Business Management with Marketing BSc(Hons)

Course structure 

In your first year you take core modules shared with our other Business Management degrees. This gives you a broad understanding of business principles.

From your second year you can also choose to specialise in the area of business which interests you most: economics, finance, human resource management or marketing. This will help you to decide which area of business you would like specialise in, whilst also preparing you to be your own boss.

Students with good first-year grades also have the opportunity to convert to the four-year Business Management with Marketing and Placement Year BSc(Hons), which includes a salaried work placement during the third year and a CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership, adding valuable experience to your CV.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. If you apply to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through Student View.

COVID-19 continues to disrupt exams and English language testing in some parts of the world. For 2022 entry, we have expanded the number of qualifications we are able to accept. If you have, or are sitting, one of the qualifications listed here and it meets our validity policy then you do not need to take an IELTS test, even if we asked you to do so in your offer. Please let us know and send a copy of your results so we can check your qualification.

• English language, English literature, or English language and literature A-levels at grade D or above.
• English courses from other UK universities, subject to subject to being awarded from an accredited institution and at the CEFR B2 minimum levels required and meeting all four components.
• A bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in the UK or a Home Office majority English-speaking country.
• TOEFL iBT At Home test – check the TOEFL website for more information about which countries are operating this test and the test eligibility.
• IELTS Indicator home-based test – check the IELTS Indicator website for more information about which countries are operating this test and the test eligibility.
• KITE (Kaplan International Tools for English) - an easy to access online English Language test from Kaplan online that can be taken from home.
• LanguageCert International ESOL (IESOL) Exam.
• Occupational English Test (OET) – accepted for Medicine and a range of allied health profession courses, including Pharmacy, which have vocational training elements.

If you need additional English language training we have pre-sessional courses available.

All qualifications are subject to our normal admissions checks and the above is only a summary and not a guarantee that your qualification will definitely be accepted. If you are applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate taught course, contact the enquiries and admissions team for more support and guidance. If you are applying for a postgraduate research degree, get in touch with the doctoral college team.

We will also continue accept the standard English language qualifications detailed below.

Accreditation 

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

All students successfully completing a three-year Business Management route and who have passed the qualifying modules will have completed the study required for the Chartered Management Institutes Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership.

You can apply for the certificate from the CMI, with no requirement to sit their assessments.

This course is also accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Graduate Gateway.

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the largest professional marketing body in the world. All students will be able to take the Introductory Certificate in Marketing award from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and by choosing specific option modules will be exempt from:

• Certificate in Professional Marketing: Marketing module
• CIM Diploma in Digital Marketing: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour module.