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University of Suffolk

UCAS Code: N100 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

B,B,C

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Applicants are expected to hold GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

T Level

M

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About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Business and management

The BA (Hons) Business Management degree course brings together degree-level education and professional practice and has been co-designed with industry experts to equip you with the practical experience and knowledge you’ll need to thrive in a complex digital landscape.

In your first year, you will study core modules to build a solid foundation in key areas of Business Management, in your second and third year, we will offer you optional modules to help you shape your degree around your interests.
For students with a particular interest in Digital Marketing, Digital Entrepreneurship, or Digital Innovation, we offer a set of modules (pathway) that will reflect this specialism on your degree certificate.
If you do not wish to pursue these specialisms you can choose from the available options to 'build your own’ degree programme and study business in a way that suits you.
The BA (Hons) Business Management degrees are dual accredited with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This means that by opting to study Business Management, and completing your degree you will also receive a L5 Chartered Manager qualification. Recent studies have shown that graduates from a CMI accredited degree earn 7% more than non-accredited graduates with 72% of graduates agreeing that this gave them a competitive edge in the job market. The Business School’s collaboration with this worldwide, industry renowned body enables us to embed essential skill building into your degree to ensure you are a work-ready graduate.

The key element of this degree and is specialised pathways is that you can becoming an expert in a specialist subject such as Marketing or Entrepreneurship but you still carry with you that crucial business acumen needed in industry.
Pathway 1 Business Management (Digital Marketing)
Pathway 2 Business Management (Digital Entrepreneurship)
Pathway 3 Business Management (Digital Innovation)
Pathway 4 Business Management (Build your Own)

This degree enables you to work within a range of industries, whether major corporates, the public sector, SME’s, charities or start-ups. Graduates have gone on to set up their own businesses through the support of our innovations labs and some have gone on to become account managers, hold senior management and leadership roles in a range of national and international organisations.

Modules

Details of our modules can be found on our website.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

University of Suffolk

Department:

Suffolk Business School

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

100%
Business and management

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Business and management (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

91%
Staff make the subject interesting
100%
Staff are good at explaining things
91%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
91%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

64%
Library resources
73%
IT resources
91%
Course specific equipment and facilities
82%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
39%
Male students
61%
Female students
69%
2:1 or above
12%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
B

After graduation

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Business and management (non-specific)

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.

£20,000
med
Average annual salary
93%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

25%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
9%
Other administrative occupations
6%
Secretarial and related occupations

As only a small number of students take courses in this subject area, there isn't much information on what graduates do when they finish, so bear that in mind when you review any stats. Management, finance and business roles are common, but it's a good idea to ask tutors what previous graduates taking specific courses went on to do when you're at an open day.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Business and management (non-specific)

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Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

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While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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