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Graduate Certificate in Business – (Grad.Cert.)
University of East London
Business School
| Application Deadline: | Various | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 6 months | Start Date: | February, June, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of East London
This is a one-semester programme aimed primarily at international students who subsequently plan to join a Masters programme at the University of East London or other UK institution who do not meet the entry criteria for those programmes. The aims of the programme are:
* To prepare graduates who do not meet the admissions requirements for direct entry to be able to study at Masters level on business/management or related programmes
* To develop participants' language, critical thinking and analytical skills to enable them to successfully complete postgraduate study.
* To prepare students without an Honours degree but with alternative qualifications and relevant work experience for Master's level study
* To be a programme for any student who meets the entry criteria for a Master's but wishes to take the Graduate Certificate (Pre-Masters) as a preparatory course for study in a UK university
The programme will consist of three new 20-credit taught modules. Outline modular content is given in Table 1 for a more complete overview of the programme.
* Business English
* Study Skills for Business
* Contemporary Business and Management
The Graduate Certificate in Business (Pre-Masters) at UEL
This programme acts primarily as a bridge programme for our Business Masters provision, targeted for you if you do not meet the current entry criteria for those programmes. The Business School offers a portfolio of Masters programmes, all including study of the internationalisation of business, such as our MSc in International Marketing Management, MSc in International Business and Management, and the MA in International Human Resource Management.
This bespoke programme is specially designed to offer the best possible preparation in order to progress onto these masters programmes. The structure has been specifically designed to allow the integration of the Business English, Study Skills for Business and Contemporary Business and Management modules. This structure allows you to maximise your learning experience across the whole programme. A further advantage is that the Business English and Study Skills modules provide double the teaching hours of most standard modules, totalling 144 hours over the Semester. This is to give you the opportunity to improve your Business English and study skills and comfortably reach the levels required for Masters study. We draw upon a fund of well established expertise in international business management from our academic staff in both the Business School and our Cass School of Education.
This programme is delivered at our newly opened, award winning, Docklands campus, whose learning facilities have been rated amongst the best in London. The programme has built in flexibility, as there is a choice of start dates each academic year.
Contents
This programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:
* Build your knowledge of concepts of business and management in an international context as well as to develop an understanding of the skills required to apply that knowledge
* Develop a range of academic and business English language and analytical skills
* Develop communication skills and the ability to assume a variety of team and leadership roles
* Develop the skills to be able to collect, analyse and synthesise qualitative and quantitative information from across a range of business areas, in order to support the decision-making process
* Develop your overall English language base to reach the standard required for postgraduate studies, with a focus on business English and vocabulary
* Enable you to adapt to a different academic culture and way of learning
* Develop your ability to become a more independent learner
* Improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in a British academic context
What will you learn?
Knowledge
* Demonstrate an understanding of the key business and management concepts
* An appreciation of emerging issues in international business and management
* Demonstrate an understanding of the functional aspects of a business, such as Human Resources, Marketing and Finance
* Recognise the interdependencies of these different business functions, organisational strategies and the business environment
* Produce complex grammatical structures and know how to use them accurately and appropriately in a wide range of business contexts
Thinking skills
* Critically reflect upon the various alternatives that have to be considered in the decision-making process
* Conduct secondary research on identified issues and to analyse and evaluate the findings
* Engage effectively in a variety of interactive situations
* Adapt to the requirements of a new academic environment, such as critical thinking/reading in order to formulate an argument
Subject-Based Practical skills
* Write effective business reports, responding to the needs of different stakeholders and audiences
* Integrate your business and management learning with your developing English language and study skills
Skills for life and work (general skills)
* Offer an enhanced skill set to increase employability, including planning, reflection, time management and research skills
* Undertake two-way communication with different audiences, using a range of media
* Show high levels of personal effectiveness, such as self-reflection, sensitivity to diversity and self-management
* Work effectively as a member of a team and individually
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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Register Now!Requirements
You can apply for this programme if you:
* have a third class degree, or equivalent, in virtually any discipline
* have a 3-year Diploma in a business related area from a recognised university or college with some relevant work experience for Master's level study, which could include experience gained from part-time work or from a placement/internship
* students who have successfully completed a non-Hons degree overseas
* meet the entry criteria for a Master's (see table below) but wish to take the Graduate Certificate (Pre-Masters) as a preparatory course for study in a UK university
Applicants will also require a recognised English language qualification with5.5 in IELTS overall with a minimum of 5.5 in writing and speaking or its equivalent level English language qualification.
If you have other qualifications, your application will be considered on its individual merits. Students with an IELTS score - or equivalent - lower than 5.5 may be able to attend a pre-sessional English course before beginning the programme.
All of your international qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.
Admission requirements for direct entry onto our Business Masters programmes are as follows:
(A good degree = UK Hons 2:2 or equivalent)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 5.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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