BA (Hons) Business Management
- Study Mode: Full Time
- Location: High Wycombe
- Duration: Three Years
- Start Date: September 2026
Are you an ambitious, driven individual, looking to kick-start your career in the business sector? Accredited by the leading professional body, The Chartered Management Institute (CMI), our Business Management degree can help you gain the confidence and skills to become a future leader. You’ll study a range of subject areas from global business and sustainability, to financial decision making and innovation.
Why study BA (Hons) Business Management at BNU?
With BNU, you can benefit from CMI (Chartered Management Institute) accreditation, proven to boost employability by providing learners with the management and leadership skills needed to succeed. Upon successfully passing of all the relevant modules, you will be eligible for a CMI Level 5 qualification (subject to CMI moderation).
Our industry-experienced academics have developed this business management degree with the latest industry insights and are here to support you to develop the knowledge and understanding of contemporary best practice in strategic international management.
You’ll gain experience of real client projects and enhance your CV, ready for graduate employability. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn how to apply practical and realistic solutions to complex business scenarios, studying subject areas that include financial decision-making, contemporary business issues, international marketing, and strategic agility. Brands previously involved in running interactive sessions have included Coca-Cola, Ryvita, and Yop, among others.
Our close relationship with the Chartered Management Institute has also lead to them regularly visiting campus to run sessions for each year group.
Our lecturers are here to support you throughout the course and beyond. Your tutors are able to get to know you and your aspirations, so we can better help you to succeed. Our course has a strong alumni community, and regular recruitment fairs frequently include alumni as employers. You'll have many opportunities to network during your time at BNU, with fellow students, staff, employers and graduates.
This degree is ranked in the top 7 in the UK for the percentage of graduates on business management courses, who were earning more than £45k within 15 months after graduation.* By studying this degree, you are investing in your future, making sure that you have the financial stability and opportunities to thrive in your future career.
*HESA Graduate Outcomes survey, based on 2021-22 graduates, and published in 2024.
As part of the consultancy module, you will work in a team with fellow students and create a pitch which you deliver to real local businesses, competing against other student teams to win the contract for the work. You will then act as a real external team for the client, with the project culminating in an exhibition to showcase the work of all students on the course. This module in particular is a great opportunity to develop your skills and get a greater sense of how consultancy projects progress, putting theory into practice.
My lecturers made the experience incredible. Not only are they interesting individuals with a wide range of experience in their respective fields, but they are also excellent lecturers. They’re detail-oriented and they are brilliant for your development, so in many ways I'm more than grateful for the time I had with all of them, as they have done brilliant for my development. The industry experience gained through the courses helped me as I was in interviews talking about the job I was applying for with relevant experience, which made me a more desirable candidate for employers.Charles Gomez BA (Hons) Business Management Graduate
What will I study?
With a BA (Hons) Business Management degree from BNU, you’ll be well-placed and well-prepared to enter the employment market.
Cover diverse subject areas, including managing and engaging people, strategic marketing and global business sustainability. This will be alongside developing key skills such as understanding financial decision making, enhancing your attention to detail and analytical thinking. Studying such varied topics will help you understand how marketing impacts global businesses.
One exciting part of the first year course is a visit from an established brand, who will present a challenge which students collaborate to solve. Previous brands we have worked with for this session include Coca-Cola, Ryvita and Yop.
During your second year you will study project management, sustainable operations and responsible enterprise and ethical research. Provided with live project briefs from real-life business clients, you will develop skills including working effectively in a team and pitching for business. You will be able to choose optional modules including consumer behaviour and data analytics for business decisions.
In your final year, you will focus on preparing for your future and career after graduation. In addition to learning about macro and diverse business issues and sustainable strategic agility, you will undertake an independent professional project. This allows you to examine a contemporary business management issue, while using your time management, professionalism, and personal discipline skills.
Throughout the course, you will have opportunities for your LinkedIn profile and your CV to be improved by your tutors, putting you in the best position possible when it comes to applying for future roles.
BNU has so many events and activities for everyone around the world, which I love. There is a student from every part of the world coming to this university, it shows how diverse it is. There are so many places where you can get advice and help, academically and financially.Kashaf Hussain Ghauri BA (Hons) Business Management student
How will I be taught and assessed?
