BSc Business and Management with Placement Year

Overview

Gain the skills and knowledge to succeed in the rapidly changing world of business – and gain valuable real-world experience – with our BSc Business and Management with Placement Year degree.

This flexible, four-year course, taught by experts from Henley Business School, equips you with the fundamental skills of business – from theory and practice to their real-world applications. An integrated Placement Year provides a fantastic opportunity to put your skills into practice in preparation for your future career.

Study the core disciplines that underpin business – including economics, psychology and sociology – and explore theories and concepts such as:

• international strategy
• marketing
• organisational behaviour
• operations
• entrepreneurship
• data analytics
• human resource management
• accounting.

You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students.

Throughout your studies, you will:

• explore the interdisciplinary nature of business
• apply the skills and knowledge you learn to current business problems
• study the emerging challenges facing global markets.

Choose BSc Business and Management with Placement Year at Henley Business School

• Ranked 6th for graduate prospects in Business, Management & Marketing in the Guardian University Guide, 2020.
• Triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB).

Placement Year in industry

In your third year, you’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a real-world setting with our Work Placement module.

We will support you to find and secure a placement that’s right for you.

As well as enriching your studies, an industry placement can be an excellent way to:

• deepen your knowledge and develop new skills
• build a network of industry contacts
• boost your employability with new experiences
• learn more about the sector you may wish to enter.

A focus on employability with BSc Business and Management with Placement Year

In addition to your Placement Year, we work hard to ensure that the personal skills required to secure, and succeed in, future roles are embedded into the curriculum.

Alongside your business acumen, our focus on self-development aims to prepare you for the external market – from internships and placements to full-time employment.

For example, you will undertake a short, guided project in your second year focusing on social responsibility in action. Working with local communities, you’ll have the opportunity to put your skills into practice, gain new experiences, and open yourself up to new ways of thinking.

Entry requirements

Typical offer

ABB

International Baccalaureate

32 points overall, including 4 in Maths and English at standard level

GCSE

Maths and English at grade B (5). Physics or IT is acceptable in lieu of Maths

BTEC Extended Diploma

DDD

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250

New international students: £20,300

Careers

Careers for BSc Business and Management with Placement Year graduates

Your degree in business and management will prepare you for a career in both the public and private sectors. The skills and knowledge you acquire will be applicable to, and provide a route into, many areas:

• Accounting and professional services
• Banking and investment banking
• Consultancy
• Finance
• Human resources
• IT
• Marketing
• Operations
• General management.

deadlines

We process applications all year round but recommend applying as early as possible to ensure you can have a place in your chosen degree. Please be aware that to ensure there is enough time to complete all administrative procedures, and VISA requirements, applications may need to be submitted no later than a month (or longer) before the start of the courses.