Course in brief

Our four-year Business Management with Finance and Placement Year BSc(Hons) follows the same first year as the three-year Business Management with Finance degree but also gives you the opportunity to graduate with a year’s paid work experience in industry and a Chartered Management Institute Diploma in Management and Leadership. 

Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), this specialism provides a foundation in business and management, develops your practical and personal skills and prepares you for careers in the financial and broader business sector. 

All of our business degrees share the same first year, offering you the flexibility to change your final degree title. At the end of your first year you can choose to continue with a Business Management with Finance and Placement Year BSc(Hons), or choose one of the other specialisms:

All students will graduate with two qualifications – a BSc(Hons) and a CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership, and can take a year-long, salaried placement working with some of the biggest names in commerce and industry.

Key facts

Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb

UCAS code N2N3

Full-time 4 years (including placement year)

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Apply now with UCAS for 2019 entry

Entry criteria

Entry requirements

A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBC–CCC (112–96 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range. 

We will generally make you an offer if your predicted grades are at the top of this range. If your predicted grades are towards the lower end of this range we may still make you an offer if you have a good GCSE (or equivalent) profile or relevant non-academic achievements.

International Baccalaureate
30 points including 16 at Higher level.

Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. Units in accounting, finance, business or management required. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 30 credits at merit or above.

GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4)
At least English language and maths.

Foundation degree/HND
May enable you to start the course in year 2. Relevant subjects required. HNC may also count towards direct entry.

Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3. 

For non-native speakers of English
IELTS 6.0, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements.

International equivalencies

International equivalencies by country
 
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma (Myanmar)
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malawi
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian National Authority
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Course in detail

Why choose this course?

  • Professional accreditation from the CMI and ACCA
  • Paid placement year providing the opportunity to gain industry skills, boost your CV and put your skills into practice
  • Graduate with a degree and a diploma from the Chartered Management Institute

Our Business Management with Finance and Placement Year 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, providing you with work experience and valuable connections within the business world, whilst also preparing you to be your own boss.

Learning is delivered through a stimulating mix of seminars, academic and industry lectures, group projects and workshops. 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 taxation, financial management, financial markets, business ethics and game theory.

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 change to another route of business which interests you most: economics, finance, human resource management or marketing.

During your third year, you can take a year’s salaried placement in industry, giving you the change to apply your learning, gain valuable experience and make professional contacts for your future career.

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.

 

Business Management with Economics

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.

Modules

  • Business Economics
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Organisational Behaviour and HRM
  • Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business
  • Enterprise Project and Skills
  • Managing Systems and Operations

 

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Year 2

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

Modules

  • International Business Analysis
  • Corporate and Business Law
  • Business Problem Solutions
  • Understanding Finance Theory and Practice

Options*

  • Environmental Sustainability 
  • Creativity in Enterprise
  • Design and Innovation
  • Purchasing and Supply
  • Working in the Voluntary Sector
  • Economic Theory and Applications
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Gamification
  • Operations and Process Management
  • Managing Systems
  • Digital Marketing
  • Business Operations and Systems 

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

 

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Placement year

The paid work placement year is a vital part of the course. It gives you the chance to apply your learning to real-life situations and challenges, to meet and network with potential employers, and have opportunities to get real work experience before you graduate – something that employers value highly.

On your placement, you will complete a business project. This project contributes to your degree and, depending on the topic you choose, could provide valuable insight for your placement employer.

Placement companies include American Express, BMW, Bosch, Channel 4, Disney, Electronic Arts, Hewlett Packard, Home Office, IBM, Ipsos Mori, ITV, lastminute.com, Microsoft and Rolls Royce Motor Cars.

Our dedicated Placements and Employability team will support you throughout, helping you to get a placement and during your placement. 

Read more about our work placements

I was fortunate enough to get my foot in the door at Nike and have not looked back since.

Matthew Day, Business Management with Finance and Placement Year BSc(Hons)

Final year

In your final year you will have the opportunity to develop a specialism by choosing business and finance options that interest you most.

