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Business and Management (Year in Business)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Sandwich
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Our School of Business and Management has a fresh and intellectually challenging approach to management research and education. Studying Business and Management at Royal Holloway means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts who will share their research and experience so that you gain current and relevant management skills and knowledge. The valuable context this degree will give you, combined with the interpersonal and transferable skills and business experience, will lead to excellent career prospects in management.

You will build on your skills and abilities in all the key areas of management, including strategy, international business, marketing and consumption as well as accounting. Our dual research and teaching focus guarantees high quality teaching, cutting edge materials and intellectually challenging debates. You will receive individual attention and flexibility to acquire, if desired, expertise within a specialist field. By electing to spend a year in business you will also have ample opportunities to integrate theory and practice and gain real business experience.

This course will allow you to develop a creative approach to problem solving that produces effective management results along with how to provide direction, assess progress, and adapt your approach to changing circumstances.

  • Competitive edge in pursuing your career in finance having gained real business experience, which has been secured by the student with the support of Royal Holloway, University of London.

  • Flexibility to specialise in many areas, including: marketing, human resources, international business, sustainability, accounting, IT and entrepreneurship.

  • Quality research publications are judged as 14thout of 101 UK business and management schools (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

  • Innovative and effective Management School; 81% student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2015) and Marketing ranked 4th (Complete University Guide 2017).

  • Inspiring international community; 60% of our Management students come from overseas and the 8,500 students at Royal Holloway, University of London are from 130 countries.

Modules

Please refer to our website for information: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/undergraduate/business-school/business-and-management-with-a-year-in-business/

Assessment method

Your course will be assessed by a combination of examinations and in-course assignments in the form of essays or presentations.

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Sandwich • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
N201
Institution code:
R72
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Royal Holloway, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N201
Institution code:
R72
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
ABB - BBB

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required.

Socio-economics factors which may have impacted an applicant's education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants.

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

In a relevant subject.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 27 credits M: 18 credits

In a relevant subject.

Scottish Higher
AABBB

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

In a relevant subject plus A-Level grade B.

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

Plus A-Level grades BB.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
DDD

In a relevant subject.

Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
D*D

In a relevant subject plus A-Level grade B.

Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB - BBB

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32 points

6,5,5, at Higher level OR 32 points overall

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2, H2, H3, H3, H3

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

We require English and Mathematics at grade 4/C.

Combinations of qualifications will be considered on an individual basis, please contact us on admissions.enquiries@rhul.ac.uk to discuss your situation

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in both Reading and Writing and no lower than 5.5 in every other subscore.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At Royal Holloway, we know every student approaches university with different experiences and backgrounds. We look at each application individually, and different factors can affect the exact offer a student receives. For instance, our contextual offer scheme means students from disadvantaged socio-economic background can receive a different offer. For full details please see our website.

Learn more on the Royal Holloway, University of London website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

*The tuition fee for Home (UK) undergraduates is controlled by Government regulations. This figure is the fee for the academic year 2026/27 and is shown as a guide.

**This figure is the fee for EU and international students starting a degree in the academic year 2026/27 and is shown as a guide.

Royal Holloway reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually for all students. For further information see fees and funding (https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding).

*** These estimated costs relate to studying this particular degree at Royal Holloway during the 2026/27 academic year and are included as a guide. Refers to specific individual items of £50 or more, and excludes accommodation, commuting, food, books/other learning materials and printing costs.

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