Business Management BA (Hons)

Why choose this course?

• The opportunity for membership of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and exemptions
• AA sought-after degree by employers with graduate schemes in Business, Marketing and HR
• Employability results of 91.7% of students in employment or further study(2019/20 Graduate Outcomes)

Be your own boss, climb the career ladder in corporate or make a difference in a charity. Our Business Management degree will prepare you for your next steps wherever your journey takes you.

Developed hand in hand with leading companies, our all-rounder course offers an excellent business grounding and will give you the knowledge and skillset you need to do well. It is a perfect launchpad to kickstart your business management career and to be an innovative business leader.

You will gain a foundation in the key business essentials needed to be commercially successful. By the end of the course, you will have a personal toolkit based on the latest business theories, backed up by practical exercises. All are taught by a range of experts and specialist practitioners, giving you the best knowledge and skills.

Our assessments are modelled on what you will face in the real world and include business reports, presentations, speed pitches, online tests and case studies. This gives you a head start on developing the practical skills needed for your career. You will develop into a business professional with an enviable skillset, to stand out in a global, national, or niche business.

Our Business management degree is a part of the Hertfordshire Business school which has a wide-reaching Enterprise Hub with many business connections. We host our own Business Academy where you can meet entrepreneurs in residence, business ambassadors and industry leaders at networking events or in guest lectures. You can join the Enactus Society, participate in the University Business Challenge and join our Enterprise Bootcamp based in the Herts Business Incubator. This offers students flexible and equipped working spaces for fledging businesses.

We pride ourselves on our pastoral support if you encounter unprecedented circumstances. We will help you to overcome challenges and make sure they don’t stand in the way of getting your degree.

Graduates from our course have landed successful roles in BT, Computacenter Disney, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, KPMG, Ocado and Tesco as well as gone on to run their own successful businesses.

What's next for my career?

All students are encouraged and supported to aim high. This core generalist business course equips students with a broad range of skills and knowledge, useful in a wide variety of business management and leadership jobs.

Graduates from the course (and its predecessor) have landed successful roles in BT, Computacenter Disney, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, KPMG, Ocado and Tesco as well as gone on to run their own successful businesses.