Retail Management BA (Hons)

About the course

• A Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Accredited Study Centre
• An Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) Key Educational partner
• Optional paid placement year offers experience with employers such as M&S, Toys R Us, Blacks Leisure, Faith Shoes, Avon, Sainsburys and Sportsworld

Retail businesses are filled with ambitious, forward-thinking people who enjoy creating and developing new forms of retailing, shaping our world in the process. Whatever we buy, from clothes or online games to exotic fruit and vegetables, retail businesses have to stay in tune with the latest fashions, lifestyles and shopping trends. This course is designed to equip you for a successful career in retailing. The early modules provide a sound underpinning of business knowledge. As you progress you can shape your module choices to follow your interests.

Throughout your course you will develop a range of valuable skills. By the final year you will be undertaking independent, tutor supported research in an area of retail that interests you. The NSS results show that this helps our students gain in confidence during their courses. Alongside this personal growth you will develop your analytical abilities and gain the skills needed to make a difference.

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Key facts

UCAS course code: N240

Duration: Three years full-time, four years with a placement

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

• Typical offers at 280 UCAS Points for 2012 entry. You need to study at least two subjects at A Level and have one grade B or above in one subject
• Five GCSEs at grades A–C including English Language and Maths
• International Baccalaureate: 28+ Points.

We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications.

International students:

If English is not your first language, we require an English language level of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

Teaching and assessment

Lectures, tutorials, and seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessments will include coursework (eg presentations, essays, and reports) and some end of year exams.

You will normally attend around 15 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures, tutorials etc) each week, and are expected to undertake at least 15 further hours of independent study to complete project work, research etc as required.

Course modules

First year

• Financial Decision Making
• Business Communications and Creativity
• An Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
• Understanding Organisations
• Principles of Marketing
• Marketing Information and Decision Making

Second year

• Understanding Behaviour in Organisations
• Customer Insight
• Business Law
• Marketing Communications
• Retail Business

Third year

• Strategic Marketing Management
• Retail Management Project
• Retail Marketing
• Retail Performance

Programme/Module Information Handbooks:

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Industry links and professional accreditation

• A Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Accredited Study Centre
• An Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) Key Educational partner

Work experience and placements

Optional paid placement year offers invaluable professional experience.
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Graduate careers

Retail management opens up a wide variety of career opportunities from headquarters roles such as buying and merchandising to store management roles. Most retailers recruit from management graduates and successful candidates usually obtain good salaries.

Many of our graduates gain a competitive edge in the job market by completing an optional placement year. They can be found in major UK and global companies such as Next, Tesco, Dixons, Asda, Warner Bros, Avon, IBM, L'Oreal and Ogilvy & Mather. Whatever your ambition, from travelling the world searching for the next 'must have' products, or starting up your own retail store, choosing this course can open up a career in a dynamic and fastpaced world.

Fees and funding

UK/EU Fees: £9,000

International Fees: £10,750

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Facilities

Our new £35 million building offers state-of-the-art teaching and computer lab facilities.