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Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1); Stage 2 entry only in 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 principally 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
Managing People & ideas
Business Transactions
Employment Law
Business Organisations
Public International Law
Project Management
Business in Society
Digital Business Strategy
Business Ethics in Society
International Business and Management
Strategic Management
Operations Management
Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time:
Introduction to Marketing
Human Resources Management
Tax
Theory and Practice in HRM
People Planet Profit
Customer relationship management
Public Policy
Work Placement
Entrepreneurship
Managing across cultures
Future of Work
Employee Relations
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 being phased out of the business school portfolio, and in academic year 2026/27 will be available for Year 2 entry only.