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for subject-related support
and pastoral guidance. It also
means students take part
in small group discussions,
allowing for complex subjects
to be broken down into more
manageable chunks.
"At Buckingham, a student
isn't a number - a student is
a person who we ensure has
everything they need to get a
good learning experience."

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Full support

Another way in which the
Business School excels is by
fully embedding employability
skills focus. There's not only
a dedicated employability
tutor, but scheduled tutorials
and skills workshops hosted
by professionals and alumni,
offering opportunities to
apply learning to real work
situations via paid microinternships, specialist projects
and volunteering opportunities.
The university offers the
following business-related
undergraduate degrees:
* Business and Management
(two- or three-year options)
* Business and Management
with a work placement year
* Marketing
* Accounting and Finance
(two- or three-year options)
* Business Enterprise

Continuing study

Buckingham Business
School offers a range of
postgraduate courses, most
of which are designed to last
a year when studied fulltime. Programmes include:
* Master in Business
Administration The new
flagship MBA offers students
the chance to work with the
expert faculty to develop
their business knowledge.
Modules include corporate
strategy, marketing and
professional effectiveness.
* Accounting and Finance
MSc Includes the study of the
core disciplines of financial

reporting, auditing and
financial risk management,
with the possibility of a
short work placement.
* Entrepreneurial
Consultancy and Practice
MSc Designed for those
planning to start their own
business, with support
from KPMG Enterprise.
* Finance and Investment
MSc Advanced training based
on the most current thinking
and industry best practice.
* Financial Service
Management MSc Designed
to develop conceptual and
analytical skills, with an
emphasis on developing
real-world decision-making.
* Management in a Service
Economy MSc Aims to equip
graduates with the ability to
create and deliver reliable
customer-centred service.
* Lean Enterprise MSc
A 22-month programme
covering accounting,
marketing, HR, IT, logistics,
design and R&D, designed
for practising managers
working in the delivery
of services or products.

FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS, THE
UNIVERSITY'S SHORT BUSINESS
COURSES CAN BE DELIVERED
ON CAMPUS, AT THE COMPANY
SITE OR AT A TRAINING VENUE
* Strategic Marketing &
Customer Experience
MSc This new course
focuses on creating great
customer experience and
building strong brands by
combining relevant theory
with practical application.

If your degree is in a non
business-related subject,
Buckingham Business School
runs a pre-master's course
designed to prepare you
for any of its postgraduate
business programmes.

Short programmes

Buckingham's Centre for
Professional & Executive
Development offers a range
of accredited part-time
and professional courses,
including Chartered

Management Institute
and Chartered Institute of
Marketing qualifications.
These include a CMI level
7 diploma in strategic
management and leadership
and the CIM diploma in
professional marketing.
For corporate clients, these
courses can be delivered at the
university, at the company's
site or at a training venue. The
programmes offer small group
teaching, a highly interactive
learning environment, a
focus on problem-solving
skills and the use of real-life
projects to make sure all
students are as ready for
work as they can possibly be.
To find out about courses and
open days, call 01280 820236
or visit buckingham.ac.uk
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