BA (Hons) Business Management (Graduate Apprenticeship) at Edinburgh Napier University

Programme overview

A four-year BA (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship in which apprentices study business management alongside their job, with learning applied to real workplace projects. It is mapped for dual accreditation with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), so graduates can also receive a Level 5 Diploma in Management & Leadership, and offers a Hospitality and Tourism track.

Faculty: The Business School | Duration: 4 years (day release, full-time) | Study mode: day release, full-time; graduate apprenticeship | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Behavioural Studies, Applied Skills for Business, Principles of Economics, Marketing 1, Accounting for Business. Year 2: Introduction to HRM, Creativity, Innovation and Enterprise, Managerial Finance. Years 3-4: Strategic Management in a Global Context, International Business, Operations Management, Leadership in Organisations, Digital Business and Innovation, with Professional Practice modules each year and a final-year project dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to become professional managers or leaders responsible for projects, people and services in their employing organisation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be employed in the same field as the subject area, be 16 or older (some employers require 18+), have the right to live and work permanently in the UK and be ordinarily resident in Scotland. Standard entry: four SQA Highers at BBBB (National 5 grade C in Maths/Lifeskills Maths/Applications of Maths and English if not taken at Higher); or a Foundation Apprenticeship in a relevant subject at SCQF Level 6 plus two Highers; or a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 6-7 in a related discipline; or HNC with C in the graded unit in a related discipline; or recognition of prior learning (RPL). Minimum offer: BCCC plus National 5 grade C in Maths and English; adjusted offers under the Contextual Admissions Policy. Year 2 entry: HNC (Administration and IT, Business, Business & Finance, HRM, Management, Marketing or Marketing Communication) with grade C in the SCQF level 7 graded unit, or Advanced Highers BBC, or RPL. Year 3 entry: 240 SCQF credits with at least 120 at SCQF 8 (e.g. HND grade B in a related discipline) or RPL. At least 1 year of relevant work experience evidenced by CV and employer reference is expected for work-experience routes. International English: if English is not your first language, minimum IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each of the four components.

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/apprenticeships/become-a-graduate-apprentice

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