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Are you ready for a career in business? This apprenticeship will grant you membership of the Chartered Management Institute for the duration of the course and earn you a BA (Hons) in Business Management with Business Practice.
This apprenticeship could take you to the starting line. You’ll develop knowledge and skills across several business disciplines, focusing on the study of organisations, management and the changing environment in which they operate.
The course is relevant to all industries and to both new and existing staff. You'll learn to take responsibility for people, projects, operations and/or services to deliver long term organisational success.
The course is structured around 360 credit points. At each level all students study for 120 credits.
The course offers the award name of BA (Hons) Business Management with Business Practice (Apprenticeship) (PT).The End-Point-Assessment (EPA) is not-integrated into the course assessment, there will need to be an independent assessor who judges if the individual has passed their apprenticeship.
Successful apprentices will have the option to apply for professional recognition as Chartered Managers and Members of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr MCMI) and/or as a member of the Institute for Leadership & Management or other relevant professional body.
The course consists of 17 modules; all core modules, no option modules. All modules carry a 20-credit value each, with the exception of the Final Year Project which is 40-credit.
The degree follows a three-year part-time course (one day a week) over a trimester period. The course structure showing the modules and the nature and weighting of their assessment is as shown below.
The semester of delivery of all modules may change in the future due to timetabling and resourcing requirements.
The full apprenticeship standard and assessment plan can be found on the IfA website.
Apprenticeship Employment Guidelines
Apprenticeship Evidence Pack Guidance
Alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The seventeen goals aim to increase awareness of, and encourage actions around, the need to end poverty, to build robust economies, improve access to education and health, encourage social mobility, and provide decent work. Crucially, the goals seek to realise these ambitions whilst also tackling climate change and environmental protection.
The goals act as a call to all stakeholders, whether they be economic, educational, social or political stakeholders, to engage in these debates and respond with affirmative and proactive responses. LSBU as educator and provider of the BA (Hons) Business Management with Business Practice (Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship) has integrated and embedded many of the key goals. For example, in their first year of study (at Level 4), apprentices will engage in debates around the UN goals on gender equality, health & wellbeing, and decent work/economic growth in the modules Management & Organisations and Finance and the Economy. In addition, the module Principles of Marketing includes coverage of the UN goal on Responsible Production and Consumption. At Level 5, the module Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management goes into more depths on these matters, while the UN goal on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions will be discussed within the module Responsible Business which also links to the UN goal on Sustainable Cities and Communities (which is of particular importance for LSBU).
At Level 6, the goal on Quality Education (which includes aspirations towards personal career development) is met within the modules Strategic People Management as well as in Leadership, Strategy and Change, which develop key personal, social and technical skills, and a focus on continuous professional development.
Mode | Duration | Start date | Location |
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Mode Part-time |
Duration 3 years exc. EPA |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
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The course has been created to combine theory with current industry practice. This way, you can develop an understanding of the relevant knowledge and skills you need to apply for business management roles. This course covers professional competencies, people and organisations, business economics, management and information systems, e-business, business ethics, market research, e-commerce, social media and entrepreneurial finance.
All the way through the course, employability skills are promoted – with guest speakers from industry, business insights, graduate start-up and entrepreneur schemes. Business managers lead on the creation and execution of a business strategy. They recognise and respond to business opportunities and customer requirements through a range of platforms (such as websites and brick & Motar). They actively employ business management principles, and financial and analytical tools, to deliver successful initiatives that meet the needs and aspirations of their organisation.
Jobs directly related to a degree in Business Management include:
By completing the apprenticeship route, you’ll have the advantage of having real-world work experience, working in a role related to your area of study. This will give you a competitive edge among other graduates when you complete your apprenticeship standard.
During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, who can help you develop your skills through the Careers Gym workshops and presentations. Our JobShop advisers support students and graduates with finding the right job for them.
We are University of the Year for Graduate Employment - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
The course offers the award name of BA (Hons) Business Management with Business Practice (Apprenticeship) (PT).
The End-Point-Assessment (EPA) is not-integrated into the course assessment, there will need to be an independent assessor who judges if the individual has passed their apprenticeship.
Successful apprentices will have the option to apply for professional recognition as Chartered Managers and Members of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr MCMI) and/or as a member of the Institute for Leadership & Management or other relevant professional body.
LSBU Business School is an esteemed member institution of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an international membership and quality assurance body of world-leading and high-potential Business Schools who share a commitment for responsible management practices and lifelong learning, and are looking to provide positive impact on their students, communities, and the economy as a whole. BGA is the sister brand to the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the world's impartial authority on postgraduate management education.
