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campus where you are intending to spend
such a vital period of your life. We will be
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campus tour and meet members of our academic staff.
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Welcome
Founded in , the University of Buckingham holds a unique position in Higher Education in the United
Kingdom. Like other traditional universities, Buckingham is a non-profit making charity; we have a Royal
Charter which allows us to award our own degrees and to validate the teaching of Buckingham degrees
across the world. But unlike other universities, we do not take money from the government, which gives
us the freedom to choose our own path and above all to focus on the needs of our students.
Thus Buckingham has three main priorities: quality, employability, and student satisfaction.
The University
The quality o our teaching and learning is underpinned
by one o the best staff :student ratios in the world. Our
proessors teach at every level as well as engaging in
ground-breaking research. Our work is audited regularly bythe government’s Quality Assurance Agency and since our
oundation we have been supported by our own Academic
Advisory Council.
The quality o our degrees is reflected in the employability
o our students. Gaining a degree requires each student
to make a significant financial investment, and the return
on that investment is enhanced ca reer prospects. It is
significant that Buckingham graduates have among the
best employment records: the most recent statistics
show that .% o graduates are employed or in urth er
education within six months o leaving us.
It is not surprising then that Buckingham has led the
National Student Survey (an independent assessment o
student satisaction) since . It is a record o which we
are justifiably proud.
The University has just over two thousand students, about
two-thirds o whom study on campus. So it has a personal
scale: no-one is lost in the crowd and riendships are
easily made.
This prospectus will give you a snapshot o lie at
Buckingham, but the University is always changing and
growing, and we invite you to visit our website or the
most up-to-date inormation. Better still, come and visit
us. We are always delighted to meet prospective students
to discuss what Buckingham can offer you and to show
you round.
its students, so we've always put
our students first and this has
become part of our culture. We
have one of the best staff:student
ratios in the UK, which means
we know our students and can
give them genuinely individual
-year fast-track degrees give our students
an edge
.% of our
undergraduate student body is from overseas
of our graduates are employed or in further education within 6 months
Key Facts
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Our
Buckingham. London Heathrow, the UK’s
largest airport, is just miles away, and
Birmingham International and London
by car or minutes by public transport.
London Gatwick and London Stansted are
also easily reached by train or coach, with
connections oten running throughout
the night. These services will take youto either Oxord or Milton Keynes, where
Buckingham is just a short journey away.
By rail
is a -minute bus or car journey rom
Buckingham. Trains run regularly to London
and Birmingham and also to other parts o
the country, including the Midlands, North-
West England, North Wales and Scotland.
Oxord railway station is a -minute bus
journey away, and rom here you can reach
destinations in the South and South-West.
Location
For route planning and local maps visit our website:
www.buckingham.ac.uk/contact-us/directions
London
connects Oxord to Cambridge. The M and
M can be reached within hal an hour.
By coach
links Buckingham to a number o cities
and their stations, including Milton
Keynes ( minutes), Oxord ( minutes)
and Cambridge ( hours minutes).Buckingham’s bus station is a -minute
walk rom the main campus.
The Town
W e l c o m e
Buckingham is a picturesque market town. There are a number of recognisable high street names and supermarkets as well as specialist shops and traditional pubs. A market is held on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
With good transport links to Oxford and London, you are never far away from city life either. Silverstone Circuit, the home of the British Grand Prix, is close by, as well as such nationally important places as Stowe House and Gardens, Waddesdon Manor, Claydon House and Str atford-on-Avon (Shakespeare’s birthplace). Bicester outlet village offers
discounted luxury brands all year round andMilton Keynes boasts an indoor ski slope with real snow, a -screen cinema, and the most successful provincial theatre in England.
The Campus
The Campus
Our Hunter Street site, on the banks o the River GreatOuse, is home to the Schools o Business, Humanities,
Medicine, the Radcliffe and Ian Fairbairn Lecture Theatres,
and the Foundation Department. There are also halls o
residence, the newly reurbished Students’ Union building
(with Reectory, Bar and Fitness Centre), and the University
Bookshop, as well as the Registry and the main student
service departments.
Verney Park is a ten-minute walk away. Here you’ll find the
Schools o Law and Science, the Franciscan Coffee Bar,
and urther halls o residence. Our new residential site at
Moreton Road is located just to the nor th o the University.
A ree shuttle bus runs between th e sites.
Libraries
The University has two libraries, both o which haverecently been upgraded to provide increased social study
space and improved computer access. The Verney Park
library services the Law, Psychology, Computing and
Foundation departments, while the Hunter Street library
caters or all other disciplines.
Both libraries offer a loans and reerence ser vice or
hours each day during term, and there are specialist st aff
to help you during normal office hours. Opening hours are
extended during examination periods.
The libraries hold extensive subject collections (with
multiple copies o popular texts available on ‘short loan’) and a web-based library catalogue provides access to
search and user services across campus and rom home.
Considerable investment in electronic resources gives
access to the ull text o many journal articles, e-books,
databases and reports. On the rare occasion when
material is not immediately available, it c an be acquired
quickly through the inter-library loan system.
IT Services
We realise the importance o technology to support yourlearning needs. Open access computer rooms are available
to students around the clock. All our halls o residence
are networked and wireless internet access is provided in
the libraries and at myriad hotspot locations across the
campus. Most programmes take advantage o ‘Moodle’ –
a virtual learning environment which ensures access to
programme materials at any time rom any where.
Programme-specific acilities include two dedicated
teaching laboratories and two dedicated research
laboratories or Applied Computing; computer aided
language learning laboratories or our modern language
programmes; the Sir Ray Tindle Studio (or radio and television broadcasting); and a dedicated Mac acility or
digital audio and video editing, and or publication design.
W e l c o m e
Secure
International
Accommodation
Guaranteed accommodation for first-year students
90 nationalities in our international student community
University activities, make riends, and integrate with the
University community. For some this will be their first time
in the UK; or others it will be the first time living away rom
home – and independence brings its challenges as well as
its excitements. Whatever your circumstances, we know
how important it is or you to eel comortable in
your accommodation.
All our study bedrooms are ully urnished, centrally heated,
and connected to the internet. With ew exceptions they
have a wash basin and small rerigerator. We have a large
number o en suite rooms, and are upgrading more rooms
each year. There are shared kitchens or when you want to
cook or yoursel.
We expect all students in accommodation to respect
their neighbours, but some halls o residence are
designated as ‘quiet’ or those who preer to live and study
in peace (Sunley House, Hutber House, Bishop’s Court, and Moreton Road). There are also eight small cottages
suitable or married couples, but we are unable to offer
amily accommodation.
all students who live in University halls o residence, and
will help those looking or accommodation in the town.
Each hall o residence has a Residential Assistant (a current
student with experience o communal living) who will help
sort out any minor problems. There is a -hour security
service and a Residence Manager who in c ase o emergency
is on call outside office hours.
Most students who are new to the University choose to stay in one of our halls of residence for their first four
terms. In their second year students usually choose to live off-campus with their friends: Buckingham has a
wide range of rental property, some managed by the University and some by private landlords. However it is
sometimes possible for you to live on campus throughout your studies if this is what you wish.
