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Business Management and Finance

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Sandwich including industrial placement
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester

Course summary

Expand your knowledge and understanding of real-world business and financial scenarios
Our BA (Hons) Business Management and Finance degree provides you with a strong understanding of the crucial factors within the business sector alongside an in-depth knowledge of the key aspects of accounting and finance.

Gain the knowledge and skills employers need
Many of the jobs you will hold in the future don’t exist yet and this degree will teach you management fundamentals to deal with today’s complex and changing business landscape.

Work on live projects
You will have opportunities to work on live business projects with real-world clients, as you apply your knowledge to produce creative solutions and develop your confidence, business knowledge, critical thinking, and resilience to prepare you for your future career.

Dedicated work placement options
Our varied work placement opportunities help develop your confidence, experience, and your ability to stand out from the crowd in a competitive job market.
These placements will improve your employability further and act as a fantastic way to put theory into practice.

Supportive and interactive classes
Our interactive seminars mean you are seen as an individual, not just another face in the crowd, as our lecturers get to know you and how best to support your academic and personal development.

This approach provides you with opportunities to develop and express your opinions relating to today’s business issues and inspire curiosity into the business world.

Accreditations
Our Business Management degrees are accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a professional management body who are the only organisation that can award Chartered Manager status – the ultimate management accolade. This means your degree matches what employers are currently looking for in aspiring managers.

You could also be eligible for the additional Level 5 Diploma in Management at no extra cost or assignment work. With a good degree accredited by CMI, plus this professional management qualification, your chances of securing employability increase, and you can accelerate your entry into management.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
We have full accreditation from the ACCA, the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification, for the first nine papers. Successfully completing the relevant modules means you will be granted exemption from the first nine ACCA’s exams.

On this course you will:
Complete projects with real clients.
Explore various business, management leadership topics and the strategies, challenges, and solutions businesses face.
Complete a 20-week part-time placement.
Have the option to complete a 1-year placement.
Develop valuable soft skills like confidence, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, time management and resilience.
Have the opportunity to take part in events and activities including trips, events, and business guest speakers.

Modules

Explore a range of topics such as:
Financial management
Management accounting
Taxation
Financial reporting
Audit and assurance
Corporate finance
Advanced accounting
Data research and analytics
Management
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Project Management
Operations Management

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:
NN13
Institution code:
C58
Campus name:
Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
104 points

A level
BCC

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

Access to HE Diploma
P: 45 credits

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28 points

English and mathematics at standard level - 4 or better.

Extended Project

The University positively welcomes the Extended Project Qualification and this will be taken into account in offers.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

No specific subject based GCSE requirements.

T Level
M

Pass with Merit overall and a C in the Core.

The University welcomes mature applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements listed here. As an alternative, a 'non-standard entry portfolio' may be set for the applicant to complete in order to demonstrate their readiness for higher education.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6No component less than 5.5
PTE Academic5050-57 and no lower than 50-57 in each component
TOEFL (iBT)79At least: 18 in Reading 17 in Listening 20 in Speaking 17 in Writing

Qualifications recognised for English language proficiencyhttps://www.chi.ac.uk/study/international/english-language-requirements/

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.

The University of Chichester contextual offer is a reduction of 16 UCAS tariff points (equivalent to two A-level grades or one BTEC grade) for all eligible undergraduate degree courses. For foundation year courses, the reduction is 8 UCAS tariff points. For details of eligibility, please visit our website using the link below.

Learn more on the University of Chichester 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.

Not enough data available

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

EU undergraduate students are charged the same fee as UK Home students.

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