About the course

On this degree, you study all the essential aspects of business management, from accounting and marketing to strategy and change, as well as experiencing a 12-week work placement. This strong practical focus means you graduate with the skills to successfully manage any organisation or set up your own business.

The course offers a broad approach to business management that supports you to become a flexible professional, comfortable working across a spectrum of business areas including marketing; accounting; human resource management; strategy; managing change; and project management. In addition, it prepares you for 21st-century global business with units in intercultural and international management; sustainable business; and digital business.

You also gain practical experience of the challenges and excitement of management through a 12-week placement in or around Milton Keynes.

Why choose this course?

• Learn in small classes through lectures, seminars and workshops, cementing your learning via group projects, research exercises, presentations and case-study analysis
• Enjoy the course’s strong practice focus, where you apply theory to diverse real-life situations, including managing organisations undergoing dramatic change
• Study includes entrepreneurship and starting a new business, ideal if your ambition is to set up on your own
• Benefit from experienced and supportive staff who provide learning opportunities in a professional environment, replicating industry practices
• Gain from the opportunity to work independently on a final-year project in an area of interest