More info and contact details
Further details o accommodation at
Buckingham are sent to all those who
accept places – and can be ound on:
www.buckingham.ac.uk/lie/accommodation
Student Life
At the heart of student life is the restored Tanlaw Mill. Here you will find the Union Restaurant (open for
breakfast, lunch and dinner), the Student Bar, the well-equipped Fitness Centre, a games room, a music
room, a table tennis room, and ‘The Studio’ where you can take part in fitness classes and other social
activities. At Verney Park the Franciscan Coffee Bar is open throughout the day and there are further
common rooms in ‘The Cellars’.
Life on Campus
opening hours around, and there are regular Karaoke
evenings, ‘Open Mic’ nights, quizzes and pool tournaments.
There are parties with live music or DJs on most
Wednesday and Friday nights during term. The Students’
Union organises trips to nightclubs in Oxord and Milton
Keynes, as well as more cultural visits both in this country
and in Europe.
For those who preer more academic or artistic pursuits,
there is a range o clubs and societies, rom the Vice-
Chancellor’s Economist Club to the award-winning
‘Cheerleaders’. There is a termly series o public lectures
and concerts; the ‘Film Place’ (the town’s cinema which
operates at the University on Friday and Saturday evenings);
and numerous talks and seminars led by distinguished
speakers and open to all.
There is also plenty going on in the town o Buckingham,where societies, churches, the Swan Pool an d Leisure
Centre, pubs and restaurants all extend a welcome
to students.
There are good transport links to Oxord and Cambridge,
as well as to Milton Keynes which is just a -minute train
journey rom London. I you’re bringing a car, there is ree
parking available or students on c ampus.
The highlight o the Buckingham social calendar is the Swan
Ball, at which graduating students celebrate their success
with amily and riends. The Ball is open to all students
and staff o the University. Other avourites include the
Law Society Ball, Rag Week, and (or the sporting) the
Chancellor’s Cup.
The Students’ Union
Your interests as a student are represented by a diverse and
engaged Students' Union which was recently commended
by The Guardian newspaper. The SU President and
Executives are democratically elected by the student body.
A Student Assembly is held twice each term, at which youcan raise any concerns. The Union President and Executive
also meet regularly with the Vice-Chancellor and his senior
management team.

S t u d e n t L i f e
Student Life
The University’s Sport and Fitness programme offers
students o all abilities the opportunity to participate
in a wide range o activities, at either recreational or
competitive level.
programmes in aikido, Boxercise, gol, karate, kick boxing,
Pilates, running, tai chi chuan, yoga, and Zumba. There are
also a number o strong community based clubs (such
as cricket, hockey and rugby) which welcome students
as members.
You can join the Tanlaw Mill Fitness Centre, which is well
equipped with ree weights, resistance and cardiovascular
equipment. The Centre is open rom am until midnight,
seven days a week.
Student Welfare
Every student has a Personal Tutor in his or her academic
department, who is there to offer advice and support
about study and other matters.
Additionally, our University welare team consists o aWelare Advisor, a Learning Support Advisor, a Student
Counsellor, a Family Welare Officer, and two secretaries.
They work closely and confidentially with the Personal
Tutors to address any welare needs a student may have.
It’s quite likely that you’ll never visit our Welare
Department, but i you’re unhappy or homesick, or i your
work seems to be spiralling out o control, there is always
someone available to listen and to offer whatever practical
support is possible.
I you are ill or have a medical problem, the University
doctors hold a regular surgery on campus during term.
Disabilities
It is Buckingham’s policy to support all disabled students.
I you have a disability, please let us know when you apply
so that we can assess your requirements and ensure that
where possible they are ully met.

Student Life
or Procter and Gamble, becoming the
youngest ever Group President o the
Global Hair Division. In he was
appointed CEO o Sephora Worldwide,
part o luxur y goods company LVMH. In
December he took part in a two-
month, five man Antarctic expedition rom
the coast to the South Pole and back, but
was flown back to England ollowing injury.
Dr Karl Stefan Eisermann
in with a distinction in Master o
Laws (LLM) and was admitted to the bar
in January . In May he joined the
European Space Agency (ESA) as Methods
and Concepts Officer; in October he
joined the ESA Procurement Department
in Paris and in August was appointed
Head o the Launchers and Headquarters
Procurement Division. Mr. Eisermann
has lectured on Public Commercial Law,
in particular European Law and Public Procurement Law, and he is the author o
numerous articles in this field.
Friendships made at Buckingham last a lifetime, and the support you receive doesn’t end once you graduate. With an invaluable
network of in-country alumni associations, a dedicated alumni
area online, and a number of social and business events held
frequently and across the world, the Alumni Office will always
keep you in touch with the University and fellow graduates.
Soon after graduating from my BA at Buckingham, I was
benefiting from the tight, well-managed alumni network at
the University. From networking to attending events in a range
of wonderful settings, it’s been a force for good for my social
and professional development. I look forward to remaining a
member of Buckingham’s diverse community for life.”
Jamie Lee-Brown, BA (Hons) English Studies

Blanche Kayveas
is now a highly successul lawyer and
the Malaysian Ambassador to Papua
New Guinea. Blanche married another
Buckingham alumnus, Datuk Seri Dr M
Kayveas, ormer Deputy Prime Minister
o Malaysia and leader o the People’s
Progressive Party. He received the title
‘Datuk’ in recognition o his services to
his country.
Michele Parnell
second intake o students graduating
in . Having practised as a barrister,
she now specialises in international
finance and has worked in co untries,
rom Brunei to Zimbabwe. She advises
on capital markets’ law and has set
up regulatory institutions and stock
exchanges, as well as advising on law
reorm in banking, insurance, pensions,
and company law. She is also a part-time
judge o the Supreme Court in London.
Wilhelm Bourne
Bermuda Police Service, Wilhelm resigned
to pursue a law degree at the University o
Buckingham in . He was subsequently
appointed Principal Crown Counsel and in
Solicitor General in Bermuda. At the
end o he was sworn in as Attorney
General o Anguilla, West Indies, also
serving on the Executive Council and the
House o Assembly or Anguilla. He was
awarded an Honorary Doctor o Laws by
the University in February .
with the Rt. Hon. John Bercow, Speaker
o the House o Commons, who is an
honorary graduate o Buckingham.
beore embarking on a degree in English
Literature at Buckingham. Ater graduating
in she was awarded an Ondaatje
scholarship and became the first Ondaatje
Fellow rom Buckingham at Massey
College in Toronto, Canada. Having
completed a Master’s degree in World Literature at Massey, she now lectures in
Language and Literature at Buckingham
and is studying or her DPhil.
annual ee is higher than elsewhere, you
save the cost o a whole year’s tuition and
maintenance. And o course you’ll start
earning a salary a year earlier too. Details
o ees and savings are on our website.
Some o our undergraduate programmes
can also be studied over three years i that
is what you preer.
Quality and Academic Standards
itsel to review by the Quality Assurance
Agency (QAA) or Higher Education so that
students and their parents are assured o
the quality o our teaching and learning.
The University underwent an Institutional
Review in . QAA confirmed that the
University meets UK expectations or
the three areas covered by the review,
the academic standard o our awards,
the quality o our students’ learning
opportunities, and the enhancement o
our students’ learning opportunities.
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Buckingham has pioneered the two-year honours degree. Studying for two years at Buckingham allows you to gain an equivalent degree to one achieved in three years elsewhere. This is made possible by our restructuring of the academic year
to provide an additional term each summer. So you fit in the same number of teaching weeks as on a conventional three-year
programme, but your work-load in any term is no greater. Buckingham is not a ‘crammer’ and we don’t cut corners.
