Business Management


The University of Northampton business management degrees will equip you with all the skills you need to achieve your career prospects and stand out to potential employers. Whether you are joining us as an undergraduate or looking to advance your knowledge with our postgraduate programmes, our wide range of business management degrees are sure to appeal to you.

Our Business Management degrees are tailor-made to equip our students with the knowledge and skills required for a business career. By studying business with us, you’ll engage with a range of business challenges and opportunities, fully supported by our experienced academic staff who will assist your progression and help to prepare you for a graduate career or further studies.

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Business Analytics MSc

Our MSc Business Analytics has been designed to help you acquire the skills and qualifications you need to pursue a career in business analytics.

  • MSc
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Business Management BA (Hons)

Our Business Management course covers a variety of subject areas to ensure our graduates will have the skills and knowledge to gain employment in a number of sectors.

  • BA (Hons)
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​Business Systems and Operations ​PhD/PhD by Published works

If you have a degree in Business Systems and Operations or a related field, this PhD programme is an excellent way to broaden your knowledge and research skills.

  • PhD
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Commerce and International Business (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

The course will help international students to develop knowledge, language and skills in trade and commerce in an international business context.

  • BA (Hons)
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Global Business Management (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

This course provides an outlook on contemporary business management, and will equip you for a facing global competition, economic uncertainties, and changing markets.

  • BA (Hons)
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International Business Management BA (Hons)

Our International Business teaching recognises the ethnocentric nature of management theory and practice and embraces an understanding of business activity and communications

  • BA (Hons)
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International Business Management MSc

Hone your studies from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds and explore the skills and knowledge you need to pursue careers in management. Apply now

  • MSc
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Strategy and International Business ​PhD/PhD by Published works​​

Our Strategy and International Business PhD programme is a way for you to hone your knowledge and improve your research skills.

  • PhD

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Business Management Degree Information


  • Compulsory modules will provide graduates with a good foundation of the subject of business. In the remaining years, some of your modules will be chosen by you, allowing you to select modules according to your own interests within the field of Business and Management.

    Our three-year single honours business programmes at undergraduate level are encouraged to undertake a year-long placement in between Stages Two and Three of study. If you meet the entry criteria and choose to take up a placement year, you will find it an invaluable business management experience that helps you to apply your learning in your final year and prepares you for your future career. We offer a lot of support in helping you to find a placement, which can be in the UK or overseas.

  • Students partaking in our Undergraduate Business Management degrees, as well as Postgraduate Business Analytics programmes, are asked to meet our standard entry requirements for the individual courses. For our international students, we ask that the English Language requirements of IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands for study are met at undergraduate level.

    In regards to our procedure, we also ask that applicants read further about requirements, as they may vary between each course. Where you have already begun the application process, a standard procedure of a written essay or interview will be required by students.

  • Your journey doesn’t end once you have completed your Business Management undergraduate or Business Analytics Masters programme at the University of Northampton. To help you face the challenges of finding the right employment in your preferred sector after university, we have introduced the University of Northampton Employment Promise.

    After successfully completing your Business studies degree, you can secure the opportunity to participate in a three-six month paid internship or additional support for your postgraduate study. For more information on how you can gain support on your path to employment, visit our Northampton Employment Promise page.

  • What can you do with a Business Degree?

    There are many further study opportunities once you have completed a business degree. If you choose to study Business Management or Business Analytics at the University of Northampton you’ll have the skills and knowledge that can be applied into many business functions and role types.

    What jobs can you get with a Business Degree?

    Previous graduates from our Business Management courses include Business Analyst, Market Researcher, Product Manager, Marketing Executive & Account Manager.

    How long is a Business Degree?

    Our Undergraduate degrees typically take 3 years to complete. Our Foundation degrees take 4 years and our Part time courses take between 4 and 6 years.

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