Degree Programme in Business Management, Multimodal implementation: MLITA18
Code: MLITA18
- Degree title
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Credits
- 210 ects
- Duration
- 3.5 years (210 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2018
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Descriptions
PROFILE OF THE PROGRAMME
The Degree Programme in Business Management leads to the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). The length of the programme is 210 ECTS credits (3.5 years). The purpose of the degree programme is that students know the content, meaning and different areas of business operations. They are able to apply their knowledge and skills in practical business tasks and they are also able to assess and develop business operations.
In the basic studies, students learn about the foundations of business management and acquire skills to work in the various areas of business.
In professional studies students acquire the knowledge and skills they need to work as experts in a specific area of business in Finland and abroad. Expertise can be described as competence profiles that students have having completed their studies. The student may focus on a particular area of competence or combine studies from different areas in accordance with his/her personal career objectives.
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
The implementation of the curriculum focuses on experiential learning. In the learning process theoretical information is processed on the basis of concrete learning experiences. Self-evaluation is used to understand various phenomena and develop new ways of doing things.
The basic studies in business are integrated with the running of an enterprise, and learning is based on practical tasks. The professional studies involve planning and research assignments commissioned by a company, case studies and projects.
The basic studies in business are integrated with the running of a virtual enterprise, and learning is based on practical tasks. The professional studies involve planning and research assignments commissioned by a company, case studies and projects.
Studies are flexible and may be conducted as part of a project in accordance with student's personal curriculum. It is also possible for students to integrate their studies in the development of their own enterprise. Students may also complete some studies online, in which case the requirements for completing a course may differ from those described in the Study Guide.
The final thesis enables students to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned during their studies to practical problem-solving situations and the business development.
Development
Curriculum development is an ongoing process which takes into consideration the competence needs of the working life in the region, student and graduand feedback and the development work in the national networks of the field. Important sources of information for curriculum development include results of the follow-up studies of graduates, foresight information concerning technological development and changes in the operational environment as well as the SeAMK RDI work and its results.
Objective
Bachelors of Business Administration that have graduated from the Degree Programme in Business Management have an overall picture of business operations and know business processes. They have initiative as well as good teamwork, communication and interaction skills. They are able to look for and analyse information needed in business. They can apply their theoretical knowledge and develop business operations. They know how to take profitability into consideration in their work. They can communicate in at least one foreign language in professional contexts. They are able to operate as independent entrepreneurs and in tasks of business expertise.
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| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | Autumn 2018 | Spring 2019 | Autumn 2019 | Spring 2020 | Autumn 2020 | Spring 2021 | Autumn 2021 | 1. / 2018 | 2. / 2018 | 3. / 2019 | 4. / 2019 | 5. / 2019 | 1. / 2019 | 2. / 2019 | 3. / 2020 | 4. / 2020 | 5. / 2020 | 1. / 2020 | 2. / 2020 | 3. / 2021 | 4. / 2021 | 5. / 2021 | 1. / 2021 | 2. / 2021 |
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| MLITA16-1062 |
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK
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20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1063 |
Building competence
(Choose all ) |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YPO1A2 | Study and working life skills | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YPO2A2 | Internationalization Skills | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YPO3A3 | Communication Skills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YPO4A3 | ICT Skills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1064 |
Business and entrepreneurship competence
(Choose all ) |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| XX00BE90 | Business and Entrepreneurship | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| XX00BE91 | SeAMK Innovation Week | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1065 |
Research and project work skills
(Choose all ) |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YPO1C2 | Introduction to Research and Development | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YPO2C3 | Introduction to Project Work | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1066 |
PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC BASIC STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07APLA010 | Basics of accounting | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LT00BE33 | Basics of Marketing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYA101 | Customer Service as a Success Factor | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07APOM126 | Basics of operations management | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07APOI010 | Basics of law | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYP106 | Basics of Business Mathematics | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYP105 | Introduction to Economics | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LT00BE97 | Planning and Starting up a Business | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1067 |
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA18-1000 |
Professional studies common to all
(Choose all ) |
22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYA103 | Financial Managament of an Enterprise | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYA102 | Contracts and liability for debts of a company | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVATH102 | Labour Law and Payroll Management | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYA104 | Organisational Behaviour and Leadership | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LT00BE35 | Internationalization of business | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYA106 | ICT Skills Follow-up Course | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1068 |
Financial and operational planning
(Choose all ) |
19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVATH101 | Competent Book-Keeper | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVATH203 | Company Law | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVATH301 | Company and Personal Taxation | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVATH201 | Preparing Financial Statements | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVATH501 | Budgeting as a Management Tool | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1069 |
Marketing Competence
(Choose all ) |
15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LT00BE39 | Planning Integrated Marketing Communications | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVAMA403 | Brand Management | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LT00BE37 | Sales | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVAMA503 | Service Management and Marketing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1070 |
Management and Supervisory Work
(Choose all ) |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVALK202 | Strategic management | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVALK301 | Human Resource Management | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LTVALK303 | Competence Management | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1071 |
Extending Business Competence
(Choose all ) |
9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07BVIE002 | Strategic Corporate Communications | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LT00BE34 | Business Digitalization | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVALK402 | Generating growth business | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1072 |
LANGUAGE STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07AYRU022 | Business Swedish | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07CYRU112 | Swedish business communication | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIRKARUKI | Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIRKARUSU | Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYKEN101 | English at Work 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTYKEN102 | English at Work 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1073 |
Alternative Language Studies
(Choose ects: 3 ) |
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1074 |
Professional Studies in Accordance with Personal Curriculum
(Choose ects: 10 ) |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1075 |
ELECTIVE STUDIES
(Choose ects: 10 ) |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVVO101 | Swedish preparatory course | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTVVO102 | English, preparatory course | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1076 |
BACHELOR'S THESIS AND MATURITY TEST
(Choose all ) |
20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5B00BU29 | Business Research Methods | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTHA108 | Academic Writing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07FYOT20 | Thesis | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07CPTU025 | Thesis seminar | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07FY0T100 | Maturity Examination | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLITA16-1077 |
PRACTICAL TRAINING
(Choose all ) |
30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KD07HYTH120 | Practical Training | 30 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 210 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 14 | 14 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 15 | 15 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
General competencies (Bachelor’s Degrees)
Business Management, SME competencies
|
1 Business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: |
| Business and Entrepreneurship |
| SeAMK Innovation Week |
| Introduction to Project Work |
| Basics of accounting |
| Basics of Marketing |
| Customer Service as a Success Factor |
| Basics of operations management |
| Basics of law |
| Introduction to Economics |
| Planning and Starting up a Business |
| Business Swedish |
| Swedish business communication |
| English at Work 1 |
| English at Work 2 |
| Swedish preparatory course |
