Business Management with Foundation Year

Business management is concerned with how organisations are led, structured and developed, and with the knowledge, skills and judgement that effective management requires. It draws on economics, finance, marketing, organisational behaviour, strategy and operations to give students a thorough understanding of how businesses function across different sectors and contexts. The discipline develops both analytical capability and the practical ability to work effectively with people, processes and resources toward organisational goals.

This four-year full-time degree at Birkbeck College is distinctive in the institution's long tradition of supporting students who may be entering or returning to higher education from non-traditional backgrounds. The programme includes a foundation year that develops the academic skills and business knowledge needed before you progress into the main degree, making it accessible to students who benefit from a structured entry point. Employability and flexibility are built into the curriculum throughout, introducing you to the key functions of business and helping you identify areas in which you wish to specialise as your studies progress.

You will develop the knowledge, skills and professional attitudes that employers are looking for to start or advance a career in management.

Business management graduates work across every sector and type of organisation, in roles ranging from graduate training schemes and management positions to entrepreneurship and consultancy. The degree's broad coverage prepares you for the range of functions, marketing, finance, operations, human resources, strategy and general management, that organisations need to run effectively. Further study at postgraduate level, including MBA programmes and specialist master's degrees in marketing, finance or management, is a well-established route for graduates aiming for senior roles or specialist expertise.