BSc Business and Management Programme Specification 2024-25

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2	Programme Specifications 2024-25
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5	Programme Title			BSc Business and Management BSc Business and Management with a Year in Industry BSc Business and Management with a Year Abroad
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7	This document applies to students who commenced the programme(s) in:			2024, 2023, 2022, 2021			Award type			BSc
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9	What level is this qualification?			Level 6			Length of programme			3 Year/4 Years
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11	Mode of study (Full / Part Time)			Full Time
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13	Will the programme use standard University semester dates?			Yes			For York Online programmes, will standard dates for such programmes be used?			N/A
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15	Awarding institution			University of York			Board of Studies for the programme			SBS
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17	Lead department			SBS			Other contributing departments			N/A
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19	Language of study and assessment			English			Language(s) of assessment			English
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21	Is this a campus-based or online programme?			Campus-based
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23	Partner organisations
24	If there are any partner organisations involved in the delivery of the programme, please outline the nature of their involvement. You may wish to refer to the Policy on Collaborative Provision
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28	Reference points
29	Please state relevant reference points consulted in the design of this programme (for example, relevant documentation setting out PSRB requirements; the University's Frameworks for Programme Design (UG or PGT); QAA Subject Benchmark Statements; QAA Qualifications and Credit Frameworks).
30	QAA Subject Benchmark statement for Business Management (2019). University Framework for programme design (23/24 onwards). AACSB accreditation standards.
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33	Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
34	Will this programme involve any exemptions from the University Policy and Procedures on Credit Transfer and the Recognition of Prior Learning? If so, please specify and give a rationale
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38	Exceptions to Regulations
39	Please detail any exceptions to University Award Regulations and Frameworks that need to be approved (or are already approved) for this programme. This should include any that have been approved for related programmes and should be extended to this programme.
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43	Internal Transfers
44	Please use the boxes below to specify if transfers into / out of the programme from / to other programmes within the University are possible by indicating yes or no and listing any restrictions. These boxes can also be used to highlight any common transfer routes which it would be useful for students to know.
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46		Transfers in:	Students on the BA Business and Management degree may transfer at the end of the 1st year to the BSc Business and Management degree providing: (1) they are in good academic standing (i.e. have passed all first year modules) and (2) they have a pass at grade B in GCSE Mathematics.				Transfers out:	Students on the BSc Management degree may transfer at the end of the 1st year to the BA Management degree providing: (1) they are in good academic standing (i.e. have passed all first year modules).
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49	Statement of Purpose
50	Please briefly outline the overall aims of the programme. This should clarify to a prospective student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
51	The BSc in Business and Management aims to equip you to become a reflective, internationally, socially and ethically aware specialist in operations management, able to identify business and management problems, gather together the relevant information affecting the issue, analyse it, and then decide, present, and act on a course of action, in a team if necessary. You will be able to competently engage with project and supply chain management situations, use a range of techniques to aid decision-making, and act as a business and management consultant. Throughout the programme you will be encouraged to broaden and deepen your digital literacy by engaging with technology-enhanced learning techniques and through making use of a variety of software packages to aid with parts of your course, such as making videos, forecasting and decision-making. If you choose to do a placement year with us, you will have an early taste of practice, not only equipping you for the jobs market but enhancing your final year by providing you with experience for analysis and reflection.
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58	If there are additional awards associated with the programme upon which students can register, please specify the Statement of Purpose for that programme. This will be most relevant for PGT programmes with exit awards that are also available as entry points. Use additional rows to include more than one additional award. Do not include years in industry / abroad (for which there are separate boxes).
59	Exit Award Title			Is the exit award also available as an entry point?	Outcomes: what will the student be able to do on exit with this award?				Specify the module diet that the student will need to complete to obtain this exit award
60	Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)			N/A	Students will have begun to develop an understanding of the concepts behind the PLOs, but will not have fully achieved them.				120 credits overall required, with least 90 credits at level 4 (C) or higher.
61	Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)			N/A	Students will have an intermediate understanding of the concepts behind the PLOs, but will not have fully achieved them.				240 credits overall required, with least 90 credits at level 5 (I) or higher.
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63	Programme Learning Outcomes
64	What are the programme learning outcomes (PLOs) for the programme? (Normally a minimum of 6, maximum of 8). Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme and represent the outcomes that students progressively develop in the programme and achieve at graduation. PLOs should be worded to follow the stem 'Graduates will be able to...'
65	1	Promote reflective, internationally, socially, and ethically-aware approaches and principles to complex business situations and planning.
66	2	Diagnose and solve problems in business and management by applying management and operations theory to specific cases.
67	3	Manage business, management and operational information by assessing the quality of the evidence base, identifying gaps and inadequacies, and using suitable methods to collect and collate relevant data.
68	4	Make robust, evidence-based strategic and operational decisions by critically analysing textual and numerical information and data using appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques.
69	5	Develop specific management and operational proposals and deliver recommendations by presenting relevant, appropriately detailed information, coherently, articulately and confidently.
70	6	Evaluate the impact at an operational level of putting managerial decisions into practice, taking into account time and resource constraints.
71	7	Liaise and work with others on team projects in a professional and collegial manner.
72	8	Adapt to different management situations and correct for the differences between theory and practice by reflecting on first-hand experience, evaluating personal strengths and weaknesses, and keeping up-to-date with relevant business ideas.
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74	Diverse entry routes
75	Detail how you would support students from diverse entry routes to transition into the programme. For example, disciplinary knowledge and conventions of the discipline, language skills, academic and writing skills, lab skills, academic integrity.
76	Inclusive teaching, learning and assessment is an approach which recognises, reflects and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities of our student body. It gvies all students the opportunity to fully take part in the University of York community , and to flourish in their academic studies. The includes designing an inclusive curriculum and inclusive assessment approaches; with consideration of how to create a sense of community and belonging for all students as part of teaching and learning. The programme utilises a variety of assessment techniques, and where possible flexible approaches to assessment are used which enable students to apply learning in their own context. Assessments are also designed to be authentic and therefore reflect what students will be expected to do when they progress into employment or continue into further study. The curriculum has been designed to give students the opportunity to develop and apply important soft skills that employers are looking for. Transition into higher education is supported at programme level by a series of induction activities that run throughout semester one and academic skills development is embedded in year 1 modules (for example academic referencing and writing skills). Programme teams work in partnership with students to develop and run extra-curricular events throughout the year aimed at bringing students from different backgrounds together to create an inclusive learning community.
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87	Please confirm by ticking the box on the right that the design, content and delivery of the programme will support students from all backgrounds to succeed. This refers to the University's duties under the Equality Act 2010. You may wish to refer to the optional Inclusive Learning self-assessment tools to support reflection on this issue.										TRUE
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89	Employability
90	Please give a brief overview - no more than 5 sentences - of how the programmes helps develop students' employability. Your Faculty Employability Manager can help reflection on this issue. This statement will be used by Marketing as the basis for external content with respect to employability.
91	Above all else, we strive to give our students strong decision-making skills, centred in business and management. Throughout the programme, they are exposed to specialised employability sessions and will have dealt with real-world problems. If they choose to do a placement year with us, they will build on these competencies further, not only equipping them for the jobs market but enhancing their final year by providing them with experience for analysis and reflection. By the end of the programme, they will have worked with real clients in a consultancy situation, have carried out first-hand research and will have polished their presentation skills to varied audiences.
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98	Are you offering any variations of this programme, such as additional years abroad or industry?
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100	Year abroad			TRUE		Will the year abroad programme be available directly via UCAS; for students to transfer in having entered the main programme; or both?				Transfer from main programme