BA (Hons) in Services Management

Level 1 comprises 10 common modules within all UCTI management awards. The Legal, Business Environment, and Computing and IT in the Workplace modules provide you with a context within which Business operates.

The Business and Communications Skills module provides the skills and competence that will be used throughout the course. You are introduced to the four principal functions of a business; Management, Marketing, People Management & Accounting. The importance of, and relevant skills for independent learning are also introduced. Introduction to Services Management builds on the earlier Introduction to Management by exploring the specific issues involved in managing services. The module Introduction to Travel & Tourism provides the necessary pre-requisites for later modules.

The Organisational & Customer Value modules provide a common input to other management courses in the Programme. However the other modules consider various services application sectors (Professional Services Management, Tourism, Recreation, and Financial Services) and their integrated management as well as important areas of business for services management including Advertising and Public Relations, Research Methods, and B2B Marketing.

You may, if you wish, take the option of a work placement before the start of Level 3.

The emphasis here is on Strategy and Marketing together with modules that deal with issues which are particularly prominent in services management such as Performance Management, Customer Relationships, People Management and high people contact applications such as Retailing, Conferences, Exhibitions and Events. The Project further develops the academic and practical aspects of your areas of study and reinforces your independent learning skills.