The tutorial system is indicative
of a wider culture of personal
attention and responsiveness to
student needs. Other examples of
this culture include the personal
tutor system; the accessibility of academic staff at all levels; the
rapid and helpful feedback on
assessed work; and the advice
and guidance provided by non-
academic student support staff.”
QAA Institutional Review report,
final year undergraduate students to
rate their overall satisaction with their
university experience, as well as their
satisaction with their university’s teaching
arrangements, assessment and eedback,
academic support, organisation and
management, learning resources, and
. The most recent results highlight
in particular the availability o ac ademic
staff and the support and guidance
which they give.
,
72 teaching weeks in two years - the same as three years elsewhere
Our standards are reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency, the body that monitors all other UK universities
The two-year degree at Buckingham saves you up to
when compared to the cost of a three-year degree at most other UK universities
Weeks
Foundation and
Academic Skills Welcome to the Buckingham Foundation and Academic Skills Depart ment.
Our aim is to support you in your academic journey towards a degree at the University o
Buckingham in a diverse and encoura ging learning environment.
We work closely with all Schools to ensure our Foundation programmes prepare you with the
necessary academic, intellectual and practical skills or your chosen programme o study, be
it in law, business, humanities or science.
You will become an independent learner who is prepared or university study, experiencing
all the teaching and learning methods used in British universities, such as lectures, seminars
and tutorials. Our programmes last between one and our terms, depending on your existing
qualifications. Class sizes are small, assuring you o close personal attention. You will be
allocated a personal tutor to help you with academic issues and guide you through to your
undergraduate programme. All our programmes a re taught by Buckingham's subject-
specialist staff, so you will be part o University lie rom your first day.
Once you have progressed to your degree or mas ter’s programme, our Academic Skills programmes will continue to support your learning, enabling you to reach your ull
potential. Buckingham is a great place to study and we look orward to welcoming you to
our community.
Joanna Leach, Head of the Foundation and Academic Skills Department
Message from the Head of Department

F o u n d a t i o n a n d A c a d e m
i c S k i l l s
I you study with us, you can bridge the gap between your
current qualifications and the knowledge and skills required
or undergraduate programmes. Whether you have yet to
achieve the necessary academic qualifications, or your
English language isn’t up to the required standard, we will
help you to identiy your needs and direct you towards the
right programme or you.
you can come to Buckingham and complete your
oundation year and your degree in just three years.
We also offer a range o Academic Skills modules tailored to help undergraduate and postgraduate students with
writing skills, structuring course work, or with English
language development.
successul learner. You will also develop your own ideas
through group discussions and class presentations.
You will gain practice and training in the different kinds o
assessment that are common in higher education, including
essays, reports, individual and group presentations,
learning journals, project work and examinations.
Classroom teaching is supported by a virtual learning
environment which includes a wide variety o online
learning resources.
In the Buckingham Foundation and Academic Skills Department we offer a range
of programmes designed to help you prepare for study at degree level
Foundation Programme
Foundation Pathway
I you have completed years o study and have a good
school leaving certificate and IELTS . or above, Pathway
programmes are suitable or you. They are also suitable
or you i you have completed years o schooling but not
quite achieved the results you need.
In the first term you will study core modules and in terms
two and three you will choose specialist Pathway options
related to your uture programme o study.

• Law and Policy o the European Union
Humanities Pathway
a good school leaving certificate
The Foundation Pathway allows both home and
international students to prepare for undergraduate
study in the Schools of Business, Science, Law or
Humanities. Pathway is an ideal solution if your
academic qualifications are not up to the standard required for direct entry.

F o u n d a t i o n a n d A c a d e m
i c S k i l l s
More info
Entry points
Minimum IELTS o .. I your IELTS is . you can come
to Buckingham in September and take a one-term
intensive English language course beore starting IFP
in January
programme combines English language and study skills,
as well as giving you a taste o some o the subjects on
offer at degree level at Buckingham.
IFP modules
programmes aim to develop your English language
skills to the required level or your degree course. These programmes are suitable or students progressing onto
undergraduate or postgraduate degree programmes.
Students can expect to raise their English level by
approximately . IELTS per term o study. You may be
required to study an English programme i your English
language level alls slightly below the entry requirement
or your chosen degree.
• Reading and Writing
• Current Affairs
Entry points January/April/July/September
TEFL, MA (London)
FAETC, CELTA Email: [email protected]
Message from the Dean
The Buckingham LLB programme is designed to prepare students ully or the world o
work, and being a unique two-year programme it saves you time and money. We are proud
that The Guardian league table (June ) recognised Buckingham LLB students as having
the highest graduate employment record o all English and Welsh Law Schools, making it
well worth the investment in university study.
The School also offers a nine or -month LLM programme in International and Commercial
Law with a number o specialist streams. I it is taken ater the LLB, Buckingham students
can obtain both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in less time than it would take
students at other universities to obtain an undergraduate degree. With the job climate around the world making postgraduate degrees increasingly important, it is easy to see that
this opportunity at Buckingham is both beneficial and exciting.
It is only air to warn that such an intense programme requires hard work, but students at
Buckingham are guided and supported in Oxbridge style tutorials and by staff who offer
support beyond the set contact hours.
As Dean, it is my aim to sustain and develop the close collegiate eel o the Buckingham Law
School. I believe that the School offers a special and unique opportunity, and
I'm confident that this is reflected in our prospectus and website.
Professor Alistair Alcock, Dean of Law
Law
The Law School, situated on the University’s Verney Park
campus, offers a stimulating environment or the study
and teaching o Law. You will have the opportunity tocomplete a conventional three-year honours degree in just
two years. Moreover, you can gain an LLM in International
and Commercial Law in a urther nine months. High
academic standards, combined with a practical approach
and an outstanding level o student support, mean that
Buckingham is among the most respected schools o law in
the United Kingdom.
Law School will help you to become a confident, competent
lawyer, able to practise anywhere in the world. Our
enthusiastic and experienced teaching staff are committed
to your success and will help you not only through their teaching, but also through mooting, negotiation exercises,
work placements and mini-pupillages.
The key to our approach is small-group teaching, which
allows you to develop your skills in a riendly and supportive
atmosphere. At undergraduate level we aim to have no
more than six students in each tutorial, so your teachers
will get to know you personally, be on hand to assist you
in your studies, and help you to achieve the best degree
you can.
many are practitioners or ormer practitioners in law.
Employability
Our Law programmes will help you to acquire the skills
required o a lawyer in the st century. You will learn and
develop research techniques, become proficient in writtenand oral presentation, and learn to solve problems in a
logical and structured way. For those not planning to enter
the legal proession, we recognise that law graduates are
highly sought ater in a broad range o careers, and your
tutors will help you to acquire valuable transerable skills
that will be useul in your chosen proession.
with a fast track to success by offering
• Small-group teaching in classes of no more than six students
• Single honours LLB programme starting three times a year in January, July or September
• A degree completed across four terms in just two years (or two years and three months for September entrants)
• A guaranteed place on our postgraduate LLM programme in International and Commercial
Law after graduation (providing that sufficient academic progress has been made), increasing your specialist knowledge and acquiring two degrees in only three years
• Mooting and negotiating as compulsory elements in our Legal Skills module, with the opportunity to attend other practical sessions and to enter external competitions
• An annual Legal Workshop, organised in conjunction with practitioners, allowing you to practise advising clients and to present short cases as though in court
• Access to advice about opportunities after university and support when undertaking work experience
The following combined honours programmes are
also offered
Law with Economics (ML)
Law with English Language Studies (MQ/EFL, MQ)
Law with French (MR)
Law with Management Studies (MN)
Law with Politics (ML)
Law with Spanish (MR)
Single honours students may choose to study one non-
law module – or example, a Modern Foreign Language,
Computer Skills, Psychology or Business module. Further
details can be ound on the Law School's web pages.
