an applied problem solving approach to learning.
Q&A
Mr Chris Marshall
Dean of the University of Bedfordshire Business School (UBBS)
How does the University of Bedfordshire Business School prepare students for a professional graduate career?
We are committed to providing both 'in course' and extra-curricular opportunities that prepare you for your business careers. From the start our courses will take a professional focus on the key skills and behaviours necessary to succeed in the modern changing business world. Many of our courses carry professional accreditation and combined with our network of industry partners we are able to provide a rich range of study visits, expert speakers, placements and live project opportunities. Working through our ‘Be More‘ events we will challenge you to develop your own professional skill set and focus on creating your own impactful story line. Therefore, you will graduate with an advanced level of business knowledge informed by contemporary practice and combined with a strong set of personal skills. In short, you will be business-ready!
Did you know?
We are the first UK Business School to be recognised internationally for the impact we make on the world around us. BSIS (Business School Impact System) is a tool developed by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) to enable Business Schools to measure their financial, educational, business development, intellectual and societal impact, and the impact on the regional ecosystem and the image of the region. We are also one of 34 UK Business Schools holding the Small Business Charter accreditation which recognises our continuous work with Small and Medium Enterprises.
S Y S T E M
Courses
Accounting BA (Hons)
44 Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons) 45 Advertising & Marketing Communications BSc (Hons) 46 Aviation & Airport Management BSc (Hons) 47 Business Administration (top-up) BA (Hons) 48 Business Economics BSc (Hons) 48 Business Management BSc (Hons) 49 Business Management (with placement) BSc (Hons) 50 Business Management with Law BSc (Hons) 51 Business Studies (General Route) BSc (Hons) 52 Business Studies (International) BSc (Hons) 53 Business Studies (Project Management) BSc (Hons) 54 Business Studies with Finance BSc (Hons) 55 Business Studies with Marketing BSc (Hons) 56 Economics & Finance BSc (Hons) 56 Events Management BSc (Hons) 57 Human Resource Management (HRM) BSc (Hons) 58 Human Resource Management (HRM) (with placement) BSc (Hons) 59 Human Resources Management (HRM) with Law BSc (Hons) 59 International Business BSc (Hons) 60 International Finance & Banking BSc (Hons) 61 International Tourism Management BSc (Hons) 62 International Tourism with Events Management BSc (Hons) 62 International Tourism with Hospitality Management BSc (Hons) 63 Marketing BSc (Hons) 64 Marketing with Aviation & Airport Management BSc (Hons) 65 Marketing with International Tourism Management BSc (Hons) 66 Travel, Aviation & Tourism Management BSc (Hons) 67
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Business School
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N420 With Professional Practice Year: N403 With Foundation Year: N5FY September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course is for you if you seek a career in accountancy or an accounting function in business. It offers the maximum ACCA exemptions available at undergraduate level. The course aims to provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of the main ideas, concepts and principles of accounting and finance as they prove relevant to the behaviour of individuals, businesses, institutions and governments. You will practise using the latest technology, and proceed to advanced study of financial and management accounting, taxation, financial management and auditing.
Key features
• Study a specialist course with the emphasis on practice, supported by the latest technology and software packages • Different assessment methods contribute to your development and help you achieve your goals and enhance your employability throughout this course • Explore contemporary issues in accounting through your supervised research dissertation – ensuring your knowledge is up-to-date
Career opportunities
Graduates progress to careers in areas such as: auditing; accounting practice; management accountancy; banking; financial management and management consultancy.
Areas of study may include:
• Accounting and financial reporting • Tax computation and analysis • Financial and non-financial performance management • Auditing and corporate governance
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N391 With Professional Practice Year: N393 With Foundation Year: N4FY September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Get your accounting and finance career off to a great start with this practical course. Study in a simulated business environment, acquiring professional skills in communication, problem-solving, teamwork and leadership before going on to financial and management accounting and the role accountancy plays in corporate behaviour. You will also cover regulatory and risk management issues in accounting, how financial markets operate, and what makes them crash. Undertake a supervised research dissertation on an accounting or finance issue of your choice.
