Programme Specification
BSc (Hons) Management Sciences (2018 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Study.
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see University Regulations)
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of Business and Economics |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BSc (Hons) + DPS/DIntS |
Programme title | Management Sciences |
Programme code | BSUB40 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is six semesters, plus one academic year, and has four streams. Candidates following the Placement Stream are required to spend the third academic year undertaking professional training leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. Candidates following the Study Abroad stream or the Language Related Placement Stream are required to spend the third academic year at an approved academic institution. Candidates following the Split Stream are required to spend six months of the third academic year undertaking professional training, and the other half of the third academic year studying at an approved academic institution. The Study Abroad, the Language Related Placement and the Split Stream lead to the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS) in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. The third academic year (Part I) occurs between Part B and Part C. |
UCAS code | N201 |
Admissions criteria | BSc DPS/DIntS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/n201 |
Date at which the programme specification was published | Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:17:45 GMT |
1. Programme Aims
The Management Sciences degree programme aims to produce high quality graduates with the knowledge, skills and understanding for an effective and valued career in a wide range of management situations including those requiring quantitative approaches, analytical techniques and significant IT skills.
Within this general aim the programme specifically seeks to encourage students
- To develop knowledge, concepts and skills in the major academic disciplines of business and management as a sound basis for practice, study and training in the graduate’s chosen profession or management specialism.
- To develop a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, analytical approaches, evaluative thinking and numeracy skills necessary for management problem solving, including through individual experience on placement.
- To develop skills in the choice, application, interpretation and implementation of industry standard and bespoke software packages required to meet the needs of the modern data-driven business environment.
- To develop a deep understanding in areas of particular interest by pursuing them over an extended period and in considerable depth.
- To develop a positive attitude to change, a desire for excellence, a visionary and positive approach to future developments and an openness to new ideas.
Consequently the programme seeks
- To provide a relevant, practical and constantly updated programme through close links with many large organisations and through vocational experience in a professional placement.
- To provide students with a dynamic learning environment showing the importance and relevance of numeracy and computing skills in meeting the needs of successful modern organisations.
- To provide students with a flexible learning environment allowing students to explore and develop their own interests and strengths as they progress through the programme.
- To develop teaching and learning in response to advances in scholarship and the needs of the business community.
- To enhance the employability of our graduates.
The School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University is distinctive amongst 'traditional' university business schools in incorporating a third year spent on professional placement. This is an integral element of the programme and something which we believe is of particular benefit in achieving these aims and offers graduates of our degrees additional and valuable opportunities to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The benchmark statement for General Business and Management (B&M)
- The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the areas shown below. These intended learning outcomes are set in the context of the QAA subject benchmark statement for Business and Management and those relating directly to this benchmark are marked (B&M) below.
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas
- Foundational disciplines of business and management including economics, business mathematics and statistics sufficient to enable a clear understanding of the central aspects of the main business and management functions both domestically and globally (B&M);
- Key areas of the technological, economic, fiscal, legal, and political contexts in which domestic and international business operates (B&M, altered);
- The behaviour of people in both national and international organisations;
- The processes of management and decision making;
- Familiarity with a range of business data, research sources and appropriate methodologies (B&M, altered);
- The development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services including customer expectations, market orientation and the marketing mix (B&M, altered);
- The sources, uses and management of finance, the use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications (B&M);
- The management and development of people within domestic and global organisations (B&M);
- the management of operations in both the manufacturing and service industries (B&M, altered);
- The development, management and exploitation of information systems and their impact upon organisations (B&M);
- The key communication and information technologies used in business and management (B&M, altered);
- The development of appropriate policies and strategies at the corporate level within a changing national and international environment (B&M, altered);
- Modelling and analytical techniques in management including their strengths and weaknesses and appropriateness;
- Appropriate packages for modelling and decision making in domestic and international organisations;
- A range of contemporary issues impacting on various areas of management.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to
- Use critical thinking, analysis and synthesis to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios (B&M);
- Formulate and solve both structured and unstructured business problems;
- Advise on business decisions using appropriate qualitative and quantitative skills, including the ability to identify and evaluate a range of alternative solutions (B&M);
- Relate theory to practice in business and management(B&M).
