Welcome to your Business Management course

Welcome to BSc (Hons) Business Management. We are excited to meet you and embark on this academic journey together.

This course will immerse you in the world of business and management and provide you the skills and experience for your future career. You will learn the principles of business and management from subject specialists who are practitioners and also active researchers.

Some of the modules you will engage will include Foundations of management, Data and decision making, Sustainable Business Development and Innovative change management.

First activity

In your first few weeks at university, as you get to know each other, the staff and familiarise yourself with the facilities you will also be engaging in some of the following modules:

Foundations Of Management

This module will draw on interdisciplinary theory and research from the field of management. Specific attention will be given to the study of organisations as social systems; the dynamics of change and survival in organisations; and the relationships between organisations and their environments. Other topics covered will include enhancing personal and organisational effectiveness, improving decision-making skills, and resolving conflicts in the workplace.

Foundations Of HRM

You will learn about the key and contemporary issues associated with managing people in the workplace. Calling upon literature and research from across the fields of Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and Employment Relations, you will learn the issues affecting the motivation and engagement of employees in the modern workplace.

Academic Agility and Entrepreneurial Thinking

This module will focus on three key themes covering academic knowledge and understanding, career progression and entrepreneurial mindsets. This module empowers you to harness academic practice and digital literacy skills, transforming them into actionable strategies for innovative business solutions. Through a blend of interactive lectures, practical workshops, and creative assessments, you will be equipped to excel in both scholarly and professional environments.

Marketing In The Business Environment

Marketing plays an important role in developing relationships between customers and organisations. This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of marketing and key principles. This module will equip you with the knowledge to adapt to continuously changing consumer behaviour and reflect on how these principles link to your organisation.

Course delivery

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. Seminars enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups. In addition, you will have meetings with an academic mentor at least twice a year.

The course will provide you with opportunities to engage with formative modules and engagement activities to help us to gauge your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments.

There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, written reports, presentations, and independent supervised projects.

You will often be given independent learning tasks to do on your own. They are designed to consolidate your learning and give you opportunities to complete tutorials or practice what you have learnt from your scheduled sessions. Assignments are given required support and facilitated as and when required during your term time with designated assessment support sessions run in each module.

You will be taught in our state-of-the-art learning spaces throughout your course.

In the final year you will take part in a consultancy module whereby you will develop collaborative management project with an organisation of your choice to identify an area of research beneficial to both you and the organisation. You will be involved in real-time problem solving, develop a set of recommendations based on your research findings and present those findings to the organisation.

You will also get an opportunity to engage with industry experts and gain insights from them on contemporary management trends and how to deal with related issues.

Pre-learning

The university provides academic resources such as libraries, writing centres, tutoring services, and study groups. Get to know what is available to you and take advantage of these resources to enhance your learning experience.

General advice and guidance at the start of your academic journey:

TED Talks

Movie Suggestions

  • The Last Dance
  • The Insider
  • The Gods must be crazy
  • The Negotiator
  • Capitalism: A love story
  • Deepwater Horizon
  • Erin Brockovich
  • The Social Network
  • The Internship

Book Suggestions

  • The Corporation (by Joel Bakan)
  • Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Book by John Perkins)
  • Animal Farm (George Orwell)

School Blog

We have a large selection of blogs written by both staff and students for you to browse through. They cover a wide variety of topics such as student projects, study trips, staff research, business advice and even where to go for great food in the local area.

Foundation year semester one activities

The university provides academic resources such as libraries, writing centres, tutoring services, and study groups. Get to know what is available to you and take advantage of these resources to enhance your learning experience.

On the foundation year you will cover modules such as: business performance, communication in the digital age, external business environments and managing for people and profit. You will also undertake a business simulation project.

This year will act as a steppingstone and will provide you confidence by strengthening your academic background. Beyond subject-specific knowledge, the foundation year will emphasise the development of transferable skills such as critical thinking, research, and communication, which are valuable in any academic or professional setting moving forward.

Foundation year pre-learning

The university provides academic resources such as libraries, writing centres, tutoring services, and study groups. Get to know what is available to you and take advantage of these resources to enhance your learning experience.

General advice and guidance at the start of your academic journey:

TED Talks

In his research for NASA, clinical psychologist Raphael Rose discovered that failure is key to creating resilience. He explains how leaning into trials and setbacks builds the emotional callouses that help us value what's good in life.

In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't.

School Blog

We have a large selection of blogs written by both staff and students for you to browse through. They cover a wide variety of topics such as student projects, study trips, staff research, business advice and even where to go for great food in the local area.

Software

Software you can download before you start your course.

Download software

Groups and societies

There are multiple clubs and societies at the University which you can get involved in.

Clubs and societies

Meet the team

Karl Mccormack

Senior Lecturer

Karl has experience teaching on Apprenticeship and Foundation Degrees, BA accounting programmes, MBA modules. He has also taught as a subject specialist in forensic accounting, computerised accounting and management accounting.

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Amanda Payne

Senior Lecturer

Amanda is an active researcher and Course Leader for the FdA Visitor Attraction and Resort Management. She is working towards A PhD and is currently researching poverty alleviation through art and cultural tourism in Cambodia.

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Khaoula Omhand

Lecturer

Khaoula Omhand is a lecturer in Business management and leadership. Who has held previous posts in other higher education institutions and led environmental consultancy projects in Africa and Europe.

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Kathryn Mitchell

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer in Digital Marketing, specialising in developing strategy in changing and disruptive environments, assessing occupational competency and using technology to increase operational efficiency. Kathryn joined Staffordshire University in 2019.

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Dilrukshi Dimungu Hewage

Lecturer

Dr. Dilrukshi Hewage is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at University of Staffordshire. Her research focuses on finance, corporate governance, gender diversity on boards, bankruptcy, corporate fraud, ESG reporting, and corporate risk-taking.

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What to expect on Welcome Week

We're so excited for you to join us on campus and to welcome you to where you matter. During your welcome week you'll be able to meet our friendly student services teams, connect with new friends, join societies, explore on-campus venues attend club nights and much more.

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025

for Social Inclusion

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

for First Generation Students

The Mail University Guide 2026

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Rookies Games Design and Development 2023, 2025

TIGA Best Games Institution 2024, 2025

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021