• BSc (Hons) Business and Events Management

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - NN81

4 Years - N1N8

They dominate the media, fill transport systems, hotels and venues, along with delivering objectives, motivating communities and creating positive impacts.

The events industry is experiencing momentous global growth. The UK events sector currently contributes over £39.1 bn to the economy, thus driving continual demand for specialist graduates, who not only understand both the theories of business and events management but are also equipped with practical experience. Hosting events matters, but not simply because of the money spent in the local economy whilst the event is taking place. Major events focus the world’s attention on one location – increasing people’s interest in visiting, studying or investing there.

This degree has been designed to prepare graduates for the Business and Events sector. It blends both academic practice with the study of core business skills and management concepts along with a live project. This synthesis allows students to develop and apply their knowledge, understanding and expertise. In completing this course, students will be able to understand the career specialism that reflects their interests and abilities, identify career pathways and the professional expectation to achieve them.

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• BSc (Hons) Business and Hospitality Management

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - 1N22

4 Years - NN11

OVERVIEW

Driving continual demand for specialist graduates, who both understand the theories of business and have practical experience of this fast paced workplace, Employment in the UK hospitality industry continues to experience significant growth and currently accounts for over 9% of the UK’s total employment, as well as contributing 10% of the UK’s total GDP.

The structure of this degree enables an understanding and evaluation of business concepts of management, whilst preparing graduates for the hospitality sector through the extensive use of case studies, guest speakers and off-site visits. This synthesis allows students to develop their knowledge whilst gaining commercial awareness and expertise within the industry.

The campus is located in the heart of London’s thriving hospitality industry which facilitates the university’s employability team in forging strong relationships and consequent employment opportunities for students.

The hospitality industry continues to develop at a rapid rate which means there continues to be huge demand for graduates who can demonstrate an in-depth understanding of business theory as it applies to the sector, together with relevant employability skills.

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•  BSc (Hons) Business and Tourism Management

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - NN18

4 Years - NN14

OVERVIEW

Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries offering a wide range of potential career opportunities around the globe – in the UK alone, it is the largest industry, the 3rd largest export earner and worth approximately £115 billion a year.

This degree has been developed to give students the key business skills needed for a successful career in this sector. There is a particular focus on the current challenges facing the tourism industry; these include sustainability, global issues, ethical tourism, diverse competition and crisis management. Designed to unlock your potential by enhancing both your commercial awareness and specialist subject knowledge. This degree is a perfect entrance into this exciting important industry.

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• BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - NN43

4 Years - NN17

OVERVIEW

A degree in accounting and finance has long been viewed as an excellent grounding for a career in business, regardless of whether you intend to become a professionally qualified accountant or not.

For students that are already considering undertaking a professional accounting qualification, the degree has been structured to provide the maximum possible number of exemptions (9 foundations papers in total) from the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants.

Whether you want to move into auditing, financial reporting, management accounting or financial services, this could be the course for you. You’ll develop subject-specific skills alongside important transferable skills like communication, enterprise, problem solving and quantitative analysis.

The degree syllabus has also been carefully designed to combine both theoretical and practical aspects of finance and accountancy. This enables students to gain an excellent grounding in accounting and finance tools and techniques together with the wider understanding and real-world insights required by all finance professionals.

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• BSc (Hons) International Business Management

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

Timetable Delivery: Day or Evening and Weekend

UCAS Code

3 Years - N120

4 Years - N101

OVERVIEW

In an increasingly interconnected world, studying business from an international perspective makes sense for all those that seek a management career within business; whether it is a start-up microenterprise or a within a global multinational company.

In today’s international market, businesses need employees who understand globalisation, sustainability and intercultural communication. Learn more about these complex issues and its management through real-world case studies, market researched pedagogy, and a strong theoretical backbone at ARU London.

The taught modules cover all the major functional areas of business from; finance and marketing to human resources and information systems. Building on this essential core knowledge, the degree examines and develops an understanding of the cultural, ethical and interpersonal challenges that arise within today’s multicultural global business environment, from SMEs and how they compete on a global level; ethics and social responsibility; to technology and how organisations use information to support global operations and deliver competitive advantage.

