University of Roehampton London

BSc in Business Management and Finance

If you are considering a career in business, or in management and leadership more generally, this BSc is an excellent place to begin. You’ll graduate as a confident, independent thinker, with the detailed knowledge and skills you need to adapt rapidly to change.

BSc Business Management will give you knowledge into the core areas of corporate life, including managing people, operations, logistics, marketing, finance, and the role of ethical management.

You will explore how businesses can operate effectively in a multicultural environment while learning to identify and solve business problems yourself and communicate your ideas with impact.

This course also has the option of a one year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. And throughout the degree, you will have access to employability events, guest speakers from the business world, and access to mentoring and career support.

Over the course of your studies, you will gain the key attributes employers value, such as commercial acumen, self-reflection and emotional intelligence, together with skills in research, numeracy, project management and leadership.

You'll get to hear from and meet industry experts, gain vital work experience, as well as having personalised face-to-face and 24/7 online study and career support. And, if you need it, throughout your studies you'll have access to personal wellbeing and mental health support.

This course has a timetable designed to fit around your commitments, and we have plenty of support for commuting students, including free on-campus car parking, excellent transport links and free bus service. We also offer all new students guaranteed on-campus accommodation.

This programme is dual accredited to a CMI qualification. Upon successful completion of the programme, Roehampton on-campus students, will be eligible for a CMI L5 qualification in Management and Leadership (subject to passing the required mapped CMI modules and CMI moderation).

We are ranked as the best modern university in London (Times Good University Guide 2022 and Complete University Guide 2022).

How you will learn

Our academic staff have extensive experience of organisations and will support you to connect your learning to the realities of business and management.

Our Business Readiness module will build your future employability throughout your degree, by developing your academic, leadership and management skills.

Your Academic Guidance Tutor will be there to guide your learning and career development, and you’ll have access to our extensive employability events.

Alongside this, we provide a career mentoring scheme, student-led Roehampton Business Society and online careers portal.

As a business management student, you will gain access to exclusive Chartered Management Institute networking events and lectures from CMI experts.

You can also log onto ManagementDirect, an online learning portal with a wide range of useful resources, including around 3,000 publications such as the Harvard Business Review. You can use the portal to develop your interview skills, polish your CV and record your professional development.

Placement Year

This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost their employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.