Combined Honours Law allows you to take the core
oundation subjects and devote the remaining one-third
( units) o the degree to another subject area.
You may also take Law as a minor element with two-thirds
o the degree in another subject area such as Business. For
urther details, please reer to the relevant major subject
in this prospectus.
every six months. Assessment is predominantly through
written examinations held at the end o each six-month
period, although there is continuous assessment in second
year subjects.
Entry points
finder on page
requirements, please see our website:
www.buckingham.ac.uk
Fees
Admissions enquiries
Patricia Brooks
Tel: + ()
The Single Honours Law programme will qualify you for most common law jurisdictions.
Programmes
All Buckingham LLB programmes, whether single honours or combined honours, lead to an English qualiying law degree
that is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and
the Bar Standards Board. You will thereore qualiy to be
exempt rom the academic stage o training or entry into the
legal proessions. O the units that make up a Buckingham
LLB, are devoted to modules in Legal Studies/Skills and
the ‘oundation’ subjects o European Law, Constitutional and
Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Law o Contract, Law o
Torts, Land Law and Law o Trusts.
Options currently offered include
International Students
Further guidance on qualiying in overseas jurisdictions is
given on our website as is inormation on the International
Scholarship or LLB students who already have an
undergraduate degree in a subject other than law.
LLB (Hons) Law (Part-Time)
The LLB by part-time study is a qualiying law degree and
is thereore recognised by the Solicitors Regulation
Authority and the Bar St andards Board as satisying the
academic stage o training leading to qualification as a
solicitor or a barrister. There are also a number o optional
subjects offered in years three and our o the programme.
Teaching
Part-Time LLB incorporates seminars that take place on
Wednesday evenings during term time. These seminars
give students the valuable opportunity o h aving direct
interaction with their tutors. Students also receive study
packs written by the tutors along with textbooks and
casebooks, all o which are included in the ees.
Assessment
The LLB taken by part-time study has an element o
continuous assessment or every module. This is through
written assignments, worth % o the final grade. There
are also examinations held once a year in June, worth %
o the final grade.
There is no doubt that the programme is tough but the lecturers are of such a high
calibre, they inspire you to push on and succeed. I certainly appreciate the personalweekly contact in the form of seminars. Balancing a day-job and family with studying
many evenings and often at weekends is extremely challenging and requires a great
deal of self-discipline, but it can be done and it is very rewarding.”
Tamara Saunders, Part-Time LLB Law
The Single Honours Law degree (LLB) by part-time study is taken over four years. The programme
follows the traditional academic year of three terms, with seminars starting in September and the
annual examinations taking place in June. The programme covers all the core subjects that are featured on
the full-time programme (see page ) and is generally taught by the same members of the teaching staff.
Entry points
This course begins in September and has a traditional three-term year.
Entry requirements
students on this programme. However, all candidates
are interviewed and motivation and work experience
are taken into consideration. Younger students will
normally be expected to have gained the equivalent
o three grade Cs at A-level, but all applications will
be ully considered and weight given to experience
and potential.
Margaret Darrell
The wide choice o subjects offered in the Buckingham
LLM programme enables you to tailor the degree to
your individual requirements. You are thereore able
to design a programme o study which fits in with both
your background and experience and your uture career
aspirations. The teaching methods are largely interactive
and aim to use and develop your existing knowledge. As
the central theme o the programme is International and
Commercial Law, we are pleased to welcome students
rom around the world. This creates a orum or lively and
inormed debate, with participants able to offer experience based on knowledge o their own jurisdictions.
Programmes
( units), which develops and enhances research skills,
is compulsory. You may then choose your own options
rom a combination o ull modules ( units), hal modules
( units), and a research element ( units), to make
up the total requirement o units. The Diploma in
International and Commercial Law requires successul
completion o units, as well as the Advanced Legal
Research module ( unit s).
LLM programme
Conflict o Laws; Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Rights;
Environmental Regulations and Energy Exploitation; EU
Competition Law; Intellectual Property Law; International
Medical Law and Ethics; International Oil and Gas Law
and Policy; International Trade and Maritime Law; Law
o Business Organisations; Law o World Trade; Money
Laundering; Offshore Banking and Asset Recovery;
Maritime Insurance Law*; Public International Law and
Securities Regulation*.
postgraduate programmes
LLM In International and Commercial Law
(Oil and Gas Specialist)
(Financial Services Specialist)
Postgraduate Diploma in International and Commercial Law
The Buckingham LLM and the Diploma in International and Commercial Law are oriented towards law
graduates, practitioners and those of you who have had practical experience in the business world and
have focused on legal issues in your careers.
Postgraduate Law
Why Buckingham?
• A postgraduate LLM degree from Buckingham gives you valuable specialist skills and knowledge in the areas of International and Commercial Law. As an LLM graduate you will also have important transferable skills that appeal to employers, including a sound understanding of each of your chosen areas of law; confidence in the analysis of complex caselaws; the ability to argue cogently, both orally and in writing; and the ability to take a co-operative approach to problem solving.
• As an LLM graduate you will have considerably
improved your chances in a competitive employment market. Buckingham students have gone on to careers in private legal practices, government, and academia, in the UK and overseas.
• Lecturers get to know their LLM students very well, thanks to our focus on the individual. In a recent survey of our current LLM students the majority of students rated us as excellent for approachability and helpfulness.
To achieve a general LLM, ANY module options may be
taken. Should students wish to be awarded a Specialist
designation, units o designated modules must be taken. The ollowing programme structures should be
borne in mind:
Students should take: Advanced Legal Research
( units) or International Trade and Maritime ( units)
To be supported by ree choice o a unit research
element and /or the ollowing / unit modules
• Anti-Money Laundering, Off Shore Banking
and Asset Recovery ( units)
• Marine Insurance ( units)
• World Trade ( units)
• Further Research ( units)
Students should take: Advanced Legal Research
( units) or International Oil and Gas ( units)
element and /or the ollowing / unit modules:
• Conflicts o Law ( units)
Financial Services Law
( units ) or Banking Law ( units )
element and /or the ollowing / unit modules
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When I reflect on my nine-month LLM at the University of Buckingham, I can only conclude that
the LLM experience not only made me a better researcher, but also prepared me in unexpected
ways for my professional career. Through individual as well as group presentations, my dissertation
and research, I was challenged to discover my strengths which as an LLB graduate had yet to
be discovered.”
• EU Competition ( units)
• Marine Insurance ( units)
• Securities Regulation ( units)
• Further Research ( units)
As part o the learning experience, trips are organised or
LLM students to visit international and EU legal institutions.
Entry point
We now have two intakes or the LLM programme to
support different learning preerences. Our always popular January intake is a ast-track option that lasts or three
terms, finishing in September o the same year. We also
offer an intake in September which is a slow-track option
(our terms) or those who want to do a ma ster’s degree or
a ull academic year ( months).
