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Launching and running a business requires specialist skills, expert knowledge and smart methods. We can help you develop them.
With this hands-on degree, you’ll gain the knowledge of all aspects of business so that you’re ready to tackle the dynamic business world with confidence as an entrepreneur or as part of an organisation.
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About this course
Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Learn how to start your own business or energise an organisation from the inside.
You’ll learn how businesses function as a whole, studying the areas that an entrepreneur needs to understand. So you’ll cover topics like accounting, marketing, HR, supply chain, business ethics, e-commerce and organisational management.
You’ll also discover what factors can make or break entrepreneurs and get hands on with a local SME. This pathway is an opportunity to unlock your entrepreneurial potential and pitch real business ideas to investors.
You could also find yourself collaborating with Team GB; on a placement with the likes of BMW, Disney, Sony or Jaguar Land Rover; or even spending a year or a semester studying abroad at one of our partner institutions around the world.
What will businesses look like in 2030? It's up to you
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Accounting and Finance
Delve into topics such as financing decisions, cost behaviour, cost-volume-profit analysis, absorption costing, variance analysis and budgeting.
compulsory
20 credits
Developing Self & Others
Assessing your human skills and developing good habits is central to your professional development. This module allows you to gain a better understanding of what is needed from the wider business perspective and apply theories of positive habit development in practice.
compulsory
20 credits
Business Ecosystems and Environmental Analysis
Advance your analytical skills and understanding of macro- and micro-influencing shapers of business environments and ecosystems, and apply them to real-world business challenges.
compulsory
20 credits
Marketing
Marketing is an exciting, dynamic, and creative environment to work in. It places brands in the consumers' mind and shapes their decisions. Marketing is a critical management function that is essential to business success. This module allows you to work with a real business on a live marketing project based on a real-life challenge.
compulsory
20 credits
Operations, Supply Chain and Business Practices
Explore how businesses develop their operations management and supply chain practice. You'll learn the techniques to understand, analyse and evaluate the complexities in today's organisations.
compulsory
20 credits
World Economy
Study the changing world economy, developing insights into issues related to international trade, international finance, regional groupings and climate change.
compulsory
20 credits
Organisational Management
Explore approaches to organisational management and integrate theory and practice. You'll consider the knowledge, interest, and abilities of different groups, some having a need (customers), others having an answer (product/service creators), or having the resources (investors and suppliers) that can be used to provide a solution to the customers' needs.
compulsory
20 credits
Procurement and Supply Management
Learn how procurement ensures the effective supply of the materials that businesses need. Addressing negotiation, contracts, expediting, receiving goods and managing capacity, you'll learn core skills that are essential to a broad variety of organisations.
compulsory
20 credits
Responsible Business in Society
The influence large organisations have to both positively contribute to, or potentially harm society, can be greater than the power of states. You'll reflect on challenges to business practice looking at issues such as corporate social responsibility, globalisation, sustainable development and climate change, and human rights and exploitation.
compulsory
20 credits
What will businesses look like in 2030? It’s up to us to decide.
Featured module- compulsory
- 20 credits
Ready to lead the next wave of business transformation? This module is your ticket to mastering Industry 5.0.
You’ll gain cutting-edge skills in customer-centric solutions, innovation and strategic problem-solving.
You’ll learn how to harness AI for human-machine collaboration, make smart data-driven decisions, and drive sustainability. All key to staying ahead in today’s fast-paced world.
Prepare for a career where technology and creativity converge, and you’ll be at the forefront of market trends. Don’t just keep up with change – lead it!
Join us and unlock the skills to transform business in the age of Industry 5.0. The future is yours to shape.
Our facilities
Our academics
You’ll be taught by experts in the likes of leadership, finance, human resources management and economics as part of a vibrant community within our Business School.
We’re also a member of the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME). So you’ll become a successful and sustainable leader.
Dr Ryan Handley
Lecturer
Ryan is an experienced manager and lecturer. Recognised by the Chartered Management Institute and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, his teaching focuses on Personal Development, Organisational Behaviour and Cross-Cultural Management.
Dr Igor Menezes
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in OBHRM and People Analytics
Igor Menezes is a psychometrician, RSS Graduate Statistician, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in People Analytics at Hull University Business School.
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Future prospects
Whether you’re building on your existing knowledge of business and management or adding to your knowledge from another subject area, the successful completion of a BA Hons in Business Management equips you to pursue a wide range of career paths.
You’ll graduate with a comprehensive skill set and in-depth knowledge that is transferable into any professional industry, with the confidence to become a successful leader of the future.
Become part of the next generation of futuremakers
Like what you've seen? Then it's time to apply.
The standard way is to apply through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
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