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University degree

Business Management

The University of Essex
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Develop your leadership skills, learn how people and organisations operate and prepare for a successful career in business with this Bachelors degree. Our BSc Business Management (Including Foundation Year) could be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entry requirements for a three-year version of our business and economics courses and you want a programme that improves your skills to support your academic performance. Open to UK and EU applicants, this four-year course includes a Foundation Year.

From the start of your journey at Essex, you’ll be integrated as a student within Essex Business School for the entire duration of your degree, helping you to feel connected to your subject, lecturers and future classmates from day one. At least 25% of the teaching during your Foundation Year will be delivered directly by the School. You’ll also study academic skills modules designed to help you build confidence and prepare for university-level study.

Your Foundation Year won’t just prepare you for university - it’ll help you feel part of your academic community right from the beginning. From Year One of as BSc Business Management you will learn what's involved in managing organisations in an increasingly complex world. We look at the enduring patterns in how people, groups, organisations, economies, and societies function and interact.

By understanding these behaviours, you can manage them effectively in times of significant change.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts10%
48-63 pts30%
64-79 pts25%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts10%
112-127 pts10%
How they qualified
95% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel95%
none5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
Continue past first year
What graduates earn over time
£27,000
3 years on
£37,000
5 years on
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Essex's own site.
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