The final year “Major Project” encourages you to utilise both the skills and knowledge learnt during the degree programme and combine them with current academic research that will further develop your professional expertise and career prospects.

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• BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - NM11

4 Years - NM12

Overview

The ability to recruit, motivate and manage employees effectively is considered one of the keys to success in business. Furthermore, ensuring that employees develop professionally is essential for achieving competitive advantage, given that people are one of the key resources in any business.

This degree focuses on the key role of people in a successful business. You will learn to understand the importance of the people behind the business and how they help the business prosper.

Designed to give you a thorough grounding in core business skills and concepts, the degree provides you with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of Human Resource Management, including how to source, develop, reward, and utilise employees to deliver strategic effect for organisations of all sizes and types.

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• BSc (Hons) Business and Law

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - NM11

4 Years - NM12

Overview

This intellectually stimulating degree course addresses broader aspects of the business organisation and management culture, while also providing an insight into: corporate and consumer legislation, corporate regulation and other legal aspects of business enterprise. You will be equipped with a real understanding of how legal considerations impact virtually every aspect of management activity.

Employers look for business graduates with knowledge and awareness of current issues. This course will teach you about globalisation, sustainability

and social change - allowing you to fully understand the factors affecting business. When you graduate you will have a sound appreciation of management practice, this will include: human resources, marketing, business law and information management. You will also learn the skills to analyse strategic consumer behaviour.

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• BSc (Hons) Business and Marketing

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - NN15

4 Years - NN13

Overview

People with marketing know-how are vital to just about every business or organisation.

There is always a high demand for skilled marketing graduates. Study for our honours degree and you’ll gain the skills and knowledge businesses really need, opening up your career options.

At ARUL we realise that the marketing function of an organisation is a dynamic, creative and fast moving process. The syllabus evaluates the key

marketing skills of forward thinking, communication, and originality, whilst building core knowledge in the areas of branding, brand management, market research methods, consumer behaviour and digital marketing. Our lecturers are experts in their fields and all have industry experience.

With the growing importance of the online campaign, you will also consider the role of digital marketing in marketing strategy and the key metrics for measuring effectiveness. With marketing knowledge and skills grounded in key business concepts, this degree lays the balanced foundations for a successful career.

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• LLB (Hons) Law

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - M100

Overview

Take your first step to becoming a solicitor or barrister at ARU London.

Our course will qualify you for the next stage of your legal training. On the way, you’ll learn skills that will give you a step-up in other careers, and you could be awarded a Higher Diploma in Paralegal Practice in addition to your degree.

This qualifying law degree, accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), will allow you to progress to the vocational stage of training as a solicitor or barrister.

You’ll study both academic and practical aspects of the law, which, as well as preparing you for a legal career, will give you many skills that are highly valued in other occupations. We encourage you to focus on your areas of interest and develop specialisms, such as family law, criminal law and procedure and/or civil law and litigation. In addition you will be supervised for your major undergraduate project on a legal subject of your choosing.

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• BSc (Hons) Business and Healthcare Management

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

3 Years - 1N11

4 Years - N100

Overview

The healthcare sector is the largest sector in the UK, employing over 4 million people.

The industry plays a crucial role in supporting the economy by maintaining the physical and mental health of the wider workforce. It is anticipated that around 2 million people will need to be trained and recruited before 2022 as a result of the sector’s growth.

This degree course will provide you with a range of opportunities to develop the attitudes, abilities and competences needed to work in a health and social care environment, both home and international. The course will also encourage entrepreneurship as you will have opportunities to develop skills required to analyse complex contemporary business and healthcare organisations. Business analysis is a critical factor in determining organisational options as it forms the basis for negotiating, planning and execution to deliver on organisational goals.

Employers from the healthcare sector have been directly involved in the design and development of this course. Collaborations with these sector partners are used to explore those skill sets that employers are most interested in and to constantly ensure they are embedded within the delivery of the course. You will also benefit from lecturers who have significant industry experience.

