UNDER THE ACADEMIC GUIDANCE OF LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
The degree has been developed to prepare you for the demanding and highly competitive world of business. The units draw on business practice, consultancy and research.
What it prepares you for :
- You wish to work in the areas of management consultancy, banking, accountancy and general management.
- You are currently working as manager and would like to develop your professional skills and knowledge.
- You are already working within a business and wish to progress to management level.
- You have not yet decided which profession to pursue and are interested in the business sector, the management profession or perhaps in starting your own business.
Features of Degree
- This degree provides a solid understanding of the different functional areas of business and provides a good foundation for a career in management.
- The social science emphasis allows you to develop thorough appreciation of business and management within a wider environment.
- The degree is designed to develop excellent analytical skills, which are invaluable to the decision-making role of management and also to further study.
Course Structure
Foundation Units
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics 1 and Statistics 1
- Principles of Accounting
- Business and management in a global context
Further Units
- Core management concepts 6,7,8,9 Four courses Further Units from:
- Corporate finance or Financial management
- Information systems and organizations
- Elements of social and applied psychology
- Managerial economics
- Management science methods
- Human resource management
- Strategy
- Organization theory: an interdisciplinary approach
- Principles of marketing 10,11 Two 300 courses from Selection group M
- One 100, 200 or 300 course (or two half courses) from any Selection group.
- Unit Number at the Head of Unit Name
- Prerequisite in the bracket
- Final selection of the options offered is at the discretion of the college