Course summary

Explore a range of subjects within Business Management and Finance and develop a variety of applied complementary professional skills to become knowledgeable about your chosen field.

UCAS points

• 112-120

This must include at least 64 points from 2 A Levels or equivalent BTEC qualifications. For example:

• BBC-BBB at A Level
• DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
• Merit overall from a T level qualification.
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels, EPQ and general studies

We also expect you to demonstrate through your personal statement an interest in and awareness of finance or banking or some level of practical experience.

We may make you a lower offer if you have not taken AS Level qualifications.

GCSE

• English language or literature at grade C or 4
• Maths at grade D or 3

GCSE equivalents

• Level 2 Literacy or Functional Skills Level 2 English
• Level 2 Numeracy or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

- Access - an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and at least 15 at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

If you do not have any of the qualifications above but have relevant experience, you are welcome to discuss potential opportunities with the admissions tutor.

Future careers

A unique feature of the course is that it will be fully approved by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). Following validation of the course certain modules will be mapped to the ILM L5 Award in Leadership and Management. This will mean that upon successful completion you can gain associate (Assoc.) level of professional membership, preparing graduates for careers in the public, private and third sectors.

Previous graduates of this course have gained roles at:

• Rolls Royce
• National Grid
• IBM
• Clipper
• Tesco
• McClaren
• Cooperative Bank
• Caterpillar
• Asda
• BMW
• Royal Bank of Scotland

Apply for an undergraduate degree course

How to apply for a foundation, top-up or bachelors degree

For undergraduate degrees, UK applicants need to apply through UCAS, the University and College Admissions Service.

Undergraduate degrees include:

• Foundation degrees (FdA, FdEng, FdSc)
• Top-up degrees (BA, BSc, BENG, LLB)
• Bachelors degrees (BA, BSc, BENG, LLB)

Applications open in September for courses starting in October the following year.

International applicants

If you are from outside the UK, you can apply direct or through UCAS. To apply direct, please use the online application form.

Getting started with UCAS

The first step is to register in the UCAS Hub and start a new application. You can save your application as you go, so you can complete a little bit at a time if you want to.

We recommend reading UCAS's guide to filling in the application form.

Your statement and references

As part of your UCAS application, you'll need to write a personal statement. You might also need to give names and contact details for people who can give you a reference.

If you're not sure where to start, try our guides to writing a good statement and choosing the right referees.

Assessing your application

Our admissions tutors will:

• check the subjects you're studying
• check your grades
• read your personal statement
• read the references we've received.

Depending on your course and application, we might also:

• invite you an interview
• invite you to submit a portfolio.

If you are invited to one of these, we'll send you everything you need to know. But if you'd like to know more now, you can read our guides to preparing for an interview and preparing a portfolio.

Application decision

After assessing your application, we will contact you with a decision. We usually start to make offers from November through to March, depending on when you applied.