BSc Business & Management

Entry Requirements

4 year with integrated placement year / 3 year course without integrated placement year option only available for non-EU students

UCAS Code: NN12
Typical offers:
A Levels: AAB - ABB
IB: 32 points overall in the IB diploma with 6,6,5 - 6,5,5 at HL. Minimum scores of 5 in English and maths at Standard level.
BTEC, Access & other: BTEC National Diploma DDD. Access to HE students are eligible to apply for this course.

Further requirements:
5 GCSE grades A* - C to include:
GCSE Maths – grade C/4
GCSE English – grade C/4
Please note that General Studies does not contribute towards the UCAS points requirement but is welcomed as an additional qualification.

Tuition fees: £9,250 (£1,250 during placement year) for UK/EU students. £14,630 (£2,500 during placement year) for International students (2017). More on fees

The information contained on this website details the typical entry requirements for this course for the most commonly offered qualifications. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to enquire with the relevant admissions teams prior to application whether or not their qualifications are deemed acceptable. For less commonly encountered qualifications this will be judged on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the academic admissions tutor.

• The Aston Business and Management degree is a 4-year integrated sandwich programme that provides a comprehensive understanding of the various functions of management, alongside the opportunity for you to specialise in areas of business that interest you. You will develop the breadth and depth of business knowledge required for a successful management career.

  In a rapidly changing business environment, graduates with specialist knowledge underpinned by a broader understanding of how businesses and managers operate will be well placed to succeed.

  Year 1
  

  In your first year you will study a wide range of management related subjects, designed to ensure you have a broad foundation and knowledge of management. You will consider the economic, financial, human and legal issues managers deal with, and learn the tools and techniques they use to resolve them. You'll be introduced to the key areas of business as well as carrying out project drawing together the subjects you have studied.
  
  • Introductory Accounting for Business
    
  • Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
  • Law for Business
    
  • Introduction to Marketing Management
    
  • Principles of Operation Management
  • Foundations of Business Analytics
  • Information Technology for Business
    
  • Introduction to Business Economics

  Year 2

  In your second year you will select elective modules from the list below. In addition to this you will study the following three core modules:
  
  
  • Business Policy
  • Business Game
  • Business, Government & Society

  Elective modules:

  • Strategic Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Making Managerial Decisions using Accounting Information
    
  • Financial Accounting
  • Company Reporting and Audit
    
  • Business Analytics in Practice
    
  • Business Analytics and Data Mining
    

  • O perational Research T echniques

  • Dashboards and Spreadsheets

  • Global Society

  • Environmental Policy

  • Government and Management

  • Welfare States and Welfare Change

  • Theories and Practice of HRM

  • Psychology and Work

  • Effective Teamwork

  • Developing Creativity at Work

  • Strategy for Future Leaders

  • International Business Environment

  • International Business Economics

  • Principles of Macro Economics

  • Principles of Micro Economics

  • Introduction to Econometrics 1
    

  • Emerging and Transitional Economies
    

  • Regional and Urban Economics

  • Systems Analysis
    

  • IT and Web Development
    

  • Databases
    

  • Principles of Intellectual Property Law
    

  • Principles of Corporate Law
    

  • P r i nciples of Commercial Law
    

  • Introduction to Market Research
    

  • Di g i t al Marketing
    

  • P r i nciples ofServices Marketing
    

  • C onsumer Behaviour
    

  • Advanced Consumer Behaviour
    

  • Marketing Communications
    

  • Total Quality Management
    

  • Doing e-Business
    

  • Enterprise Resource Planning

  Year 3

  You will spend this year in a professional placement or you may choose to take up an international study opportunity at one of our partner institutions. This year is compulsory for all UK and EU students.
  
  See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.

  Final year

  In your final year you will study a core module in Strategic Management along with elective modules from the following specialist areas:

  • Accounting
  • Business Analytics
  • Business and Government
  • Business Psychology
  • Business Economics
    
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Marketing
    
  • Operations Management
  • Languages (French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Portuguese)