Course summary

Are you an ambitious, driven individual who is looking to kick start your career in business sector? Studying our Business Management undergraduate programme is the ideal way to give yourself a foundation to confidently contribute to an organisation’s strategic success from day one. You will have the opportunity to study subject areas that include, financial decision making, contemporary business economics, international marketing management and strategic agility all of which will help you to develop and specialise your areas of interest and set you on the way to becoming a graduate with real-life experience in your field of choice. Pathways Our Business Management programme gives you the opportunity to choose your specialism for your future career after your experience of the core curriculum in year one. Rather than having to make your big career decision before you join us, we introduce you to various specialisms and offer you the flexibility to choose the pathway which leads to your chosen career. These pathways are also offered as four-year programmes, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate programme. Business Management pathway With the face of business ever-changing in a global consumer driven landscape, equipping yourself with professional skills in management and leadership is key to success beyond university. Our academic staff have developed our BA (Hons) Business Management degree with the latest industry insights and the opportunity to gain real-life business experience whilst you study. Become an innovative leader, team-player, articulate presenter, problem solver and career ready on this hands-on degree. Business and Human Resource Management pathway Do you have a passion for helping people to achieve their best? Want to create an inspiring work environment and match people to the best available opportunities? Then a career in human resource management could be the perfect choice for you. Companies are invested in their future success; they are constantly on the lookout for skilled and qualified HR managers, who are not just academically qualified but are also work-ready with skills in management and leadership. Why study at Buckinghamshire New University? For the new generation of managers, change is the only consistency. Our industry-experienced academics will support you to develop not only the knowledge and understanding of contemporary best practice in strategic international management but also your personal skills to prepare you for your first roles in management, or for running your own business. We give you the opportunity to develop solutions for a wide range of businesses. This allows you to gain real-world, hands-on experience while businesses benefit from having dedicated consultants to carry out research and offer advice tailored to their needs. Our strong links with industry and knowledge of their requirements for graduates helped to shape this programme. We will also introduce key business speakers and live briefs as assessments throughout the course. We bring in speakers from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, CIPD, to brief our students on the latest developments in the field of HRM. Opportunity modules are a key part of the BNU curriculum. You’ll choose modules in both your first and second year from a broad selection in areas such as sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, digital skills, personal growth, civic engagement, health & wellbeing and employment. Opportunity modules are designed to enable you to develop outside the traditional boundaries of your discipline and help you to further stand out from the crowd to future employers.