Business Management and Finance with Placement Year
Course overview
Gaining a respected Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualification alongside your degree will boost your professional credibility and future prospects You can achieve exemptions from Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional qualifications too Our professional mentoring scheme will inspire and motivate you - you’ll have the opportunity to be supported by a CMI mentor at every stage of your degree You’ll build specialist skills in financial analysis and projections so that you can hit the ground running from day one in a job Work-related learning, live projects, case studies and business simulations enable you to apply the theory to practice Take a placement year between years two and three of your degree
Key highlights
- Gain a Chartered Management Institute qualification alongside your degree
- Exemptions available from CIMA professional accountancy qualifications
- Support from a CMI mentor at every stage of study
- Specialist skills in financial analysis and financial projections
- Live projects, case studies and business simulations apply theory to practice
- Placement year taken between years two and three
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
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Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Management Accountant
- Financial Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Management Trainee
- Finance Manager
- Operations Manager
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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