University of East Anglia

BA (Hons) Business Management with a Year Abroad

University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich

Course overview

Our dynamic BA Business Management with a Year Abroad degree will strengthen your analytical skills and equip you with the tools to lead in today’s AI- and sustainability-driven business world. You’ll build a strong understanding of business strategy, grounded in product performance, process efficiency, and effective team building, preparing you for a successful career. At UEA, we focus on data-based decision making.

You'll learn how to ask the right questions and how to find unbiased answers. You'll develop quantitative and qualitative skills, learning how to deal with numbers and accounts, and how to interpret statistics, as well as how to manage people and resources. You’ll also gain experience collaborating with others and presenting your findings and ideas — excellent preparation for a future career where you’ll not only solve problems but also need to clearly communicate and justify your solutions.

Our programme is highly flexible. After acquiring a solid foundation in the first year, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in the areas of business that interest you most. There’s a great choice of subjects to focus, which range from marketing to talent development, to finance, and from project management to law or entrepreneurship and many more.

This course will deepen your understanding of how businesses operate, while at the same time as allowing you to keep your options open, until you choose where to focus. In your third year, you’ll study abroad at one of our exc

Key highlights

  • Third year spent studying abroad at a partner university
  • Focus on data-based decision making and unbiased analysis
  • Prepares you to lead in AI- and sustainability-driven business
  • Specialise in marketing, finance, law, entrepreneurship or project management
  • Develops quantitative, statistical and people management skills
  • Builds teamwork and presentation skills for communicating solutions

Entry requirements

  • International Baccalaureate: 32 — Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements: International Baccalaureate 32 points overall Irish Leaving Certificate 3 subjects at H2, 3 subjects at H3 Scottish Highers AAABB Scottish Advanced Highers BCC A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable
  • Scottish Advanced Highers: BCC — A combination
  • Scottish Highers: AAABB — Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements: International Baccalaureate 32 points overall Irish Leaving Certificate 3 subjects at H2, 3 subjects at H3 Scottish Highers AAABB Scottish Advanced Highers BCC A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable
  • Irish Leaving Certificate — 3 subjects at H2, 3 subjects at H3

Careers this course leads to

  • Business analyst
  • Management consultant
  • Marketing executive
  • Project manager
  • Human resources officer
  • Financial analyst

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £23,100 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 East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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