BA (Honours) Leadership and Management
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Degree
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Made up of
- 360 credits
Description
This degree course provides an innovative and accessible introduction to leadership and management in business, and explores their impact on organisations – including wider considerations in the external environment. You’ll develop a range of analytical and problem-solving skills incorporating the management of functions such as marketing, human resources and finance, and leading change. You’ll also examine how business organisations are shaped and changed, and how stakeholder behaviours and management decision-making contribute to the various organisational functions. This degree in leadership and management will help you gain essential and practical skills in communication; the use of IT; numerical interpretation; collaborative working; and reflective thinking. Alongside your compulsory studies in leadership, management and organisations you can choose an option which suits your particular professional or personal interest – such as ethics, business strategy and policy, innovation, entrepreneurship, inter-organisational collaboration or fundraising.
If you are considering starting this qualification in May 2012 we suggest you begin with An introduction to business studies (B120) or Working and learning: developing effective performance at work (BU130). Alternatively you can see a list of all our individual courses in Business and Management.
How to register
Registration is not yet open for this qualification. For an autumn 2012 start, registration opens on 27 March 2012. If you would like to register your interest, you can order our free guide to studying in 2012.
Career relevance and employability
The skills and knowledge you’ll develop by studying this degree in leadership and management will equip you to follow a number of career paths, and are recognised by employers as having great value for work in management and business. They’re also recognised in specialist areas concerned with developing leadership and management skills, establishing new businesses and management/business consultancy.
This degree course contributes to career development through work-based learning as it builds cognitive skills – writing, critical thinking, analysis and evaluation – and ICT skills, presentation skills and basic numeracy. You’ll explore the nature and practice of leadership and management, learning the skills of successful practice in both fields, and how to use these in your own working contexts. You’ll also examine how business organisations are shaped, changed and influenced – developing your understanding of the contribution of stakeholder behaviours and management decision-making in the various organisational functions. You can take optional modules in strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship and subjects relevant to your work, which will further increase your knowledge and skills set.
There is more information about how OU study can improve your employability in the OU’s Employability Statement from our Careers Advisory Service. You can also read or download our publication OU study and your career and look at our subject pages to find out about career opportunities.
Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.
Credit for previous study elsewhere
If you have already completed some successful study at higher education level at another institution we may be able to give you credit that you can count towards this Open University qualification. Further details will be available when registration opens for this qualification.
Classification of your degree
On successful completion of the required number and type of modules you will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Leadership and Management.
Your honours degree will be classified either as first-class honours, upper second-class honours, lower second-class honours or third-class honours. The class of degree is determined by the best grades you achieve in a minimum of 120 and up to 240 credits from those modules above Level 1 listed above. At least 120 of those credits must come from modules at Level 3.
You will have the opportunity to attend a degree ceremony.
Fees 2012
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An undergraduate qualification in Business and Management.
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