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University degree

Business Management

Middlesex University
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 57% 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 is one of the most versatile degrees in higher education, preparing you for a very wide range of professional roles by developing the knowledge and skills that effective management requires across all kinds of organisations. It addresses how organisations are structured and led, how strategies are formed and implemented, how financial decisions are made, how marketing connects organisations with their markets, how people are managed effectively, and how operations are designed and improved. Combining essential conceptual knowledge with practical skills, a business management degree is one of the most directly applicable qualifications in the undergraduate curriculum.

At Middlesex University in London, this programme includes a foundation year, a sandwich year in industry with work placement, and is delivered in a city that is one of the world's great business environments. The foundation year makes the programme accessible to students who need a structured introduction to business and management before the main degree begins. The sandwich year places you within a real organisation, giving you extended professional experience in a business or management context that directly strengthens your graduate employment prospects and gives you the networks and professional confidence that employers consistently value in new recruits.

Middlesex has a diverse and international student community, and the London location gives you access to employers across every industry and sector.

Graduates of business management programmes work in management consulting, marketing, human resources, operations, finance, and across the full range of management roles in the public, private, and third sectors. Many also start their own businesses or move into entrepreneurial roles. The programme is a foundation for professional qualifications in management, marketing, accounting, or human resources, and postgraduate study in business, management, or specialist fields is a natural further step.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts9%
48-63 pts7%
64-79 pts6%
80-95 pts6%
96-111 pts6%
112-127 pts6%
128-143 pts3%
144-159 pts2%
160-175 pts1%
How they qualified
73% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels73%
other higher education19%
another degree3%
a foundation year2%
an Access course1%
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120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
66%
In work or further study after
43%
Continue past first year
86%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£23,500
3 years on
£29,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled9%
Administrative occupations20%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled9%
Elementary occupations7%
Process, plant and machine operatives6%
Finance ProfessionalsHighly skilled7%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled6%
Customer service occupations6%
What students say National Student Survey
86%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching85%
Assessment & feedback83%
Academic support83%
Well organised82%
Learning resources86%
Student community90%
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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 Middlesex University's own site.
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