Bachelor of Science in Management

Course Description

Communication, leadership and decision-making skills are but a few of the traits required to become an effective manager. This Bachelor of Science in Management will equip you with the knowledge and technical skills you will need to excel in a variety of management careers.

The programme will take you through the principles of management and will help you gain an understanding of both current and emerging practices in this field. The topics you will cover include organisation studies, economics, financial management, project management and work psychology, amongst others.

The programme prepares students for a career in management related-posts by developing knowledge and understanding of management discipline, encouraging critical investigation in related topics and developing independent personal development skills.

The overall course objectives are:

Knowledge:

• Critically reflect on and appraise the utility of management theory, management functions, roles, systems and applications.
• Analyse management approaches in relation to managing projects and finance.
• Evaluate the importance of Leadership in managing fast-paced business world in the context of leadership theory.
• Analyse the forces that lie behind the economics for business in socio-political context.
• Interpret management models and their application in the business settings.
• Evaluate the importance and effects of sociological trends and ethics on management.

Skills:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of management theory in relation to managing functions, roles and systems in private and public sector.
• Assess current issues and developments in the subject of management in relation to finance and project management theories.
• Critically analyse and apply leadership theories at your workplace.
• Apply research and management theories to practice.
• Apply knowledge of effects and impacts of new sociological trends and ethics in own workplace.
• Communicate management solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Competences:

• Evaluate and apply subject specific knowledge of the organisation including project management and work psychology.
• Demonstrate creativity and initiative in developing projects, processes and people in the contexts requiring complex problem solving.
• Assess a functionality of existing approaches towards managing finance and financial accounting.
• Critically examine the development of the management functions, roles, and systems.
• Develop, design and implement an undergraduate research project that integrates relevant literature and appropriate methodologies with the purpose of addressing specific issues.
• Have developed those learning skills that are necessary to continue to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
• Critically analyse the economic and societal changes in the context of management theory.
• Demonstrate administrative, problem solving and team management skills.

Entry Requirements

Candidates who apply for this course must possess:

• a qualification at MQF Level 4 (one ‘A’ Level or equivalent in any subject)
• a pass in English* and Mathematics at MQF Level 3 (‘O’ Level or equivalent)

* Students whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.

Target Audience

This course is targeted at people who wish to have a thorough background in management in order to progress further in their careers, such as: 

• Supervisors 
• Coordinators  
• Assistant Managers  
• Junior Managers 
• Middle Managers  
• Project Coordinators /Project Managers  

Career Paths

The programme aims to help you progress from first–level supervisory positions to higher managerial roles such as:

• Manager
• Senior Manager
• Head of Department
• Director etc. of any organisation both in the private and public sector.

Modules

You are required to complete all 25 compulsory modules (180 ECTS) to fulfil the requirements of this degree in Bachelor of Science in Management

How you’ll be assessed

The course comprises:

• Evening classes for part-time courses.
• Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
• Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
• Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.

Assessment

Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:

• Modular Assessment
• Summative Assessment

The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.