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Business and Management BSc (Hons)

Key Information

Course code

N100

N221 with placement

Start date

September

Placement available

Mode of study

3 years full-time

4 years full-time with placement

Fees

2026/27

UK £9,790

International £19,320

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Entry requirements

2026/7

ABB-BBB (A-level)

DDM-DMM (BTEC)

31-30 (IB)

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Overview

Brunel's Business and Management degree course will equip you with a broad knowledge and appreciation of issues faced in the world of business. You’ll gain the analytical, technical and interpersonal skills required to understand, analyse and address the challenges faced by today’s companies.

This course is taught in collaboration with experts from our Economics, Finance and Accounting, and Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management departments. Working across these disciplines ensures you build essential skills, from financial and economic literacy to strategic and organisational thinking - giving you a well-rounded understanding of core business principles.

The range of core skills in business and management you'll learn on this course include: market economies; marketing using digital technologies; theoretical and practical characteristics of organisations; various business models and frameworks; coping with future uncertainty, and managing change.

Emphasis on this programme is on globalisation issues generated by multinational enterprises (MNEs). As they account for over 50% of global output, a deeper understanding of the commercial power of MNEs will help you position yourself strategically in a competitive job market.

This programme will broaden your knowledge of business concepts as you work on real-life business issues and live case studies, to develop managerial skills and enhance your career prospects.

You'll also learn valuable technical skills along the way, including numerical methods and how to use statistical software packages such as SPSS and EXCEL, without the need for A-level maths (or the overseas equivalent).

The programme includes a module on Management Enquiry to help you adapt to university study through active learning sessions on topics such as working in groups, report writing and time management.

Brunel is also a Chartered Institute of Management (CIMA) accredited university, meaning you'll gain exemptions from some of their professional papers if you wish to undertake further study towards being a chartered management accountant after you graduate.

There's also the option to take a year’s work placement between your second and third year. Previous employers have included Adidas, Microsoft, British Airways, PwC and Nissan. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and make valuable contacts for your future career.

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Course content

Key elements of business and management are explored in the compulsory modules of your first and second year. Areas such as accounting, marketing, PR, international business, and project and operations management are also touched upon. Your final year offers the chance to select optional modules.

Compulsory

  • MG1604 - International Business Environment

    Developing students’ understanding of the basic economic concepts and principles that apply to the international business environment with emphasis on European business, and developing analytical and conceptual skills in economic and business environment for them to be able to respond to problems associated with modern international business environment.

  • MG1606 - Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management

    The module introduces students to the essential concepts of accounting and financial management. As the foundation of all other accounting modules, you will study how financial information is prepared, communicated and used. You will develop skills in critically evaluating and appreciating the importance of the accounting and finance function within organisations particularly in connection with business decision-making.

    Students will learn how to: prepare a set of essential financial statements for a business, prepare information for business planning - such as budgets, prepare information for decision-making using techniques such as cost, volume, profit analysis and investment appraisal techniques.

  • MG1601 - Introduction to Management Enquiry

    This module introduces students to fundamentals of business and management with the focus on a number of key concepts. This includes subjects such as understanding organisational planning with a focus on the foundations of decision, organisational structure and design and managing human resources, leadership, trust, and managing communication, information and operations.

  • MG1602 - Managing Information with Technology

    This module’s primary aim is to broaden students’ knowledge and skills in the use of IT and statistics in managing and analysing data for business to improve the quality of decision-making in a dynamic business environment.

  • MG1603 - Organisational Behaviour

    This module introduces students to the study of organisations. It outlines key sociological and psychological perspectives used to analyse organisations and occupational groups. Students encounter core topics including organisational design, bureaucracy and contingency theory. Theory and practice are linked via seminars, case study discussions and reflections on students’ experience of organisations.

  • MG1605 - Principles and Practice of Marketing

    This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts and strategies in marketing. It covers a wide range of topics, including market research, consumer behaviour, branding, product development, pricing, marketing communication and retailing, digital marketing, among others. The module blends theoretical knowledge with practical case examples, preparing students for real-world marketing challenges.

Compulsory

  • MG2629 - Digital Marketing

    This module aims to develop an understanding of the defining characteristics of digital marketing and the major issues facing marketers in the rapidly growing area of marketing using digital technologies. Theory and application-based module content is strengthened with special emphasis on new digital products like NFTs, the new digital consumer like Gen-Z, digital platforms, and integrated digital marketing communications. 

  • MG2622 - Human Resource Management and its International Dimensions

    The aim of this module is to introduce students to issues, debates, and controversies relating to the field of Human Resource Management. The module intends to develop students’ awareness of people management issues within and outside the workplace. The people management issues are set against the background of national and international issues that affect HRM policies and practices.

