Business and management

Our business and management courses provide you with the skills and knowledge needed for a wide range of careers, which can apply to any sector or industry.

With an emphasis on employability and responsible management, all our courses give you the opportunity to gain the practical experience, skills and professional networks needed to kick-start or enhance your career.

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Our courses

Undergraduate

Studying business management with us provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the purpose and functions involved in managing and running successful organisations.

All of our business degrees share the same first year modules to give you a broad understanding of business principles, then you'll be able to choose modules in the subjects that interest you most, and specialise in economics, accounting, marketing or human resources.

Our courses are accredited by professional bodies including the Chartered Management Institute – which offers a dual award on our business management degrees. Depending on which modules you choose you can also benefit from exemptions from professional exams from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Postgraduate

Management MSc

A shorter, innovative alternative to an MBA, our Management courses allow you to master the strategic skills and experience needed for a wide range of careers with specialisms available in the areas of human resource management, entrepreneurship and international management.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute. All students successfully completing one of our Management MSc degrees and who have passed the qualifying modules will have completed the study required for a qualification from the Chartered Management Institution’s Award in Strategic Management and Leadership.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Designed for graduates who are currently in a logistics or supply chain role, as well as those who wish to change their career. Our Logistics and Supply Chain Management course has been designed to help you master the specialist knowledge, skills and experience that you need for a career in one of the most evolving industries.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, offering exemptions to some of their professional exams.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc

January and September start dates are available on most of these courses, please see the individual course pages for details. If you want to add valuable work experience to your CV you can also take your masters over two years with an integrated paid work placement (September start only).

The Brighton MBA

Our Brighton MBA programme is designed for experienced managers wishing to develop their potential. Our MBAs will help you to cultivate the analytical skills and inspirational thinking that employers are looking for from their senior management.

With an emphasis on responsible management, our courses, industry experts and experienced lecturers will help you to make a positive impact in your career.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, you'll also get the opportunity to graduate with a Level 7 Diploma and free membership to the Institute of Directors throughout your study.

January and September start dates are available on our MBAs, please see the individual course pages for details. If you want to add valuable work experience to your CV you can also take your full-time MBA over two years with an integrated paid work placement (September start only).

Senior Leader Apprenticeship

The Senior Leader Apprenticeship provides an opportunity for experienced professionals and those aspiring to senior management to study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership, awarded by the University of Brighton alongside achieving the new Senior Leader Apprenticeship.

With much of the content based on our Brighton MBA programme, upon completion of the apprenticeship, learners may top up to a full MBA award by studying two additional modules (60 credits). This carries an additional cost that cannot be financed via apprenticeship funding.

PhD courses

Research and knowledge exchange at the School of Business and Law are deeply rooted in the mission to promote responsible enterprise for a fairer society. We offer a wide variety of PhDs in business and management at the School of Business and Law.

Business and Management PhDs

We also have research centres and groups which focus on the school’s particular strength in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Justice as well as Tourism and Sustainability.

Why study business and management at Brighton?

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Putting learning into practice

Employers are involved in developing our courses to ensure we’re helping you to develop the skills they’re looking for.

Businesses work with us via guest lectures, placement opportunities, field trips and with live project briefs – where students present solutions to a group of employers.

Situated next to the Plus X Brighton Innovation Hub and belonging to the BRITE network you’ll also be working alongside innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Paid work placements

You'll have the opportunity to spend a year in a paid placement allowing you to apply your learning building your work experience, life skills and contacts before you graduate.

Postgraduate placement students qualify for our two-year international study visa, and the new UK Graduate Route.

Our students have worked with companies including American Express, Nike and BMW.

International perspectives

By studying in a multicultural environment and putting your knowledge into context through international case studies and live client work you will be gaining the knowledge and the skills you will need for your future career.

As signatories to PRME, a United Nations initiative to raise the importance of responsible management, our courses, industry experts and experienced lecturers will help you to make a positive impact.

Our accrediting bodies

All of our four-year Business Management courses, our Management MSc courses and our MBAs are accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), 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.

Students who successfully complete one of our Management MSc or MBA courses, and who have passed the qualifying modules, will have completed the study required for the Chartered Management Institution’s Level 7 Diploma in Management and Leadership.

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The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the largest professional marketing body in the world.

We have developed modules and course structures with the Chartered Institute of Marketing for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through their CIM Accredited Degree scheme. This means that in addition to your degree, you can study for CIM qualifications without having to do all of the modules.

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Our Business with Finance BSc(Hons) and Business Management with Finance BSc(Hons) courses include modules accredited by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA).

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 our Business Management BSc(Hons) or Business course, depending on which modules you choose, you could gain exemptions from ACCA Foundation Papers F1, F4 and F9.

We are also part of the ACCA Accelerate.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) supports, represents and sets standards for business leaders nationwide.

Students studying our Management MSc and MBA courses will be eligible for membership of the Institute of Directors, the longest running organisation for professional leaders in the UK.

Membership provides you with access to the resources and the opportunity to network with leaders and executives.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is the chartered body for professionals involved in the movement of goods and people and their associated supply chains.

CILT accredit our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc, offering successful students free membership, exemptions from exams and access to their online resources including job postings and networking opportunities with senior professionals.

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) is the professional body for the procurement and supply profession. It aims to use its global standard, network, education and expertise to ensure that procurement and supply chain management professionals have the capabilities and responsibility to deliver sustainability goals for their organisations.

CIPS accredit our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc, offering successful students exemptions from institute exams, access to online resources and networking opportunities.

What our graduates say

Georges-Aleksandar Nikolic, Business Management BSc(Hons)

"My internship was at the non-profit organisation, The Borgen Project, and I was one of only 5% of applicants that got accepted.

As the Marketing and Public Relations Intern I was involved in contacting influencers and media, including US Congress, to spread the word about ending global poverty and hunger."

Ibrahim Ali I Alwatid, Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc

"One of the reasons I chose the university is the CIPS and CILT accreditations and that the University is a SAP member and offers students the opportunity to study and get critical SAP software skills, a globally popular enterprise planning system.

Learning this system provides students a competitive edge in the job market since most organisations use it in their planning systems."

Yousra Ennassih Hassani, International Business Management BSc(Hons)

"International business is an excellent course, not only because of the valuable business insight it offers, both national and international, but because of the awareness it develops.

The course has equipped me with skills from the start, but it has also made me see that there are loads of opportunities to improve our world’s economy."

What jobs can I do with a business or management degree or masters?

The skills and experience you gain from business and management courses are designed to be highly transferable so there are many jobs where your qualification would be useful. MBA students tend to use their newly acquired skills to take the next step into senior leadership positions or to run their own business.

10 jobs you could do with a business and management degree or masters:

Management consultant
Compliance officer
HR manager
Supply chain manager
Project manager
Risk manager
Customer service director
Business planning analyst
Marketing manager
Auditor

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