Bachelor of Science (Hons)

The Greenwich School of Management Bachelor of Science Honours degree programmes are ‘accelerated, flexible –start’ university courses commencing in February, June and October each year. These undergraduate programmes take two calendar years to complete and are studied in Greenwich, London.

The assessment of students for the BSc (Hons) courses are made on a continuous basis, taking programme work, group project work and examination results into consideration. Formal examinations take place at the end of every semester at the School. Continuous assessment throughout the degree, emulates the business environment by placing an emphasis on the consistent intensity of work demands.

The programmes ensure that students have a thorough understanding of the nature of business, management and techniques available for effective planning and problem solving. Graduates will therefore be in an excellent position to move quickly to management positions and managerial responsibility. However, the programmes of study are not based solely on the acquisition of business knowledge and techniques, the degrees provide an education that goes beyond vocational training.

The purpose of the programmes encompasses the belief that an undergraduate programme should develop the individual’s intellectual curiosity and stimulate the ability to engage in articulate analysis of complex issues.The graduate will need to incorporate new ideas and address new situations in career development; the education received will enable this to be achieved quickly and effectively.

There are three stages to the programmes. Students study six subjects at each stage: three subjects in any semester. Each stage takes eight months (two semesters) to complete.The whole degree programme takes twenty-four months (six semesters) to complete.

Objectives
The BSc programmes aim to achieve three main objectives within the contexts of Business Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, and Travel and Tourism.

• to increase the student’s knowledge of the organisation and structure of businesses, their interaction with the environment and the techniques of management and problem solving.The structure of the programmes is designed to achieve this objective through the programme of lectures, tutorials and programme work
• to develop the student’s personal skills of analysis and communication and to foster a spirit of enquiry and motivation.These skills are enhanced through programme work and tutorials in which students are given the opportunity to express views, to have their assumptions questioned, and to exercise the logic of the connection between cause and effect.
• to provide an understanding of how to work fruitfully and cooperatively with others on business problems of great complexity and to organise teamwork effectively.This is achieved through project work, which is designed also to emphasise the interdisciplinary nature of business.

Mode of attendance
The University of Plymouth BSc Programmes at Greenwich School of Management can be studied full time only which comprises of 6 semesters over 24 months

Starting Dates
The BSc Programmes have enrolment dates in February, June and October each year.

Admission Requirements
An applicant must as a minimum have obtained:

2 ‘A’ Level Passes or equivalent qualification.

or

A NQF Level 3 qualification including the GSM Degree Foundation Programmes

English Language proficiency, which can be demonstrated by IELTS 6 or equivalent qualification or GSM English Language Qualification.

Applicants whose first language is English or who have undertaken a programme of study with English as the medium of instruction may not need to fulfil this requirement.

Mature applicants may also be considered on their individual merits as special cases.

If you would like advice concerning your eligibility please contact the Admissions Office at the School.

Pathways

• BSc(Hons) Business Management
• BSc(Hons) Law with management
• BSc(Hons) Accounting & Finance
• BSc(Hons) Business Management & Information Technology
• BSc(Hons) Business Management (Travel & Tourism Pathway)
• BSc(Hons) Human Resource Management with Information Systems
• BSc(Hons) Management with Human Resource Management
• BSc(Hons) Computer Science
• BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business Informatics

Progression
Successful completion of the BSc(Hons) can lead to entrance to either the MBA or MSc programme offered at Greenwich School of Management