  • MG2630 - Managing Change and Creativity

    Companies seeking to successfully ride the wave of the knowledge economy must always consider ideas as the most precious commodity and employees who produce them as sought-after resources. There is increased recognition that the competitive advantage of organisations depends heavily on their ability to capitalise on their employees’ ideas. The value of creativity as a means of enhancing communication, promoting organisational learning, as well as helping the development of new ideas, solutions and alternatives, is therefore of high importance. With constant change becoming the accepted norm, this module also examines how organisations cope with the process and outcomes of change.

  • MG2623 - Operations Management

    The aims of this module are to introduce students to the core concepts underpinning effective operations management, in both manufacturing and service operations settings; to enhance students understanding of the contribution of the operations function to strategy and organisational performance, foster a critical appreciation of the key operational issues faced by operations managers; and to develop analytical skills which underpin sound operations management infrastructure decision making

  • MG2621 - Project Management

    This module offers opportunity to examine the approaches, practices, contributions and skills involved in project management. Responsibilities for projects involve ability to analyse business needs, design solutions, plan, test, and co-ordinate implementation, being aware of the human factor requirements and the use of computer-based information system tools.

  • MG2620 - Research Methods in Business and Management

    This module aims to develop the students' understanding and skills in the application of quantitative and qualitative research methods in business management and interpret data and present coherent and appropriate recommendations that lead to effective business and management decisions.

Compulsory

  • MG3626 - Business Ethics, Environmental Sustainability and Governance

    Explore the core of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable development. Analyse contemporary challenges and case studies, enhancing your understanding of societal and environmental impacts. Develop critical thinking skills to evaluate complex arguments and contested values in business. Join us to shape a responsible and sustainable future in the business world.

  • MG3627 - Issues and Controversies in Management Project

    This core module helps students to conduct critical appraisals of issues and controversies involving contemporary organisations and of managerial responses to these challenges. It also provides focused support in appropriate research methods and in the effective communication of research findings in oral presentations, small group discussions and an extended written report.

  • MG3622 - Strategic Management

    This module aims to enable students to appreciate the many, wide ranging issues and challenges that confront strategic managers, introduce concepts, topics and methodological approaches relevant to the analysis of the strategic position of the organisation and the development and implementation of strategies in complex uncertain environments, including a consideration of major operational implications, and to develop skills of strategic thinking, analysis and argument.

Optional

  • MG3628 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ventures

    This module is aimed at exposing students to various approaches to new (small) venture creation. It is intended to help students develop entrepreneurial mindset and thinking and/or create potential business. It highlights various aspects of small venture creation, including generating new ideas and identifying business opportunities and assessing their viability to be pursued, considering resource requirements and competition.

  • MG3629 - Gender and Organisations

    This module will introduce students to the issue of gender as a critical approach to the study of organizations. The module aims to provide students with a critical insight into the impact of gender on individuals' experience of the world of work. It seeks to introduce students to a number of gender perspectives, highlighting how each perspective conceptualises the issue of gender differently, presents a distinct account of gender inequality, and proposes different "solutions" to the "problem of gender" in organizations.

  • MG3631 - Innovation and Knowledge Management

    This module is designed to give students an understanding of the role of knowledge assets as a key to corporate success and particularly in relation to innovation. It examines how organisations create, utilise and exploit knowledge in the globalising knowledge-based economy, and the wider social and economic factors affecting knowledge creation and transfer.

  • MG3630 - International Marketing

    The module addresses critical understanding and ability in assessing the effectiveness of international marketing. It targets principles and issues that drive markets world-wide.  Students develop insight and investigative ability concerning cross-national and cross-cultural business contexts.


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This course has a placement option. Find out more about work placements available.


Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Careers and your future

We have extensive links with employers and industry and you’ll benefit from our networks as well as having the opportunity to learn from a variety of guest speakers. Our degrees offer an optional work placement year and we’ll encourage you to take this up. This experience in the workplace is highly valued by employers and will give you the edge when you apply for jobs. Our programmes are built with input from business professionals with the specific aim of helping you enter the workplace fully equipped and confident of your abilities.

As a graduate, you’ll be equipped to enter a number job roles, including: Business Analyst, Business Development Manager, Data Analyst, Project Manager, Risk Manager, Sales Executive, and Supply Chain Manager. You will learn Project Management, Operations Management and knowledge of strategy.

Some of the well-known names who value Brunel Business School graduates include Accenture, Amazon, Barclays, British Airways, Capgemini, HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover, L’Oréal, McCann, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Xerox.

As a distinguished member of the University of London, our programme combines world-class academic standards, cutting-edge research, and a strong focus on real-world applications to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of business principles. As a graduate, you'll have access to a prestigious global network, enhancing career prospects in international markets. 

