BA (Hons) Business Management

Overview

Develop your knowledge of business and management

Our practical and creative BA (Hons) Business Management degree allows you to explore current business challenges from both a strategic, operational level and a theoretical perspective, as you gain the knowledge and skills to fully prepare you for a successful career.

The course provides you with a strong foundation in business and management and develops your confidence, entrepreneurial mindset, and employability skills to allow you to successfully pursue the career that interests you.

Work on live projects

You will have opportunities to work on live business projects with real-world clients, as you apply your knowledge to produce creative solutions and develop your confidence, business knowledge, critical thinking, and resilience to prepare you for the world of business.

Dedicated work placement options

Our varied work placement opportunities help develop your confidence, experience, and your ability to stand out from the crowd in a competitive job market.  Whilst these placements are optional, they improve your employability further and act as a fantastic way to put theory into practice.

Small and interactive classes

Our small interactive seminars mean you are seen as an individual, not just another face in the crowd.

This approach provides you with opportunities to develop and express your opinions relating to today’s business issues and inspire curiosity into the business world. Our lecturers get to know you and can reflect on how best to develop your academic and personal development whilst on your journey with us.

Accreditation

Our Business Management degrees are accredited by the Chartered Management (CMI), a professional management body who are the only organisation that can award Chartered Manager status – the ultimate management accolade. This means your degree matches what employers are currently looking for in aspiring managers.

You could also be eligible for the additional Level 5 Diploma in Management at no extra cost or assignment work. With a good degree accredited by CMI, plus this professional management qualification, your chances of securing employability increase, and you can accelerate your entry into management.

On this course you will:

• Explore various business, management leadership topics and the strategies, tactics, challenges, and solutions businesses are faced with.
• Complete projects with real clients.
• Have the option to complete a 1-year or short placement (10-12 weeks).
• Develop valuable soft skills like confidence, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, time management and resilience.
• Have the opportunity to take part in events and activities including trips, events, and business guest speakers.

Many of the jobs you will hold in the future dont exist yet. This degree will help you become a confident and enterprising graduate, giving you the skills and experience you need to succeed across the business industry without limiting you to a single career pathway.

This BA (Hons) Business Management degree will teach you management fundamentals in the context of the contemporary business landscape, so your business skills will remain flexible and adaptable as your progress through your career.

This course combines practical professional experience with creative approaches to develop your entrepreneurial spirit, and incorporates as much hands-on experience and professional training as possible. You will explore a range of business and management disciplines including marketing, accounting and finance, HR management, information systems, operations management and research skills. You will learn from guest speakers, study work-based projects, and have opportunities to complete work experience in a one-year work placement or ten-week placement in your final year.

You can apply for up to five different degree courses at up to five different institutions through UCAS (the national Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Your application is sent to all five universities at the same time.

Each course has a UCAS code that you will find on our course pages or in our prospectus. You will need to know the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for when you make your application. The UCAS code for the University of Chichester is (CHICH) C58.

For UCAS application deadlines please refer to the UCAS website.