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Summer School - Principles of Business and Management, 2022, University of Sussex, UK

Publish Date: Apr 07, 2022

Deadline: May 30, 2022

Event Dates: from Jun 27, 2022 12:00 to Jul 15, 2022 12:00

This module introduces you to relevant concepts to provide an understanding of the business environment. This module is suited for all, you will only require an interest in understanding business environments and the issues affecting contemporary business. This module sets the scene and provides a platform for future study as well as helping you to appreciate the interconnected nature of business organisations, the environment in which they operate, and the people involved.
Through collaborative team-based activities, you will show an ability to engage in a critical discussion of issues affecting contemporary business and analyse a selected organisation’s approach to a selected managerial process. Topics and concepts may include – Organisational Structure, Management Theory, Corporate Social Responsibility and the culture and ethics of business organisations.
The module will help you contextualise the study of organisations and should give you the capability to analyse organisation and management issues in a contemporary setting. You will also work collaboratively in team-based activities providing networking opportunities throughout the module. This module may include in-class simulations, where you evaluate the success of a selected organisation’s market performance.
The Business School has been awarded Top 10 in the UK for Business and Economics (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020) and 3rd in the UK for annual research income (Chartered Association of Business Schools 2018)

Target group
This module is suited for all, you will only require an interest in understanding business environments and the issues effecting contemporary business. This module sets the scene and provides a platform for future study as well as helping you to appreciate the interconnected nature of business organisations, the environment in which they operate, and the people involved.

Course aim

  • - Display understanding of a range of reliable and relevant concepts underlying the study of contemporary business and management
  • - Show an ability to engage in a critical discussion of issues affecting contemporary business
  • - Analyse a selected organisation's approach to a selected managerial process
  • - Evaluate the success of a selected organisation's performance in its undertaking of a selected managerial process

Credits info: 15 EC
All our modules have been formally approved for 15 Sussex credits; equivalent to 7.5 ECTS or 3-4 US credits. This means that your study at Sussex over the summer can count towards your degree.

Fee info
GBP 2420: The full cost of one 3-week Undergraduate Summer School session will be £2420. If you wish to study for both sessions then you can do so.

This is made up of:
Tuition fees of £1655 per session include:

  • All teaching and assessment for one module of study. Where field trips or course excursions are required then the cost of this is included in the tuition fee, however travel costs may be required
  • A minimum of 150 study hours, with a minimum of 40 hours class/teaching contact hours
  • Modules formally approved for 15 Sussex credits, equivalent to 7.5 ECTS or 3 – 4 US credits
  • A transcript of studies upon successful completion of the module (including meeting all attendance and assessment requirements).

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Disciplines

Business

Business Administration

Management

Project Management

Study Levels

BA

Graduate

MA

Master’s

Undergraduate

Eligible Countries

International

Host Countries

United Kingdom