Business and Finance BA (Hons)

This course is ideal if you are interested in developing business knowledge and financial management skills. In the industry, business and finance are inextricably linked. Having a good understanding of one area enhances your knowledge of the other. To ensure the future success of UK companies, highly skilled managers are required to provide businesses with a competitive edge in a global marketplace. Every business needs competent management to ensure that it can function in today's economic environment. We will equip you with the ones you need. You will learn how to manage profit-making or providing value to stakeholders. Knowing how to communicate your business strategies is crucial and we help you to confidently make decisions. There will be opportunities for you to explore your own business ideas and launch your own enterprise. You can also take work based learning to enhance your understanding and gain credits towards your degree. Throughout your time with us we will support you on the route to your chosen career. We will help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become enterprising, employable and good leaders. This qualification opens doors in management in just about every sector. There is also the opportunity to study to become a professional accountant with a number of exemptions from initial exams being available to you due to your degree. Some of our students use the skills and knowledge gained on the degree programme to set up their own business with the support of the University and its partners. We have a strong practical element to our business courses with live briefs that our friends in the industry trust our students with. We have had students consulting major companies and helping start ups to get their businesses on the move.