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Business Management and Economics

BA · University of Derby · 3 years

Business Management and Economics

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University of Derby

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£25,000
SATISFACTION87%
CONTINUATION70%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS20%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 30% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
CONTINUATION ALERT

About this course

Business management and economics together address both the theory of how markets and economies function and the practical skills needed to operate within them. Economics provides the analytical frameworks for understanding how prices are set, how firms compete, what drives growth and inequality, and how government policy shapes outcomes at every level from the household to the global system. Business management applies complementary tools to the internal dynamics of organisations, examining how resources are allocated, how strategies are formed, how people are led, and how performance is managed. The combination gives you both the macro-level perspective and the organisational depth that employers in a wide range of sectors value. At Derby this programme includes a foundation year, which gives you a preparatory stage to develop the academic skills and subject knowledge needed before yo

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
  • 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 15 / 100Welfare Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 10 / 100Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).