Find out more about how we'll support your future goals.

UK entry requirements

2026/7 entry

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants as well as our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs.

A minimum of five GCSEs are required including GCSE Mathematics (grade C/4), and either GCSE English Language (grade C/4) or GCSE English Literature (grade B/5).

Standard Offer: GCE A level ABB

Contextual Offer: GCE A level BBB

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of our contextual markers – please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

Standard Offer: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma DDM in a related subject (Applied Science; Business; Computing; Engineering (all); Enterprise & Entrepreneurship; Hospitality; Information Technology; Law (including Applied Law); Marketing; Travel & Tourism)

Contextual Offer: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma DMM in a related subject (Applied Science; Business; Computing; Engineering (all); Enterprise & Entrepreneurship; Hospitality; Information Technology; Law (including Applied Law); Marketing; Travel & Tourism)

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of our contextual markers – please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

Standard Offer: BTEC Level 3 National Diploma DD in a related subject (Applied Science; Business; Computing; Engineering (all); Enterprise & Entrepreneurship; Hospitality; Information Technology; Law (including Applied Law); Marketing; Travel & Tourism) and an A Level grade B in any subject.

OR

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma DD in any subject, and an A Level grade B in a related subject (Accounting; Business; Business Studies; Economics; Mathematics; Statistics)

Contextual Offer: BTEC Level 3 National Diploma DM in a related subject (Applied Science; Business; Computing; Engineering (all); Enterprise & Entrepreneurship; Hospitality; Information Technology; Law (including Applied Law); Marketing; Travel & Tourism) and an A Level grade B in any subject.

OR

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma DM in any subject, and an A Level grade B in a related subject (Accounting; Business; Business Studies; Economics; Mathematics; Statistics)

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of our contextual markers – please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

Standard Offer: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate Distinction in any subject, with A level grades BB

Contextual Offer: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate Merit in any subject, with A level grades BB

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of our contextual markers – please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

Standard Offer: International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2

Contextual Offer: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of our contextual markers – please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

Standard Offer: Obtain a minimum of 128 tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 in a related subject (Business; Business and Finance; Business and Management; Business and Marketing; Business and Law; Digital Marketing and Social Media; Finance and Accounting; Marketing)

Contextual Offer: Obtain a minimum of 120 tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 in a related subject (Business; Business and Finance; Business and Management; Business and Marketing; Business and Law; Digital Marketing and Social Media; Finance and Accounting; Marketing)

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of our contextual markers – please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

Merit overall in a related subject (Digital Business Services; Accounting; Finance; Management and Administration; Media, Broadcast & Production)

If your qualification isn't listed above, please contact the Admissions Office by emailing admissions@brunel.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1895 265265 to check whether it's accepted and to find out what a typical offer might be.

Brunel's committed to raising the aspirations of our applicants and students. We'll fully review your UCAS application and, where we’re able to offer a place, this will be personalised to you based on your application and education journey.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants, as well as our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs.

EU and International entry requirements

If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list. This must have been taken and passed within two years from the date the CAS is made.

English language requirements

  • IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
  • Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
  • BrunELT: 63% (min 55% in all areas)
  • TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)  

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.

Fees and funding

2026/27 entry

UK

£9,790 full-time

£1,385 placement year

International

£19,320 full-time

£1,385 placement year

Fees quoted are per year and may be subject to an annual increase. Home undergraduate student fees are regulated and are currently capped at £9,535 per year; any changes will be subject to changes in government policy.

For the 2026/27 academic year, tuition fees for home students will be £9,790, subject to Parliamentary approval.

In England and Wales, tuition fees for home undergraduate students are subject to the Government fee cap. The Government has confirmed that this will be £9,790 for 2026/27 and £10,050 for 2027/28 (subject to Parliamentary approval).

From 2028 onwards, the fee cap is expected to rise annually in line with inflation. This means your tuition fees in future years may increase to reflect these changes.

More information on any additional course-related costs.

See our fees and funding page for full details of undergraduate scholarships available to Brunel applicants.

Please refer to the scholarships pages to view discounts available to eligible EU undergraduate applicants.

Teaching and learning

Assessment and feedback

Each subject is assessed either by a combination of continuous appraisal and examination or by coursework or examination alone. As a rough guide, the split is approximately 50:50 exam to coursework but the exact ratio varies depending on the modules you select.

Your results from Level 1 do not count towards your final degree classification, but you have to pass the first year to continue with the degree. Level 2 is worth a third of your final mark and Level 3 - the rest. In your final year you will undertake an assessed project of around 8,000 words worth a third of your Level 3 marks.

 

Read our guide on how to avoid plagiarism in your assessments at Brunel.