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Business Management and Economics

BSc (Single Honours)

Start date:

January 2025
April 2025
September 2025

Entry tariff:

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

Foundation Year entry: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)

UCAS Code:

L100

NL12 (if choosing Foundation Year)

Prepare yourself for a career in business management or in any organisation that values an awareness of economic issues.

Did you know?

This programme is dual accredited to a CMI qualification.

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Foundation Year

This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).

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Foundation Scholarship available (home students only)

Modules

Year 1 Year 2 Placement Year Year 3 Foundation

This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.

Why take a placement?

A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.

How we support you

The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.

Find out more about how we'll support you

We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.

Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.

This course is offered as a degree with foundation year – a four-year programme which provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree, that will give you academic and practical experience, as well as the skills you need to ensure you are equipped to successfully complete your chosen degree.

£2,000 Foundation Scholarships for all home students

Find out more about our degrees with a foundation year

Skills

Make your mark with the professional business skills that matter most to employers.

With our BSc Business Management and Economics you'll gain in-depth knowledge of organisations and their environments, including their relationships to society. You'll explore key theories and concepts in economics and their application in international business.

You'll gain a solid understanding of:

Managing people, operations, logistics, marketing and business ethics
How businesses operate in a multicultural environment
Organisational behaviour

You’ll learn how to identify and solve problems and to communicate your ideas with impact. We’ll also help you to increase your employability through annual Business Readiness modules.

As your project management and leadership skills grow, you’ll develop the commercial acumen, emotional intelligence, and self-reflection you need to realise your goals.

And you can put these skills into practice with an optional work placement after Year 2. Fully supported by our Placement Office, this is a chance to gain real-world experience before you graduate and get paid while you make valuable connections.

An accredited programme

Please note: this course is dual accredited with a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualification. Students who complete the BSc Business Management at Roehampton are eligible for a CMI Level 5 qualification in Management and Leadership (subject to passing the required mapped CMI modules and CMI moderation).

Learning

Get the skills that matter most to employers.

With our BSc Business Management and Finance, you'll gain a detailed overview of business organisations in a global context and explore key aspects of business management such as:

Finance, marketing and data analysis
Organisational behaviour

You will finish the course confident in your personal values, with the knowledge and experience to solve business problems ethically, and an excellent understanding of the wider economy.

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We deliver a modern, practice-based curriculum, with a focus on sustainability.

In high-spec facilities, like our Business Laboratory and new Bloomberg Trading Room, you’ll explore:

Business ethics
Responsible management
Emerging markets
The earth in crisis

You’ll also take a Business Readiness module each year, designed in line with the CMI’s employability framework to help you develop key skills.

Our faculty of academic experts and working professionals will guide you through a blended mix of:

Lectures
Seminars
Independent learning
Online study skills
Assessment preparation sessions

As our courses are taught over no more than three days per week, you’ll have the flexibility to take on paid part-time work, placements, or internships – gaining real-world experience before you graduate.

We apply world-leading research and the latest thinking to your studies to help you develop a global mindset. You can also gain international experience through an optional semester abroad, with Roehampton Abroad scholarships of up to £1,000 available to help with the cost.

Assessment

Benefit from assessments that prepare you for life beyond university.

You'll be assessed using a wide range of theory and practical assessments that replicate the world of business today. This includes coursework, reports, exams (on Accountancy and Finance modules only) and online tests.

Other types of assessments include portfolio evaluation, case studies, critical poster, consultancy projects and using the Bloomberg terminal to track performance of a live asset. All of these methods will help you demonstrate the breath and knowledge you've learnt.

Between Years 2 and 3, you can choose to enhance your practical work experience by applying for a year-long paid professional placement.

Career

Earn a degree that you can do business with.

With its optional paid work placement and dual accreditation with the CMI, our BSc Business Management and Economics degree is the ideal launchpad for careers in the UK's most important sectors, including:

Financial services
Management consultancy
Risk analysis
Economic think tanks

Wherever you want to go in the future, you’ll be preparing for the world of work from day one at Roehampton, with regular access to:

Employability events
Guest industry speakers
Networking opportunities
Personalised mentoring and careers support.

You’ll graduate ready to grab every opportunity that comes your way.

How our careers service supports you

Our careers support team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. They will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.

You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.

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Applying

UK Students International Students

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.

How to apply

Apply via UCAS

Entry requirements

Entry tariff

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

Foundation Year entry: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)

We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.

For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.

When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.

General entry requirements

UK students

Tuition fees and funding

January and April 2025 entry tuition fees

UK: £9,250
Placement year: £998

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.