BA (Hons) Business (Banking)
Qualification
On successful completion of the programme you will be awarded a BA (Hons)Business (Banking)
Course Description
The University of Wales BA (Hons) in Business (Banking) is designed as a top-up for holders of the BTEC HND Business (Finance), or equivalent, to progress to full undergraduate honours. You will undertake a rigorous study of theories, business techniques and issues and acquire the practical skills that are essential within the changing business environment to enable you to pursue a business career of further academic study.
Mode
Online distance learning
Course Content (Modules)
Comprises an induction and six modules:
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Strategic Management
This module will help you develop the skills
needed to create business plans in line with
corporate strategic plans and communicate
them to stakeholders. An international casebased
approach to tracking businesses through
the cycle of growth from start-up to mature
market will be taken.
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Financial Decision Making
This module will explore aspects of internal
resource management while examining the
broader financial context in which companies
operate. Budgetary control, working capital
management and investment appraisal will also
be investigated. The emphasis of this module
will be on the analysis and interpretation of
financial data to aid decision-making rather than
technical preparation of data.
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Managing Risk in Banking
In this module you will identify key issues of risk
and contribute to the management of it.
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Banking Management
In this module you will identify and apply key
principles of banking management. You will form
a judgement on the security of a bank from an
analysis of financial statements.
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Managing Self and Others
This module will reinforce your study skills
and give you an opportunity to reflect on your
own wider skill set and future needs. It will
then develop your understanding of working
with and managing people. This will include
reviewing the key policy variables that make
up a human resources strategy including:
performance management, human resource
development, employee relations, strategic
recruitment and retention.
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Project Management
This module will enable you to understand the
processes of project planning, financing and
implementation using a variety of techniques
covering:
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Effective project definition
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Activity and time planning
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Cost and quality evaluations
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Risk management
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Management and leadership of project teams
This module will introduce a good mix of
operational skills and analysis of major strategic
projects from around the world. This is an
integrative module drawing down from a range
of business functions and skills typical of the
way businesses are increasingly being managed
today.
Assessment
You will complete one 24-hour assessment,
which you will complete within a very short
timescale similar to that undertaken in an
examination and four assignments of not less
than 4,000 words each. You will also complete a
Learning Diary, which will require you to collect
evidence and log events in your life that relate
to the attainment of the learning outcomes of
the module. This will be completed as part of the
induction at the beginning of the programme
but the assessment will be handed in towards
the end of the programme.
Duration of Programme
This programme can be studied over a minimum
of 12 months, this may be extended to suit your
individual needs for up to a maximum of three
years.
Entry Requirements
• HND in Business (Finance) or equivalent.
• English ability equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5
What’s Included
RDI’s Online University ilearn is used to deliver
all resources for this course including:
· Study materials - Access electronic copies
of your learning materials and important
information, such as assessment instructions,
whenever and wherever you are.
· Tutor support - Tutors use live chats and
forums to stimulate discussions, request
input and highlight external sources.
· External resources - Links to external
sources can include key journal articles,
your university’s online library, sites of topical
interest, etc.
· Discussion with other students - Forums
allow students to come together, share
thoughts and ideas and you can initiate
topics that you want to discuss with your
fellow students.
Workload
We recommend an average of 12 hours study
time per week for this programme.
Exemptions
For this qualification, we may allow you to
transfer credit for relevant study completed
elsewhere. However, this only applies to stages
1 and 2. No exemptions are allowed from the
final year top-up (stage 3). Exemptions are
considered on an individual basis when you
submit an application form. Please note that
we cannot consider work experience alone for
exemptions.
How to Apply
In addition to the completed application form:
• Copies of your relevant certificates and/or
transcripts
• One suitable reference. Please note we can
only accept academic and/or professional
work references.
• Copy of your CV detailing your work history
covering the last five years)
• Proof of English language ability (IELTS or
TOEFL), if English is not your first language
What You Could Study Next
Successful completion of the programme may
allow you entry to:
University of Bradford MBA
University of Bradford MSc Finance,
Accounting & Management
University of Sunderland MBA
University of Wales MBA
BTEC Level 7 Advanced Professional Diploma
in Management Studies