With the face of business ever-changing in a global consumer driven landscape, equipping students with professional skills in management and leadership is key to success beyond university.
Our academic staff and industry experts have developed our BA (Hons) Business Management degree to ensure you are well-equipped for your future career. You will learn strategic international management and how you can utilise technology to revolutionise industry best practice, even more important in a post-pandemic workplace. Our approach goes beyond the lecture theatre, we work with large organisations, such as Softcat, the NHS and Sacla to provide students with real-world, hands-on experience.
**Why study this subject?**
Are you an ambitious, driven individual who is looking to kick start their career in business sector? Studying our Business Management degree is the ideal way to give yourself a solid foundation to confidently contribute to an organisation’s strategic success from day one.
You will have the opportunity to study subject areas that include, financial decision making, contemporary business economics, international marketing management and strategic agility all of which will help you to develop and specialise your areas of interest and set you on the way to becoming a graduate with real-life experience in your field of choice.
**Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?**
BNU is a vibrant and diverse university that has Student Experience at its heart. Our high lecturer to student ratio ensures that you will receive continual and first-hand support throughout your degree, which will allow you to stretch and excel your abilities and graduate with a versatile and in-demand degree.
Lecturers ensure you are kept up-to-date with the latest industry developments through their membership with professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Management Institute and Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development.
**What will I study?**
From day one you’ll be learning the fundamentals of business to provide you with a solid foundation for your study of business management. In Year one, core modules include finance, marketing, contemporary business environments, HR, leadership and management skills.
In Year Two, you will gain a more strategic understanding of business issues, and in particular work with real clients to support you in implementing changes to their business.
In the final year, you will be expected to integrate, apply and evaluate the knowledge you have gained through independent study on your dissertation or consultancy project. There is an ongoing emphasis on leadership skills, particularly within a changing business environment. The dissertation or a consultancy project will be a key focus this year and will allow you to specialise on your area of interest.
The BNU Business School is proud of its links with international and national companies and frequently welcomes businesses in to lead live briefs and watch student presentations. Students are also often asked to develop solutions for businesses, allowing them to gain real-world, hands-on consulting experience while businesses benefit from having bespoke research and advice tailored to their needs.
**How will I be taught and assessed?**
Our assessments reflect our employer-led course philosophy, they are real world centric with live briefs from businesses and cases that challenge students to produce a tangible result and not simply demonstrate knowledge of a subject. We set a variety of assessments across the three years of the degree; these include:
- Individual management reports
- Group business plans
- People management strategies and presentation pitches
- Team based marketing campaigns
- Industry briefed digital advertising activities
- Individual presentations
- Timed assessments
Even, short films and multi-media copy
Course Details - Modules
Year One: Business Environment, Financial Decision Making, People and Organisations, Marketing, The Graduate Challenge, Career Viewpoint. Year Two: Enterprise Projects, Operations & Project Management, Small Business, Contemporary Issues in Accounting & Finance, Cross-Cultural Management, Business Analytics, Economic Analysis, Business to Business and Services Marketing, The Media Business, Future of Work, Selling & Sales Management, International Human Resource Management. Year Three: Dissertation, UK Taxation, Financial Reporting and Management, Consultancy Project, Enterprise and New Business, Strategic Decision Making, Managing Innovation in Business, Business Information Systems, International Marketing Management, Strategic Human Resource Management.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
N202
Institution code:
B94
Campus Name:
Buckinghamshire New University
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A typical offer will be a UCAS Tariff score of 88 - 112.
A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required.
Every application is considered on an individual basis.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
