Find your passion: a flexible Business Management degree with high employability after graduation.
A hands-on Business Management degree to help you navigate the corporate world. Focus on contemporary approaches and critical skills within:
- finance
- marketing
- strategy
- HR.
And then specialise in areas like:
- management consultancy
- digital business.
Our Business Management course is designed by industry professionals who understand that employers seek graduates who:
- can apply ideas to practical situations
- are confident with the latest technological and digital developments
- maintain the best professional management and ethical standards.
Our high employability shows this is an approach that works, and that you’ll get where you want to be.
Personalised support from industry experts
Our academic team has a breadth of expertise and industry experience. For example, Course Lead Kofi Amegashi has 30+ years of international business experience across companies like Chevron, Shell, World Bank, Alexander Forbes, and more.
You’ll also have plenty of time with tutors: nine contact hours a week, plus one-to-one sessions whenever you need. We’re here for you and want you to succeed.
Our student, Lauren, tells us that our academics are “really helpful and […] always on hand when help is needed, both in lectures and tutorials”.
It’s no wonder we’re:
- Top 5 for Teaching Quality (Good University Guide, 2024)
- 1st in London for ‘Academic Support’ (National Student Survey (NSS), 2023)
- 2nd in London for ‘Teaching on My Course’ (NSS, 2023).
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Specialist modules that boost employability
Find what makes you tick with our wide range of optional modules. As you explore, you’ll:
- earn exemptions and professional accreditations
- complete short courses on Excel and Canva.
Therefore, you’re always building on your employability. Once you finish your Business Management BSc, you’ll join the 96% of SMU graduates in employment, vocation, or further study within 15 months of graduation (HESA, 2024).
Work placements: get career experience and confidence
We’ll help you find a work placement that complements your goals. You’ll:
- apply knowledge and skills to the real world
- gain crucial experience and confidence
- build your network.
Decide how you’d like to study
We also offer:
- BSc Business Management and Entrepreneurship
- BSc Business Management and Finance
- BSc Business Management and Marketing
You can study our Business Management degree:
- as a three-year degree
- with a foundation year
- with a placement year
- with both a foundation and placement year.
About the Placement Year
A placement year enables you to undertake a year of experience in an organisation between your second and final year.
It will enable you to:
- apply the knowledge and skills you gain from your course in a work setting
- build your commercial awareness and insights into organisations and industries you might want to work in
- develop your professional skills through company training, networking skills and confidence in the workplace
- get some great experience for future job applications or even land a graduate job.
Support from St Mary’s every step of the way
Securing a placement can really help you develop your job search skills and the Employability Service placement and Careers Teams can support you to find and apply for available opportunities.
Please note: in the event that you cannot secure a placement you will be able to transfer onto the three year version of your degree programme.
Kofi Amegashie
Senior Lecturer - BSc Business Management, MSc Marketing and BA Marketing & Communications
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Course content
Modules
You will learn what makes business tick, including the financial and economic aspects of business, how to manage people, and how to organise for success.
You will learn how to manage the long-term future of a business by studying changes taking place in the business world, in societies, markets, finances, economies, technology, political intervention and legal or ethical requirements.
You will also discover how to develop and implement strategy to meet requirements and the processes behind completing in-depth research projects investigating the different choices your business needs to make.
You will have the opportunity to gain managerial experience during one of several work placements offered throughout the programme.
It is possible to gain professional accreditations and certificate exemptions by successfully completing selected core and optional Business Management modules.
Professional bodies include:
Please note: it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our course information disclaimer.
Entry requirements
We understand that sometimes barriers you can't control get in the way of academic achievement. You are more than just your grades. We'll consider your application as a whole, taking into account things like:
- subjects studied at Level 3
- your GCSEs (or equivalent) profile
- non-academic achievements you mention in your personal statement
- your references and motivation.
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GCSE
GCSE Maths grade 4/C, or equivalent evidence of numerical skills, is also a requirement.
We offer GCSE equivalency tests for those who need to improve their GCSE grades.
UCAS Personal statement support
Create your UCAS personal statement through our online builder and we'll email you a copy of your completed version at the end.
Further Information
For more information about entry requirements please email apply@stmarys.ac.uk.
Fees & funding
Tuition fees
Home
£9,250
International
£16,320
(£1200 during placement year)
*Please note: these fees are annual and may increase in line with inflation each year subject to the Government's review of Higher Education Funding.
Information about tuition fees, student loans, and funding your studies can be found within our fees and funding section.
Additional costs
Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme.
Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.
For further information about additional costs please see our additional costs webpage.
Scholarships
Find out more about our range of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate students .
Living costs
A guide to your living costs has been created by our Student Funding Team.
Accommodation costs vary depending on whether you opt for an en suite room and on-site catering. Take a look at our accommodation options and the prices you can expect to pay.
How the degree is taught
Teaching methods
You'll be taught on our beautiful and historic campus located in Twickenham, London.
We take a blended learning approach. You'll attend traditional on-campus lectures, seminars, and tutorials, while also engaging in content on Moodle (our Virtual Learning Environment).
Assessment methods
Our assessments equip you with the skills you will need for employment success. And they're not all essays and exams. You´ll:
- craft business reports
- deliver presentations
- learn how to become an ethical influencer
- plan campaigns
- undertake simulated exercises.
Feedback
We adhere to the university’s policy of providing feedback on assessments within 15 working days.
Career opportunities
Our Business Management course helps you develop a wide range of transferrable skills that are great for employment. These include:
- communication
- analysis
- research techniques
- teamwork
- time management.
You’ll find your biggest career opportunities in areas such as:
- banking
- insurance
- law
- business consultancy
- leisure and sport
- marketing
- human resources.
And if you ever need advice, support, or guidance, we offer lifetime careers support. Please contact our Career Services at careers@stmarys.ac.uk for more information.
Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of undefined include:
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