Business Management

Overview

If you are considering a career in business, or in management and leadership more generally, this BSc is an excellent place to begin. You’ll graduate as a confident, independent thinker, with the detailed knowledge and skills you need to adapt rapidly to change. 

(This programme is also available largely online as a blended learning course. Explore BSc Business Management - Blended).

BSc Business Management will give you knowledge into the core areas of corporate life, including managing people, operations, logistics, marketing, finance, and the role of ethical management. 

You will explore how businesses can operate effectively in a multicultural environment, while learning to identify and solve business problems yourself, and communicate your ideas with impact. 

This course also has the option of a one year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. And throughout the degree you will have access to employability events, guest speakers from the business world, and access to mentoring and careers support.

Over the course of your studies, you will gain the key attributes employers value, such as commercial acumen, self-reflection and emotional intelligence, together with skills in research, numeracy, project management and leadership. 

You'll get to hear from and meet industry experts, gain vital work experience, as well as having personalised face-to-face and 24/7 online study and career support. And, if you need it, throughout your studies you'll have access to personal wellbeing and mental health support.

This course has a timetable designed to fit around your commitments, and we have plenty of support for commuting students, including free on-campus car parking, excellent transport links and a free bus service. We also offer all new students guaranteed on-campus accommodation.

This programme is dual accredited to a CMI qualification. Upon successful completion of the programme, Roehampton on-campus students, will be eligible for a CMI L5 qualification in Management and Leadership (subject to passing the required mapped CMI modules and CMI moderation). 

We are ranked as the best modern university in London (Times Good University Guide 2022 and Complete University Guide 2022).

*This currently applies to students in their first year only.

How you will learn

Our academic staff have extensive experience of organisations and will support you to connect your learning to the realities of business and management.

Our Business Readiness module will build your future employability throughout your degree, by developing your academic, leadership and management skills. 

Your Academic Guidance Tutor will be there to guide your learning and career development, and you’ll have access to our extensive employability events.

Alongside this, we provide a career mentoring scheme, student-led Roehampton Business Society and online careers portal.

As a business management student, you will gain access to exclusive Chartered Management Institute networking events and lectures from CMI experts.

You can also log onto ManagementDirect, an online learning portal with a wide range of useful resources, including around 3,000 publications such as the Harvard Business Review. You can use the portal to develop your interview skills, polish your CV and record your professional development.

Foundation or GCE Advanced Level

Career Options

The skills and knowledge you graduate with on this degree will put you in a strong position for pursuing jobs in business, including accounting and finance, international business, retail, marketing and human resources.

Our careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. They will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers. You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.