BA (Hons) Business Management (Graduate Apprenticeship) at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

A Graduate Apprenticeship that blends higher education and vocational learning so apprentices earn while studying for a business management degree in their workplace. Learning is delivered online with a workplace mentor and academic tutors.

Duration: Full-time: 4 years (work-based, 35 hours per week) | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers business law, enterprise and marketing, financial accounting, human resource management and managing in organisations; year 2 includes business applications of AI, economics for business and management accounting; year 3 covers entrepreneurship, managing change, project and quality management; year 4 includes business strategy, employee relations, global management and a work-based project.

Career pathways

Graduates build their careers in management and are eligible to apply for CMI membership; progression routes include MSc Leadership and Management and MSc Human Resource Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

3 Scottish Highers at grade C or above, or 2 A levels at grade C or above. Applicants must be at least 16, employed in a business setting for a minimum of 21 hours per week with employer approval before applying, and resident in Scotland at the start with the employer's premises in Scotland. Suitability is decided by the employer and learning provider partner. Direct entry to year 2 may be possible with a relevant HNC and to year 3 with a relevant HND (Recognition of Prior Learning application may be required).

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2026/27). Scotland-domiciled, full-time (120 credits) per year; course fees are funded by SAAS for Graduate Apprentices. Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 4 years (work-based, 35 hours per week)

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