Business Management (including work placement year)

We take great care in selecting employers to support placements and these are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain both great places to work and learn. You will be paid, as an employee, at the same time as learning and will receive individualised support and guidance to prepare you for the workplace and be part of a nurturing, positive learning environment. You will be encouraged to challenge current thinking and engage in debates on contemporary issues and topics. By the end of your placement, you will have a deeper understanding of the way business management works in practice, linking this back to the theories and models covered in your studies.

Buckingham’s multi-cultural environment will also enhance your ability to work in cross-cultural situations. You will also develop the skills and qualities necessary to work individually, in groups and in teams. You will gain employability skills in the most practical of ways and this will put you in a good place when making future career choices. As a Buckingham graduate, you will be confident, skilled, knowledgeable and ready for the next stage of your life.

The BSc in Business Management degree has been recognised by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). On successful completion of this course, you will also receive a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management & Leadership.

A CMI qualification better equips you for the professional world, giving you qualification that is highly sought-after in my employers. CMI is the largest professional body for Management in the UK with over 100,000 members.

Business Management with a work-based placement year will equip you with a thorough understanding of work and management in the ever-changing context of world business. It will help you appreciate how organisations market themselves and their products / services, deliver them through networks, lead and manage their employees and stakeholders whilst being socially and financially responsible. It will also broaden your comprehension of contemporary issues in business (the sorts of things that you will see and hear in the news) and nurture you to be an engaged and critical learner.

Buckingham has a proven track record of producing the most satisfied students and being top for teaching quality. Our excellent staff-student ratio allows us to teach our students in small classes with Oxbridge-style tutorials that give you a platform to enhance your knowledge and understanding about organisations, the external environment they operate in and the way in which these businesses are managed.