BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Communication Studies (EFL/ESL)

Course Outline

This honours degree programme combines core modules from the Business and Management programme with the Communication Studies (EFL/ESL) programme.

At no point in recent history has there been such an exciting time to study the dynamics of business and its role in the global environment. Much of the early part of the Business and Management programme is focused on understanding the various external driving forces for change and the internal responses necessary for business to survive and prosper. The programme provides a blend of theoretical and practical study, never losing sight of employers’ requirements and students’ career aspirations. The Business and Management programme aims to equip graduates with analytical and decision-making skills relevant to career development in the wider business context.

The Communication Studies programme is designed for speakers of English as a second language (ESL) or a foreign language (EFL) from overseas, who want to be able to work in business, particularly in the areas of international business and trade.

The combined honours programme is designed to develop skills in solving business problems that are transferable organisationally and internationally across business environments.

Business and Management is a broad-based programme that relies to some extent on conventional methods of teaching and learning. However, it is also a live subject, and so practical and real-life projects are introduced to enhance the learning experience and to produce graduates equipped to meet the needs of commerce and industry.

By combining modules from two complementary disciplines, this programme will help you develop managerial and problem solving skills, marketing and organisational skills, communication and English language skills, word processing, spreadsheet and database computing skills.

Teaching methods

Teaching is carried out through a combination of formal lectures supported by tutorials and seminars. A key feature of the Buckingham teaching method is the use of small tutorial groups which provide the most effective means of ensuring that the students benefit from the academic expertise at their disposal. It is also the philosophy of the Business School to be available to students outside the scheduled tutorial times and to encourage good working relationships between staff and students.

At the beginning of each term, we provide our students with module outlines and reading lists for each module. We also provide a tutorial question pack, which the students work through week by week. Each week corresponds with the subject given in the lectures and at each tutorial the students have the opportunity to discuss their answers to the tutorial questions. Solutions to the numerical tutorial questions are handed out each week so, by the end of the term, the students have a very useful pack of material to help with their revision. Lecturers are available throughout the term to help students with their revision for the examinations. An increasing proportion of module material is available on the University’s own Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

What our students and alumni say

“I came to Buckingham because of the two year duration of the degree programme. I’m eager to get out into the working world, so the shorter, more intensive degree suits my needs better.

I’m nearing the end of my course and I feel I made a really good choice in coming to Buckingham”.
Tristram Allen (Business and Management 2007)