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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Sep 2026
4 Year
With a 91% student satisfaction rate for Business and Management (National Student Survey 2022), the University of Stirling Management School is the perfect place to sharpen your leadership skills and gain insight into today’s business landscape. Our expert staff have a track record of preparing graduates for roles at some of the world’s best-known companies, and everything we do is designed to equip you with the practical knowledge you need to become an effective manager. You’ll learn how to solve complex problems through analytical decision-making, explore organisational structures, and develop personal skills in critical thinking, teamwork and leadership. Study abroad opportunities
Organisations are entities made up of different elements which are interconnected with the external environment. This environment includes a diverse range of influences e.g. economic, demographic, social, political, legal, technological etc. which impact business activity in a variety of ways. This module is designed to provide a foundation for Stirling Management School students to better understand the ways in which the external business environment both evolves and affects the process of transformation (from input to output to consumption) and explores how resources are managed and developed.
Organisations are entities made up of different elements which are interconnected with the external environment. This environment includes a diverse range of influences e.g. economic, demographic, social, political, legal, technological etc. which impact business activity in a variety of ways. This module is designed to provide a foundation for Stirling Management School students to better understand the ways in which the external business environment both evolves and affects the process of transformation (from input to output to consumption) and explores how resources are managed and developed.
As the second foundation module in your first year, this module seeks to explore some of the challenges facing management. Key functions for all organisations are those of Operations, Marketing, HRM, Finance and ICT. Managers must understand the different demands and constraints associated with the interactions of these different core functions in order to formulate appropriate strategies, gain competitive advantage and manage the satisfied productive workforce.
As the second foundation module in your first year, this module seeks to explore some of the challenges facing management. Key functions for all organisations are those of Operations, Marketing, HRM, Finance and ICT. Managers must understand the different demands and constraints associated with the interactions of these different core functions in order to formulate appropriate strategies, gain competitive advantage and manage the satisfied productive workforce.
This foundational module aims to introduce students to a wide range of themes important for all aspiring managers and business leaders, but it will be also interesting and relevant to everyone who intends to work in business organisations.This module builds on the content of MGTU7S1 and MGTU7S2 and aims to further explore management as an essential component and function of all organisations.
This foundational module aims to introduce students to a wide range of themes important for all aspiring managers and business leaders, but it will be also interesting and relevant to everyone who intends to work in business organisations.This module builds on the content of MGTU7S1 and MGTU7S2 and aims to further explore management as an essential component and function of all organisations.
The aim of this module is to provide students with an appreciation of the importance of Operations Management in production and service industries by introducing them to the operation?s function. Through lectures and workshop-based activities, the module will familiarise students with key operational methods and provide the opportunity to apply these techniques to relevant operational situations.
Business practices have now become so widespread that organisations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors are routinely treatedas thoughthey are all businesses. The commonplace adoption of business as the ?best? way to get things done has meant that students need to know how business is organised if they are going to participate in most forms of social action when they graduate.
This module aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to entrepreneurship as a mindset and practice. It will take an experiential approach to learning, blending a range of key ?tools? with practical business planning skills through a business plan development exercise. In addition to the development of a ?toolbox? for business planning, the module will also develop critical self-reflection skills, which are an essential part of an entrepreneurial mindset.
International Business (IB) is a multi-disciplinary module that considers the macro and micro economic, political and social issues currently affecting the international business community. Because of the importance of IB for all individuals who plan to have careers in business of any kind this is a required module for all students taking a Business Studies degree.
The main objective of this module is to enable students to understand the role, and the importance, of leadership in organisations. Leadership is one of the most problematic and important tasks in organisations and is considered a key attribute of successful organisations. This module will examine the changing nature of leadership and the challenges facing leaders in a rapidly-changing and increasingly global world. It will review the main theories and approaches to leadership and discuss how they can be related to different types of organisations and different organisational contexts. A key component of this modules seminar work will be that of identifying and practicing some of the core leadership skills.
Project management is vital to all organisations. Designing an aircraft, constructing a bridge, implementing a new information system or even launching an initiative to change a city?s image: they are all projects needing careful management. The demand for project managers has increased significantly in the last few decades and is projected to grow further.
Business organisations play a critical role in the social, political and economic domains of any society. In modern economies, business interests exert an increasingly pervasive influence on a broad range of values, norms, standards and expectations. There is no denying that business organisations are powerful, but many questions remain as to the legitimacy of such power. This module aims to explore these issues through a systematic and holistic approach to issues of business ethics and responsibility.
Business organisations play a critical role in the social, political and economic domains of any society. In modern economies, business interests exert an increasingly pervasive influence on a broad range of values, norms, standards and expectations. There is no denying that business organisations are powerful, but many questions remain as to the legitimacy of such power. This module aims to explore these issues through a systematic and holistic approach to issues of business ethics and responsibility.
The dissertation enables you to apply your knowledge and skills to the design and implementation of an original research investigation in your chosen field. It is the culmination of your degree and enables you to build on, and integrate, the material acquired in previous modules. This work will address a particular issue that you have identified as being worthy of study (with approval by academic staff).
The aim of this module is to give you an understanding of the way organisations make decisions by providing an overview of issues on strategy analysis, formulation and implementation. The module aims to combine the broad theoretical background of strategic management with practical implications to the way organisations are run.
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