As a BGA member institution, students of LSBU Business School are able to access BGA's individual membership, which offers a range of tools and resources designed to support the professional and personal development of business students and graduates, free of charge. This includes CV building services, a job search function, skill assessments, thought-leadership, partner discounts and much more.
Lectures, seminars and workshops:
Lectures will deliver key topic areas across the academic levels. Guest speakers from business and academia will bring specialist knowledge into the classroom.
Interactive seminars and workshops support the lectures with a strong focus on small group activities to encourage the active participation of students, develop peer learning, and the sharing of knowledge and support amongst our diverse student body.
An integrated formative and summative assessment and feedback process is a key component to a student’s independent acquisition of knowledge and understanding in every module on this course.
Seminars and workshops encourage student development in this area with the application of knowledge to business case studies and practitioner-driven live cases to develop critical evaluation of relevant information and problem-solving skills. In-class debate allows the sharing of ideas amongst peers and the evaluation of opinions within a diverse student body to enable students to develop and evaluate logical argument. At Level 4 in particular, support is given to basic cognitive skills development and student research practice via the Management & Organisations module. Research skills are further developed at Levels 5 via coursework application and extensively through live case study analysis and the project module at Levels 5 and 6.
The key practical skills are embedded in module delivery and built throughout each level demonstrating progressive development. As students move through the programme their ability to evaluate and synthesise information, and their problem-solving skills are developed through their application to rather more complex case study problems through which independence of thought and practice are developed.
Methods are to be interactive and practical by nature, for example, group work based upon case study and in-class presentations are used across all levels. Spread sheet, planning and problem-solving techniques are delivered in workshops and taught via application to case study problems and the synthesis of data, and emphasis is placed at all levels on the presentation and communication of data with a storyline.
Where possible teaching, learning and assessment is applied using case studies and practitioner-driven live cases to develop real life problem-solving skills, ideas and solutions.
Self-managed & independent learning:
Self-managed learning activities to supplement and consolidate classroom-based activity constitutes about 70% of the study hours, and these include: reading recommended texts and relevant journal articles, application of knowledge to additional problem-based exercises, engaging in coursework, group discussion, review of key topics and examination preparation where appropriate. Many of these activities are supported in the virtual learning environment (VLE).
The development of intellectual skills will be delivered via a structured and progressive strategy of support, delivered over the length of the programme.
The self-managed learning activities supplement in-class leaning and include the reading and critique of academic journals and especially at Level 6 their application to problem-based exercises and peer debate. Links to core journals will be available via the VLE to encourage debate and discussion of key issues. Engagement with coursework and examination preparation are also key strategies to develop these skills.
Reflective Work
Reflective practice is an important component of the academic journey, enabling students to evaluate a situation, gain insight and consider multiple perspectives in order to develop and learn. Throughout their course, students will be provided with opportunities to reflect on their experience from both a personal and professional perspective. Students will be supported to make decisions and resolve uncertainty, critically review their own behaviour and contributions to group work and consider the process of their own learning. They have a variety of mechanisms to support them with this, including coaching which has been embedded within the curriculum as well as the use of reflective frameworks in assignment components to consider their learning and contribution within various modules. Students are encouraged to develop a growth mind-set to establish a foundation for life-long learning.
End-Point-Assessment (EPA):
The End –Point –Assessment (EPA), involves a range of assessment tools i.e. a review of portfolio of evidence, review of work-based project and presentation and interview.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is involved in the end-point assessment of each apprentice so that all apprentices following the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship standard are assessed consistently.
Learning support:
LSBU’s well-stocked library provides a range of study environments for individual and group/social learning, course materials, online information resources as well as library staff who are dedicated to the School of Business to provide support for effective researching.
Free computer access is available for all students across the University, and a Bloomberg lab with 12 Bloomberg terminals is available for the dedicated use of the School’s students. Printing, scanning, photocopying, and wireless internet access facilities are available, along with specialist online support and training. The library provides bookable group rooms and laptop computers for loan. Part-time students receive additional support from the library. Current students can find more information here.
Digital technology is used to increase academic support for students and improve the efficiency of the teaching and assessment processes - eventually to transform student learning so that the student experience becomes truly ‘blended’ and extends well beyond the use of the VLE as merely a document repository.
The school’s Student Enterprise Strategy details the enterprise engagement opportunities available to all students, which will help develop and demonstrate skills in innovation, creativity, and enterprise initially in the following areas:
As an undergraduate student in LSBU Business School, your personal development and wellbeing is very important to us, so we have developed a personal tutoring system that is tailored to your individual and group needs.