Modules

  • Managing and Developing People
  • Business Strategy
  • Placement project

Options*

  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise: New Business Planning
  • Game Theory in Economics, Finance and Business
  • Finance and Capital Markets
  • Globalisation and International Markets
  • Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Contemporary Economic Issues
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Business Taxation
  • Current Issues in Finance
  • International Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Understanding Employee Relations
  • Employee Selection and Development
  • Researching Contemporary Issues in HRM
  • International Human Resource Management
  • Human Resource Management and Organisational Change 
  • Digital Marketing
  • Innovations In E-Business and Mobile Commerce
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Human Rights and Business
  • Retail Marketing And Distribution 
  • Marketing Communications
  • Marketing Planning and Strategy
  • Consumer Psychology
  • Social Marketing
  • Contemporary Issues In Marketing
  • Marketing Across Cultures
  • Project And Event Management
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Search Engine Optimisation and Content Marketing Management
  • Current Issues in Strategic Management

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

Staff profiles 

 

Dr Andrew Grantham, Course Leader

Andrew is a Senior Lecturer at Brighton Business School and course leader for the 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.

 Andrew Grantham

Dr Catherine Matthews, Senior Lecturer

"I joined the University of Brighton in 1998 as a graduate teaching assistant. Since then, I have taught across a number of subject areas including economics, accounting, and finance, before settling within the finance subject group where I am now a senior lecturer.

"I have experience of teaching across both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and received a University of Brighton Teaching Excellence Award in 2007. I have also previously acted as an external examiner for finance and accounting modules delivered within business degrees at the University of Cumbria.

“My research interests are in small business finance, and in particular how small firms manage their working capital. This area formed the focus of my doctoral research."

You can read Catherine’s full profile here

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Course statistics

Unistats and key information sets

Unistats enable you to compare information when choosing a UK university course. All UK universities publish Unistats data on their website.

Programme specification

The programme specification is the approved description of each course. They are updated following course changes, and give a detailed breakdown of the content and structure of the course.

Programme specification

These charts give an indication of how much time you will spend on different activities at each level of the course, and an indication of the balance of assessment by coursework, and written and practical exams. For courses with option modules, actual proportions will depend on the modules you choose.

Find out more about how the academic year and degree courses are organised, and about learning and assessment activities you might get to grips with at Brighton. More specific information about this course is detailed in the programme specification (linked above). You can find out also about the range of support we offer to help you adjust to university life.

Overall workload

Assessments

Careers and employability

 

Career prospects 

Opportunities to tailor your learning on the degree course provide excellent preparation for roles in general management and specialist careers; for example, employee relations, marketing, recruitment and selection as well as roles in accountancy, risk management and consultancy, as well as specialist finance careers.

Graduate Careers

This course will prepare you for specialist roles in corporate finance, banking and the City, for example as a financial trader, insurance broker, investment analyst or investment banker.

Recent graduates have joined roles in companies such as:

  • ANZ, Service Consultant and Social Media Ambassador
  • Citi Group, Market Analyst
  • Hove Business Association, Membership Assistant
  • IM Global Group, Finance and Business Development
  • OSTC Brighton, Graduate Futures Trader
  • Marks & Spencer, Loyalty Planning Analyst
  • Waverton Investment Management, Operations (Trade Settlement & Fund Operations)
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Accreditations 

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, the only chartered professional body dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership. All students successfully completing a four-year Business Management award will be eligible to receive the Chartered Management Institute’s Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.

Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)

This course includes modules accredited by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants. As an ACCA Gold Learning Partner, the university is recognised as providing high quality standards of tuition and excellent student support. 

On successful completion of the course, all students will be exempt from ACCA Foundation Paper F1. Students who complete the following optional modules will also receive the following exemptions:      

  • Business and Corporate Law module will also be exempt from ACCA Foundation Paper F4        
  • Understanding Finance Theory and Practice AND Corporate Financial Management will also be exempt from ACCA Foundation Paper F9

We are also part of the ACCA Accelerate programme, which gives you an opportunity to register early with ACCA and accelerate your career in finance. 

