BSc in Business Management
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: ยฃ9,250 per year | international: ยฃ14,300 for the first year
Key Summary
Introduction
Why choose this course?
This degree prepares you for a career in business management, giving you the skills, knowledge, and experience to succeed. It includes hands-on, practical experience through working on real business problems, consultancy projects with real clients and opportunities for internships. You'll also have lots of support to set up your own business too. A personal development programme will help you discover your career ambitions and strengths and prepare you for your next step.
The experiences you'll gain will help you establish a business network and stand out from the crowd when starting your career. You'll learn from academic tutors, senior people, and experts from the industry and each other.
You'll also have the flexibility to take exciting module options and additional qualifications to deepen your understanding and expertise.
Please note the change in course title: This course previously ran as โBusiness Management with Business Experience BSc (Hons)' until 2021. For 2022 entry onwards, it is named โBusiness Management BSc (Hons)'.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- In just three years, you'll graduate with a business degree and the real-life practical experience and skills that employers are looking for.
- Kingston Business School has been recognised for quality by the Business Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This award is earned by just five per cent of the world's business schools.
- You'll be exposed to all aspects of management and supported to pursue your individual career ambitions.
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Curriculum
What you will study
Take a look at some of the content and modules that you may have the opportunity to study in this course:
Year 1
In Year 1 you will be introduced to a range of introductory theories and principles of business. You will also begin the business readiness programme in preparation for your Business Practice in Year 2.
Core modules
- Business Statistics and Information Technology
- Organisational Behaviour
- Economics for Business
- Marketing Practice
Year 2
In Year 2 you will begin to cover all elements of the pathways themes, enabling you to develop your knowledge and understanding of core business principles in these areas. You will carry out your Business Practice in Year 2 from May, for a minimum of three months.
Core modules
- Business Accounting
- Contemporary Project Management
- Human Resource Management
Optional modules
- Global Operations
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Law and Ethics
- Marketing Simulation
- Professional Selling
- CSR in Marketing
- Data Analytics for Business
- Business Decision Modelling
- Developing Web Applicants for Business
- Rapid App Development for Business
Business Practice Options (choose 1)
- Internship
- Consultancy in Practice (campus-based)
- The Entrepreneurship Experience (campus-based)
Optional year
Study abroad optional year
You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad or to undertake a year-long work placement (or even a mix of both).
Final year
In your final year, everyone studies strategic management and leadership. Then you can specialise in your chosen pathway: business management; human resource management; entrepreneurship; finance, or service operations.
Core modules
- Leading Change
- Strategic Management
Human Resource Management specialism optional modules
- Organisational Learning and Development
- Employee Relations
Service Operations specialism optional modules
- International Business Operations
- Service Operations Management
Entrepreneurship specialism optional modules
- Innovation
- International Entrepreneurship in SMEs
Finance specialism optional modules
- Financial Management
- Money, Banking and Financial Markets
- Financial Investments
Digital Business specialism optional modules
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Building Digital Systems
No specialism - optional modules
- Business Decision Modelling
- Marketing Communications
- Psychology for Business and Management
- Business Law and Ethics
- Marketing Simulation
- Professional Selling
- CSR in Marketing
- Rapid App Development for Business
- Developing Web Applicants for Business
- Data Analytics for Business
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Embedded business experience
This degree comes with business experience opportunities throughout, including:
- Embedded business skills and qualities to get you ready for your first day of your work internship or graduate job.
- Module options to help you decide your career path.
- The opportunity to gain valuable, real-life and hands-on experience through:
- University-based modules which bring real-life projects into the classroom. Examples include consultancy or entrepreneurship modules where you will work alongside your peers to develop your own business or find solutions for a live business project.
- Networking opportunities with employers.
This course aims to increase your employability and future career success. You'll graduate from this degree with both the knowledge from a three-year degree as well as key employability skills; helping you to stand out from the crowd in the future.
Work placements
Our course offers a work placement to help you develop your skills and gain invaluable experience, this option will also help you to:
- Improve your career choices: Business experience and placements help you to make better-informed career choices and help you stand out from the competition when you look for a job.
- Help with your studies: Statistics indicate that on average students who do placements get better results in their final year.
- Develop your professional skills: Preparing you for your career.
- Increase your employability: Each year many of our students receive graduate job offers from their placement employer.
Accreditations
Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam โ the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions youโll find in the exam.