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Business Management

A broad grounding in how businesses work. You build skills in leading people, understanding customers and money, and making decisions, and many courses include a simulation where you run a virtual company.

BusinessBirminghamLeedsLeicesterLondonManchesterNewcastleNottingham

What you could study

  • The business environment and how organisations operate
  • Marketing basics and customer understanding
  • Managing and developing people
  • Finance for managers
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Law, ethics and governance
  • A final independent project

Who it suits

People with work experience who want a recognised qualification to move up or change direction.

Skills you build

  • Planning and organising
  • Presenting ideas and writing reports
  • Analysing information
  • Teamwork and leadership

Where it can lead

  • Business or data analyst
  • Project or team manager
  • Digital or marketing specialist
  • Starting your own business

Study options

Study level

  • Foundation year (for those without the usual entry qualifications)
  • Top-up (final year, if you already have a diploma or HND)
  • 1st year entry

When classes run

  • 1 day a week
  • 2 days a week (about 4 hours each)
  • Evening classes

Exact levels and timetables depend on the campus and are confirmed when you apply.