Business Management

Business management is one of the most broadly applicable disciplines in higher education, equipping graduates with the analytical, interpersonal, and strategic skills needed to contribute effectively across virtually every sector of the economy. It examines how organisations are structured, led, and sustained, and how decisions about strategy, people, operations, and finance are made in conditions of uncertainty and change.

The five-year full-time Business Management with Placement and Foundation Year programme at London South Bank University is designed to be both accessible and professionally oriented. The foundation year provides the academic and skills preparation needed for degree-level study, ensuring students enter the main programme well equipped for its demands. The placement element gives you direct professional experience in a business environment, which is one of the most effective ways to develop the commercial awareness and professional competence that employers value.

The programme has been revalidated and redesigned to reflect contemporary business practice and the skills needed for success in the modern workplace, with the BSc designation reflecting the analytical, evidence-based, and professional skills developed throughout the course.

With a typical entry tariff of 56 points, the programme is deliberately inclusive, opening a professional education pathway to students from a wide range of backgrounds. The London location provides access to one of the world's great business environments, with industry connections and graduate employment opportunities that are difficult to match elsewhere. Graduates pursue careers in management, operations, marketing, finance, consulting, public sector administration, and entrepreneurship, and many continue to professional qualifications or postgraduate study in business.