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University degree

Business Management

Arden University Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
-
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
part-time
Worth knowing: about 70% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Business management with a marketing specialism is a degree that develops both the broad commercial and organisational knowledge of business management and a focused expertise in the discipline of marketing. Business management provides the strategic and operational foundation, covering finance, people management, operations, and the analysis of competitive environments. Marketing adds the specialist understanding of how organisations understand and communicate with their customers, how brands are built and sustained, and how data and digital tools are used to reach and engage audiences effectively.

At Arden University, this part-time, online programme gives you the flexibility to study from anywhere in the world without attending physical classes, making degree-level study accessible to students who need to fit their learning around employment, family commitments, or other obligations. You will cover marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, digital marketing, brand management, and research methods alongside the management disciplines that form the core of any business degree. A typical entry tariff of 88 points reflects the inclusive access standard of this distance learning programme.

Graduates go on to work across marketing, communications, brand management, digital marketing, business development, and general management roles in organisations of all sizes and sectors. The online format is particularly suitable for those who are already working in commercial roles and want to formalise and deepen their knowledge. Postgraduate study in marketing, business management, or a specialist area of digital or brand management is a further option for those seeking advanced expertise or leadership roles.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts5%
48-63 pts15%
64-79 pts15%
80-95 pts20%
96-111 pts15%
112-127 pts15%
128-143 pts5%
144-159 pts15%
How they qualified
70% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels70%
other higher education15%
no formal qualifications10%
Other5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
In work or further study after
30%
Continue past first year
80%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£31,000
After 15 months
£26,000
3 years on
£29,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled15%
Administrative occupations20%
Process, plant and machine operatives10%
Finance ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
Sales occupations5%
Engineering professionalsHighly skilled5%
Legal professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
80%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching85%
Assessment & feedback85%
Academic support84%
Well organised76%
Learning resources79%
Student community80%
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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 Arden University Limited's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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