Course content

Focusing on the essential components of business, management and finance, this course also engages crucial elements of economics, organisational behaviour and strategy. The course will help you to become confident in using data to understand, interpret and manage financial situations in a range of private and public sector contexts. You will also have the opportunity to take a placement year between years two and three of your studies. On this course, you will learn to apply practical techniques for real world problem solving using industry standard software to present and analyse business data. You’ll also learn about investor decision making and the roles of the markets, exploring concepts such as moral hazard, adverse selection, information asymmetry, arbitrage, optimal risk sharing and informational efficiency. 

Course structure

Our degree courses are organised into modules. Each module is usually a self-contained unit of study and each is usually assessed separately with the award of credits on the basis of 1 credit = 10 hours of student effort. An outline of the structure of the programme is provided in the tables below.

There are three types of module delivered as part of this programme. They are:

• Compulsory modules: a module that you are required to study on this course;
• Optional modules: these allow you some limited choice of what to study from a list of modules;
• Elective modules: a free choice of modules that count towards the overall credit requirement but not the number of subject-related credits.

A summary of the credit requirements per year is as follows, with a minimum of 90 subject credits (compulsory plus optional) required for each year.

Year	Compulsory	Optional Min	Optional Max	Electives Min	Electives Max
1	60	30	60	0	30
2	60	30	60	0	30
3	30	60	90	0	30

Year 1 (Level 4)

Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Semester one		Semester one
		Choose a minimum of one from the following
Management in Context MAN-10018	15	Introduction to Microeconomics ECO-10028	15
Accounting Principles MAN-10015	15	Quantitative Methods 1 ECO-100261	15
		Marketing Principles MAN-10019	15
		The British and Global Economy ECO-10025	15
		Business Law LAW-10027	15
		Global Business Environments MAN-10022	15
		Academic English for Business Students (Part 1) ENL-900032	15
Semester two		Semester two
		Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Quantitative Methods 2 ECO-10027	15	Introductory Macroeconomics ECO-10029	15
		Financial Accounting MAN-10024	15
		Foundations of Human Resource Management HRM-10007	15
		Introduction to International Business MAN-10023	15
		Multinational Enterprise Business Perspectives MAN-10026	15
		Managing in a Changing Society MAN-10030	15

Notes: (1) This module is compulsory for anyone who does not have A Level Maths (or equivalent). The module cannot be taken by anyone who already had A Level Maths (or equivalent) (2) Open only to non-native speakers of English and successful completion of ENL-10031 (EAP 1) with a score of over 60%, or ENL-90006 (EAP 2), or equivalent or by recommendation of the Language Centre. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year (3) Live company project, recommended for those wishing to take a Placement Year.

Year 2 (Level 5)

Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Semester one		Semester one
		Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Organisational Behaviour MAN-20055	15	Statistics with Bloomberg ECO-200491	15
Asset Pricing ECO-20041	15	Business Ethics MAN-20091	15
		Professional Development MAN-200902	15
		Banking ECO-20045	15
		Academic English for Business Students (Part 1) ENL-900033	15
		Academic English for Business Students (Part 2) ENL-900044	15
Semester two		Semester two	15
		Choose a minimum of one from the following:	15
Operations and Quality Management MAN-20053	15	Introduction to Econometrics ECO-200425	15
Portfolio Choice ECO-20044	15	Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility MAN-20082	15
		Social Enterprise and Alternative Organising MAN-20093	15

Notes
(1) Required if wishing to take Introduction to Econometrics (ECO-20042)
(2) Recommended for those wishing to take a Placement Year (3) Open only to non-native speakers of English and successful completion of ENL-10031 (EAP 1) with a score of over 60%, or ENL-90006 (EAP 2), or equivalent or by recommendation of the Language Centre. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year. (4) Open only to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH after successful completion of AEB1 (Academic English for Business 1) with a score of under 60% or equivalent. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year
(5) Prerequisite Statistics with Bloomberg (ECO-20049). Required if wishing to take Data Analysis - ISP (ECO-30051) and/or Applied Econometrics (ECO-30050) at level 6. 

Year 3 (Level 6)

Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Semester one		Semester one
		Choose a minimum of one from the following:
Business Strategy MAN-30048	15	Corporate Finance ECO-30038	15
		Risk Management with Derivatives ECO-30048	15
		Applied Econometrics ECO-30050 1	15
		Choose a minimum of one from the following:	15
		What’s wrong with Entrepreneurship? MAN-30073	15
		Identity, Culture & Organisation MAN-30040	15
		Comparative Business Cultures MAN-30056	15
		SME Live Project MAN-30072	15
		Academic English for Business Students (Part 2) ENL-900042	15
		Advanced Business English Communication ENL-900053	15
Semester two		Semester two
International Finance ECO-30037	15	Choose a minimum of one from the following:
		Analysing Company Performance ISP MAN-30064	15
		Data Analysis ISP ECO-300514	15
		Choose a minimum of one from the following:
		Managing International Projects MAN-30065	15
		Enterprise Business Plan MAN-30070	15

Notes (1) Prerequisite Introduction to Econometrics (ECO-20042) (2) Open only to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH after successful completion of AEB1 (Academic English for Business 1) with a score of under 60% or equivalent. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year. (3) Open only to THIRD-YEAR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH on successful completion of AEB2 or EAP4; or AEB1 or EAP3 with a score of over 60%; or equivalent. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year.
(4) Prerequisite Introduction to Econometrics (ECO-20042)
Students may choose to study elective modules which are offered as part of other programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and across the University. These include:

• Modules in other subjects closely related to Business Management and Finance.
• Modules in other subjects in which they may have a particular interest.
• Modules designed to help students for whom it is not their first language to improve their use of English for Academic Purposes.
• Modern foreign languages modules at different levels in French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese (Mandarin).
• Modules related to the development of graduate attributes, student volunteering, and studying abroad as part of the University’s exchange programme.

For further information on the content of modules currently offered, including the list of elective modules, please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/recordsandexams/az

Entry requirements

The entry grades outlined in this section indicate the likely offer or range of offers which would be made to candidates along with any subject specific requirements. This is for general information only. Keele University reserves the right to vary offer conditions depending upon a candidate’s application. Read more about our undergraduate entry requirements for United Kingdom, European Union and International students.

A Level requirements

• A Level requirement - CCC

GCSE requirements

• Maths at B (or 6)
• English at C (or 4)

BTEC

• BTEC requirements MMM

International Baccalaureate

• 26 points to include Maths or Maths Studies at standard level 5.

Access to HE Diploma requirements

• Obtain Access to Higher Education Diploma with 96 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction.

PREPARATION PROGRAMMES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

International students who do not meet the direct entry requirements for this course have the opportunity to study an International Foundation Year programme.

These courses are designed to prepare international students to enter into Keele University undergraduate degrees.

Fees and funding

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Career prospects

Your Business Management and Finance degree from Keele will prepare you for a wide choice of careers. You might choose to work in a field directly related to finance or to work as a management consultant or follow a career in sales or marketing. You could also use your newly acquired transferable skills to do something different such as working in insurance, IT, journalism, statistics or the Civil Service. This degree will also equip you to undertake postgraduate studies in Finance or Management.