BA (Hons) Business Management and English at University of Derby

Programme overview

Business and English will give you a range of transferable skills to succeed and open up a range of career paths upon graduating. We aim to broaden your understanding of literature and culture, while equipping you with skills and knowledge that make businesses function, to help you to fulfil your goals. Studying Business and English together will enhance your planning, organisational and communication skills.

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Understanding People in Organisations, Marketing Fundamentals, Finance and Business Performance, Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP), Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy, Shakespeare and Early Modernity. Year 2 core modules: Sustainability and Responsible Management, Applied Operations Management.

Career pathways

You’ll graduate with a range of transferrable skills in areas such as research, analysis, interpretation, argument, expression and communication which you will acquire in your course of study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

September 2026 entry: UCAS points: 112; A Level: BBC (At least a grade C at A Level in English Literature. English Language can be accepted provided an interest in Literature is demonstrated in the personal statement.); T Level: Merit; BTEC: DMM; GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification; Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6. Must include passes in compulsory Level 3 subjects; English language requirements: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 17,500 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=eb2a5a2c-b5c3-41bb-248e-5aab595c7428

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