Business Management BA (Hons)
Abertay University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Abertay Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Abertay Campus

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Full Time

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SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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Course info

This Business Management degree teaches you how to improve productivity, performance and profits. Develop all the business insights and expertise you need to position organisations for a sustainable future.Through our outstanding industry links, youll find out how businesses really operate via expert guest speakers, projects tackling real life business problems, work placements and offsite visits. **Work placement and study abroad options**We put your employability at the forefront by focusing ...Read more

This Business Management degree teaches you how to improve productivity, performance and profits. Develop all the business insights and expertise you need to position organisations for a sustainable future.Through our outstanding industry links, you'll find out how businesses really operate via expert guest speakers, projects tackling real life business problems, work placements and offsite visits.


Work placement and study abroad options

We put your employability at the forefront by focusing on current themes in business management. There are work placement options, and you can apply to study abroad as well. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of business life by going beyond the classroom and working on extra-curricular activities such as the IBM international Business Challenge. 


Become a skilled business professional

We teach you how to thrive in today's fast-paced global economy. Studying here is not just about getting a job, it's about having the right educational experience that helps you to become a skilled business professional in fields like accounting, marketing, business or human resources (HR). You'll develop all the knowledge and transferrable skills you need to become a professional manager in any organisation. So whether your ambition is to start your own business, or work for someone else, your skills and expertise will be relevant all over the world.


A flexible degree

You can tailor your studies to suit your interests and career plans.This flexible degree is part of a larger portfolio of 12 courses covering business, accounting and marketing.


Top 3 in Scotland for overall student satisfaction

Our Business Management courses ranked top 3 in Scotland for overall student satisfaction (NSS 2023). Plus, Abertay is widely regarded as THE place to come for high quality teaching. But don't take our word for it: - Scotland's Top Modern University - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023).- UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide). - UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021).

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
89/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
113th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
99th
Business Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 86 = 14% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
14%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Business Studies graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Business Studies graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
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Komal
02 Mar 24

It's a best university in Scotland..Read more

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Evan
01 Mar 24

Abertay is great as the buildings look marvellous the only problem in my opinion is the It services can sometimes not be great as the servers have been done on a few occasions..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

CCC Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

BBBC Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

BBB Grades / Points required

HNC (BTEC):

D Grades / Points required

HND (BTEC):

D Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

27 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM Grades / Points required

Scottish HNC:

Pass Grades / Points required

Scottish HND:

Pass Grades / Points required

T Level:

Pass (C and above) Grades / Points required

To include a literate subjectEntry into Year 2 with BBB to include Business Studies plus one other literate subject

To include a literate subject at B

Entry into Year 2 to include Business Management plus one other literate subject

Entry into Year 2 with HNC (BTEC) Business

Entry into Year 3 with HND (BTEC) Business

To include a literate subject at S5 or H4Entry into Year 2 with 34 Points to include Business Management plus 1 other Higher literate subject and any other Higher subject

To include a literate subject

Business (All pathways)Enterprise and EntrepreneurshipIT (Business)Travel and TourismEntry into Year 2 with DDD in one of the following:-BusinessBusiness (Management)Business (Marketing)

Entry into Year 2 with an HNC in one of the following:-Accounting - Graded Unit BAdministration & IT - Graded Unit BAdvertising & PR - Graded Unit BBusiness - Graded Unit BBusiness: Administration & IT - Graded Unit BBusiness: Management & Leadership - Graded Unit BBusiness: Marketing & Public Relations - Graded Unit BEvents Management - Graded Unit BFashion Business - Graded Unit BHospitality Operations - Graded Unit BHuman Resource Management - Graded Unit BManagement & Leadership - Graded Unit BMarketing - Graded Unit BMarketing Communications - Graded Unit BSupply Chain Management - Graded Unit BTravel & Tourism - Graded Unit BEntry into Year 1 with an HNC in one of the following:-Music Business - Graded Unit BSocial Science - Graded Unit BNext Gen Social Science - Graded Unit M

Entry into Year 3 with an HND in one of the following:-Business - Graded Unit BBusiness: Administration & IT - Graded Unit BBusiness: Management & Leadership - Graded Unit BBusiness: Marketing & Public Relations - Graded Unit BSupply Chain Management - Graded Unit BEntry into Year 2 with an HND in one of the following:-Accounting - Graded Units BBAdministration & IT - Graded Units BBAdvertising & PR - Graded Unit BHospitality Management - Graded Unit BHospitality Operations - Graded Unit BHuman Resource Management - Graded Unit BMarketing - Graded Unit BMusic Business - Graded Unit BRetail Management - Graded Unit BTravel & Tourism - Graded Unit BEntry into Year 1 with an HND in one of the following:-Social Science - Graded Unit B

in Core Component.Education & Early YearsLegal ServicesFinanceAccountingManagement & AdministrationAgriculture, Land Management & Production

Tuition fees

Students living in

England

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£1,820 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£15,000 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£15,000 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

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£15000 Per year

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Latest reviews

Latest Business Studies reviews

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K
Komal
02 Mar 24
Business Management BA (Hons)
It's a best university in Scotland...
Read more
E
Evan
01 Mar 24
Business Management BA (Hons)
Abertay is great as the buildings look marvellous the only problem in my opinion is the It services can sometimes not be great as the servers have been done on a few occasions...
Read more
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Abertay University
Bell Street Dundee Dundee, City Of DD1 1HG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Dundee  0.3 miles away

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