Put your career ambitions front and centre on this flexible course with a wide range of optional modules covering key principles of business and economics.

• Develop a critical awareness of both economic markets and business policy and analyse key decisions taken by organisations in both subject areas.

• Placement opportunities with local, national and global companies. Past students have landed roles with IBM, Office for Budget Responsibility, Walt Disney, the NHS and the Government Economic Service.

• Our alumni are employed by leading brands in graduate jobs. Recent successes include a business analyst at Deutsche Bank, audit associate at KPMG, financial analyst at PwC and financial advisor at Deloitte.

• Enjoy an international experience through our DMU Global programme, which will allow you to apply the theoretical side of your course to real-world settings. Previous course-related trips have seen students enhance their studies in New York, Berlin, Greece, Beijing and Hong Kong, where they were able to gain an understanding of the global markets and how they work in different countries, while extending their knowledge of other cultures.

Opportunities and careers

The course will prepare you for a career in business in the public or private sectors.

Recent graduates have progressed onto roles such as Financial Analyst at PwC, Graduate Consultant at IBM and Revenue Management Analyst at TNT.

An optional paid placement year offers invaluable professional experience.

We can help you secure a placement through activities such as mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and you will be assigned a personal tutor to support you throughout your placement.

We advertise posts in all locations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including some international posts.

Our students have taken placements with companies including the Government Economic Service, IBM, the NHS and Vauxhall.