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Skills development 

Employers are involved throughout the degree programme to ensure we’re helping you to develop the skills they’re looking for. Businesses work with us on guest lectures, placement opportunities and with live project briefs – where students present solutions to a group of employers.

We also work with organisations to develop our course programme. For example, we are working with  SAP, the world’s largest business software company. During our second year module, Managing Systems, students gain practical experience working as a team to manage a business scenario by using SAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning system, which is considered industry-standard software.

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Work-related experience 

Our dedicated Placements and Employability team provide a huge portfolio of employers offering business-related placement opportunities. They support all students find a placement.

They offer several services to improve your employability including CV and cover letter reviews, mock assessment centres, fast-track interviews and interview practice sessions.

They will also support you throughout your placement and act as referees if you are offered a permanent role, or wish to continue to a masters degree.

JobTeaser
We are one of the first UK universities to use JobTeaser, a new online placements system presenting placement options in the UK and Europe. It gathers together all the job opportunities, events and resources you need to help you with your professional development.

Placement and recruitment events
Placement fairs are held twice a year involving companies from well-known names such as Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Enterprise-Rent-a-Car and IBM, through to smaller and more local businesses.

Our regular Employability Weeks offer activities designed to enhance your employability, including LinkedIn workshops, sessions on working abroad, advice from the university’s volunteering service and support from the Careers team.

Careers advice 

Careers Service
Our Careers Service provides help and advice from the very start of your studies, on subjects including careers counselling sessions, CV checking, mock interviews and advice on setting up your own business. Find out more on our careers service website.

Mentoring
Momentum is our award-winning mentoring scheme. It pairs students with professionals who wish to share their experience. Students and their mentors meet regularly to exchange ideas. The scheme helps students to develop new skills and enhance their career prospects.

Students at Placement Fair

Starting your own business 

Beepurple is the university’s entrepreneurship support network. They offer free support for any student or graduate with their business ideas, freelance plan or social enterprise project. 

Beepurple run events throughout the academic year, designed to equip you with skills that will improve your employability and help you grow a successful business. 

By taking part in beepurple activities, you will meet like-minded people, hear how other recent graduates have set up their own businesses and gain key enterprise skills that will help you stand out from the crowd.

For more information visit beepurple.

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Postgraduate study 

If you decide that you would like to go onto postgraduate study, we offer a 10% discount to alumni. Here are some courses that might interest you.

Fees and funding

Your fees

UK/EU (full-time) 9,250 GBP

International (full-time) 13,284 GBP

If you choose to take the professional placement (sandwich) year offered on this course you will pay a reduced fee during this year. Our fee for the professional placement year is £1,230 for home students and £2,060 for international students. This fee may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2019–20.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK/EU students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

What's included in the fee?

When costs such as health or DBS checks, or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.

You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply check with the school that provides your course using the contact details in the Find out more tab (at the end of this page) for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.

See our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

Location and living here

Location

About Brighton

Forward-thinking and welcoming, the city of Brighton & Hove is a community of creative and diverse people who share values like sustainability and inclusivity – just like its university.

Miles of pebble beaches, hundreds of bars, restaurants and clubs, a packed calendar of culture, music and sport and great independent and high street shopping attract visitors from all over the world. By the end of your course you’ll still be finding new things to enjoy about the city.

The Brighton Festival, England’s largest arts festival, takes place every May – as does the Great Escape Europe’s leading industry showcase for new music, 300 bands perform over three days at venues across the city. Major events celebrate Pride, digital culture, cinema, photography, food and the winter solstice. Our own Brighton Graduate show is a highlight, turning the university into the largest exhibition space in the south east as we celebrate the outstanding creativity of our students.

As a student here you’ll have a unique opportunity to experience what the city has to offer. Volunteering and placement opportunities enable you to play your part in the events, organisations and communities that make Brighton such a compelling place to be.