I you have the necessary qualifications and experience, and
would like to enhance your knowledge and employability,
then we would welcome your application.
by research, all available in either full-time or part-
time mode. These are degrees which require an
original contribution to the body of knowledge in a
particular academic or professional discipline.
LLM –one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study
MPhil – two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study
DPhil – three years of full-time study or six years of part-time study
Normally, postgraduate students wishing to register or our
DPhil programme must first register or the MPhil and seek
conversion at a later stage. The School operates a system
o preliminary registration or all research degrees to allow
students to prepare a ormal proposal during their first two terms o study. All research students must also subject their
work to an annual progress review.
Candidates spend the programme undertak ing supervised
research, at the end o which they submit a thesis
embodying the results o that research. This thesis must
demonstrate amiliarity with, and an understanding
o, the subject, its principal sources and authorities.
It should display critical discrimination and a sense o
proportion in evaluating evidence and the judgements o
others. The subject should be dealt with in a competent and
scholarly manner.
LLM/MPhil/DPhil Law
Our permanent faculty includes
Professor Alistair Alcock, FCSI, Barrister, Dean, is General Editor o and Contributor
to Gore-Browne on Companies, the leading
practitioner work on corporate law
Professor Judith Bray is the author o
several student texts on Land Law and
the Law o Trusts, including Unlocking
Land Law
Law. Her teaching specialisms include Tort
Law, Law o Evidence and Criminology. Dr
Brennan is the author o several popular tort textbooks. Her current area o
research is governmental responses to
historic institutional child abuse
a qualified lawyer in Venezuela, specialising
in Intellectual Property Law
Director o the LLB (ull-time) programmes
Professor Susan Edwards, Barrister, is
Director o the Centre or Multi-Cultural
Studies in Law and the Family and the
author o several books including Sex
and Gender in the Legal Process. She is
a consultant to the Home Office and a
Rapporteuse or the Conseil de l’Europe
Hephzibah Egede, Lecturer in Law, is a
dual-qualified solicitor who specialises in Oil
and Gas Law and Environmental and Energy Regulation. Her other research interests
include gender rights and equity o access in
Reproductive Health Services
Law, specialises in International Law
and is a member o the International
Law Association’s Committee on
Nuclear Weapons, Non-Prolieration and
Contemporary International Law. His
Professor John Hatchard teaches the
Law o Evidence, Law and Governance in
the Developing World, and Combating
Transnational Corruption and Money
in these areas, as well as in Criminal
Law, Criminal Justice and Evidence,
Constitutional Law and Human Rights, with
particular reerence to the Commonwealth
and anglophone Arica
programme. His areas o expertise are
Banking, Corporate and Insurance Law
Dr Sarah Sargent, Lecturer in Law,
has extensive practice and litigation
experience in the area o Family Law and Poverty Law issues. Her research
and teaching interests include Company
Law, Business Law, Indigenous Rights
in International Law, Children’s Law and
International Human Rights
and researches in Criminal Law and
Jurisprudence. He also teaches Law o Torts
and Contract
Irving Stevens is Associate Dean, Senior Lecturer in Law and Law School
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor
a specialist in Maritime Law, International
Trade Law and Commercial Conflict o Laws
Professor Bob Watt teaches and
researches in Constitutional and
Administrative Law, particularly Electoral
advises the UK authorities
Anthony Crean QC, Kings Chambers
Dr Olufemi Elias, UN Compensation
Commission
Organisational Management, Norton
Chambers
Chambers
Business
Business
Message from the Dean At Buckingham’s Business School, we put our students first. We place a strong
emphasis on innovation in programme design and believe strongly in stimulating an
entrepreneurial mindset.
The world o business is constantly changing: it has become more global, more
entrepreneurial and more concerned with the environment. The Business School is small
and flexible enough to keep pace with such change. As one o the top schools in the UK,
we are constantly striving to provide the best possible education and experience or our
students, and to help them to get the best out o their business career.
We have a range o ull-time undergraduate programmes, with flexible entry points in
September and January. Our accelerated -year honours degrees are equivalent to
a -year honours degree elsewhere. We offer degrees in Business and Management,
Marketing and Accounting and Financial Management. We also offer a unique BSc in
Business Enterprise (BBE). This programme helps you to establish your business and
develop qualities o entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation whilst at University.
At postgraduate level we offer the Buckingham MBA (Masters in Business Administration)
together with MSc programmes in Accounting and Finance and Finance and Investment.
We also offer a ground-breaking MSc Management in a Service Economy (January star t),
MSc Management in a Global Service Economy (September start) as well as our new MSc
in Lean Enterprise.
We pride ourselves on our small-group teaching and our personal approach, and with
one o the best staff:student ratios in the UK at :., you won’t get lost in a crowd. At
Buckingham, you are a person not a number and we look orward to welcoming you to
the School.
Introduction
Business Enterprise.
Our two-year degree gives you the opportunity to enter the
business world a year earlier than your peers and you may
decide to build upon the successes o your undergraduate
degree by taking a ma ster’s in a specialist area, completing
both levels o study in just three years.
Buckingham Business School is situated in the Anthony
de Rothschild Building on the Hunter Street campus,
and encompasses the Departments o Management,
Accounting and Service. We are an accredited study
centre or the Chartered Institute o Marketing and wehave a growing number o proessional programmes and
collaborations with universities in other parts o the world.
BSc (Hons) Business and Management (NN)
The Business and Mana gement programme is structured to give you a broad understanding o the core business
unctions and how they interact with each other to deliver
products or services in a way which will satisy customers
profitably or an organisation.
modules are then studied by all students in greater depth,
or example in accounting, marketing, human resources
and operations. We then encourage you to specialise in
order to gain a deeper understanding o the business areas
that interest you.

You are taught by a mixture o academics in the business disciplines and those that have practical experience
in industry, public sectors and even charities. The
combination o research and practical experience provides

BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Applied
Computing (NG)
BSc (Hons) Business and Management with French (NR)
BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Spanish (NR)
Undergraduate Business
a fast track to success by providing
• Small-group tutorial teaching by inspiring and dedicated staff
• Undergraduate Business and Management programmes starting in September or January
• Our Business Enterprise programme: the first and one of only three Venture Creation Programmes in the world See www.vcplist.com
• A School which is entrepreneurial and innovative, with regularly reviewed and relevant programmes
• Great employability – we hope you will join the ranks of our graduates who hold senior positions in a multitude of companies throughout the world
I chose Buckingham because of the two-year duration of the degree programme. I’m eager to get out into the working world, so the shorter, more intensive degree suits my
needs best. I’m nearing the end of my programme and I feel I made a fantastic choice
by coming to Buckingham.”
Tristram Allen, BA (Hons) Business and Management
Business is an ever-changing subject and on this programme your learning experience is enhanced by
practical projects, equipping you to meet the needs of commerce and industry.
Undergraduate
BSc Business Enterprise (N)
The BSc in Business Enterprise programme is an innovative Venture Creation Programme
(See www.vcplist.com). It enables you to study and learn practical business and life skills,
by starting and running your own business as part of the honours degree.
This two-year (eight-term) programme has a practical
emphasis and is aimed at those who have fl air, creativity,
and a ‘can-do’ attitude. It helps nurture and develop your
earless ability to ‘make things happen’.
The programme also encourages innovation and
entrepreneurship and guides you through the process
o developing, launching and running a business. This will
equip you with the highly transerable skills o analysing
complex business problems, creating a personal reputation
and developing business-networking. Such expertise will
either enable you to run your own business or to participate
effectively in management decision-making in any type o business or organisation.
