Business Management (Joint Honours)
When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements
What is joint honours?
With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.
Why choose this course?
- Not sure which subject to study? Keep your options open and combine Business Management with another subject such as Marketing, Law or Media Studies.
- With a choice of over 80 subjects, a joint honours degree could be just what you're looking for.
- This pathway is ideal if you're looking for a general introduction to business.
- You'll study all aspects of business and management and be prepared for a career in an international and dynamic business environment.
- You can study Business Management as a minor, joint or major pathway.
- You can opt to take your third year as a placement year. Spending a year in industry is great experience and really sets you apart as you graduate and enter the jobs market. It can also count towards your work experience requirements for entry in to your chosen professional body.
About the course
If you don't want to specialise in just one area, want to impress employers with your CV, want a mix of skills to move your career on and enjoy two of your A level subjects equally, a joint honours degree could be just for you.
You can combine Business Management with another subject and study it as a major, joint or minor pathway, which means that you can choose the amount of business modules you want to take in your degree.
If you're keen on a career in general management, this course will give you the perfect start. You'll learn the theories of management and apply them to real situations, which will prepare you for a career in a dynamic business environment. You'll have the knowledge and skills you need for a management role in industry or commerce, and, depending on the pathway you choose, you can specialise in people management, marketing, enterprise or information systems.
Your first year modules will give you the basic knowledge, background and skills business and management. In your second year you'll develop this further with the chance to specialise through option modules. In your final year you'll be focusing on strategy and international aspects of business.
We'll also develop your personal skills throughout the course. From group working and time management through to report writing and presentation skills, we'll equip you not only with the subject knowledge, but also with the personal, transferable skills that are vital to your career and which you need to be successful in the graduate job market.
A lot of our teaching staff have industry experience, either from their previous positions or teaching on some of our in-company programmes. This means that they are aware of the latest issues affecting business across many sectors, so you'll benefit from their expertise and understanding of the modern business world.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
- You'll have a great basis for a wide range of careers in business and management. Your first role will probably be at junior management level, from which you can develop your career through progression and professional accreditation in your chosen field.
- Alternatively, you can choose to continue your studies to masters level at Derby Business School. Take advantage of the 10% fee discount you'll be eligible to as a Derby graduate.
What our students say
"I studied a varied amount of topics, from global business, economics and accounting to operational research and mathematical modelling. I particularly enjoyed the economics and international business side of my degree.
I also studied other business cultures and investigated how completely different doing business is in China compared to the UK."
Charlotte Wilson studied Business Management with Maths on her Joint Honours degree.
How you'll learn
You'll learn through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and seminars.
How you're assessed
You'll be assessed through a combination of coursework, presentations and examinations.
Work placements
The course allows you the opportunity to take a formal sandwich year plus individual work placement modules.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September 2012
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September 2012
UCAS code
Y002
Popular courses that can be combined with Business Management include:
- Marketing
- Law
- Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- English
- Theatre Arts
- Psychology
Fees
This is a classroom based subject.
UK/EU students
Full time:
- If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £6,995 per year.
- If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £7,495 per year.
Part time:
You usually take 18 of these modules in total for your course
- Modules from classroom based subjects will cost £875 per module.
- Modules from resource intensive subjects will cost £935 per module.
- Modules from specialist subjects will cost £1,000 per module.
International students
Full time:
- If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £9,700 per year.
- If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £9,975 per year.
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available
Course length
Full time: three yearsEntry requirements
Our entry requirements are usually 260-300 UCAS points from A levels or equivalent ...