Key features
• Course accredited by ACCA and AIA • Study this hybrid course and undertake tasks simulating real business challenges • Benefit from ACCA and AIA exemptions, or the flexibility to transfer to other areas of the Business Core Integrated Programme • Different assessment methods contribute to your development and help you achieve your goals and enhance your employability throughout this course
Career opportunities
Graduates progress to careers in areas such as: accountancy; banking; financial management; corporate governance and management consultancy.
Areas of study may include:
• Accounting and financial reporting • Management accounting for decision making • Tax computation and analysis • Banking and financial intermediation • Financial management • Corporate governance and financial regulation • Project management
Maxwell Oppong
Accounting & Finance (With Professional Practice Year) BSc (Hons)
“My favourite thing about my course so far has been how the lecturers are really friendly and relatable, and how they’re willing to help us with anything we need. I also like how the Business School has links with a lot of other organisations, which provides networking opportunities and access to industry events.”
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N560 With Professional Practice Year: N594 With Foundation Year: N8FY September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Develop the essential, digitally relevant skills for the world of advertising, copywriting and marketing communications, opening up opportunities in specialist agencies, integrated brand communications and client-side brand management. Gain vital work experience with external agencies and build your network of industry contacts. Relate marketing to finance, human resource management, and operations and take specialist units in experiential marketing and analytics. Examine strategy and marketing management – branding, buyer behaviour, distribution and competition.
Key features
• Take the introductory certificate in Marketing qualification awarded by the
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), with further exemption opportunities for the CIM Professional Certificate and Diploma • The Professional Practice Year offers a full year in a commercial organisation, encouraging you to make the links between your studies and work experience
Career opportunities
Opportunities exist in advertising, corporate communications, sales, media planning and buying and brand management.
Areas of study may include:
• Business practice explored • Consumer behaviour • Experiential marketing • Introduction to digital marketing and analytics • Principles of marketing • Account and media planning • Brand management • Creative advertising and copywriting
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: H460 With Professional Practice Year: H461 With Foundation Year: K4FY September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 96-120 points – see website for more information
The global aviation and airport management industry is a formidable sector, and this course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and experience you will need to establish your career in this area. Using the latest interactive teaching technologies, the course covers a number of business, leadership and specialist areas. In addition, the proximity of our campus to London Luton Airport means that you will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy a practical-based approach to your studies through work placements.
Key features
• You will develop management skills for the global airline and airport industry • Benefit from a course that uses a hands-on, practical approach, including the use of a strategic airline simulation • Study a stimulating range of global airline and airport industry related organisational contexts
Career opportunities
This course prepares you for a range of career opportunities in the aviation and airport industries. You might consider a graduate position with a major airport, or one of the airport concessions, or work within a junior management capacity. Equally, the degree opens up the possibility of careers in major local and national/international airports, airlines, or ground service companies.
Areas of study may include:
• Aviation law • Aviation management • Airport operations management • Business planning and entrepreneurship for the airline industry • Crisis management and communication • Managing safety and security for aviation
Anicuta Necula
Aviation & Airport Management (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
“My favourite aspect of this course is that it has given me the chance to make my dream of getting into the world of aviation a reality. It will open up a lot different roles within aviation such as an airline administrator, airline manager or industry analyst. It’s a lot of work, but with the support of the University of Bedfordshire I’m sure I’ll succeed.”
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N102 September, February Luton campus 1 year full-time UK/EU/International students Relevant HND or foundation degree – see website for more information
This is a one-year top-up course for students who have a foundation degree or HND equivalent. This course provides students who want to develop their management and business planning knowledge and skills with an advanced, practical business education. It supports entry and progression in management, careers in industry, commerce or the public sector and provides access to Master’s and professional courses in specific areas such as finance, human resource management (HRM) and marketing.
Key features
• A one-year business course covering advanced topics in business and management • This course is for students who have a foundation degree or HND equivalent • Development of your management and business planning knowledge and skills
Career opportunities
You can find employment in all areas of business including finance, marketing and HRM. Many graduates work for large multinational organisations, but also for smaller organisations where there are opportunities to work across a number of functions.
