Study BSc (Hons) in Business Management in the UK
A BSc (Hons) Business Management degree develops an apprenticeship that will fast-track your career development. It’s an opportunity to embed strategic business knowledge and skills within an organisation. On this course, you’ll develop a range of business management skills relevant to your life, university study or the world of work.
Business and Management is a very diverse subject, and a degree in this area will act as a stepping stone for you to work in any industry, anywhere in the world. Not only will you gain an in-depth academic understanding of business and management, but you will also enhance your team working, independent learning, communication and problem-solving skills. It will also improve your awareness of the responsible business practice, as well as the digital competencies and cultural intelligence required to work in an increasingly globalised and digitised economy.
Course Overview
On this course, you will be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners and research students. You will also benefit from regular guest lectures from industry. You will study the operations of organisations: their functions, structure and management and the models and techniques used to achieve successful results. In Year 2 and Year 3 you will take one of our specialist pathways, choosing from Business Management (direct route), HR, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Innovation and Supply Chain.
What will you gain?
You will learn to work effectively in teams and be able to present and communicate business management ideas with confidence. We also ensure you develop specialist knowledge in
- Stakeholders: their expectations and behaviour
- The environment of business and its impact on strategy
- Design, production and distribution of products and services
- Business resources: acquisition, application and control
Entry Requirements
Our entry requirements provide a guide to the qualifications that you’ll need to study our courses. We understand that recent changes to exams and assessments mean you might be worried about your qualifications, so we’re taking a flexible approach to admissions this year. We’ll do our best to consider your application on an individual basis and look at more than your grades when we’re making a decision.Please see below some examples of the qualifications for entry onto Year 1 for September 2020 and September 2021 entry:
- Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) or Diploma of Completed Secondary Specialised Education). Minimum score of 4.5
- Hong Kong HKDSE Diploma with required scores (4,3,3 to 4,5,5. Minimum 4 in English required)
- Italian Esame di Stato[AB1] with minimum 60%+
- Spanish Curso de Orientaciòn Universitaria (COU) prior to 2009 or if you hold a Titulo De Bachillerato awarded from 2009 onwards with a minimum of 6/10+
- USA High School Diploma with minimum GPA 3.0 plus SAT Reasoning (1200) or ACT (24-26).
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you can understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally.
For September 2020 and September 2021 entry: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component.
Fees & Scholarships
UK/EU Students:
Full-time students: £9,250
Part-time students: £77 per credit
International Students:
Full-time students: £13,400
Part-time students: £112 per credit
The fees below refer to the 2020/21 academic year unless otherwise stated.
Careers & Job Prospects
Our business graduates work in various roles in a wide number of sectors. This course is designed to prepare you for a job in any organisation, large or small, and in any sector. In fact, 94% of our business graduates are in work or study six months after graduating, of which 73% are in professional or managerial positions.
This degree will leave you ideally placed to start a career in a wide variety of roles including Operations Manager, Junior Operations Manager, HR Consultant, Trainee Manager, Depot Manager, Practice Manager, Housing Officer, L&D Adviser, Investment Banker, Sales Manager, Analyst and Graduate Teaching Assistant.