Firstly, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will be available to you on a 1:1 basis as well as facilitating group personal tutoring sessions which will be designed to enhance your academic and personal development within your degree programme.
In addition to an allocated personal tutor, there will also be a personal tutor available ‘on call’ in a designated room, called ‘Talk’, for confidential 1:1 pastoral care meetings every day of the academic semester from 9am to 8pm. This personal tutor can be seen by appointment or within a few minutes in order to assist you with any concerns that you may have.
Our personal tutoring motto is that we want you to "Achieve, Succeed & Excel".
Under UK Government rules, candidates must be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week and must have the right to live and work in the UK (applies only in England). Candidates cannot be self-employed. The employer must enter into an Apprenticeship Agreement with the student.
All candidates must be employed in a role related to the subject matter of the academic award of the apprenticeship and be sponsored by their employer.
Apprenticeship applicants will have:
Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
We welcome equivalent qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Applications can only be made through the sponsoring employer. The university will consider all such applications and will have the final decision whether to accept the candidate for entry to the programme.
Accreditation of relevant experiential learning will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Typically, candidates will be invited for an interview to explore the nature of their apprenticeship, their existing skills, knowledge and behaviours and their individual learning plan (ILP).
Mode | Duration | Start date | Application code | Application method |
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Mode Part-time |
Duration 3 years exc. EPA |
Start date September |
Application code 5700 |
Application method |
An Apprenticeship Standard is comprised of a programme of study, an End Point Assessment and on-the-job learning. This means that in addition to meeting academic requirements, you’ll need to be employed in a role related to your apprenticeship. The process of applying depends on whether you have an employer to sponsor (and support) you.
If you are employed and your employer has confirmed they will support your apprenticeship:
You are welcome to submit an application via our application system. You’ll need to provide details of your employment/employer as part of the application. You’ll also need to ensure you and your employer meet the requirements – find out who can be an apprentice to see if you meet the entry requirements and employer commitments to find out more about your employer’s role.
If you are not employed:
If you’re a prospective apprentice, you can find out more about who can be an apprentice on our student pages.
If you’re an employer, you can find information about the employer commitments and further related information on the related pages for business.
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Home/EU applicants
Home/EU postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system.
Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
International applicants should use our international application system. Full details can be found on our How to apply section for international students.
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Your application will be circulated to a number of potential supervisors who will look at your academic qualifications, experience and the research proposal to decide whether your research interest is something that could be supervised at LSBU.
There will also be an interview either by telephone or at the University. If you are successful you will be offered a place on a course and informed of the next enrolment date. The whole process normally takes between six to eight weeks, from receipt of your application to a decision being made about your application at the School.
There are steps the apprentices, the employer and the University need to complete before you start your course. Take a look at the steps to be completed in the New Students: Apprentices section. Employers may also like to look at our steps to offering an apprenticeship.
We help our students prepare for university even before the semester starts. To find out when you should apply for your LSBU accommodation or student finance read the How to apply tab for this course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
The individual fee for this course is shown above. For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 226 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
We have a range of PhD Scholarships available in partnership with businesses and organisations; read notices of PhD studentships.
The cost of the apprenticeship is paid fully by the employer (sometimes part funded by the government) through apprenticeship levy. The apprenticeship levy is a pot of money some companies pay into, which all businesses have access to spend on the training costs of apprenticeships. Companies fall into two categories: levy-payers (who pay into the pot) and non-levy payers (who do not). You can find out more in our Levy and Funding section, specifically for employers
The apprentice does not contribute toward the cost of study.
Apprenticeship standards are all assigned a funding band by the Government – these funding bands are the maximum amount the Government will fund via the levy towards a given apprenticeship standard. There are currently 30 funding bands ranging from £1,000 to £27,000.
Employers with less than 50 staff sending an apprentice aged 16-18 will have 100% of the training costs paid by the government. All employers who employ an apprentice aged 16-18 on the first day of teaching will receive a £1,000 incentive from the government. You can find out more in our Levy and Funding section, specifically for employers.
You can find out the funding band for an Apprenticeship Standard on the Government website. To find out how much we are charging, please get in touch with us at apprenticeships@lsbu.ac.uk
Some modules include field with and site visits, which may be residential or outside the United Kingdom, ranging from three to five days. These are organised by the Division and students are required to contribute towards the cost. If there are any field trips or any course visits as part of your course, we will let you know in good time.
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