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to
- Communicate effectively in a business context, using a range of styles and media appropriate for management (B&M);
- Make effective use of a wide range of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a business context including the selection of appropriate software for various tasks (B&M);
- Conduct research using a range of sources of business-related materials including books, journals, trade and financial press, official statistics and the Internet (B&M);
- Create, evaluate and assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources (B&M);
- Apply highly developed numerical skills and sophisticated quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation to business problems (B&M);
- Create, exploit and apply quantitative models to domestic and global business problems and phenomena (B&M);
- Perform effectively within a team environment, displaying effective team-working skills including leaderships, team-building and project management skills (B&M)
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to
- Organise themselves personally and independently to be a valued contributor through time management, self-direction, self-motivation, tenacity and proactiveness (B&M);
- Analyse and assess their own personality, needs and abilities and be proactive in managing their personal development (B&M);
- Deploy appropriate interpersonal skills to achieve the best from others, including effective communication, listening, influencing and conflict resolution (B&M);
- Display a positive attitude to change, with a desire for excellence and a visionary and positive approach to future developments;
- Accept and analyse new ideas and assess alternatives when presented with a range of possible interpretations and/or solutions;
- Learn and work independently (B&M);
- Interpret numerical information, reason numerically and apply appropriate mathematical and statistical techniques (B&M);
- Communicate clearly and persuasively, both orally and in writing (B&M);
- Use information and communication technologies effectively and efficiently (ICT);
- Work well in a team, using appropriate skills, including leadership, team-building and project management (B&M).
4. Programme structure
4.1 Part A - Introductory Modules
MODULE TITLE | Modular Weight |
SEMESTER 1 and 2 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSA007 Skills for Study, Placement and Employment | 20 |
SEMESTER 1 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSA005 Organisational Behaviour | 10 |
BSA055 Principles of Marketing | 10 |
BSA070 Financail Framework | 10 |
BSA080 Quantitative Methods for Business A or BSA085 Quantitative Methods for Business B |
10 |
SEMESTER 2 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSA053 Organisations in the International Context | 10 |
BSA057 The Marketing Mix | 10 |
BSA060 Microeconomics for Business | 10 |
BSA110 Business Modelling A or BSA115 Business Modelling B |
10 |
SEMESTER 1 OPTIONAL MODULES (CHOOSE ONE) | |
BSA035 Introduction to Banking | 10 |
BSA050 Introduction to Management | 10 |
BSA075 Introduction to Retail Management | 10 |
University Wide Languages Programme | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 OPTIONAL MODULES (CHOOSE ONE) | |
BSA026 Principles of Law | 10 |
BSA036 Banking Law and Practice | 10 |
BSA052 Sociology of Work | 10 |
BSA077 Retailing Environment | 10 |
University Wide Languages Programme | 10 |
4.2 Part B - Degree Modules
MODULE TITLE | Modular Weight |
SEMESTER 1 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSB010 Business Information Management | 10 |
BSB040 Human Resource Management | 10 |
BSB100 Operations Management | 10 |
BSB120 Management Science Methods | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSB012 Information Systems Development | 10 |
BSB070 Accounting for Management Decisions | 10 |
BSB105 Brand Management | 10 |
BSB110 Data Analysis for Management | 10 |
SEMESTER 1 OPTIONAL MODULES (SELECT TWO) | |
BSB015 Company Law | 10 |
BSB023 Macroeconomics for Business | 10 |
BSB025 Financial Management | 10 |
BSB035 Sales Management | 10 |
BSB046 Organisation Studies | 10 |
BSB050 International Business | 10 |
University Wide Languages Programme | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 OPTIONAL MODULES (SELECT TWO) | |
BSB024 International Economics | 10 |
BSB027 Financial Markets and Derivatives Fundamentals | 10 |
BSB052 International Management | 10 |
BSB067 Business Lending | 10 |
BSB087 Vocational Psychology | 10 |
BSB132 Retail Buying | 10 |
BSB135 Consumer Behaviour | 10 |
BSB150 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 |
University Wide Languages Programme | 10 |
Candidates may replace the modules required for Part B Semester Two with an approved course of study taught in English at a foreign University. Candidates will undertake assessed work equivalent to 60 credits, as required by the School of Business and Economics. Students who select this option must ensure that they have taken a total of 60 credits in Semester One.
