Business & Management

Aims & Objectives

The philosophy of this programme is to provide students with an appropriate base of relevant business and management knowledge, with particular emphasis on the development of a firm understanding of the core issues addressed by organisational psychology. The aims and objectives is that upon completion of the programme students should be able to:

• Understand a range of business functions and the multi-disciplinary nature of business
• Apply appropriate academic theories and concepts to range of business and management issues
• Demonstrate a range of skills required by managers
• Understand the influence of the international context on business and management
• Develop an understanding of the complexity of human behaviour
• Understand the role of psychology in organisational functioning
• Develop their learning skills to meet the demands of further study

Year 1
Six mandatory subjects provide foundation knowledge in core business areas and disciplines.

Year 2
Business subjects further develop student knowledge and understanding of the key business disciplines. Students will also develop an understanding of the role of psychology in organisations.

Year 3
At the final year, the business focus is on Strategy, International Business and Human Resource Management while further organisational psychology knowledge is developed in areas such as Health and Developmental Psychology.

Structure and Content

Students will have the opportunity to study many key areas and aspects of business complemented by specific insights into the psychological aspects of work and organisational behaviour.

Year one is common to all of our BA (Hons) Degree programmes awarded by Liverpool John Moores University. The Common Foundation Year is based on the principle that all students should have a good grounding in the basic business disciplines before proceeding to more advanced studies in whichever aspect of business they plan to concentrate. Having a common foundation year also allows students greater flexibility. Each student can review his/her choice of degree programme prior to progression to year two and can change to a different programme if so desired.

Career Opportunities

Because of the broad spectrum of subjects studied, career opportunities for business studies students are numerous. The wide-ranging nature of knowledge and skills gained by business psychology graduates makes them an attractive proposition for any prospective employer. Graduates have the opportunity to add value for both employers and themselves on a daily basis. Graduates can test theories, apply concepts and undertake practical project work.

Graduating students wishing to pursue further qualifications can proceed to postgraduate programmes up to Masters level or to programmes leading to professional qualifications.

Teaching and Assessment

The BA (Hons) Business & Psychology is taught mainly through lectures and tutorials, with students taking responsibility for a significant amount of study outside scheduled class contact times. Assessment takes a variety of forms, including essays and reports, individual and group assignments and formal examinations. The majority of subjects are assessed through a combination of coursework and examination.

Programme Content

 Learner protection for this programme is provided in accordance with Section 43 of the Qualifications (Education and Training ) Act 1999.