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• BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

Campus: London

Duration: 3 Years or 4 Years with Foundation

Available Starts: September, January

Tariff Points: 104 UCAS points

Institution Code: L63

Timetable Delivery: Day or Evening and Weekend

UCAS Code

3 Years - L500

4 Years - L501

Overview

It is anticipated that around 2 million people will need to be trained and recruited before 2022 as a result of the sector’s growth.

The health and social care sector is the largest sector in the UK, employing over 4 million people. The industry plays a crucial role in supporting the economy by maintaining the physical and mental health of the wider workforce.

This degree course will provide you with a range of opportunities to develop the attitudes, abilities and competences needed to work in a health and social care environment, both home and international. Today’s health and social care organisations are exciting, complex and varied, therefore, successful practitioners require innovation and resilience. This course will offer you opportunities to use real-life case studies which draw on skills such as prioritisation, negotiation and care planning.

Employers from the health and social care sector have been directly involved in the design and development of this course. Collaborations with these sector partners are used to explore those skill sets that employers are most interested in and to constantly ensure they are embedded within

the delivery of the course. You will also benefit from lecturers who have significant industry experience.

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• The Extended Study Path (Health and Social Care)

Campus: London

Duration: 4 Years

Available Starts: September, January

Institution Code: L63

UCAS Code

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (L501)

Overview

Our Extended Degrees are for students who do not meet our standard entry requirements.

The Extended Study Path (Health and Social Care) is an additional entry year available on our BSc Health and Social Care degree. The extended degree course has been specifically designed to ensure that candidates gain the skills needed to succeed at degree level. Modules help to develop skills in writing assignments, mathematics, computing, public speaking and presenting, whilst developing an understanding of the modern business world. Prospective students should expect to undertake significant amounts of reading and independent study outside of the classroom (approximately 12 hours per week during term time).

This course has particular appeal for candidates who want a change in career and candidates wanting to return to education. Our innovative courses ensure that what you learn can be practically applied to the business world as well as preparing you to tackle the academic workload of a full degree course.

• The Extended Study Path

Campus: London

Duration: 4 Years

Available Starts: September, January

Institution Code: L63

Extended Degree Course Codes

BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (NN12)

BSc (Hons) Business and Law (NM12)

BSc (Hons) Business and Marketing (NN13)

BSc (Hons) Business and Tourism (NN14)

BSc (Hons) Law and Accounting (MN11)

BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting (NN17)

BSc (Hons) International Business Management (N101)

BSc (Hons) Business and Hospitality Management (NN11)

BSc (Hons) Business and Healthcare Management (N100)

Overview

The extended degree course has been specifically designed to ensure that candidates gain the skills needed to succeed at degree level.

For students who do not meet our standard entry requirements for admission to one of our undergraduate degree courses, ARU London offers the option of an extended four year degree course.

Modules help to develop skills in writing assignments, mathematics, computing, public speaking and presenting, whilst developing an understanding of the modern business world. Prospective students should expect to undertake significant amounts of reading and independent study outside of the classroom (approximately 12 hours per week during term time).

This course has particular appeal for candidates who want a change in career and candidates wanting to return to education. Our innovative courses ensure that what you learn can be practically applied to the business world as well as preparing you to tackle the academic workload of a full degree course.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – International

Campus: London

Duration: 1 Year (Full-time) or 2 years (Part-time)

Available Starts: September, January, May

OVERVIEW

The MBA (International) programme is designed for professionals who are seeking to improve their management and leadership skills and broaden their theoretical knowledge of business and management. Over the duration of 12 or 24 months, students will acquire a deep knowledge of all the key business functions. Participants will gain a greater appreciation of the significance of the interrelationship of functional areas to the overall success of a business, in international, national and local markets. The course offers students the opportunity to study at a postgraduate level while maintaining and enhancing their contribution to their employer.

ARU London recognises that today business is conducted across international boundaries and that globalisation is a phenomenon that impacts all organisations. Therefore the focus of the course is on the specific challenges facing organisations that have global operations, or that transact business internationally. The course will also support the development of a range of transferable executive skills including: leadership; strategic decision making; problem-solving; change management, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship; finance; operations management; information systems; marketing and human resource management.

