Course summary

This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree. Course overview: If you want to change the future of business and make a global impact in society, then this business management course is for you. Transform your thinking, develop your enterprise and leadership skills, and learn how to adapt to change. Whether you want to strike out in business on your own, or work with international companies, start-ups or not-for-profit organisations, this course gives you the ability and expertise to accelerate your career. You gain the digital and entrepreneurial skills needed to succeed in any modern business, developing innovative solutions to real-world challenges. With dual accreditation at Teesside University, as well as the degree you will receive a Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), which is the only chartered professional body for management and leadership. Dual accreditation means you will automatically receive a second professional qualification upon successful completion of your programme. By adding this CMI qualification to your University qualification, you’re really on the road to success. You instantly become more employable when you receive a CMI professional qualification that is industry-recognised You gain access to exclusive CMI networking events You have the opportunity to attend lecturers from top level CMI industry-expert members CMI’s qualifications sit on the RQF framework and are recognised by the European Credit Framework CMI qualifications fast-track students into the next stage of training to become Chartered Managers During your studies you become a CMI Affiliate member, giving you a host of additional benefits to support your development and employability. Top reasons to study this course 1. Financial awards: study this course and you may be eligible for £2,000 off your accommodation in the first year, a £2,000 excellence scholarship, or a £9,000 Professor Jane Turner Scholarship. 2. Real-world experience: our final-year students run Teesside Marketing Clinic offering tailored real-world consultancy services to small businesses, social enterprises, sole traders and start-ups in the Tees Valley area. 3. Entrepreneurial opportunities: our students have created 500 new business start-ups through Launchpad – a start-up community who provide support and advice for students looking to start a new business venture. After the course: Due to the diverse nature of the degree our students progress to a range of businesses and sectors securing roles from general business manager to digital business executive, international business representative to social entrepreneur, and retail manager to new business adviser. Our staff utilise their extensive business connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lecture sessions, live projects and site visits. In addition we offer a series of workshops and events in the first, second and third year that ensure all students are equipped with both degree level subject knowledge PLUS the practical skills that employers are looking for in new graduate recruits. We also offer extensive support for students to find and secure industry year placements which have been shown to make have significant positive impact on a student’s career prospects on graduation. Through collaborative projects with our international partners, you gain the skills and confidence to succeed in the world of work on a global scale. You work with SMEs and large corporate organisations, developing practical business skills by formulating solutions to real-world challenges. We ensure that you acquire a unique mix of ability, knowledge and experience to secure the perfect role.