Terms & Conditions
2026

Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1); Stage 2 entry only for academic year 2026/27

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 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

• Events Management

• Event Marketing

• Live Event Project

• Project Management

• Responsible Events Management 

• Digital Business Strategy

• Business Ethics in Society 

• Live Event Project

Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time: 

• Legal Systems & Methods

• Nature of Management

• Tax

• Human Resources Management

• Public Policy 

• Business & Environmental Sustainability

• Recruitment

• Mkt Intel & Consumer behaviour

• Work Placement

• Entrepreneurship 

• Future of Work

• Employee Relations

• Contemporary Issues

• World Trade & Export

• 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 being phased out of the business school portfolio. In 2026/27 there will be no Stage 1 entry, but Stage 2 entry only.