Alongside the study o Marketing, Financial Accounting,
Management Accounting, Business Law, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, you will develop a business plan, either
individually or as par t o a mana gement team. Within our
months o starting the programme, you and your colleagues
will pitch your business idea to the ‘Buckingham Angels’
Venture Capital Panel or up to , in start-up capital
needed to establish and run the business. At the end o the
programme you may buy the business rom the University
at an attractive price. This programme only starts in
January each year.
o study every six months. Assessment is through both
continuous assessment (including, or Business Enterprise
students, an appraisal o the management o your business) and examinations held at the end o each six-month period.
My experience on the BSc Business Enterprise programme has given me valuable insights into business, which have helped me greatly in my accountancy training and work. I am able to
understand the problems encountered by the owners and managers of companies and can
also see how our firm can help our business customers.”
Joanna Major, BA (Hons) Business Enterprise
Entry points
For available entry points, please see the course finder on page
Entry requirements
Fees
Lyn Hartin
subject, you may join our Pre-Master's programme,
which is designed to give you an introduction to
the core business and management subjects and
to develop your learning skills before joining a master’s programme in the Business School.
The Pre-Master’s programme is an intensive one-term
programme which starts in September and finishes in
December. I you successully complete the Pre-Master’s
programme, have a good first degree with an IELTS o .
(or overseas students) or equivalent, you will be eligible to
join the MBA, the MSc in Management in a Service
Economy, or the MSc in Financial Ser vice Management
the ollowing January.
Entry requirements
an equivalent academic qualification rom an
overseas institution
the absence o this requirement
• The personal motivation and commitment to make
a major contribution to your programme
• I English is not your first language, an IELTS
score o . or an internet based TOEFL score o
is required
Postgraduate Business
Teaching across all of our postgraduate programmes is through a combination of formal
lectures, seminars and tutorials. However, our lectures are highly Socratic, with healthy dialogue encouraged between faculty and students and between students themselves. A key feature of Buckingham is the use of small tutorial groups. This is part icularly valuable for our postgraduate students.
Case studies are used to examine business decisions taken in real situations and our students confirm the benefits they experience from such learning. Business simulations and games give you first-hand experience of decision-making in the
real world. Role-play and group problem-solving exercises are also typical activities, so you can apply some of the theoretical concepts learned in lectures. We are increasingly using action-based learning where you undertake individual or group projects with local companies on topical business issues.
Postgraduate (Taught) Postgraduate (Taught)
MSc Financial Service Management
perspective of business. It aims to help you achieve
a more rewarding career.
You will develop your interpersonal and communication
skills, as well as your ability to apply theory and knowledge
to the challenges o the very competitive international
business world.
core business subjects, building awareness o the
complexity and inter-relatedness o business unctions, and
developing your research skills, and problem-solving and
management capabilities.
Core modules
Strategy; Proessional Effectiveness; Project Management;
Managing People Across Cultures; Marketing; Financial
Inormation or Business; and a research-based project.
The MBA is a our-term, one-year programme which begins
in January. You will be joined by students rom a range o
different countries. This will give you first-hand experience
o working in multicultural groups, which is vital or
networking in expanding global businesses.
MBA students are encouraged to participate in a range o activities and talks by experts rom industry, aimed at both
personal and career development. You will also have the
opportunity to become involved in real-lie projects as well
as run a business in a real-time business simulation.
The MSc in Financial Service Management is a
rigorous and advanced intellectual training in the
area of financial service management based on the most current and modern academic thinking and
industry best practice. It is designed for students
who intend to pursue a career in the financial
service sector, through a well-focused education
in the theories and methodologies that are utilised
today for valuation using financial service tools.
The programme aims to provide a coherent analytical
ramework or the study o finance and management,
ocused towards the financial service sector. The emphasis
throughout the programme is on contemporary financial
service theories and their application in real-world decision-making in the financial industry and the roles and
responsibilities attached.
It is particularly designed to develop a range o conceptual
and analytical skills or dealing with a variety o financial
service theories, issues, practical financial service business
situations and the strategic nature o demands within the
financial sector.
Postgraduate (Taught)
Since the publication in of Lean Thinking (Womack and Jones), ‘Lean’ has established itself as the most effective and most widely adopted improvement
methodology for operations in the world. With roots in the Toyota Production System and in earlier approaches, Lean has expanded vertically into accounting,
marketing, HR, IT, logistics, design and R&D. In addition, ‘Lean’ has expanded horizontally into service, health, government, and banking, and is now integrated
with other effective approaches including Systems Thinking and Six Sigma. The programme is therefore titled ‘Lean Enterprise’. The focus, however, is on integrated
operations rather than on learning a range of diverse disciplines or tool s.
The philosophy o the programme is that ‘Lean’ can only
effectively be learned with hands on practice. Thus a
considerable part o the programme is held on-site at
plant and service locations. By the end o the programme
participants will have taken part in real exercises (not
just case studies) in several organisations and sectors.
Mentoring is a undamental part o learning about ‘Lean’.
Feedback and discussion are all important aspects o the
programme. Networking is also a valuable aspect; our class
profile and student group is deliberately small to allow both
practical participation and personal interaction with some o the leading practitioners in the UK.
Part One
week modules and also attend some specific core skill
training such as the application o systems thinking and
aspects o T WI (Training Within Industry). Extensive use
is made o electronic meetings and mentoring. An iPad is
recommended. The modules are a set, one flowing into
the next, building into an integrated system. There are no
elective modules.
Modules Include
• Layout, Total Productive Maintenance
Between modules one and two, there is a practical
week spent on ‘systems thinking’ and T WI methods.
Systems thinking includes practice in the very succe ssul
Vanguard ‘Check’ methodology. The TWI section develops
competence in the classic TWI trilogy o job instruction,
job methods, and job relations. (TWI is to a large degree
the oundation o the Toyota Production System).
Part Two
an on-site ‘capstone’ exercise or both assessment and
integration. Regular eedback sessions take place, both
ace to ace at various locations and electronically.
The mentored capstone exercise is considered essential
or the experience o integrating all the modules.

The first day comprises o lectures and discussion on the
topic theory. A briefing is given by plant management and
a walk-through takes place.
games. There are also several hours o investigation,
observation, discussion with plant staff, and use o
computer packages or data analysis and synthesis. During
such days, students work closely with lecturers (typically
two) and together they work out recommendations.
Overnight there is oten reading and urther analysis. On the
Friday a presentation is made to plant management. The
module concludes at around pm.
MSc Management in a Global Service Economy
Do you strive to be unique, want to work in a global setting and have a passion for service in the changing
global world? The MSc in Management in a Global Service Economy addresses the need of the service-centred
global business world, for whom service counts. This programme creates graduates with the necessary
knowledge and expertise to manage international service organisations and who stand out from the crowd.
The world economy has moved rom essentially producing
goods to a service economy. A service driven market needs
different tools and techniques in how to design, develop,
deliver and manage these businesses. This programme
has been developed to meet the growing demand or
service management specialists who can operate in a
global context. Its aim is to provide a coherent analytical
ramework or the study o international service industry
management rom both the individual and institutional
perspectives. The emphasis throughout the programme is
on contemporary theories and their application in real-
world decision-making in the global services industry. The programme is particularly designed to help you develop a
range o conceptual and analytical skills or dealing with
a variety o international service issues, service business
situations or cases, and the strategic nature o demands
within the global service sector.
