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Kent Business School at Medway
Strong reputation for delivering high quality undergraduate degrees that really enhance your employability
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Kent Business School has been operating at the Medway campus since 2005 and we are now located in the award-winning Medway Building. In just a few years, the Business School has established a strong reputation for the delivery of high-quality undergraduate programmes that equip students with essential employability skills and experience.
We have excellent links with regional and national employers, and all our courses offer the chance for students to gain substantial employment experience in high-quality work placements and voluntary jobs that really go a long way to develop and enhance employability.
- BA(hons) Accounting & Management
- BA(hons) Business Studies with
a Year in Industry
- BA(hons) Business Studies (Tourism) with a Year in Industry
Students at Kent Business School at Medway enjoy the best of both worlds as part of the University of Kent's international community with all the resources that can offer, as well as being located on a smaller and more personalised campus.
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From the moment students start with us, our efforts are focused on helping them gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to thrive in an increasingly competitive workplace. Work placements, volunteering opportunities, the student-led Business Society, guest speakers, student enterprise, careers workshops, and work-based projects all contribute to students’ experience of applying academic theory to real business situations.
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|BA(hons) Accounting & Management
For students who wish to combine the study of accounting theory, principles and analysis with the key aspects of management practices, this programme aims to respond to the needs and expectations of the modern accountancy and management professions in which students take a mixture of Financial and Management accounting modules alongside Business and Management options. You also have the option of doing a Professional Work Placement and companies who have participated in recent years include British Energy, BP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, KPMG, Lloyds TSB and Unilever, as well as corporations in New York, Kyoto, Dubai and Barcelona.
Why choose the BA(hons) Accounting & Management programme
- 19th in the UK (3rd in the South East) for Accounting and Finance (Complete University Guide 2012 and the Times Good University Guide, 2012)
- 4th in the UK for Finance and 13th in the UK for Accounting for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey, 2011)
- 4th in the UK (and 2nd in the South East) for Accounting and Finance for graduating students' employment prospects (Complete University Guide 2012)
- 6th for ‘Satisfied with the Course’ and 13th for ‘Satisfied with the Feedback’ in the UK for Business and Management (Guardian University Guide, 2012)
- 20th in the UK for Finance for Assessment & Feedback (National Student Survey, 2011)
- 19th in the UK for Accounting students graduating with a 1st or 2:1 in 2010
- 85% of Kent Finance and Accounting students were employed in graduate level jobs within 6 months of graduating in 2010 (National Student Survey, 2011)
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BA(hons) Business Studies with a Year in Industry
This programme covers a blend of academic theories and methodologies together with hands-on practical experience and real industry insight. You will explore a wide range of exciting and challenging business topics including the global business environment, economics, accountancy, marketing, strategy, operations management, human resource management and quantitative skills.
Why choose the BA(hons) Business Studies programme
- 5th in the UK for Business & Management graduating students' employment prospects (Guardian University Guide, 2012)
- 4th in the UK for Business Studies for overall student satisfaction (Complete University Guide, 2012)
- 13th in the UK for Assessment and Feedback for Business and Management (Guardian University Guide, 2012)
- 86% overall student satisfaction in the Business Studies subject area (National Student Survey, 2011)
- 14th in the UK for Business Studies for Personal Development (National Student Survey, 2011)
a top 30 Business School in the UK (Research Assessment Exercise, 2008)
- 85% of Kent Business Studies students found employment or went onto further study within 6 months of graduating in 2010
More information about the BA(hons) Business Studies with a Year in Industry programme
BA(hons) Business Studies (Tourism) with a Year in Industry
This programme is a blend of both the study of tourism and the study of business and management. It provides you with a thorough understanding of one of the world's largest and most dynamic industries. This combination develops the necessary analytical skills that future tourism leaders will need in both the public and private sectors.
Why choose the BA(hons) Business Studies (Tourism) programme
- 5th in the UK for Business & Management graduating students' employment prospects (Guardian University Guide, 2012)
- 4th in the UK for Business Studies for overall student satisfaction (Complete University Guide, 2012)
- 13th in the UK for Assessment and Feedback for Business and Management (Guardian University Guide, 2012)
- 86% overall student satisfaction in the Business Studies subject area (National Student Survey, 2011)
- 14th in the UK for Business Studies for Personal Development (National Student Survey, 2011)
a top 30 Business School in the UK (Research Assessment Exercise, 2008)
- 85% of Kent Business Studies students found employment or went onto further study within 6 months of graduating in 2010
More information about the BA(hons) Business Studies (Tourism) with a Year in Industry programme
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