BA Business and Leadership

Year overview

Year 3 builds on your existing business knowledge, developing your skills in leadership, strategic management and professional practice. Through a blend of online learning and teaching, you'll apply business theory to real-world challenges, preparing you to lead teams, drive organisational success and progress into graduate-level management roles.

Entry

·  HND in a *relevant subject (if not a relevant subject we will ask you to upload the following: CV and an employer endorsement from your manager(s) confirming 3 years managerial and leadership experience.)

·  University Diploma or degree in *relevant subject (if not a relevant subject we will ask you to upload the following: CV and an employer endorsement from your manager(s) confirming 2 years managerial and leadership experience.)

· 120 credit HNC in a *relevant subject: we will ask you to upload a CV and employer endorsement from your manager(s) confirming 5 years managerial and leadership experience.

· 96 credit HNC in a *relevant subject: we will ask you to upload a CV and an employer endorsement from your manager(s) confirming 7 years managerial and leadership experience.  

If you have any other qualifications at SCQF Level 7 and above, e.g. SVQ, ILM, CIH they will be considered along with you CV and relevant experience. 
 

 When applying it would be helpful if you could upload a photo of your qualification and if your subject is not relevant the additional information requested above. 

 *Relevant subjects: Business, Administration & IT; Legal Services; Human Resources Management; Marketing; Economics; Social Science; Management & Leadership; Hospitality Management; Retail Management; Events Management; Accounting; Business and Tourism Management; Computing; Batchelor of Laws; BSc Mathematics; Social Enterprise Leadership; Make-up Artistry.

 If you have received an unconditional offer, you will also be required to complete an enrolment form with UWS. This will be emailed to you after you pre-enrol with NCL. 

If you have queries on relevant roles, please email ugschool@nclan.ac.uk.

Learn

On this course, you will cover a number of topics including, but not limited to:

• Sustainable Leadership
• Emerging Issues in Business
• Contemporary Consumer Behaviour
• Landscape of Leadership
• Business Enterprise Creation 
• Professional Development 

The delivery model for this course is mainly online with learning completed via the NCL online platform, The Learning Well which will allow you the flexibility to undertake your degree studies at a time that fits your individual circumstances throughout each week of the course.       

You will undertake 6 modules across two academic sessions (3 modules per 12 week Trimester) and for each module you will have access to interactive learning topics, guidance videos, live Frequently Asked Questions and optional weekly Q&A drop in sessions with Lecturers.  

There will be 6 full-day in-person Saturday sessions held at the UWS Lanarkshire Campus across the degree year for networking and crucial in person support from academic staff.