The focus will be on
• Providing rigorous critical analysis o issues o service
management at both an individual and institutional level
• Demonstrating the skills necessary to tackle problems
within the complex world o international service
industry management
• Engaging critically with academic research at the oreront o this emerging field
Studying at Buckingham was an amazing experience that taught me so much and has made me
a better individual. I found the course extremely interesting, stimulating and truly challenging. The
unique nature of the course, the long hours, and encouraging group work and presentations have led me to be quite the professional and have enabled me to get a job at the Leading IT graduate
recruitment company, FDM Group”
MSc Management in a Service Economy
Over % of the world's economy is in services and the ability to create and deliver reliable customer-centred
service is a differentiator for businesses today. In many industries, profit margins on product sales have
shrunk enormously, leading to an increased focus on generating profits through value-added services.
The best firms now bundle customer-centred service
with a manu actured product and create service-centred
solutions. Some, like IBM, have moved completely to service
and solutions.
Service Management as a body o knowledge has made
immense progress in the last decade. As economies are
more and more service-ocused it has become imperative
to study all aspects o ser vice management. Buckingham
is among the very ew universities in the world to have
responded to the demand or the creation o expertise in
this area and to have established a track record o success.
The MSc in Management in a Service Economy is designed
to enhance and develop your skills and knowledge so that
you can play an effective role in helping your organisations
thrive through service. The first phase ocuses on building
knowledge in the core areas o Integrated Service Marketing
and Management; Managing People in Services; Practical
Research Methods; and Service Operations. Additional
modules include: Managing People across Cultures;
Project Management; Financial Inormation or Business;
Business Simulation and Accountability; and Responsibility
and Governance. Students also engage in a project-
based dissertation involving live issues o concern to
organisations.
Accenture, Deloite Touche, Thomas Cook, Taj Hotels,
Granada, Air Seychelles, Luthansa, Siemens, Hutch,
Yahoo, Thames Water, Anglian Water, VW, Daimler-Benz, Jungheinrich, Peugeot, Volvo, Abbey National, Prudential,
HDFC, NCR, and IBM.
This degree programme prepares you or a career in a range
o service industries, including but not limited to consulting,
Studying at Buckingham was one of the greatest decisions I ever made. Following a career in hotel management I was
apprehensive about returning to study as a mature student. I need not have worried. The MSc in Service Management was
fascinating, stimulating and challenging in equal measure. In fact my willingness to study was reignited to such an extent I
am now intending to pursue a career in academia, hoping to commence my doctorate later this year.”
Sarah Evans-Howe, MSc Management in a Service Economy
banking, insurance, retail, leisure, hospitality, education,
healthcare and public service. It also gives you an avenue
or seeking employment in the areas o marketing,
operations, sales, human resources and customer services.
In a world where unctional outlooks are reducing the final
quality o services received by customers, Mana gement
in a Service Economy will provide you with a holistic
understanding o business that transcends unctional silos
and creates service excellence.
Entry points
finder on page
Fees
Lyn Hartin
MSc/MPhil/DPhil Business
The Business School offers full and part-time MSc, MPhil and DPhil
degrees by research in a variety of topics.
Postgraduate (Research)
Applicants must be o high academic ability, sel-motivated and dedicated to the achievement o their ambitions.
Areas covered through these research programmes
include Accounting and Finance, Inormation Systems,
Employee Motivation and Perormance Management, and
Organisational Studies.
You should submit a two-page proposal outlining the topic you wish to study and how you think you might investigate
the subject, together with the application orm, to the
Admissions Office. Alternatively, please review the profile
pages o the Business School staff members to see their
profiles and contact them directly to discuss your research.
a fast track to success by providing
• Undergraduate Accounting and Financial Management programmes starting in September or January
• Small-group teaching by stimulating, dedicated and accessible staff
• Accountancy programmes designed to meet the complex demands of the st century while still teaching the underlying skills. Our staff have significant experience of the practical aspects of accounting and use their experience to illustrate
the theoretical aspects of the programme
• An accountancy degree that is highly regarded by employers and provides a sound foundation for a wide range of careers. Many of our students go on to train as professional accountants; others progress to postgraduate study
• Exemptions from professional examinations. If you plan to train as a professional accountant our BSc in Accounting and Financial Management programme provides significant exemptions from the examinations of the Chartered Association
of Certified Accountants (ACCA), CPA Australia and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). The combination of a fa st- track two-year programme and the exemptions attained make this a very attr active option
Undergraduate
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management (NN)
Our flagship degree in Accounting and Financial Management offers you a platform for a career in accounting
and finance or for a career in general management, banking, financial services or consultancy.
While the programme involves an academically rigorous
study o the principal accounting and finance disciplines,
it also has a strong vocational orientation and provides
significant exemptions rom the examinations o the
Association o Char tered Certified Accountants (ACCA),
the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Chartered
Institute o Management Accountants (CIMA).
Core modules include
Auditing; Financial Risk Management; Financial Management; Quantitative Methods; Business Applications;
and IT Management.
Business Psychology; Regulation and Privatisation;
Statistics or Business; Business Simulation; and
International Marketing.
also offered
BSc (Hons) Accounting with Communication Studies (NP)
Assessment
December) and many programmes involve projects,
essays and presentations that count towards your
overall assessment.
Entry points For available entry points, please see the course
finder on page
Fees
future, recognising the need for businesses to serve
a wide range of stakeholders.
You will undertake a rigorous and intellectually
demanding study o these core disciplines: Strategic
Management Accounting; Financial Reporting; Advanced
Corporate Finance; Quantitative and Qualitative Empirical
Methods; Investment Strategy and Portolio Management;
Accountability, Responsibility and Governance; Auditing;
Behavioural Finance; and Financial Risk Management.
A dissertation, which orms a substantial part o the
assessment o the programme, allows you to develop your
interests in either mainstream or wider business or social
aspects o Accounting and Finance.
Investing in yourself is the best investment one
can make, therefore I decided to participate in the MSc Accounting and Finance at the
University of Buckingham. It is a very tough
programme; however it provided me with the
ability to deal with the more complex areas of
accounting and finance. Moreover, it helped
me to gain a crucial advantage over other
competitors in the labour market.”
Rustem Kalmagambetov,
Our postgraduate Accounting programmes aim to produce practical and proactive finance
specialists who are geared towards fulfilling thedemands of the financial sector both locally and abroad, with emphasis on their roles in and duties towards the financial community.
Teaching across all of our postgraduate programmes is through a combination of formal lectures supported by tutorials and seminars. A key feature of the Buckingham teaching method is the use of small tutorial groups, which provide a most effective means of ensuring that you benefit from the academic expertise at your disposal. It is the philosophy of the Department
to be available to students outside the scheduled tutorial times and to build sound staff/student working relationships.
MSc Finance and Investment
This programme provides rigorous and advanced intellectual training in the area of finance and investment,
based on the most up-to-date academic thinking and industry codes of best practice.
The MSc in Finance and Investment has been developed to produce practical and proactive finance specialists able
to meet the demands o the financial sector both locally
and abroad, with emphasis on their roles within
the financial community.
The programme is designed or students who intend to
pursue a career in the financial sector. It offers a well-
ocused education in the theories and methodologies that
are utilised today or valuation using financial tools rom
both the investors’ and the institutional perspective. It also
examines the complexities behind the decision-making
process required at all levels.