Areas of study may include:
• Research methods • Strategic management • Applied e-Business • Management accounting for business • Business forecasting and simulation • Financial management • Marketing • Advanced English
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: NP85 With Professional Practice Year: NP86 With Foundation Year: N1FY September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Studying economics – the factors that influence income, wealth and wellbeing – applied to the contemporary business world will help you to become more well informed and aware. Graduates have highly developed, quantitative, communication and information technology skills, enabling them to stand out in an increasingly demanding job market. Your critical thinking, problem solving, presentation and team-working experience will be developed as you apply theory to discussion of real-world business problems, which will all boost your CV.
Key features
• Explore real-life problems, supported by academics who are active researchers • The course integrates business practice with a project-based unit which will set economics in the context of the business world
Career opportunities
Studying Business Economics provides an excellent pathway for a career, not only as an economist but also in business management, consulting, commerce, financial institutions and banking, the public sector and voluntary organisations. Economists are also in demand in both the private and public sector.
Areas of study may include:
• Microeconomics • Economics of the public sector • International economics • Finance • Project management • Economics of the European Union • Development economics
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N200 With Professional Practice Year: N201 With Foundation Year: N2FY September, February Bedford campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 112-120 points – see website for more information
Gain a broad understanding of organisations on this vocational degree with a focus on managing people and processes in large and small organisations. From the beginning you will start to develop the high levels of professionalism that employers look for, along with the understanding of how organisations operate and the ability to apply theory to real-life situations – making you efficient and effective in any organisational, cultural or social context.
Key features
• Study essential aspects of business management including marketing, financial and management accounting, human resource management (HRM) and project management, with options in sustainable business, intercultural management and digital business • Learn in a small class, through lectures, seminars and workshops, plus group projects, research exercises, presentations and case study analysis • Experienced and supportive staff provide learning opportunities in a professional environment, replicating industry practices
Career opportunities
The course prepares you for a career in the public or private sectors. Our graduates are highly rated by industry and have secured positions as sales account managers and marketing communications managers.
Areas of study may include:
• Accounting for business • Intercultural competence in business • Principles of marketing • Entrepreneurship and leadership of business ventures • Human resource management (HRM) • Sustainable business management
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N203 September Milton Keynes campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time) UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Gain a broad understanding of organisations on this vocational degree with a focus on managing people and processes in large and small organisations. From the beginning you will start to develop the high levels of professionalism that employers look for, along with the understanding of how organisations operate and the ability to apply theory to real-life situations – making you efficient and effective in any organisational, cultural or social context. Bring your learning to life and gain practical experience of the challenges and excitement of management through a 12-week placement in or around Milton Keynes.
Key features
• Strong practice focus, ensuring you graduate ready for the world of work • Wide range of units covering all main functions of business
Career opportunities
The strong focus of this degree on employability skills and the provision of units that cover all aspects of business opens up a great range of opportunities and possibilities for future employment: from mid-level management positions in a range of companies and within a range of industries, to more specialised positions in marketing, accounting or general business.
Areas of study may include:
• Human resource management (HRM) • Strategy • Operations management • Marketing • International business • Accounting
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N1M1 With Foundation Year: N9FY September, February Bedford campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Gain a broad understanding of how to successfully manage an organisation, its processes, and the people in it. Corporations face difficult and complicated issues in a highly regulated environment, and so need managers who understand the legal aspects of business. By exploring key aspects of business law such as contract law, tort law and intellectual property law alongside your business degree, you will further develop your knowledge and learn how to apply theory to real-life situations – making you efficient and effective in any organisational, cultural or social context.
Key features
• An integrated syllabus that brings together the business disciplines within the legal framework in which they operate • Develop an entrepreneurial understanding of organisations and analytical skills together with the legal and regulatory side of business • Gain from the opportunity to work on a final year dissertation, undertaking research in your chosen area
Career opportunities
You will have the skills for a career in business management, in positions with a heightened understanding of the legal frameworks that affect business affairs. You have the option of specialising in all aspects of business management including business law if you decide to pursue postgraduate studies.
