Study Management and graduate with a university degree

Management essentially combines Business Studies and Management Science. It equips you with two things: a broad understanding of business today and the practical management skills with which to become an effective manager.

You’ll gain an understanding of the internal functions and structures of organisations, as well as the contexts within which business operates. You’ll develop the analytical skills needed both to solve a range of management problems and to competently use a number of management software packages.

You will also develop your individual skills of critical thinking, teamwork and leadership; be competent in analysing quantitative data; and have the communication skills vital for translating good ideas into action.

Year 1

Highers BBBB.
A-levels BBC.
IB Diploma with a total of 32 points.
HNC or HND with Bs in graded units.

Access courses and other UK/EU and international qualifications are also welcomed.

Year 2

A-levels or Advanced Highers ABB to include Business Studies/Management.
Scottish HND in related subjects with Bs in graded units.

Year 3

Applicants with an HND in Business will be considered on an individual basis with a good academic profile.

General entrance requirements apply.

International students can study our Undergraduate Certificate if they do not possess the necessary entrance requirements to be admitted directly to the first year of an undergraduate degree course.

Other information

If examinations are taken over two sittings, or there are repeats or upgrades, the entrance requirements may be higher.

Required subjects

English Standard Grade (2), Intermediate 2 (C), GCSE (C) or equivalent.
Mathematics Standard Grade (3), Intermediate 2 (C), GCSE (C) or equivalent.

information on possible sources of funding

Full-time (three modules per semester).
Part-time (one or two modules per semester).
February entry also available.

You will take Management plus two other subjects in Year 1.

Semesters 1 - 3

A sequence of three general management modules is studied in common with Business Studies, Human Resource Management and Marketing.

These modules establish the foundation required in all management-related subjects, including an understanding of factory operations, the motivation of staff and basic statistical analysis.

Semesters 4 - 8

A sequence of compulsory core modules provides theory and applications of management planning and decision making. These are supported by optional elective modules in a range of business and management topics.

Semester 4

You will study Organisational Behaviour and Operations Management and choose one elective module from a range of business, management and information technology modules.

Semester 5

You will study the core modules of International Business and Modelling for Management, and can study optional elective modules in:

• Entrepreneurship
• Quality Planning and Analysis
• Public Management
• Management of the Environment

Semester 6

All students take Management Information Systems and Project Management modules. You can study optional elective modules which may include:

• Entrepreneurship
• European Business
• Public Management
• The Business Challenge

Semester 7

You will study the core module of Strategic Management and undertake a case studies module in Management Science. You can also study an optional elective module similar to those offered in Semester 5.

Semester 8

You will work on an Honours project and dissertation.

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, computer-based workshops and case studies are supplemented by occasional industrial visits. A feature of the final Honours Semester 8 is that the project can be based on a ‘business’ firm or service, in which you are encouraged to investigate a particular management problem and write a dissertation about it for assessment.

Business Studies; Human Resource Management; Management Science; Marketing; Retail Marketing.

You may spend Semester 6 studying abroad under the ERASMUS European exchange programme, and are also eligible for exchanges administered by the University’s Study Abroad Office to destinations in the USA, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.

Teaching provision in Business and Management has been assessed by the Scottish Funding Council and rated as ‘highly satisfactory’.

This management course develops the skills and the analytical approach in relation to business systems in a range of environments: industrial, commercial, service and public sector. Amongst these skills is the ability to assess project risk (financial, technical and commercial), take an overall systems view and to make decisions that optimise desired objectives.

A Management degree from Stirling offers a broad-based education, which is also directly relevant to the needs of companies today. Some graduates work for consultancies offering specialist skills, whilst others enter general line management, planning or business analysis. Management graduates have traditionally been able to choose from a wide variety of responsible, well-paid careers on completion of their degree.