overview
Your journey to business professional starts here. You will benefit from silver TEF rated teaching and enjoy the practical application of the latest management ideas to help give you a global perspective. Real experiences will bring business management to life with a focus on communications and the global aspects of being an effective marketer.
You will be equipped with the experiences and skills to help give you the edge in the competitive world of business. 95% of our students progress to employment and or further study and recent graduates have fought off stiff competition to gain employment with companies like Microsoft, Red Bull, Enterprise Rent A Car, AQR International and Calvin Marketing. Our commitment to helping students into rewarding careers means that you too can progress to a great future like Freia. Freia is a Business Account Manager at Wesleyan Bank, a business to business bank, she says:
“Studying Business at Chester has changed the view I have on the business world, how vast, wide and how mind blowing it really is. I have developed into a business woman, with a leadership mindset. I am definitely coming out of uni as a new person with aspirations and goals for the future.”
We are committed to supporting our students as unique individuals and enjoy exceptional student satisfaction in the National Student Survey. You will be a name here and throughout your degree course, you will be mentored and supported by a Personal Tutor. These are people who will support you through life’s challenges. You will also benefit from our Student Experience Reps who will make sure that your voice is heard.
This degree is accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) the UKs top leadership and management qualifications specialist. This means that all students can achieve the ILM level 5 Award alongside their degree.
If you are interested in enhancing and deepening the Marketing input into your degree, you could also choose to study a Combined Honours in Business Management and Marketing Management.
Entry requirements
Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts.
We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also take into account appropriate work experience.
English Language Requirements
- IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any band)
- Postgraduate: 6.5 (no less than 5.5 in any band)
- All applicants wanting to join the Business, Life Science and Engineering Foundation Pathways must have Maths GCSE equivalent at grade C or above.
For those who do not have IELTS or an acceptable in-country English language qualification, the University of Chester has developed its own online English language test which applicants can take for free as part of their application.

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