Areas of study may include:
• Business management • Marketing • Accounting • Strategy • Contract law • Tort law
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N100 With Professional Practice Year: N101 With Foundation Year: N16F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
From the outset you will be introduced to a wide range of subjects in our Business Pods, which simulate a real-world office environment and gives you experience of team working. In your second year you will build on your academic knowledge, developing your project and operational management skills. In your final year you will address live business briefs brought to you by our network of partner employers. You will work in teams to evaluate and analyse problems, and develop solutions in real-world conditions, helping to prepare you for your future career. Throughout the course you will have extensive opportunities to put your learning and theory into practice through project working; and our employer links mean that you will benefit from company visits and employer talks.
Key features
• Our emphasis on practical application of theoretical knowledge develops your ability to function in complex, technology rich, multi-professional environments • You will develop your learning through collaboration with students, tutors and others to progress from a guided to an autonomous and independent learner
Career opportunities
The experience you will gain will equip you with both the knowledge and process skills to make you highly effective. This course prepares you for the world of work and you will find that you can easily fit into a wide variety of tasks and organisations.
Areas of study may include:
• Leadership and management • Strategy and innovation • Operations and project management
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N120 With Professional Practice Year: N220 With Foundation Year: N14F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
In order to remain competitive, international businesses are looking for graduates who are able to work in a flexible, collaborative way in order to help provide innovative solutions to often complex and open-ended international problems. This course is specifically designed to enable you to develop these skills through an exciting programme that links academic theory and real-world business projects in realistic business settings.
Key features
• Learn through a wide range of methods including academic writing; reports and presentations; time-limited talks simulating real-world demands; individual and group projects and exams • Develop your skills in analysing and interpreting complex information, ready for employment • Develop the confidence and problem-solving skills needed to be effective in a wide range of organisations and contexts
Career opportunities
Our aim is to produce practice-based all-rounders that can progress to a wide range of industries and who understand the demands and requirements of the commercial world.
Areas of study may include:
• Accounting for business • Business practice explored • Managing people • Marketing communications in the digital age • Operations and project management • Strategy and innovation • International business
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N107 With Professional Practice Year: N220 With Foundation Year: N15F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course is specifically designed to enable you to develop project management and business skills through an exciting programme that links academic theory and real-world business projects in realistic business settings. You will be challenged to develop awareness of your own skills and learning needs and will be encouraged to offer innovative and creative approaches to project management and business problem solving. Studying this course will help you to gain an insight into the reality of international business that goes beyond what is discussed in the textbooks and will help you to engage with potential employers in a much more meaningful way.
Key features
• Gain a thorough understanding of some of the real challenges of business and how to tackle them – based on your knowledge of how to apply theory and learning in practice • Explore a range of exciting career options across a variety of industries as you develop your professional network
Career opportunities
On completing this course, you are likely to progress onto a career in a wide variety of project management roles in industry. Our aim is to produce practicebased all-rounders who understand the demands and requirements of the commercial world. The experience you will gain will equip you with both the knowledge and process skills to make you highly effective.
Areas of study may include:
• Business practice • Leadership and management • Strategy and innovation • Marketing communications in the digital age
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N516 With Professional Practice Year: N310 With Foundation Year: N12F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course is for you if you have a committed interest in studying finance as a major part of your degree and see yourself developing a finance-oriented career. It has the potential to equip you for a career in financial management, where financial knowledge combined with general business and soft skills in management are seen as a great advantage, and where your capability will see you comfortable in operating in many different task environments.
Key features
• Gain a thorough understanding of some of the real challenges of business and how to tackle them – based on your knowledge of how to apply theory and learning in practice • Learn through a wide range of methods including academic writing; reports and presentations; time-limited talks simulating real-world demands; individual and group projects; and exams
Career opportunities
A wide range of financial and analysis roles in public and private sectors involving finance, commerce and industry, local government and the NHS.
Areas of study may include:
• Cost and management accounting • Performance management • Corporate finance • Operations and project management • Economics for business • Strategy and innovation
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N515 With Professional Practice Year: N511 With Foundation Year: N517 September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
If you have a committed interest in studying marketing as a major part of your degree, and see yourself developing a marketing-oriented career, this course will equip you for a career in marketing management. You will develop marketing knowledge combined with general business and soft skills in management and you will be comfortable in operating in many different environments.
Key features
• Explore opportunities for careers in international markets by choosing to study global marketing • Challenge yourself to enhance your employability by developing creative and viable business solutions • Learn through a wide range of methods including academic writing; reports and presentations; time-limited talks simulating real-world demands; individual and group projects; and exams
Career opportunities
A wide range of management, marketing and analysis roles in the public and private sectors including the finance and retail industry, local government and the NHS.
Areas of study may include:
• Brand management • Topical issues in marketing • Operations and project management • Economics for business • Strategy and innovation • Practice-based skills acquired by tackling real-world, open-ended projects • Leadership and management • Marketing communications in the digital age
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: L1N3 With Professional Practice Year: L1N4 With Foundation Year: L1FY September Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course will provide you with an intimate knowledge of the structural issue’s economies are facing and the way they are being realised in today’s economic affairs through the dominance of financial institutions. You will be able to apply economic analysis to real-life issues while gaining the technical and analytical skills that are necessary to understand key developments in the global markets. The department has a critical number of academic staff who will support the delivery of this course. They are highly qualified academics and experienced professionals whose research achievements in the areas of economics and finance and real-life experience promise a unique student experience.
Key features
• A final year project on current economic affairs will develop your entrepreneurship • You will be assessed using various methods including examinations, written reports and case study coursework
Career opportunities
This course provides an excellent pathway for a career as an economist in financial institutions and banking, business management, consulting, commerce, the public sector and voluntary organisations. They can be skilled managers, researchers, analysts and strategists. Graduates may also progress onto postgraduate study.
Areas of study may include:
• Economic theory • Applied economics • International trade • Financial markets • Financial management
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N820 With Professional Practice Year: N830 With Foundation Year: N08F September Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
If you are looking for a career in the fun, fast-paced events industry then this course is for you. Focus on an area that most interests you – social, sporting, business or cultural events – to best suit your future career aspirations. The skills you will acquire on this course will be particularly relevant to event management roles in the leisure, sport and tourism industries. You will combine academic study with real-world business practice as you work on case studies and briefs during practice weeks, and take opportunities to volunteer for events staged at the University and beyond. Begin with a general introduction to event management and progress to specialist options and a close focus on planning, staging and managing events.
Key features
• You will be given real events to manage so you can put the theory into practice and build skills valued by employers • Learn essential skills for careers in the events industry, in a department with close links to local cultural, sporting and business organisations
Career opportunities
Graduates pursue careers as conference organisers, outdoor activities organisers, and as managers of nightclubs, music venues, theatres, hotels, restaurants and bars. Excellent career opportunities also exist in commercial and public sector organisations.
Areas of study may include:
• The business of events • Event themes and perspectives • Hospitality and event operations • Visitor attraction management • Sport tourism and event management • Project and strategic management • Tourism and hospitality marketing
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N600 With Professional Practice Year: N602 With Foundation Year: N07F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
If your interests lie in the direction of effective people management, begin with a thorough grounding in business, before exploring the many aspects of HRM: professional practice, leadership and motivation, pay and reward, business systems, selection and recruitment, employee relations and employment law. Learn from expert tutors as you carry out practical projects that emulate working as a professional manager and develop your practical experience with an optional year’s paid work placement. In your final year you will study strategic HRM, examine real firms with a view to solving people problems, and carry out an independent research project.
Key features
• Learn from experts in their field, active in both consultancy and research, as you combine academic knowledge, theory and practice • An international dimension provides global employment opportunities • Develop the confidence and problem-solving skills needed to be effective in a wide range of organisations and contexts • This course is accredited by the CIPD, and upon completion you will gain
Level 5 membership with the CIPD
Career opportunities
You will be equipped for starting a career as a HR professional, with all the knowledge and experience to hit the ground running in a HR practitioner role within a variety of organisational contexts. Equally, your skills would enable you to excel in a range of more generalist people management roles.
