Business Management
London South Bank University
UCAS Code: N203 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
London South Bank University
UCAS Code: N203 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
112 UCAS Tariff points from A levels
112 UCAS Tariff from an Access to HE Diploma
112 UCAS Tariff points from BTEC
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About this course
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Are you ready for a career in business?
This programme has been designed with your future in mind; developed with input from businesses, our courses ensure you gain the expertise you need to succeed in the modern world. By studying with us you will develop knowledge and skills across key business disciplines, focusing on the study of organisations, management, and the changing environment in which they operate. On your journey with us you will interact with our strong network of professional bodies, industry specialists and alumni; have the opportunity for fully supported entrepreneurial activity; enjoy an innovative blended learning approach to support your needs and develop your key digital, analytical and coaching skills along the way.
Alongside your studies you will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement within an established workplace or via an enterprise start-up and, if you study on our Southwark campus you can dedicate yourself and tailor your degree to a specialism by taking one of the available pathways:
Accounting
Digital Innovation
Events & Promotion
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Project Management
Travel & Tourism
Many of our Business graduates become their own boss, running their own business. Others go onto have amazing careers in areas such as:
Accounting
Banking
Consultancy
Events Management
Finance
Human Resource Management
Logistics
Marketing
Management
Public Relations
Retail
Taxation
Tourism & Hospitality
Previous graduates from this degree have gone on to successful careers in world-renowned organisations, including the BBC, Serco, Google, PwC, IoD, HSBC and the NHS.
Modules
Year 1
• Finance and the Economy
• Principles of Marketing
• LSBU Discovery Project
• Data for Decision Making
• Management and Organisations
• Principles of Strategy
Year 2
• The Business Professional
• Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Effective Business Negotiations
• Responsible Business
• Digital Transformation
• Plus options from:
• The Digital Economy
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Business Discovery and Development
• Finance in a Digital World
• Learning and Talent Development
• Media Relations
• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Practical Analytics
Year 3 (Placement)
If you study the full-time BA (Hons) Business Management Degree you'll have the option to undertake a work placement as part of the 4-year sandwich course.
Year 4
• Leadership, Strategy and Change
• Comparative International Management
• Small Business Management
• Research Project
• Applied Project
Plus options from:
• Business Intelligence
• New Technology Innovations
• Global Finance and Technology
• Contemporary Issues in HR
• Strategic Market Channels
• PRINCE2® - Methodologies for Project Management
• Retail Boutiques and Shopper Behaviour
• Volunteering
Tuition fees
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The Uni
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Croydon Campus
Business and Enterprise
What students say
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How do students rate their degree experience?
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Business studies
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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
After graduation
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Business studies
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
The number of business studies graduates fell significantly last year after a long period of increase. But there were still more than 14,000 degrees awarded and this is the third most popular subject for new graduates. Because so many graduates get business studies degrees, you can find them everywhere in the economy, and very few jobs are completely out of reach for a good business studies graduate. Around 40% go into jobs in finance, sales, recruitment, management (particularly retail) or marketing. There is also a small (but well paid) group who take their technical skills into computing and IT. Thousands of graduates from this subject go into professional jobs every year, and average starting salaries are above the average for all subjects and particularly healthy in London where they top £25k. Graduates with good degree grades in business studies are much more likely to get good jobs, so don’t be complacent, and keep a close eye on your grades.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Business studies
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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£25k
£26k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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