| English, preparatory course |
|
2 Advanced business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration has in-depth knowledge of a specialised area of business (marketing, accounting, business administration and entrepreneurship, online services, international business) in accordance with his/her personal curriculum |
| Planning and Starting up a Business |
| Financial Managament of an Enterprise |
| Contracts and liability for debts of a company |
| Labour Law and Payroll Management |
| Organisational Behaviour and Leadership |
| Internationalization of business |
| Competent Book-Keeper |
| Company Law |
| Company and Personal Taxation |
| Preparing Financial Statements |
| Budgeting as a Management Tool |
| Planning Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Brand Management |
| Sales |
| Service Management and Marketing |
| Strategic management |
| Human Resource Management |
| Competence Management |
| Strategic Corporate Communications |
| Business Digitalization |
| Generating growth business |
|
3 Methodical business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration |
| Introduction to Research and Development |
| Basics of Business Mathematics |
| ICT Skills Follow-up Course |
| Academic Writing |
| Thesis |
| Thesis seminar |
|
4 Applied business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: - knows how to apply the theories of business economics and has the ability of creative problem solution, e.g. during one's practical training, project studies, and thesis writing process |
| SeAMK Innovation Week |
| Thesis |
| Thesis seminar |
| Maturity Examination |
| Practical Training |
| Not grouped |
| Study and working life skills |
| Internationalization Skills |
| Communication Skills |
| ICT Skills |
| Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written |
| Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral |
| Business Research Methods |
Bachelor’s Degree studies
| Code | Name | Credits (cr) |
|---|---|---|
| MLITA16-1062 |
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK
(Choose all ) |
20 |
| MLITA16-1063 |
Building competence
(Choose all ) |
10 |
| YPO1A2 | Study and working life skills | 2 |
| YPO2A2 | Internationalization Skills | 2 |
| YPO3A3 | Communication Skills | 3 |
| YPO4A3 | ICT Skills | 3 |
| MLITA16-1064 |
Business and entrepreneurship competence
(Choose all ) |
5 |
| XX00BE90 | Business and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| XX00BE91 | SeAMK Innovation Week | 2 |
| MLITA16-1065 |
Research and project work skills
(Choose all ) |
5 |
| YPO1C2 | Introduction to Research and Development | 2 |
| YPO2C3 | Introduction to Project Work | 3 |
| MLITA16-1066 |
PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC BASIC STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
30 |
| KD07APLA010 | Basics of accounting | 5 |
| LT00BE33 | Basics of Marketing | 4 |
| LTYA101 | Customer Service as a Success Factor | 3 |
| KD07APOM126 | Basics of operations management | 2 |
| KD07APOI010 | Basics of law | 4 |
| LTYP106 | Basics of Business Mathematics | 3 |
| LTYP105 | Introduction to Economics | 4 |
| LT00BE97 | Planning and Starting up a Business | 5 |
| MLITA16-1067 |
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
100 |
| MLITA18-1000 |
Professional studies common to all
(Choose all ) |
22 |
| LTYA103 | Financial Managament of an Enterprise | 4 |
| LTYA102 | Contracts and liability for debts of a company | 3 |
| LTVATH102 | Labour Law and Payroll Management | 5 |
| LTYA104 | Organisational Behaviour and Leadership | 4 |
| LT00BE35 | Internationalization of business | 3 |
| LTYA106 | ICT Skills Follow-up Course | 3 |
| MLITA16-1068 |
Financial and operational planning
(Choose all ) |
19 |
| LTVATH101 | Competent Book-Keeper | 3 |
| LTVATH203 | Company Law | 3 |
| LTVATH301 | Company and Personal Taxation | 5 |
| LTVATH201 | Preparing Financial Statements | 4 |
| LTVATH501 | Budgeting as a Management Tool | 4 |
| MLITA16-1069 |
Marketing Competence
(Choose all ) |
15 |
| LT00BE39 | Planning Integrated Marketing Communications | 6 |
| LTVAMA403 | Brand Management | 3 |
| LT00BE37 | Sales | 3 |
| LTVAMA503 | Service Management and Marketing | 3 |
| MLITA16-1070 |
Management and Supervisory Work
(Choose all ) |
10 |
| LTVALK202 | Strategic management | 3 |
| LTVALK301 | Human Resource Management | 4 |
| LTVALK303 | Competence Management | 3 |
| MLITA16-1071 |
Extending Business Competence
(Choose all ) |
9 |
| KD07BVIE002 | Strategic Corporate Communications | 3 |
| LT00BE34 | Business Digitalization | 3 |
| LTVALK402 | Generating growth business | 3 |
| MLITA16-1072 |
LANGUAGE STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
15 |
| KD07AYRU022 | Business Swedish | 3 |
| KD07CYRU112 | Swedish business communication | 3 |
| VIRKARUKI | Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written | 0 |
| VIRKARUSU | Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral | 0 |
| LTYKEN101 | English at Work 1 | 3 |
| LTYKEN102 | English at Work 2 | 3 |
| MLITA16-1073 |
Alternative Language Studies
(Choose ects: 3 ) |
3 |
| MLITA16-1074 |
Professional Studies in Accordance with Personal Curriculum
(Choose ects: 10 ) |
10 |
| MLITA16-1075 |
ELECTIVE STUDIES
(Choose ects: 10 ) |
10 |
| LTVVO101 | Swedish preparatory course | 2 |
| LTVVO102 | English, preparatory course | 2 |
| MLITA16-1076 |
BACHELOR'S THESIS AND MATURITY TEST
(Choose all ) |
20 |
| 5B00BU29 | Business Research Methods | 3 |
| LTHA108 | Academic Writing | 2 |
| KD07FYOT20 | Thesis | 15 |
| KD07CPTU025 | Thesis seminar | 0 |
| KD07FY0T100 | Maturity Examination | 0 |
| MLITA16-1077 |
PRACTICAL TRAINING
(Choose all ) |
30 |
| KD07HYTH120 | Practical Training | 30 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.