Business Management with a Placement Year

Whether you want to work for a multinational company or launch your own start-up, you’ll find lots of exciting opportunities in the business world. Our business management degree will equip you with the skills, knowledge, experience and connections to achieve your ambitions in a wide range of sectors.

You’ll explore everything from a real-world perspective, with live industry briefs and the chance to create your own consultancy to work with existing companies. The course also includes business simulations, where you’ll make financial decisions and experience key areas such as operations, marketing and HR.

And to help give you the edge with employers, we offer double accreditation. It means you’ll get a leadership and management qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) as well as your degree.

We offer some other amazing opportunities too, including an international study exchange. We have partner universities in places such as Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Then there’s the Staffordshire EDGE programme – an extra award designed to support you with your career journey. And we’ll introduce you to our entrepreneurs in residence, who can give you an invaluable insight into what makes a business idea a success.

Our staff also bring a wealth of business experience and research expertise. Some have run their own businesses, worked as change managers or brand managers, and been involved in corporate investment and global banking.

All of our business courses will equip you with a diverse skillset in leadership and management and the latest knowledge of how business operates in the real world. You will graduate with a creative approach to problem-solving, be able to interpret and use financial data, have teamworking and persuasive communication skills, and show confidence in managing time, projects and resources.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Business Management

Year One: Foundations of Human Resource Management; Foundations of Management; Global Visitor Economy; Introduction to Management Accounting; Managerial Economics; Marketing in the Business Environment
Year Two: Management Accounting; Managing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Operations Management; Sustainable Business Development
Year Two Optional: An Entrepreneurial Mindset; Employee Voice and Representation; Enterprise in Practice; Exploring the Eventscape; Globalisation, Tourism and Development; Governance and Climate Change; Managing and Developing People; The Business of Doing Good; The Event Professional; Tourism Perspectives
Year Three: Placement
Year Four: Authentic Leadership; Consultancy/Management Project in Specialism; Data and Decision Making; Innovative Change Management; Strategic Management in a Global Context

Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying. The primary methods of assessment are coursework and evaluative assignments, digital portfolio development, in-class tests, presentations (both individual and group) and examinations. Most modules include a Tutorial Assessment, which carry a weighting of around 10% and your attendance and participation in class will be reflected in the awarded mark.