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Business with Design BA(Hons)

School
Huddersfield University Business School (HUBS)

Available at
Huddersfield

UCAS Code
N1W2 BA/BWD

Course Length
3 years full-time
4 years sandwich

You can also study on a part-time modular basis by daytime attendance.

Number of Places
20

Contact
Departmental Secretary
Telephone: 01484 472024
Fax: 01484 473148
E-mail: business-studies@hud.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

Please see the general entry requirements page.

General minimum entry requirements 220-280 points which must include -

  • Two 6-unit awards or one 12-unit award.
  • GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above.

Introduction

This degree is run in collaboration between the Business School and the School of Art, Design and Architecture. The course is the first business degree of its kind in the UK to recognise the importance of innovation and creativity to the UK economy. This degree will provide you with the vision, skills and perception to provide a competitive edge as a non-designer working within the creative industries.

The course will prepare you for a wide range of career positions in areas such as advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film and video, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, software, television and radio.

Course Structure

Year 1

  • Markets and Government
  • Accounting for Managers
  • Managing Information
  • Introduction to Business
  • Introduction to Design
  • Modernism and Material Culture

Year 2

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Introductory Marketing
  • Small Business Enterprise Planning
  • Management and Research Methods
  • Creativity and the End User
  • Fashion Design and Marketing

Year 3 Sandwich

  • You will have the opportunity for a paid work placement year in a range of national or international companies.

Year 3 Full-time

  • Corporate and Business Strategy
  • Business Undergraduate Dissertation (Full-time)
  • Professional Design Case Study
  • Plus one option

Year 4 Sandwich

  • Business Policy
  • Business Undergraduate Dissertation (Sandwich)
  • Professional Design Case Study
  • Plus one option

Teaching and Assessment

We use a combination of lectures, practicals, seminars, essays, projects and formal examinations in the area of assessment. The practical focus of our teaching and assessment methods will help you to develop transferable skills which will be of immediate benefit in your academic career.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates have an excellent track record in obtaining employment with either their placement company or other organisations. This degree provides graduates with the knowledge, understanding and transferable skills which are essential in both well established business organisations and also internet start-ups.

Placement

Choosing a work placement offers you the opportunity to develop skills and experience that will be of value to potential employers, giving you a head start in your graduate career and the potential to achieve a higher starting salary.

Opting for a placement year can improve your graduate earning potential and vastly improve your chances of a better degree classification. Business School students who completed a placement year were three times more likely to achieve a 2:1 or 1st degree award than those students who didn't (TQEF Survey 2006).

Our Business Placement Unit is dedicated to sourcing relevant placement opportunities for students and works with a wide range of local, national and international companies.

Companies offering placement opportunities in recent years include Yorkshire Forward, Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Fujitsu.

Special Features

Our students take part in a management development residential programme in the second year held in the Lake District which focuses on skills development, leadership, project management and team-working.

Our Codes...

University Institution code: H60

Campus codes:

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Barnsley: X
Oldham: Z

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