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Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1); Stage 2 entry only for 2026 entry
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:
Business Analytics
People, Planet, Profit
Theory and Practice in HRM
Project Management
Predictive Analytics
Digital Business Strategy
Marketing
Business Ethics in Society
Strategic Management
Managing Change
Operations Management
Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time:
Introduction to Marketing
Human Resources Management
Legal Systems & Methods
Tax
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets
Public Policy
Work Placement
Entrepreneurship and Business Start-up
Managing across cultures
Future of Work
Investment & Portfolio Management
World Trade & Export
Contemporary Issues
International Business & Management
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 degree programme is no longer provided from Stage 1 from academic year 2026 and will be phased out of the business school portfolio.