Exeter College Students
Direct Entry to Stage 3 for BSc Business Studies Top-up year
Please check the programme structure for Exeter College students as it is different to that of other students. The list of optional modules that you can take is specific to Exeter College students.
Key points:
- All students must study 120 Exeter credits per year.
- You may take a maximum of 30 credits of Stage 2 modules (year below) but this can only be done in Module Change in September.
- You can choose 30 credits of modules from other departments not on the list, as long as they do not require any pre-requisites but this will also need to be in September during module change.
Please research your module choices thoroughly now, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to change to a different module later.
Programme Structure
Open the tab to see programme structure for your top-up year as this is different to that of other students. You will see that your programme is made up of:
- Compulsory modules - modules you MUST take. Compulsory modules will be automatically added for you.
- Optional modules - modules you can choose. You can find the optional module list below.
All compulsory modules are either:
- Condonable - Modules that you do not have to pass to progress to the next year if you have met other progression criteria.
- Non-condonable - Modules that you MUST pass in order to progress to the next year.
BSc Business Studies (Top-up year)
Year 3 Compulsory Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Term | Credits | Condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEM3065 Strategy | 1 | 15 | Yes |
Students must also choose 15 credits from the following 4 modules:
BEM3046 Managing Human Resources: Advanced Issues
BEM3022 Purchasing and Supply Management
BEM3052 Managing Change and Crisis in Organisations
BEM3082 Building Resilient Leaders
Plus 90 credits of optional modules (30 credits can be Stage 2 modules, none can be Stage 1)
Optional module information
Please click here to download your optional module list:
Note: to add optional modules from the stage below your year, you will need to wait until September.
On the list above, you will see that some modules have rules that connect to other modules:
- Pre-requisites - If a module has a pre-requisite, it means that module needs to be taken before the one you are interested in.
- Co-requisites - If a module has a co-requisite, then it has to be taken at the same time as the one you are interested in.
- Non-requisites - If a module has a non-requisite, then you cannot take both modules as they have similar content.
To view more information on any of the modules, please see the StudyGuide
How to submit your module choices
You will need to use the form below to make your Optional Module requests:
This form opens at 9am Monday 23rd March 2026 and will close at 5pm Tuesday 31st March 2026.