Entry points
For available entry points, please see the course finder on page
Entry requirements
Students must have a good command o written a nd
spoken English (IELTS . as a minimum) and one o
the ollowing:
content rom a UK university or an equivalent
academic qualification rom an overseas institution
or
work experience
Admissions enquires
Lyn Hartin
Tel: + () The University of Buckingham has highly skilled lecturers who have real-life experience in
the business environment. The programme has helped me to prepare for my future career,
which is set to be investment banking, by developing my technical skills in analysis, which
are fundamental for an investment trader.”
Odero Nyaoro, MSc Finance and Investment
The programme is designed or students who have recently acquired their bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance,
investment and banking related fields and wish to enhance
their knowledge o managing and working in organisations
with an array o competing economic, social, political and
cultural conditions.
Undergraduate Marketing
Teaching is carried out through a combination of formal lectures supported by tutorials and
seminars. A key feature of the Buckinghamteaching method is the use of small tutorial groups which provide the most effective means of ensuring that you benefit from the academic expertise at your disposal. It is also the philosophy of the Business School to be available to students outside the scheduled tutorial times and to encourage good working relationships between staff and students.
At the beginning of each term, we provide you with module outlines and reading lists for each module. We also provide a tutorial question
pack, which you work through week by week. Each week corresponds with the subject given in the lectures and at each tutorial you have the opportunity to discuss your answers to the tutorial questions. Solutions to the numerical tutorial questions are handed out each week so, by the end of the term, you have a very useful pack of material to help with revision. Lecturers are available throughout the term to help you with your revision for the examinations.
Undergraduate
BSc (Hons) Marketing with Psychology (NC)
BSc (Hons) Marketing with French (NR)
BSc (Hons) Marketing with Spanish (NR)
With the increased globalisation o business, the ability
to develop an understanding o overseas markets and
customers is paramount. An additional skill that assists in
this understanding is the command o another language.
The aims o this combination degree programme are thereore two-old:
• To equip you with the knowledge, tools and skills o
modern marketing. This includes the development o an
in-depth understanding o the constantly changing global
environment in which marketing actions and decisions
have to be taken as well as maintaining a constant
customer and competitor ocus
• To develop a level o proficiency in the target language
or second subject that will enable you to communicate
confidently and effectively in a business context
I you are wishing to pursue a career in a ny branch o
marketing in an international context, then this degree
programme is or you.
Marketing is offered in the following combinations
I enjoyed many things about the University of Buckingham especially being able to study an
additional course to my major subject, allowing me to expand my knowledge in other areas. Not
only was there a fine balance between the two subjects, but I was also able to learn both the
principles of marketing and the psychological understanding that goes on behind it.”
Alexander Aylward, BA (Hons) Marketing with Psychology
CIM Introductory Certificate in Marketing
CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing
CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing
The Introductory Certificate in Marketing is for all those who want to find out more about marketing
– whether or not you are or would like to be in a job
that involves marketing. It answers the question:
What is marketing? But it also aims to develop
knowledge and skills for people who are working
to support others in marketing tasks.
It is not necessary to have any previous experience or
knowledge o marketing. The programme is ideal or
those who are already working and want to study around
work commitments.
• What is Marketing?; assessed by one hour
online exam
• Understanding Customer Relationships;
assessed by assignment
Ideal for everyone working in marketing who is looking for a professional qualification to
demonstrate their marketing capabilities and
practical application of marketing theory. Taught
by marketing professionals to help students
progress in their marketing careers.
Suitable or anyone working in marketing roles such
as Customer Advisor, Marketing Assistant, Marketing
Coordinator, Event Coordinator, Sales Support
Administrator, Brand Coordinator – and all marketing
and associated roles.
• Marketing Essentials; assessed by exam
• Assessing the Marketing Environment;
• Stakeholder Marketing; assessed by assignment
The Professional Diploma is ideal for those in marketing managerial roles and for those looking
to progress into management and develop their
career in marketing.
marketing roles such as Marketing Executive,
Marketing Manager, Product Manager, Brand Executive,
Junior Marketing Manager, and other marketing and
associated roles.
• Delivering Customer Value through Marketing;
assessed by exam
by assignment
Professional Programmes Professional Programmes
Diploma in Marketing Communications
Ideal if you are looking to specialise in the field
of Digital Marketing, or gain a professional
qualification to consolidate your current expertise in this field. A valuable addition to the CV of every
professional marketer.
Suitable or anyone in marketing and those pursuing a role
as Digital Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Manager,
SEO Coordinator, Online Brand Executive.
Four-month programme comprising of three units
• Marketing and Consumer Behaviour; assessed by
assignment (exemptions or this double unit may apply to
holders o CIM proessional qualifications; please contact admissions enquiries or urther inormation)
• Digital Marketing Essentials; assessed by assignment
• Digital Marketing Planning; assessed by assignment
Ideal if you are looking to specialise in the field
of Marketing Communications or gain a diploma
qualification accredited by the most globally and UK recognised professional marketing association,
the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Suitable or anyone in marketing and those pursuing a role,
whether client or agency-side as Marketing Communication
Executive, Media Buyer or Account Manager. It is a lso
well-suited to those who hold a CIM qualification and wish
to specialise in Marketing Communications. Marketers
who have successully studied the Proessional Certificate
in Marketing or the Proessional Diploma in Marketing are
offered an exemption rom the first unit, Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour, thereby achieving significant savings in both time and money.
Nine-month programme comprising of five units
• Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (double unit);
• Direct Marketing and Sales Promotion; assessed by exam
• Advertising; assessed by exam
Entry points
Admissions enquires or urther inormation
Admissions enquires
Lyn Hartin
faculty are supported by a number
of visiting academics.
Behaviour and Business Psychology
Admissions Tutor or the BSc in Accounting
and Finance, worked in industry as a
financial accountant beore joining the
Business School and teaches on the
undergraduate and postgraduate Business and Accounting programmes
Nigel Adams, Programme Director or
the BSc in Business Enterprise, has spent
most o his lie in the world o international
business. He has also established and run
his own business and advised others. He
is a ellow o the Chartered Institute
o Marketing and is well known in
enterprise education
International Business and Marketing. Her research interests are in the
management o international business
enterprises (SMEs)
Management, lectures in Human Resource
Management, Research Methods, and
research ocuses on HR and perormance
in the context o services
Dr Gurcharan Singh, Programme Director
or the MSc Accounting and Finance and
MSc Finance and Investment, also teaches
finance to other postgraduate students. He is an assistant editor o the Journal of
Accounting and Finance and continues to
supervise PhD students in Malaysia
Professor James Rafferty holds the
IMI-DK Chowdhury Chair in Management.
He lectures on the undergraduate and
postgraduate strategy programmes in the
Business School
Organisational Behaviour
Resource Management, Marijana is
interested in social exchange theory and how it can be reconceptualised and used
to study a variety o work-based and social
situations. Although her work ocuses
mainly on policy she is also interested in
many aspects o organisational behaviour
and HRM research. Marijana is currently
involved in a -year, Marie Curie Actions
unded project entitled ‘Out o the
Shadows: developing capacities and
Bulgaria, Croatia and FYR Macedonia’
Frances Betts lectures in the areas o Marketing and Research Methods. Prior
to joining Buckingham, she worked in
marketing consultancy and international
and Latin America
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