Business Management

Build the skills needed to navigate and thrive across diverse business organisations and corporate functions, creating the opportunities for real-world success. You will receive an excellent grounding in all aspects of business management, incorporating knowledge from areas such as accounting, economics, finance, human resource management, marketing, and sustainability.

Employability is at the heart of our Business Management course. You will work on integrated case studies, which will give you the opportunity to hear from and gain insight into global brands such as Apple and Amazon. You will step away from the confines of your textbooks and apply your theoretical knowledge to practical business simulations.

Previous graduates from this degree have gone on to successful careers in world-renowned organisations, including Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar, HP and The Body Shop.

We work with our advisory board, which is made up of industry professionals, to make sure we are designing our courses with the latest skills and knowledge valued by employers.

You will receive an excellent grounding in all aspects of business management, incorporating knowledge from a range of disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, human resource management, marketing, and sustainability. As well as studying growing disciplines such as artificial intelligence and ethical and responsible leadership.

Key features:
Put your consultancy skills into practice - take part in live projects where you can help companies tackle their real-world business challenges.
Benefit from our guest lecture series run by executives from popular blue-chip companies. In previous years we’ve had the likes of Amazon, Apple and contestants from The Apprentice
Get involved in DMU’s BizSpark Challenge – a unique opportunity to work on real challenges faced by real companies. You’ll be engaging with them to help solve the big problems, developing and putting into practice key business skills.
Benefit from a London location with rich industry links and professional opportunities.
Balance your life and professional commitments with studying on campus 2 days a week.

Year One:
Block 1: Foundations of Business Management
Block 2: Introduction to Marketing
Block 3: Accounting and Budget Management
Block 4: Human Resource & People Management

Year Two:
Block 1: Finance and Reporting for Management Decisions
Block 2: Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Business
Block 3: Business Research and Analysis
Block 4 option: Ethical and Responsible Leadership
Block 4 option: Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
Block 4 option: Making a Difference: From Campus to Community

Year Three:
Block 1 option: Digital Transformation and Innovation in Business
Block 1 option: Business Analytics and Managing Data
Block 1 option: Critical Issues in Global Business
Block 2 option: Managing Business Projects
Block 2 option: Change, Innovation and Knowledge Management
Block 2 option: Crisis and Risk Management
Block 3: Business Strategy in Action
Block 4 option: Dissertation
Block 4 option: Business Project

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops, group work and self-directed study, all using our unique block teaching approach. On campus teaching will take place over two days per week, allowing students to plan their week and workloads. You will also undertake independent study to complete project work and research.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS