Business Management with Placement Year BSc(Hons)

Course in brief

Our four-year Business Management with Placement Year BSc(Hons) follows the same first year as the three-year Business Management BSc(Hons) 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.

This professionally accredited degree enables you to develop the practical skills and broad understanding of business principles needed to thrive in your chosen career. Learning is delivered through a stimulating mix of seminars, expert guest lectures, group projects and workshops.

You will study subjects including economics, law, marketing, finance and people management, while at the same time having the freedom to tailor the course, through option modules, to your ambitions and personal interests.

In year 3 you can take a year’s salaried placement in industry, giving you the chance to gain industry contacts, boost your CV and put your skills into practice.

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 Placement Year BSc(Hons), or to specialise in one of the following areas:

All students will graduate with two qualifications – a BSc(Hons) and a CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership, and can earn up to £22,000 during year-long placement working with some of the biggest names in commerce and industry.

Key facts

Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb

UCAS code N200

Full-time 4 years (including placement year)

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

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Applying for 2018: read our guide

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. Must include business or management. 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.

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

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

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Course in detail

Course structure

Your first year will introduce you to the different aspects of business. You will develop a sound knowledge of key business functions and how they work together, as well as an appreciation of factors including customer and market requirements, competition, sustainability and economic, political and technological change.

Should you decide that you would like to take a work placement year it may be possible, provided your grades are satisfactory after your first year, to switch over to the four-year Business Management course which includes a work placement year in industry.

This course will give you the opportunity to develop confidence and expertise in analysis, business communication, team working, and transferable skills in preparing briefs, plans and reports, presenting, budgeting and evaluation. In your second year, you will have the opportunity to specialise in what you are most interested through option modules, or by choosing to specialise in marketing, economics, human resource management or finance.

In your third year, our dedicated placements office will support you with your work placement. Your placement will give you work and life experience, significantly adding to your CV. Many students return to university for their final year with firm job offers.

During your final year, you will study three compulsory modules, including a project based on your placement, before choosing from a wide range of option modules.

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 with Placement Year award will be eligible to receive the Chartered Management Institute’s Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

This course is also accredited by the Chartered Institute in Marketing for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Graduate Gateway. The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the largest professional marketing body in the world.

All students will be able to take the Introductory Certificate in Marketing award from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and by choosing specific options modules will be exempt from:

Certificate in Professional Marketing: Marketing module
CAM Diploma in Digital Marketing: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour module

Ian Myson from the CMI talks about the current demands from employers for today’s graduate workforce

Year 1

First year modules will equip you with a broad understanding of the most important areas of business.

Modules

Business Economics
Principles of Marketing
Organisational Behaviour and HRM
Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business
Business Project
Developing Academic and Employability Skills

Year 2

In your second year you have the opportunity to specialise in what interests you the most.

Modules

International Business Analysis
Managing Systems
Business Law
Operations and Process Management

Options*

Choose two from:

Environmental Sustainability
Creativity in Enterprise
Design and Innovation
Purchasing and Supply
Working in the Voluntary Sector
Marketing and Responsibility
Working Across Cultures
Understanding Finance Theory and Practice
Economic Theory and Applications
Personal Financial Planning
Gamification

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

Placement year

The paid work placement year is a vital part of the course.

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.

Work placements significantly add to your CV and many students return to university with firm job offers.

On your placement, you will complete a business action project. This will help you develop practical skills valued by employers.

Careers and employability

Opportunities to tailor your learning make this degree an 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.

All students will graduate with dual awards – both a BSc and a CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership. The CMI Diploma makes a statement about your standards and determination to continue to develop your management skills.

The CMI is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. The University of Brighton's partnership with the CMI helps to keep our courses relevant to the workplace. While studying for your degree you will be entitled to affiliate-level CMI membership.

Recent graduates have joined roles in companies such as:

Donkey Republic, Business Development Manager
First Payroll Services, Internal Sales Coordinator
Old Mutual Wealth, Marketing Coordinator
Specialist Works, Digital Executive
Walt Disney Company, Licensing Sales
Worldwide Business Research, Marketing Executive.

Others have chosen careers in education and health.

Some students return from their placement year with a firm job offer.

Careers advice and support
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.

Careers counsellor
The Business School's career development advisor, Christina Keiller is available to help you to write your CV, prepare for interviews and plan your career. She also works closely with tutors to ensure that our courses teach vocational skills as well as academic ones.

Entrepreneurship network
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

Mentoring scheme
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.

Fees and funding

Your fees

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

International (full-time) 12,660 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 £1,000 for home students and £2,000 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 2017–18.

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- 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.

Campus where this course is taught

Moulsecoomb campus

Just two miles north of Brighton city centre and the seafront, Moulsecoomb is the largest of our five campuses with more than 8,000 students. A wide variety of subjects are taught here, from engineering and product design to business and law.

Students benefit from many professional-standard facilities, including a flight simulator, design and digital media suites, and specialist research laboratories. The campus library, Aldrich, offers long opening hours and a diverse collection of books and journals for students from all subject areas.

Sports enthusiasts will enjoy our basketball and badminton courts, fitness suite and climbing wall. The campus is also a few minutes walk from the South Downs National Park, providing a great place to relax during the summer months.

Accommodation

Brighton

Our Brighton halls of residence are located across the city in Grand Parade, Moulsecoomb, Varley Park and Falmer.

Grand Parade is in central Brighton and has one hall of residence, Phoenix Brewery, within walking distance.
Moulsecoomb is two miles from the city centre and also has one hall of residence, Moulsecoomb Place, on campus.
Varley Park offers the biggest choice of student accommodation with ten halls of residence.
Falmer campus has two halls of residence: Great Wilkins and Paddock Field.
Varley Park and Falmer are around four miles from Brighton centre; there are good public transport services nearby.

Aside from halls, you have the option of Unihomes, which we let out to our students on behalf of private landlords.

You can also choose to join the many students who live away from campus in private rented accommodation. We have a list of high-quality, university-endorsed private sector accommodation and can help you find housemates to move in with.

Find out more on our Brighton accommodation webpages and if you have any questions, our accommodation team will be happy to help. You can contact them by email at accommodation@brighton.ac.uk or by telephone on 01273 644100.

Paddock Field

Moulsecoomb Place

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Moulsecoomb campus map

Unistats

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Programme specification

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Student views

Emily Cassell and George Eghator

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

[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)

Lydia Clifton

For my placement year, I was lucky enough to go abroad. I worked for a tourism company that rents out holiday accommodation, so I spent two summers in Ibiza and a winter in the French Alps.

Lydia Clifton, Business Management BSc(Hons)

Zac Hill

One of the things I really enjoyed was the fact that the staff are really engaging... They've all done what they teach, so you know you're getting real advice and real guidance.

Zac Hill, Business Management BSc(Hons)