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Business BA (Hons)

  • Level(s) of Study: Undergraduate
  • UCAS Code(s): N101; N100
  • Course Fee:

    9,000

    *
  • Start Date(s): September
  • Duration: Three years full-time, four years with a placement
  • Study Mode(s): Full-time / Sandwich
  • Campus: City Campus
  • Entry Requirements:

    112


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Year of entry:

2017
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Introduction:

Developed with companies and reflecting the changing corporate world, Nottingham Business School’s Business course is highly engaging, covers a broad range of management functions, processes and techniques. It is the ideal choice if you want to keep your options open and shape your career aspirations during your studies.

This course will equip you with an understanding of business theory and practice in today’s domestic and international business environment. All students will take part in a business simulation task, imitating the experience of running a business with a group of fellow students.

During your studies you will learn about the key facilities within business such as Operations, Marketing, Accounting and Finance to provide you with a comprehensive overview of how each of these functions impact real-world businesses across the globe.

The flexible nature of this degree means that if you decide that you want to specialise in a specific area you will have the opportunity to transfer to one of our Business Management Joint Honours degrees at the end of your first year.

During your second year you have a variety of unique opportunities to get involved in such as studying abroad, enterprise project, internship or simply continue with your studies. The course can be studied over three years full-time or four years with a placement.

What you’ll study

Don’t just take our word for it, hear from our students themselves

Student Profiles

Fikeoluwa Ojelabi

Business

My course has helped improve my leadership and interpersonal skills which will be really helpful as I plan to start my own fashion-related business in the future.

Careers and employability

Graduates from this course have gone onto working in both public and private sector, undertaking positions such as:

  • Business Development Executive
  • Contracts Manager
  • Finance Analyst
  • Graduate Project Manager
  • Consultant

In the last few years, graduates from this course have gone onto securing roles with well know employers such as:

  • Asda
  • Costco
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • IBM
  • Superdry

Students on this course tend to earn the average salary of £21,300 six months after graduation. (DLHE 2015/16)

Employability Team

In today's competitive job market a work placement is a valuable addition to your education. You'll gain vital real-life work experience that will make you stand out from the crowd and enhance your employability. Our Employability Team is here to inspire and enhance every stage of your career planning and as a graduate of NTU, you will be able to access their services for three years after your course has finished.

Services they provide include:

  • Finding placements, internships and part-time work
  • Pursuing self-employment
  • Taking gap years and time out
  • Getting into volunteering
  • Providing advice on further study.

Visit the Employability Team website for further information.

Accreditation

Our BA (Hons) Business Management Joint Honour courses and BA (Hons) Business course have a Dual Award status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). In addition to your degree you will also gain a CMI qualification.

Inspirational alumni

On graduating, you will have a full range of management skills that are relevant to a modern business environment. Inspirational alumni from this course include:

  • John Farrell, former president and CEO for Publicis Groupe
  • David Lewis, Chairman for Unilever Plc

Campus and facilities

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How to apply

How to apply

You can follow our step-by-step instructions when applying through UCAS.

Also ensure that you check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder, when you have applied. We may need to contact you during this time.

Mature or international students can find out more about applying by calling +44 (0)115 848 4460.

All applicants and potential applicants are encouraged to attend one of our open days. Can't make an open day? Take a virtual tour.

Writing your personal statement

Your personal statement should give us an insight into your academic aspirations and details of your experience (work experience, positions of responsibility, any extracurricular activities), achievements (academic / non-academic), motivations and ambitions. Along with your academic achievements the personal statement gives us the insight and information we need to make our offers.

Take a look at our guide to writing an effective personal statement. Use it when you start writing your UCAS application.

Funding

We have a strong commitment to maintaining access for all to higher education, so we have introduced a system of bursaries aimed at enabling home students from lower income families to undertake a degree course. For information about Nottingham Trent University bursaries please visit fees and funding.

You can apply directly to the University for an undergraduate course if you’re not applying to any other UK university in the same year.  If you are applying to more than one UK university you must apply through UCAS.

Apply as early as you can so that you have time to prepare for your studies.  If you need a visa to study here you need to plan this into your application.

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