Degree type: BA (Hons)
UCAS Code: N100 BA/BS
Duration: 4 years (full-time) / 8 years (part-time)
How to Apply
BA (Hons) Business Studies
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Finance
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Marketing
Why choose this course?
Our Business Studies course offers you the opportunity to acquire an understanding of how complex organisations work in a world where change is the only constant. Shifting markets, ever changing business models, new social trends and emerging technologies challenge how we think about business - and require graduates who have a wide range and mix of business knowledge. This applies no matter whether your ambition is to start your own business, or become a manager, adviser or analyst in areas such as marketing, human resources, finance, or IT. This course prepares you for such a future by reflecting the contemporary nature of business and management thinking.
In year 1 you will study a wide range of subjects such as: business management, economics, finance, marketing and IT. You will also be introduced to the world of business through the use of an interactive business simulation. Year 2 continues to expand your understanding of business and will explore financial and management accounting, law and the presentation of information to support decision making.
In year 3 you will have the opportunity to continue on the general Business Studies degree or to adopt one of the specialist pathways. Year 4 allows you to select options that particularly interest you and will support your chosen career path. You will also have the opportunity to develop your own business research project – an excellent way to develop in-depth knowledge of businesses – and a genuine addition to your CV.
Throughout your studies you will work with Dundee Business School academics who bring their expertise in business and industry straight into the class room.
How you learn
Dundee Business School tutors are committed to providing you with an engaging and challenging experience. You will develop your graduate skills and in-depth understanding of business and management through business simulations, team work, projects, and problem solving scenarios. Lectures, tutorials and seminars will present you with the challenges of today's business world - and with the knowledge required to understand and direct these.
How you are assessed
A wide range of assessment methods, designed to practise the skills you need in business are used throughout all years of the programme. These include class tests and examinations, presentations, groupwork, problem-solving exercises and case studies. If you undertake a project in the Honours year of the course, this will give you a further opportunity to develop your critical, analyticla and research skills.
Higher BBC; A Level DDD; ILC (H) BBC; UCAS Tariff 168-180 points*
*See below for UCAS Tariff guidance
Essential subjects: literate subject (e.g. English)
Advanced entry (Year 2)
A Level BBC (including Economics or Business Studies); Advanced Higher BBC(including a B in business Management)
HND Entry
Applicants with an HND or equivalent in a relevant subject will gain entry with advanced standing, and are invited to contact us to discuss their options.
UCAS Tariff Guidance
Although there is no limit to the number of points that you can accumulate, for entry to Abertay you must have qualifications at an appropriate level (SCQF 6/NQF 3); you cannot count the same or similar qualifications twice; Standard Grades, Intermediate 2s, GCSEs and key/core skills cannot be counted; and D grades at SQA Higher and Advanced Higher are not counted.
Applicants who have taken either SQA Highers or A Levels must offer at least three Highers or two A Levels for degree entry (or two Highers or one A Level for DipHE entry). If you have studied a subject at two different levels, the most advanced will be taken into consideration, e.g. if you studied both Higher Biology and Advanced Higher Biology, then only the Advanced Higher will be counted.
If you are using the tariff remember to check for any essential subjects you must have to meet the entry criteria for a course. It’s not just the number of points achieved that secures you a place.
Overseas/EU
All applicants are required to provide certified proof of competence in English Language and the University's minimum requirements are listed here
Mature
Applications from mature students are assessed on the same criteria used for school leavers, e.g. SQA Highers or GCE A Levels, where relevant school leaving qualifications exist. For those without standard entry qualifications, consideration is given to experience gained as well as professional qualifications and other forms of learning that could provide evidence of ability to benefit from a particular course.
The successful completion of approved access courses (such as those offered by Dundee College in association with the universities of Abertay, Dundee and St Andrews) provides significant evidence of ability to benefit from study at Abertay.
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