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• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Health and Social Care

Campus: London

Duration: 1 Year (Full-time) or 2 years (Part-time)

Available Starts: September, January, May

OVERVIEW

The MBA in Health and Social Care provides students with knowledge and understanding of strategic management, as well as practical insight of contemporary issues in Health and Social Care Organisations.

The complexity of modern healthcare and social care, arising from constant innovation, has been escribed as being “an order of magnitude” greater than other industries. Currently, health and social care service users increasingly demand a personalised, higher quality health care experience, whilst the threat of public sector austerity increases the pressure on providers, including the healthcare and social care supply chain, to deliver it. This postgraduate degree addresses the specific demands placed on professionals who are responsible for leading policy, strategy and services in their organisation; be it in the public, private or voluntary aided sector.

You will study the key management disciplines within a healthcare context; including business planning and finance, project and operations management, healthcare service improvement and leadership.

Whether you are a supervisor, manager, policy maker or a clinician wishing to know more about healthcare management this course will make a significant impact on your current and future career.

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• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Hospitality Management

Campus: London

Duration: 1 Year (Full-time) or 2 years (Part-time)

Available Starts: January

OVERVIEW

The objective of this MBA is to develop a new generation of hospitality professionals and executives who are able to respond effectively to the challenges of the modern hospitality sector. The course will provide you with an opportunity to develop relevant senior strategic leadership expertise and skills.

You will develop in-depth knowledge and understanding informed by current practice, scholarship and research, including critical awareness of current issues and developments in the subjects and profession. You will also gain a greater appreciation of the significance of the interrelationship of functional areas to the overall success of a business, in international, national and local markets.

Senior industry professionals were directly involved in the design and development of this course, and their desire for a combination of academic learning, work experience, and application of learning to the real world of hospitality management is reflected in the structure and content.

The course offers you the opportunity for professional development at a postgraduate level while maintaining and enhancing your contribution to your employer. This includes a range of transferable executive skills including: leadership, strategic decision making, problem-solving, change management, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, management accounting, digital marketing and modern talent management.

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• MSc International Marketing

Campus: London

Duration: 1 Year (Full-time) or 2 years (Part-time)

Available Starts: September, January, May

OVERVIEW

This course focuses on key discipline such as digital marketing, leadership and entrepreneurship applied in an international context.

This postgraduate degree is designed for marketing professionals and entrepreneurs who aim to improve their employability skills and theoretical knowledge of business and marketing. You will develop the skills and knowledge needed to develop a career in marketing.

The course has been designed for today’s modern marketer. Modules have been chosen to reflect the needs of marketing professionals specifically digital marketing; understanding the global customers and brand psychology. The course is made up of 8 modules, all covering a wide range of aspects within marketing. The strategic marketing and new venture development module will give you the practical skills to launch a new product or service onto the market, this module will be delivered in conjunction with more traditional dissertation which will develop the academic skills required of a postgraduate student.

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• MSc International Project Management

Campus: London

Duration: 1 Year (Full-time) or 2 years (Part-time)

Available Starts: September, January, May

OVERVIEW

Professional project managers are in significant demand in the United Kingdom and internationally;

The Programme Leader together with a team of multi-disciplinary academics have designed this course with the needs of modern professional project managers in mind.  This postgraduate degree course will enable you to explore project management in a wide range of contexts including long run public sector infrastructure projects and short-to-medium term projects in private sector businesses, public sector organisations and third sector (not-for-profit) organisations.  

The course focuses on practical advanced concepts, processes and techniques required to manage projects within today’s complex and constantly changing knowledge and innovation driven business environment. The course content is balanced, with critical modules on research, leadership, law, innovation, change management and an understanding of the global project management environment. This applied, practical emphasis rather than an overtly academic or theoretical approach is pivotal because the project management function is required to deliver hard, measurable, results. Thus the course emphasises the synthesis of the practical and the theoretical and students will be required to identify, evaluate, develop and practice key project management skills.

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