4.3 Part I
Candidates pursue one of the following streams:
i) Placement Stream
Candidates will undertake an appropriate business placement.
ii) Study Abroad Stream
Candidates will study at one of the School of Business and Economics approved academic institutions.
iii) Split Stream
Candidates will undertake an appropriate business placement for half the year and will study at one of the School of Business and Economicsapproved academic institutions for the other half of the academic year.
(iv) Language Related Placement
Candidates will undertake a year abroad in employment, for example as an English language assistant in a school or other educational establishment, approved by the School of Business and Economics.
4.4 Part C - Degree Modules
MODULE TITLE | Modular Weight |
SEMESTER 1 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSC070 Technology in Business and Society | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 COMPULSORY MODULES | |
BSC055 Strategic Management | 20 |
SEMESTER 1 OPTIONAL MODULES, with a total credit weighting of 50 from the approved list of options* | |
GROUP 1* | |
BSC062 Analytics for Management (suspended 2018) | 10 |
BSC063 Decision and Efficiency Analysis | 10 |
BSC165 Business Forecasting | 10 |
GROUP 2 | |
BSC015 Financial Management and Corporate Policy | 10 |
BSC020 Corporate Reconstruction and Turnaround | 10 |
BSC030 Corporate Governance | 10 |
BSC051 International Corporate Governance and Firms | 10 |
BSC097 Knowledge Management | 10 |
BSC100 Advanced Interpersonal Skills | 10 |
BSC105 International Human Resource Management | 10 |
BSC110 Marketing Strategy and Planning | 10 |
BSC115 International Marketing | 10 |
BSC130 Business Programming | 10 |
BSC132 Small Business Issues | 10 |
University Wide Languages Programme | 10 |
SEMESTER 2 OPTIONAL MODULES, with a total credit weighting of 40 from the approved list of options* | |
GROUP 1* | |
BSC064 Business Optimisation | 10 |
BSC067 Simulation for Decision Support | 10 |
BSC068 Consulting for Decision Making | 10 |
GROUP 2 | |
BSC016 Financial Risk Management | 10 |
BSC018 Behavioural Finance | 10 |
BSC042 Corporate and Wholesale Banking | 10 |
BSC053 International Negotiations | 10 |
BSC059 Business and Entrepreneurialism in Postconflict Spaces | 10 |
BSC071 Managing Big Data | 10 |
BSC072 Strategic Information Management | 10 |
BSC080 Analysing Careers | 10 |
BSC085 The Changing Work Organisation (suspended 2018) | 10 |
BSC117 Services Marketing | 10 |
BSC124 Marketing Communications | 10 |
BSC134 Business Planning for New Ventures | 10 |
BSC136 Enterprise Resource Planning | 10 |
BSC144 Project Management | 10 |
BSC175 Retail Location | 10 |
University Wide Languages Programme | 10 |
*Over Semester 1 and Semester 2 at least 20 credits must be chosen from Group 1*. Various semester 2 modules in the final year have a pre-requisite module in semester 1 of the final year. Students must carefully check their preferred modules' pre-requisites before making selections as all pre-requisites will be rigorously enforced. |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and from Part B to C and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also:
- To progress from Part B to the period of professional training or study at an approved institution abroad, candidates must accumulate at least 100 credits in Part B as well as achieving at least 30% in all modules taken in Part B.
Provision will be made in accordance with regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment in Part A or Part B of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the University’s special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates’ final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C, in accordance with the scheme set out in regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 25: Part C 75, to determine the final overall percentage mark for the Programme (the Programme Mark).