Middlesex University Dubai, BA (Hons), Business Management

You will develop key business knowledge, skills and experience in order to excel in a management career. Companies and organisations require graduates who have expert business knowledge and can also demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills; with the professional acumen to deal with challenges in a fast-paced corporate world.

You will study the operations of organisations: their functions, structure and management and the models and techniques used to achieve successful results. In Year 1 you will complete four compulsory modules that will develop essential skills and knowledge in business management. In Year 2 and Year 3 you will take one of our specialist pathways, choosing from Business Management (direct route), Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Innovation or Project Management. You will learn to work effectively in teams, and be able to present and communicate business management ideas with confidence. This programme provides an excellent foundation for setting up and running your own business. We also ensure you develop specialist knowledge in:

You will learn to work effectively in teams, and be able to present and communicate business management ideas with confidence. We also ensure you develop specialist knowledge in:

• Stakeholders: their expectations and behaviour
• The environment of business and its impact on strategy
• Design, production and distribution of products and services
• Business resources: acquisition, application and control
• Business process: planning, improvement and control
  

Module and programme information is indicative and may be subject to change.

Note: Both core and optional modules are constantly updated and under review. As with most academic programmes, please remember that it is possible that a module may not be offered in any particular year, for instance because too few students opt for it. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.

• Year 1

  • People Management (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Management Concepts (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Marketing Theory and Practice (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Quantitative Methods for Business (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Financial Concepts of Business (30 Credits) - Compulsory

• Year 2

  • Organisational Behaviour (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Management Information Systems (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Business Environment (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Operations Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Marketing Research and Insights (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Accounting and Finance for Business (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Trade and International Business (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Business Law (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Human Resource Management in Practice (30 Credits) - Optional

• Year 3

  • Professional Communication (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Workforce Management (15 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Strategic Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  • Global Supply Chain Management (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Business Analytics (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Organisational Change (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Entrepreneurial Finance (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Strategic Management Accounting (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Services Marketing Management (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Sustainable Business (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Business Ethics (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Coaching and Mentoring (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Leadership (15 Credits) - Optional

  • Consulting to Organisations (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Internship (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Principles of Project Management (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Research Project (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Business Start up (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Innovation Management (30 Credits) - Optional

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (30 Credits) - Optional