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Business Management

Graduate Apprenticeship in BA (Hons)
Graduate Apprenticeship in BA (Hons) Business Management
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Graduate Apprenticeships at Robert Gordon University are an innovative route to degree qualification, blending academic study with work-based learning which is supported by your employer. This Business Management course provides opportunities to develop in class and through online study of relevant theory with immediate application of practice through work-based learning activities.

The course provides the necessary underpinning in core business management knowledge, skills and competencies, as well as developing an appreciation of future business issues facing individuals and organisations, allowing you to contribute positively to your employing organisation in a range of ways, bringing your studies to life.

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Mode of Study

  • Work Based Learning

Mode of Attendance

  • Full Time

Start Date

September

Course Length

4 years

Mode of Study

  • Work Based Learning

Mode of Attendance

  • Full Time

Start Date

February

Course Length

4 years 6 months

Students are employed by an organisation throughout their course and combine full-time studies with the immediate application of work-based learning activities to connect their learning to their roles. Modules are undertaken sequentially rather than in parallel and all contribute to individual meta-skills development.

Year 1

Developing knowledge and academic skills to identify and understand the business environment in which organisations operate, purposes, structures, functions, governance, legal implications, core values and ethics, role of HR, introduction to financial and management accounting and application to business scenarios.

Year 2

Widening appreciation and analysis skills to determine scope of management operations, business development, marketing and sales, operational strategies, principles of procurement, significance of collaboration in supply chain management, key sources of finance, basic economic principles and applications to practical business situations.

Year 3

Increasing abilities to critically analyse management practices: project management within organisations, purpose, tools and techniques, risk and compliance management, practice of learning and development, digital business and data analysis, principles of cybersecurity and management of IT systems.

Year 4

Undertaking extended research and critique of a specialist area of management in a work-based and business related topic, relevant to their sector and organisation, impact of external environmental forces on contemporary strategic thinking, strategic decision-making in specific organisational settings, principal concepts of innovation, drivers within business, society and economy.

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Our sustainability commitment

The Graduate Apprenticeship Business Management degree embeds contemporary sustainability problem solving from the outset. This is done through a unique work-based learning curricular design. You will engage in sustainability discourse and consider its practical application, both within and beyond their own workplace. The programme emphasises the various ways of defining and thinking about sustainability, allowing students to question current organisational practices, and offer alternative solutions to societal challenges. Students of the programme continually inform the curriculum with practical insights, culminating in critical sustainable thinking about the future of organisations in society. As a graduate of the programme you will be equipped to lead sustainability discussions within employing organisations and throughout your future careers.

This course is committed to United Nation's Sustainability Goals 8 and 9. Find out more on the .

Course & Module Information

Modules and delivery order may change for operational purposes. The University regularly reviews its courses. Course content and structure may change over time. See our course and module disclaimer for more information.

Have a question about the course? Get in touch with the Graduate Apprenticeship team and they'll do their best to help.

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