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Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1); Stage 1 entry please see list of programmes at the very bottom of this page for the new BA with Honours in Business Management; for Stage 2 entry in 2026 please see the core modules listed below on this page.
Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Location of delivery: Abertay University, Bell Street, Dundee
Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits in each academic year, delivered mostly in modules of 20 credits each, with 60 credits taken in term 1, and 60 in term 2 each year.
Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 21% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.
Assessment methods: Assessment combine a range of traditional and innovative approaches: portfolio projects, presentations, examinations, groupwork, simulation and at work assessments are all used in this programme.
Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Dundee Business School in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. Staff profiles can be viewed at https://www.abertay.ac.uk/academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/
Core modules in the programme, stage 2 entry only:
Business Analytics
Project Management
People, Planet & Profit
Theory of HRM
Business & Environmental Sustainability
Digital Business Strategy
Careers and Employability
Managing Across Cultures
Strategic Management
Operations Management
Business Ethics
International Business
Managing Change
Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time:
Introduction to Marketing
Events Management
Corporate Finance
Work Placement
Entrepreneurship
Future of Work
Predictive Analytics
Marketing Comms and Design
Developments in the discipline: This programme will change over time on the basis of new developments within the world of business and management. This is particularly likely in areas such as the use of technology and globalisation.
This programme is currently undergoing internal review and approval due to significant changes in its structure, content, and delivery. These changes will affect only Year 1 students starting in 2026. Year 2 and year 3 students will still study the course as described above.
For year 1 students, the proposed—yet unconfirmed—structure of the programme is as follows:
Core modules in the programme, Stage 1 entry for 2026 – all modules, all years:
Year 1: Business & Academic Skills; Business Data; Introduction to Marketing; Managing People & Processes
Year 2: Professional Skills; Operations Management; Organisational Behaviour; Learning and Development in Organisations; Business, Society & Governance
Year 3: Business In Action; International Business; Change and Innovation Management; Managing Across Cultures; Sustainable Business Practices
Year 4: Final Year Project; Contemporary Issues; Leadership; Strategic Management