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Undergraduate Admissions Criteria
For admission to undergraduate business and management programmes, applicants normally need to have either:

• 280 UCAS tariff points or equivalent
• Pass in a recognised Access Course or International Foundation Programme

In addition to the above, we require GCSE Maths grade C and English grade C or equivalents, unless competency is part of the qualification gained.

We also welcome mature student applicants and those with relevant professional and vocational qualifications, and these will be dealt with on an individual basis and may require an interview.

Students that apply to enter Year 2 or 3 of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement. Therefore such applicants must be able to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required learning outcomes as listed in the modules for which they are seeking exemption.

In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 5.5 overall (with 5.5 minimum for speaking and writing, and 5.0 for reading and listening) or equivalent is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.

• develop a clear understanding of future career options and demonstrate progress towards achieving them as either an employee or an owner manager or entrepreneur in either business or the non-profit sector or within further study within the academic community
• develop academically so that you have a detailed knowledge of business and management practices, can critically evaluate that knowledge and finally apply it in complex situations which may be characterised by contested and contradictory information
• developed relevant transferable and practical skills so that you can manage their own learning and are confident in applying these transferable and practical skills

Knowledge and understanding

• You will be able to explain and comment critically upon the concepts and technique in the multi-disciplinary business subjects
• You will identify the problem situation for which the relevant business concepts and techniques were developed
• You will be able to apply the relevant business concepts and techniques to resolve multi-faceted business problems or issues.

'Thinking' skills

• You will have developed an understanding of the theoretical basis of the concepts or techniques drawn from a wide range of business disciplines.
• You will be able to critically assess these concepts or techniques.
• You will have developed ability in incorporating the full range of multi-disciplinary approaches, as appropriate to the problem or issue being discussed.

Subject-Based Practical skills

• You will be able to prepare and present solutions to business based problems or issues.
• You will be able to undertake a major self-managed activity, the project, which will address a topic of your choice which will be relevant to your future career
• On completion you will have demonstrated competence in using a broad range of Information Technology resources to enhance both your learning and its application to problem resolution

Skills for life and work

• You will be able to work effectively both as a team player and as an individual meeting strict deadlines and targets
• You will have confidence in explaining, defending and summarising your views to your peers on complex multidisciplinary issues and problems
• You will have developed high level skills in identifying problem parameters and selecting and implementing solution(s)
• You will have realised that your Business Management degree from UEL is just the beginning of your lifelong learning.

The expected duration of this programme is 3 years when attended in full-time mode or 4.5 years in part-time mode. It is possible to move from a full-time mode of study to a part-time mode of study and vice-versa, to accommodate any external factors such as financial constraints or domestic commitments. Many of our students make use of this flexibility and this may impact on the overall duration of their study period.

The teaching year begins in September and ends in June. A student, normally registering for 6 modules in one year (3 modules in each Semester) would do so in a full-time attendance mode of study and a student registering for up to 4 modules in one year (2 modules in each Semester) would do so in part-time attendance mode of study.  For our overseas partners the structure varies with some having three intakes a year: September, January and May.

This programme is part of a modular degree scheme. A student registered in a full-time attendance mode will take six 20 credit modules per year. An honours degree student will complete six modules at level one, six at level 2 and six at level 3.

It is possible to bring together modules from one field with modules from another to produce a combined programme. Subjects are offered in a variety of combinations:

Single 120 credits at levels one, two and three
Major 80 credits at levels one, two and three
Joint 60 credits at levels one, two and three
Minor 40 credits at levels one, two and three

Modules are defined as:

Core Must be taken
Option Select from a range of identified module within the field
University Wide Option Select from a wide range of university wide options

In order to gain an honours degree you will need to obtain 360 credits including:

• A minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher
• A minimum of 120 credits at level two or higher
• A minimum of 120 credits at level three or higher

In order to gain an ordinary degree you will need to obtain a minimum of 300 credits including:

• A minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher
• A minimum of 120 credits at level two or higher
• A minimum of 60 credits at level three or higher

In order to gain a Diploma of Higher Education you will need to obtain at least 240 credits including a minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher and 120 credits at level two or higher

In order to gain a Certificate of Higher Education you will need to obtain 120 credits at level one or higher

In order to gain an Associate Certificate you will need to obtain a minimum of 20 credits at level one or higher

Knowledge and understanding is developed through

• Directed and general reading in the Subject Area
• Participation in lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops
• Primary research using interviewing, surveys or case study approaches and the use of information technology to undertake secondary research

'Thinking' skills are developed through

• preparing tasks set for tutorials, seminars and workshops
• satisfactorily completing the continuous assessment process including essays, presentations, multiple choice assessment
• Preparation for examinations or major assignments such as the Project

Practical skills are developed through

• The use of Information Technology
• The preparation of presentations on selected topics
• The completion of group based or individual assignments

General skills are developed through

• Managing time so that assignment deadlines are met, whether working in groups or individually.
• Presenting ideas or arguments in a clearly structured manner
• Being able to produce clearly argued solutions when problem solving

As outlined above the Business Management degree is multi-disciplinary. Therefore it is appropriate that we use many different assessment techniques as different disciplines use different forms of assessment.

It is the policy of the Business School to include information on assessment criteria in Module handbooks

Therefore during your studies and dependent upon the Module you choose, you will be assessed by many different techniques which may include, either conducted either individually or in groups

• essays
• reports
• presentations, (using Powerpoint or a short video)
• preparation of a case study
• analysis of an existing case study
• modelling using Excel, Access presented using Powerpoint and Publisher
• time constrained tests
• open book tests
• data base searches
• critical self assessment analysis
• role play
• preparation of a portfolio
• preparation of a seminar paper
• multiple choice tests
• A final year project
• closed book examinations
• examinations based upon previously distributed case studies

As appropriate knowledge, thinking skills, practical skills and skills for life and work will be assessed as follows:

Knowledge and understanding is assessed by

• evidence of comprehensive reading in the Module being assessed
• ability to explain, identify, describe, discuss, draw upon (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module in the context of the piece of assessment for the Module

'Thinking' skills are assessed by

• the ability to compare, examine, contrast, question, debate, distinguish between (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module and how they are relevant to the piece of assessment for the Module.
• the ability to develop, elaborate, redefine, propose alternatives, re-conceptualise, integrate, establish new connections between, (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module in response to the assessment for the Module
• the ability to assess, judge, appraise, criticise (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module in addressing the Module's assessment.

Practical skills are assessed by

• the ability to prepare an assignment using appropriate resources, including Information Technology, to addresses the issue or question in the assessment
• evidence of logical planning and management of time in preparing the assessment

General skills are assessed by

• evidence of team or group working
• the ability to work in time constrained environments
• the use of appropriate problem solving skills.