About the course

Reasons to study

1. Our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2022).
2. We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK's best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 18 since 2008.
3. Study at an AACSB International accredited Business School. Globally, less than 6% of institutions offering business degrees achieve this accreditation.

Why Business Administration and Management?

If you’ve already studied management and would like to gain a deeper understanding to degree level, this could be the course for you. We’ll focus on the functional areas of business, exploring management and leadership in both a theoretical and applied context.

How will you learn?

You will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions.

• This one-year course will give you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of management.
• You’ll have the chance to develop your management skills alongside your understanding of organisational change.
• As you progress, we’ll encourage you to develop an area of special interest and expertise by choosing particular modules.
• The course has been developed in close association with employers and professional bodies.
• We also work closely with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and you’ll have the opportunity to achieve a CMI Level 5 Certificate qualification in Management and Leadership through no additional study or assessment.

What subjects will you cover?

You’ll explore subjects such as Leadership, Strategy, Business Responsibility and Sustainability and Cross Cultural Studies.

Course detail

Year 1

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching excellence

Global Professional Award

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally one of the following:

• Higher National Diploma or equivalent (eg two year advanced diploma level or comparable qualifications).
• Foundation degree or 120 ECTS.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.