Areas of study may include:
• Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship • International business • Strategic management • Practical HRM • Global HRM
Hafijur Shuvo
Human Resource Management BSc (Hons)
“I like the way my course is delivered – it provides me with the content that I need to achieve my future goal. The library is also full of resources that you can use for your studies and the best thing about it is that it is available both online and physically.”
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N602 With Foundation Year: N06F September, February Milton Keynes 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-120 points – see website for more information
Models of work are constantly evolving, but one thing does not change –people still need to be recruited, trained, motivated and rewarded to meet the requirements of organisations. If your interests lie in the direction of effective people management, begin with a thorough grounding in business, before exploring the many aspects of HRM: professional practice, leadership and motivation, pay and reward, business systems, selection and recruitment, employee relations and employment law.
Key features
• Develop your understanding of how HRM works with other business disciplines, enabling you to fit in to numerous organisation types • Learn from experts in their field, active within the CIPD and in both consultancy and research, as you combine academic knowledge, theory and practice • Explore career opportunities in your second year where you will gain vital experience within a real work environment during a 12-week integrated placement in or around Milton Keynes
Career opportunities
You will be equipped for starting a career as a HR professional, with all the knowledge and experience to hit the ground running in a HR practitioner role within a variety of organisational contexts. Equally, your skills would enable you to excel in a range of more generalist people management roles.
Areas of study may include:
• Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship • International business • Strategic management • Practical HRM • Global HRM
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N605 September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time) UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This degree will provide you with knowledge and understanding of law and the legal aspects of human resource management (HRM), human resource theories and their strategic applications to firms and organisations operating within a changing global environment.
Key features
• Offers the opportunity to develop systematic and detailed knowledge of work, employment and HRM regulations and practice • Develops HR professionals with skills and expertise important to engage employees and contribute to organisational success • Develop the confidence and problem-solving skills needed to be effective in a wide range of organisations and contexts • This course is accredited by the CIPD, and upon completion you will gain level 5 membership with the CIPD
Career opportunities
Through the use of a wide range of concepts, approaches and learning techniques this course will equip you with a range of personal and intellectual skills. This will prepare you for a career in HRM, with additional legal knowledge to enhance your abilities within this chosen area of employment.
Areas of study may include:
• Foundations of HRM • People resourcing and development • Employment relations and rewards • Employment law • Contract law • Trends and developments in HRM
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: PP34 With Foundation Year: N17F September Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Economies are increasingly global. This degree will show potential employers that you understand how business operates on an international scale. Alongside traditional business skills and disciplines such as strategy, human resource management (HRM), finance, operations and marketing, you will acquire global skills via units such as international economics, global marketing, and intercultural awareness in business. In your final year you are supported in finding a placement which delivers invaluable international experience, as well as credit towards your degree, as you apply your learning to project work in a live setting.
Key features
• We combine our academic rigour with practice skills: the behaviours, attributes and intent which will enable you to have immediate impact • Develop the confidence and problem-solving skills needed to be effective in a wide range of organisations and contexts • Gain a broad understanding of some of the real challenges of business and how to tackle them based on your knowledge of how to apply theory and learning in practice
Career opportunities
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to find the career and future success you want, including positions in a medium or large-sized organisation with an international orientation.
Areas of study may include:
• International business and marketing • Digital business • International trade and investment relations • International business negotiations • Financial accounting for business • Business ethics and corporate social responsibility • Strategy and change management
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N392 With Professional Practice Year: N394 With Foundation Year: N18F September Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Study an introduction to the theory of financial markets with an emphasis on corporate governance and financial regulation, underpinned with theory and practical analysis, relevant to a range of international finance careers. Examine the role accountancy plays in corporate behaviour and look at how regulation can assist in financial intermediation. Explore regulation and risk management to see how traders manage risk, how share prices are determined, and what makes global financial markets crash. This course carries exemptions from: The Securities and Investment Institute (SII); the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII); the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); and the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA).
Key features
• Gain skills and knowledge needed to enter a wide range of international finance related careers including financial services, banking, insurance and financial advice • Up-to-date qualification with a strong underpinning of theory and practical analysis • Develop the confidence and problem-solving skills needed to be effective in a wide range of organisations and contexts
Career opportunities
You could progress to a career in banking, accountancy, corporate governance, regulation, insurance or international finance.
Areas of study may include:
• Banking and intermediation • Risk management • Financial markets and institutions • Financial regulation and corporate governance • Financial accounting and performance • Advances in banking
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N845 With Professional Practice Year: N843 With Foundation Year: N83F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Open doors to a vast range of careers in the tourism industry – from airlines to hotels, business and conference centres to eco-tourism destinations. This course offers a year in industry in the UK or abroad, giving you the chance to explore potential careers. You will focus on global issues such as the development and management of sustainable tourism and the impact of new technology on travel, tourism and mobility. You will enjoy field trips to tourist destinations and attractions, and have the opportunity to specialise in visitor attractions, air transport and sports tourism or events management.
Key features
• Regular guest speakers from industry, providing you with an insight into your chosen career • Study a course designed to enable you to develop your skills in analysing and interpreting complex information, ready for employment • Study theory and practice in different branches of tourism, including visitor attractions, air transport, heritage and sustainable tourism
Career opportunities
Career opportunities include working in tour operations, international tourism development, air transport management, ground handling, business development and tourism marketing.
Areas of study may include:
• Visitor attractions management • Air transport management • Strategic management and organisational behaviour • Tourism marketing • Events management • Sustainable tourism • Heritage, culture and society
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UCAS Course Code: N805 With Professional Practice Year: N840 With Foundation Year: N85F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course will enable you to develop the necessary skills and knowledge for practice and understanding of the events industry. You will become a selfdirected, motivated reflexive learner, using an awareness of opportunities for careers or further study in the event industry. With a good grounding in business and marketing, this course offers students an industry focus in event management. This interdisciplinary course combines key subject areas of business, marketing and event management in a practice-oriented way that allows you to develop a deep theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of events management.
Key features
• Gain additional insights through field trips to organisations like Luton Town
Football Club, Twickenham and Woburn Abbey, as well as working on annual events hosted by your department • Explore the relevant theory and research areas and learn how to apply them through practice, working on real-life briefs and case studies
Career opportunities
This course gives you many career opportunities which include conference organisers, events marketing communication managers, tourist information centre managers and event managers.
Areas of study may include:
• Event planning and operations • Risk and crisis management for events, events and destination marketing • Events and urban regeneration
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UCAS Course Code: N806 With Professional Practice Year: N990 With Foundation Year: N86F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course will help you understand the changing nature of international tourism as it faces the challenge of rapid growth, emergence of new destinations, climate change, and the ethics of managing a business in which the prime attractions include the natural environment and people’s culture. The University of Bedfordshire is a member of The Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE). ATHE is the subject association for tourism in higher education in the UK. It represents universities that are leading providers of tourism programmes.
Key features
• Covers contemporary tourism and hospitality issues • Experiential learning through fieldtrips • The course draws on substantial links with partners to provide real-life case studies, relevant material and industry guest speakers • Engaging with experts in academia and from the industry
Career opportunities
This course can result in the opportunity to follow a vast number of careers in the tourism and hospitality industry to suit your particular interest, for example tourism officer, tour operator, business and conference organisers, customer service manager, accommodation manager, tour manager, tourist information centre manager, and travel agency manager.
Areas of study may include:
• Consumer behaviour • Tourism and hospitality industry: supply and demand • Managing service and hospitality operations • Marketing • Critical issues in tourism and hospitality • Sustainable development and destination management
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UCAS Course Code: N500 With Professional Practice Year: N502 With Foundation Year: N19F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time, alternatively 4 years with a Professional
Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
Marketing embraces psychology, consumer behaviour, management, innovation, sociology and popular culture and is central to life in the 21st century. Marketing graduates, with understanding of the dynamics of modern business marketing, are highly employable, and this professionally accredited degree will ensure you are up-to-date with developments in communications, digital and social media, as well as essential business functions like finance, human resource management (HRM) and operations. After studying buyer behaviour, marketing, data analysis, branding, competition, and media and communications, you will be able to combine it all in practical assignments.
