Business Management and Information Systems

In this degree programme you will learn how to apply appropriate management principles and software to systematically manage information and communicate effectively. The professional and technical skills you develop are highly valued by employers, who know that they can enhance an organisation's performance and help it to meet its goals. 

The programme examines the role of information systems in the business environment, explores the interface between information technology and the key environmental factors, political, economic, and social, that constrain an organisation's activities. The core functions of business are also dealt with including communication, management and accounting.

Why study Business Management and Information Systems at Chester?

The Foundation Degree is a distinctive award with a strong vocational element, concentrating on the internal and external influences that affect the business and management environment. A range of practical, theoretical and contemporary modules are offered. These have been designed in consultation with employers and professional bodies to ensure a high level of knowledge, skills and attributes are gained to enhance career prospects.

The award has a work based approach to its teaching, therefore providing an opportunity to enrich academic and vocational abilities through the application of knowledge to actual 'live' situations and case studies. This approach is enhanced by the valuable inclusion of a module at the end of each level that is a project based on an investigation (Level 4) and an implementation (Level 5) focused on the issues identified in the work environment.

The Foundation Degree qualification will empower you to be more effective and efficient as a user of information systems, communication and management principles.

On successful completion of this part-time programme, you will receive a Foundation Degree Science (FDSc) in Business Management and Information Systems. 

Upon successful completion of the Foundation Degree, students can 'top-up', reading the final year of a BSc Honours or BA honours degree programme.

Features:                                

• Delivered by Blended Learning; online learning is combined with intermittent face to face sessions at the campus. This facilitates effective management of time to improve skills and productivity without disrupting work.
• Upon successful completion, you can 'top-up' to an Honours Degree.