Specialist Business Courses

Accounting & FinanceConstructionProperty FashionTourismMusic

EntrepreneurshipHuman ResourcesBusiness Information Systems Sarah Watkinson-Yull BA Business Management with Entrepreneurship, 2013 Creative Director, Yull ltd

Accounting & Finance Accounting BSc Honours Conceptual and applied aspects of accounting; management processes, commercial awareness and key accounting functions Finance BSc Honours Conceptual and applied aspects of finance and specialist; functions such as risk, corporate governance, securities, banking, legal compliance and corporate financial management accounting with management processes and accounting functions

Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management BSc Hons The value and financial management of construction projects. Includes costs, contracts, construction techniques and procurement over the project life cycle. Construction Management BSc Honours The planning, direction, co-ordination and budgeting of construction projects, through new build, refurbishment, maintenance and, increasingly design Property and Construction

Property and Planning BSc Honours The valuation, development, planning and regeneration of property, and investment in property markets, with a particular emphasis on town planning and the planning process. Real Estate BSc Honours The buying, selling, valuation, appraisal, development, planning and management of property portfolios and investment in property markets. Property and Planning

Tourism & Events Management BA Honours Tourism with a focus on events. It combines the practical elements of events management with the understanding of the impact and role in developing destinations, including an international perspective. Tourism & Planning Management BA Honours The planning, development and regeneration of destinations combined with the role of government policy and the contribution tourism makes to the built environment. Tourism

Fashion Buying Management BA Honours Focuses on the profitable development, sourcing and selection of a range of products with key commercial business skills for the fashion industry. Fashion Merchandise Management BA Honours Knowledge of the process from product inception and development to product placement and the key commercial business skills for the fashion industry as well as placements available. Fashion Marketing & Promotion BA Honours Brings together the creative and increasing digital elements in an ever changing fashion industry to help drive marketing, promotion strategy across multiple customer touch points. Fashion Business Courses

This course combines: Production - score, performance, digital and recording technology Business - marketing, repertoire, entrepreneurship, publishing and rights management Sociology - music culture, audiences, live and recorded music 3 year full-time Work placement or internship part of the course Live performance and pitching BBC (280 UCAS points) / IB 28 points / DMM for BTEC National Diploma / Access or Foundation considered or experience in industry Commercial Music BA Hons*

The organisational activities concerned with recruiting and selecting, designing work for, training and developing, appraising and rewarding, directing, motivating and managing workers 3 or 4 year full-time Work placement or internship opportunities Accredited by CIPD to Level 5 on Learning & Development BBC (300 UCAS points) / IB 28 points / DDM for BTEC National Diploma / Access or Foundation considered Human Resource Management BA Honours

Create a viable business, set-up a team company, coaching and mentoring, leadership and external business environment 3 year full-time Learn by doing, project orientated throughout, pitch business ideas BBC (280 UCAS points) / IB 28 points / DMM for BTEC National Diploma / Access or Foundation considered or experience in industry Entrepreneurship BA Hons

Course Structure Team Company Set up Running Team Development Knowledge & skills through coaching Project Management Self Awareness Personal Development Individual Entrepreneurship Effectiveness

Skills Development INDIVDIUAL Self-directed learning Self-leadership Self- management – leadership and time Recognising, creating and evaluating opportunities – continual research Personal creativity Information processing and IT skills Selling and negotiating Communicating Embracing change TEAM DEVELOPMENT Coaching Team learning Leading teams Leading projects Managing change Negotiating and influencing Networking ENTRPEPRENEURIAL & BUSINESS External environmental scamming – research, analysis, opportunities Business information – research, evaluating, employing Sales, marketing and brand management Operations Management IT and financial systems and packages – selecting and managing Innovation skills

Examples of Assessments Essays IND Project Work Group Project WorkReports In class testsPortfolios Posters / drawingsPresentations Recordings / PerformanceExams Video diary / Blogs Field Trips Accounting & Finance  Property & Construction  Fashion Business  Tourism  Music  Business Information Systems  HRM  Entrepreneurship 

Key points for personal statements Demonstrate their knowledge and interest Specialist courses require attention to detail Fewer examples but better explained Get to the point Action words and active verbs Business courses focus on skills for the workplace Examples of relevant skills Is it relevant? Don’t oversell yourself Its not quantity but quality of information we are looking for Business is topical and current Students need to be aware of news and current affairs

TASTER DAY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP BA HONOURS Date/s available: Wednesday 18 November 2015 Wednesday 25 November 2015 Wednesday 9 December 2015 Wednesday 20 January 2016 Wednesday 10 February 2016 Wednesday 20 April 2016 Wednesday 5 May 2016 Time:1.30pm pm Location: Room M207, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS View map Bookinghttp:// taster-event