Teaching is interactive and student-focused. We blend lectures, workshops, independent study, case studies, live briefs, and guest speakers to enhance your learning experience. Our approach is to put you in the shoes of a junior executive and ask ‘what would you do? We will give you a blend of knowledge, skills and abilities, allowing you to become a day-one-ready graduate. We’ll help you to seamlessly fit into any organisation you choose to join or start as an entrepreneur.
Our assessments are heavily practical. With live briefs and cases that challenge you to produce a result as well as demonstrate knowledge of a subject. We ask for management reports, business plans, people management strategies as well as marketing campaigns and digital advertising activities. These are assessed through a mixture of presentations, short films, management reports, memos and briefings.
In your final year you will undertake an independent professional project. You’ll carry out a major piece of independent research, focused on strategic business issues chosen by you. During this project, you will be supported by an academic supervisor with regular meetings throughout the academic year.
We organise industry visits so you can see how theory is applied in the real world. Our active alumni network provides guest speakers, live briefs, careers talks and job application advice across all three years of your degree.
View our End of Year Newsletter for a round-up of some of the recent activities at BNU. At BNU, students blend both the latest industry insights with best practice while gaining experience of real client projects, enhancing student experiences and graduate employability.
What are the course entry requirements?
A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 88 - 112
UCAS points can be obtained through qualifications such as A levels, T levels, BTEC or an Access to Higher Education course in a relevant subject. Please list all your qualifications on the application form as you will be asked to provide copies when we receive your application.
If you do not meet these requirements but have relevant professional experience, you may still be invited for an interview to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding for entry onto the course.
Previous study, professional, and/or vocational experiences may be recognised as equivalent learning experiences, allowing for exemptions from certain modules through our accreditation of prior learning (APL) process.
- Applicants with an HNC in a business-related subject will be eligible for advanced standing entry to Level 5.
- Applicants with an HND in a business-related subject will be eligible for advanced standing entry to Level 6.
Those with no previous study, work experience, or who do not meet the specified entry requirements, are welcome to apply for the 3-year BA (Hons) degree, however may be offered the 4-year programme which includes a Foundation Year.
Modules
This provides a guide of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our Academic Advice section.
What are the tuition fees
Home
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Home, Academic Year 2026 - 2027: £9,790 per year *
International
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Overseas/International, Academic Year 2026 - 2027: £15,910 per year *
Please note all of the 2026/27 academic year fees stated are subject to parliamentary procedure. Tuition fees are expected to increase each academic year in line with the maximum permitted value set by the Government for that academic year. The expected rise for Home undergraduate students (including those on a foundation year course), may impact both new and continuing students.
What are my career prospects?
We see your journey with us as much more than a degree. We are committed to supporting you to carve out the route to your chosen career and life beyond BNU. We’ll help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become enterprising, employable and good business leaders.
Once you have completed your degree, you will be fully equipped to begin a career in a range of industries, in general management or to develop your own business. Working closely with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) means that you are well placed to become Chartered Managers once you start work.
You will have gained a wide range of knowledge and skills, so that you can pursue a career in any profession or business role, such as:
- Operations and Service Management
- Customer Management
- Project Management
- Retail Management
- Graduate Academy Executive
- Legal Recruitment Consultant
- Client Liaison Executive.
Recent graduates from BNU's Business School have gone on to work for a wide variety of companies, including:
- Amazon
- Dreams
- McClaren
- General Mills
- Softcat
- Tata Consultancy services
- Pixi Inc
- Invesco
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Red Kite Housing
- Snyk
This programme offers the opportunity to go on to postgraduate study, either on a full-time basis or part-time whilst working. You may choose to study for the International MBA offered by the University.
My experience studying Business Management at Buckinghamshire New University was invaluable in understanding how businesses operate and adapt in a rapidly changing environment. The emphasis on real-world examples and practical industry applications, delivered by experienced lecturers, not only made the learning experience more engaging but also significantly helped my transition into the professional world.Thomas Van der Staaij Senior Marketing Campaign Lead at Amazon Web Services
Course leader
- Lecturer in Leadership and Management
- Associate course director for the IMBA Programme