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Campus where this course is taught

Moulsecoomb campus

Two miles north of Brighton seafront, Moulsecoomb is our largest campus. Subjects taught here include architecture, business, computing, construction, engineering, geography, product design, law and pharmacy.

On campus you will find professional-standard facilities including a flight simulator, trading room, design and digital media suites and specialist research laboratories, alongside the library, student centre, a nursery, fitness facilities and Students’ Union. There are excellent public transport links.

The Big Build
A major transformation of our Moulsecoomb campus began in summer 2018. By the time the Big Build is complete, there’ll be new halls of residence, academic building, and Students’ Union and fitness facilities – all created with sustainability, inclusivity and community in mind.

As the development grows it will provide many exciting learning opportunities for our students, ranging from live projects, placements and internships with the companies involved to guest lectures and site visits. Find out more...

 

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The Big Build

Accommodation

Brighton: Moulsecoomb

We have halls of residence across the city in Grand Parade, Moulsecoomb, Varley Park and Falmer.

  • Eligible students can apply for any of these options. Find out if you are eligible…
  • You’ll be prioritised for accommodation in the halls that are linked to your teaching base, subject to availability.
  • Moulsecoomb campus is linked to Varley Park and Moulsecoomb Place halls.
    • Varley Park offers a mix of rooms and catering options. Varley Park is around two miles from Moulsecoomb campus and four miles from the city centre. Public transport in the city is excellent, and there’s a shuttle bus between our Brighton campuses during term time.
    • Moulsecoomb Place halls are catered and are located on campus.

We also offer Unihomes and Unilets, student houses that we let out to our students on behalf of private landlords. This option provides the most choice and flexibility and can work particularly well when you’re balancing learning with placements and other commitments.

There’s plenty of support if you choose private rented accommodation. We manage our own studenthomes database of properties. And we run our housemates service over the summer for students, new and returning, looking for a place to live.

Find out more on our accommodation webpages.

Moulsecoomb Place Halls

Moulsecoomb Place accommodation close to the Moulsecoomb campus

Student in the Moulsecoomb Place hall of residence

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Emily Cassell and George Eghator

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The best thing I found about the University of Brighton was being able to do a placement year within my course. On top of that was obviously the nightlife – the beachfront, the diversity of people...

Emily Cassell, Business Management BSc(Hons)

Joshua Lakey

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[Doing a placement] was the best decision I've made... It's good to have a sort of backup on your CV, knowing that you've got work experience and not just a degree.

Joshua Lakey, Business Management BSc(Hons)

Mainza Sikabanga

"I find this course particularly interesting because it takes a broad approach, looking at the functional areas of businesses as well as the dynamics of the economy in which they operate.

"The best thing about the University of Brighton is the commitment that the staff have to ensuring that students get the most out of their time at university. It’s a great feeling knowing that my tutors are committed to what they do and have a genuine interest in my studies and my personal development.

"My work placement is with Goldman Sachs. I am working in a financial reporting team within the Controllers Division. My responsibilities include reporting of the trading division’s performance, daily trading profit and loss reconciliation, financial packages preparation, enhancement of reporting processes and running ad hoc projects."

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Matthew Day

"The subject tutors are experts in their fields, most of which had prior and extensive experience in industry. It wasn’t just learning from books and study material, you could also leverage those experiences from the lecturers and tutors, which proved really valuable when applying for placements and a job afterwards. It also helped in developing the placement project you carry out during the year out.

"I was lucky enough to be surrounded by some great peers. We were able to learn a lot from each other, understanding group dynamics and giving each other the opportunity to coach and lead within group work. You can really take this experience and put it to good use both as examples of good leadership and teamwork in interviews, and then putting it to use in the work place.

"The placement year was a great opportunity. I was fortunate enough to get my foot in the door at Nike and have not looked back since. After a successful placement year, they offered me a permanent role after I graduated."

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