Business Management
Course overview
Earn two qualifications - graduate with a BA (Hons) and a professional CMI Diploma included in your tuition fees Apply your skills to real-world business challenges through consultancy projects, employer briefs and live assessments Our Business Management degrees share a common first year, giving you the freedom to switch to a specialist pathway later Ditch the traditional dissertation. Instead complete a Business Consultancy Project, solving a real business issue and gaining industry experience Supercharge your employability with a placement year or summer internships, supported by our dedicated careers team Explore the latest in business theory, apply it in practical settings, and tackle topics like AI, virtual reality, and ethical tech in future workplaces Study in our brand-new Cavendish Building, home to our specialist Business facilities such as our Creativity Lab, Trading Floor, Supply Chain Lab and Extended Reality Suite
Key highlights
- Graduate with a BA (Hons) plus a professional CMI Diploma
- Consultancy projects, employer briefs and live assessments on real business challenges
- Business Consultancy Project replaces the traditional dissertation
- Common first year allows switching to a specialist pathway later
- Placement year or summer internships supported by a dedicated careers team
- Specialist facilities include a Trading Floor, Supply Chain Lab and Extended Reality Suite
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — Requirement: What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to…
- A-level: BBC — …What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access…
- T-level: Merit — …looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diplom…
- BTEC: DMM — …Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credi…
- GCSE: 4/C — to include Mathematics, English
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum
Scholarships
Full Payment Discount
If you pay your annual tuition fee in full ahead of enrolment, you will benefit from a £1,000 discount.
Up to £1,000Sports Scholarships - Individual and Team Sport Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Sports Scholarships - Performance Team Sports Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Talented Athlete Award
Please contact the provider.
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Business manager
- Management consultant
- Project manager
- Operations manager
- Business analyst
- Human resources officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £17,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Derby, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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