Understanding the principles of how businesses operate and succeed is key to our Business Management programme, which offers a broad scope of knowledge with the flexibility to specialise later in the course. Combining rigorous academic study with practical social and operational skills, our BA Business Management course will give you a comprehensive understanding of core business issues.From a first year covering the essentials such as behaviour at work, accounting, quantitative methods, marketing and ethics, we expand your core knowledge and your possible career paths in year two, with optional modules that vary from the creative to the technical.Whether you choose international marketing or organisational psychology, decision sciences or entrepreneurship, you’ll be taught by leaders in their fields using real-world examples – absorbing ideas invaluable to the modern workplace.Later, you can choose to specialise in a particular area of business, or keep your options open. You’ll also have the option to take a flexible placement year between your second and third year, and of course make the most of our strong relationships with businesses and alumni – learning from, and networking with, professionals in a range of sectors.Graduate careersThe flexibility of our courses means a huge range of career options are available. Employers recognise and value the practical, work-ready skills that our students develop. Recent graduates are working for Amazon, Asda, Danone, Deloitte, E.ON, Glaxosmithkline, Unilever and Virgin Media.