Business Management with Economics BSc(Hons)

International equivalencies

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Why choose this course?

• Wide range of optional modules so you can tailor your degree
• Close links with leading employers and industry specialists
• You have the option to convert to a four-year degree and spend a year on a salaried placement

Our Business Management BSc(Hons) programme is ideal for gaining an understanding of the diverse areas of modern business management. It will help you to decide which area of business you would like specialise in, whilst also preparing you to be your own boss.

You will develop confidence and expertise in analysis, business communication, teamwork, and transferable skills in preparing briefs, plans and reports, presenting, budgeting and evaluation. You will also explore topics including financial markets, business ethics, game theory and behavioural economics.

As you progress, the flexibility of this course allows you to tailor your learning to your interests through optional modules. From your second year, you can also choose to specialise in the area of business which interests you most: economics, finance, human resource management or marketing.

Students who achieve the required standard in year 1 may transfer to the four-year Business Management with Economics and Placement Year BSc(Hons), which includes a year in industry.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. If you apply to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through our applicant portal.

Year 1

All our Business Management degrees share the same first year core modules to give you a broad understanding of business principles.

Core modules include aspects of economics, marketing, HR, organisational behaviour and finance, to give you a broad understanding of business principles and practice.

You can then choose to specialise from year 2.

Year 2

From your second year, through the module choices you make, you can either continue along the business management with economics degree route, or specialise in HR, finance, or marketing.

Modules

• International Business Analysis
• Business Law
• Managing Systems
• Operations and Project Management
• Economic Theory and Applications

Options*

• Environmental Sustainability
• Creativity in Enterprise
• Design and Innovation
• Purchasing and Supply
• Working in the Voluntary Sector
• Personal Financial Planning
• Gamification

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Final year

In your final year you will have the opportunity to develop a specialism by selecting from a broad range of business and economics options.

You will also be able to tailor your course to your interests through optional modules, including financial markets, international business, and corporate social responsibility.

Modules

• Applied Strategy
• Managing and Developing People
• Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility OR Behavioural Economics OR Contemporary Economic Issues

Economics options*

• Emerging Financial Markets
• Game Theory in Economics, Finance and Business
• Political Economy in Europe
• Financial and Capital Markets
• Globalisation and International Markets
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 

Business options*

• Entrepreneurship: New Business Planning
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Social Enterprise: New Business Planning
• Current Issues In Finance
• International Finance
• Financial Management
• Understanding Employee Relations
• Employee Selection and Development
• Researching Contemporary Issues In Human Resource Management 
• Understanding Organisational Behaviour
• International Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Management and Organisational Change
• Managing The E-Enterprise
• Innovations In E-Business and Mobile Commerce
• Consumer Law and Practice
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Retail Marketing And Distribution 1 and 2
• Marketing Planning and Strategy 
• Marketing Communications 1 and 2
• Consumer Psychology
• Social Marketing
• Business Values, Responsibility and Trust
• Public Relations: Principles and Practice
• Contemporary Issues In Marketing
• Marketing Across Cultures
• Purchasing and E-Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Project And Event Management
• Current Issues In Strategic Management

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Staff profile

Dr Andrew Grantham, Course Leader

Andrew is a Senior Lecturer at Brighton Business School and course leader for the Business/Business Management with Economics, with Finance and with Human Resource Management degrees.

Andrew is also an active researcher, working alongside colleagues in our Centre for Research in Innovation Management (CENTRIM) to explore contemporary innovation management issues. Andrew teaches strategy to undergraduates on this course and innovation studies and research methods to masters students as a management pathway.

He is lead author of the module Design and Innovation in which students develop their understanding of innovation concepts through the design of familiar products, services and symbols. 

You can read Andrew’s full profile here.

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