Key features
• Take the introductory certificate in marketing qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), with further exemption opportunities for the CIM Professional Certificate and Diploma • Learn from staff with extensive industry experience as you engage with real marketing projects
Career opportunities
Opportunities exist in sales, brand management, business development, market research, communications and customer liaison.
Areas of study may include:
• Marketing management • Marketing communications • International business • Marketing in contemporary contexts • Marketing ethics and corporate social responsibility • Marketing data applications
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N810 With Professional Practice Year: N811 With Foundation Year: N8F1 September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 96-120 points – see website for more information
The global aviation and airport management industry is expanding rapidly, and this course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and experience you will need to establish your career in this area. Using the latest interactive teaching technologies, the programme covers a number of business, leadership and specialist areas. The proximity of our campus to London Luton Airport means that you will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy a practice-based approach to your studies through work placements with airlines and related organisations.
Key features
• This interdisciplinary course combines key subject areas of business, marketing and aviation management in a practice orientated way • Benefit from a course that equips you with both the knowledge and process skills to make you highly effective, preparing to fit easily into a wide variety of roles and organisations as you enter the world of work • This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) • This course develops students into leaders and innovators in marketing within aviation
Career opportunities
This course prepares you for a range of career opportunities in the marketing, and aviation and airport industries. Graduates pursue careers as customer marketing, field marketing, managers, digital marketers, and senior communication and corporate social responsibility managers in aviation.
Areas of study may include:
• Strategy and innovation • Using data to build business practice • Aviation law • Crisis management and communication • Principles of marketing • Brand management
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N809 With Professional Practice Year: N813 With Foundation Year: N8F3 September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time) alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 96-120 points
This course will enable you to develop the necessary skills for knowledge, practice and understanding of the tourism industry. You will become a self-directed and inquisitive learner. With a good grounding in business and marketing, this inter disciplinary course combines key subject areas of business, marketing and tourism management in a practice-oriented way that allows you to develop a deep theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of tourism marketing and management.
Key features
• This course combines key subject areas of business, marketing and tourism management in a practice-oriented way • The University of Bedfordshire is a member of the Association for Tourism in
Higher Education (ATHE). ATHE is the subject association for tourism in higher education in the UK. It represents universities that are leading providers of tourism programmes • This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Career opportunities
This course develops your employability by involving you in the application of concepts in industry-related scenarios and practice-based experiences. In this way, you will develop and apply the skills necessary to work in the international tourism industry.
Areas of study may include:
• Business of tourism and hospitality • Consumer behaviour • Intercultural management in tourism • Marketing ethics and corporate social responsibility
Key facts
UCAS Course Code: N807 With Professional Practice Year: N817 With Foundation Year: N87F September, February Luton campus 3 years full-time (options available: part-time), alternatively 4 years with a Professional Practice (UK/EU) or Foundation Year UK/EU/International students UCAS Tariff 80-96 points – see website for more information
This course allows you to develop a deep theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of tourism and aviation management. It will help you understand the changing nature of international tourism as it faces the challenge of emergence of new destinations, climate change, and the ethics of managing a business in which the prime attractions include the natural environment and people’s culture. This innovative and interdisciplinary course provides you with a critical view of the broad range of global issues which affect how international tourism and aviation are organised and managed. Topics include management; heritage, cultural, social, environmental and political issues; and sustainable development.
Key features
• Develops management skills in travel, aviation and tourism industry • Covers contemporary tourism and aviation to ensure you graduate with up-to-date industry news and knowledge
Career opportunities
This course provides a pathway into the tourism and hospitality industry in roles such as tourism officer, tour operator, customer service manager, ground service manager, tourism information centre manager or travel agency manager.
Areas of study may include:
• Business practice • Tourism business • Marketing • Managing safety and security for aviation • Sustainable development and destination management
