Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Business Management and Leadership

Whether you want to run your own business or aspire to become the manager of a large company, management roles are both challenging and rewarding. The BA (Hons) Business Management & Leadership course is designed to help students develop key leadership skills, from managing people and resources to strategic planning. The degree focuses on contemporary management issues, giving students the opportunity to develop a wealth of general skills needed to aid progression from an operational level through to leadership.

Success in this field requires confidence, versatility and strategic thinking, coupled with elevated communication skills and a desire to succeed.

Alongside award winning teaching, students get the chance to conduct critical research with the department's experienced staff, learn from highly-regarded guest visitors and take part in invaluable practical modules.

This course offers students the option to undertake a Professional Placement Year or Study Abroad Year. If they wish to do so, students can opt to take the Professional Placement Year module or the Study Abroad Year module which both typically run for a full academic year between years 2 and 3 of the course. Students are able to progress onto the relevant module if they have successfully completed the first two years of the course (i.e. having accumulated 240 credits) and provided that they confirm their interest in undertaking this option before the end of second year, typically in August.

While the Professional Placement Year and Study Abroad Year modules students undertake are non-credit bearing but do not incur any additional tuition fees, if successfully completed, these modules will appear on their final academic transcript. In addition, if they complete this year, they will also gain an enhanced degree award title as the additional suffix of “With Professional Enhancement” if they've gone on a work placement and “With International Enhancement” if they've gone on a study abroad program will be added ( subject to relevant assessments) .

The Talent Team can provide students with a wide range of support services in order to help them apply for a placement opportunity. Past students have worked with [Jaguar Land Rover, the Bugatti Trust and Imagination. Several students have had internships in London, Birmingham, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stuttgart and Bologna.

Please note that placement or study abroad opportunities are not guaranteed and that any such opportunities referred to on this webpage may be subject to additional costs (e.g. travel, visas and accommodation etc.), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable visa requirements.