BSc (Hons) Business Management at University of Essex

The BSc (Hons) Business Management covers strategy, leadership, people management and responsible management at Essex Business School, Colchester Campus. Students can specialise through qualifiers in Business Analytics, International Business and Entrepreneurship, or Supply Chain and Logistics, and can add a placement or study abroad year.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with optional placement year or year abroad  |  Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Introduction to Management, Introduction to Marketing, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, New Venture Creation, Business Economics, Introduction to International Business and Introduction to Business Analytics. Year 2 covers Operations and Supply Chain Management, Organisational Behaviour, Business Research Methods, Business Strategy and Leadership in Organisations; the final year includes Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Human Resource Management, Business Ethics and Career Skills in Business.

Career pathways

Graduates go into business management, consultancy, HR and project leadership, and entrepreneurship; past roles include Business Development Manager at Footprint Digital and iX Business Consultant at IBM.

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