Our three-year Business Management BSc(Hons) enables you to develop the practical skills and broad understanding of business principles you need to thrive in your chosen career.
Opportunities to tailor your learning enable you to prepare for roles in general management and for more specialist careers: for example, employee relations, marketing, recruitment and selection as well as roles in accountancy, risk management and consultancy.
You will develop a sound knowledge of the key business functions and how they work together, as well as an appreciation of factors including customer and market requirements, competition, sustainability, and economic, political and technological change.
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Year 1
All our Business Management degrees share the same first year core modules, giving you a broad understanding of business principles.
Core modules include aspects of economics, marketing, HR, organisational behaviour and finance, to give you a broad understanding of business principles and practice.
Modules
Business Economics
Principles of Marketing
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business
Enterprise Project and Skills
Managing Systems and Operations
Year 2
From your second year, through the module choices you make, you can either continue along a broad business management degree route, or specialise in HR, finance, economics or marketing.
Modules
International Business Analysis
Business Law
Business Problem Solutions
Options*
Creativity in Enterprise
Design and Innovation
Working in the Voluntary Sector
Understanding Finance Theory and Practice
Personal Financial Planning
Gamification
Sustainable Operations and Procurement
Managing Information Systems
Digital Marketing
Leadership and Change Initiatives in an International Context
*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
Final year
You have the freedom to tailor your course to your interests through optional modules. In the final year these include entrepreneurship, financial markets, international business and corporate social responsibility.
Modules
Applied Strategy
Managing and Developing People
Developing Professional Practice in Business
Options*
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Social Enterprise: New Business Planning
Game Theory in Economics, Finance and Business
Financial and Capital Markets
Digital Marketing
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Behavioural Economics
The Digital Economy
Globalisation and International Markets
Current Issues in Finance
International Finance
Financial Management
Understanding Employee Relations
Employee Selection and Development
Contemporary Issues in HRM and Organisational Behaviour
Happiness: Work and Society
International Human Resource Management
Organisational Change
The Intelligent Enterprise Through Innovation and Technology
Employment Law
Family Law
Intellectual Property Law
Retail Marketing and Distribution 1 and 2
Marketing Communications 1 and 2
Marketing Planning and Strategy
Futurism for Marketers
Customer Relationship Management and Services Marketing
Consumer Psychology
Social Marketing
Contemporary Issues in Marketing
Marketing Across Cultures
Responsible Enterprise
Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Project and Event Management
Search Engine Optimisation and Content Marketing Management
Contemporary Issues in Tourism or Events
Researching Contemporary Issues in Strategic Management
Supporting your employability
Outside of your course, our Careers Service is here to support you as you discover (and re-discover) your strengths and what matters to you. We are here for you throughout your university journey as you work towards a fulfilling and rewarding career.
Connect with our careers team
Find part-time work that you can combine with your studies.
Find, or be, a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme.
Develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network.
Get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips.
Meet potential employers at our careers fairs.
Find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you discover more about what makes you tick, and build your CV.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
