Overview
Get your money’s worth
If you’re interested in the financial side of running a business, this course could be the perfect preparation for your career. BA (Hons) Business Management with Finance will set you apart from other job applicants by giving you an understanding of the theory and practical applications of financial management.
Why Business Management with Finance at LSBU?
- No.2 in London for satisfaction with courses across Business, Management & Marketing (Guardian University League Tables 2019).
- Top 5 amongst London universities for satisfaction with teaching in Accounting and Finance (Guardian University League Tables 2020)
- Joint 2nd for career prospects among London universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
- Professional accreditation – The School has Centre of Excellence status with the IOEE, in recognition of our entrepreneurial culture and leading-edge practice.
- Outstanding facilities and access to the software widely used in industry: Bloomberg, SAGE, FAME, Nvivo and SPSS.
- The opportunity to complete your third year in a paid professional work placement.
- You could study in Europe during the second semester of the second year, with semester abroad opportunities in the USA or Australia too.
- No 7 overall for score in UK for Accounting and Finance among UK universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
Modules
During your degree, you’ll get to grips with the knowledge and understanding of the theory and applications of financial management, and gain numerical, analytical, computing and report-writing skills. This course covers accounting fundamentals, financial management function, the financial environment, financial markets, raising and managing resources, financial risk and valuation.
Year 1
- Concepts of Management
- Principles of marketing
- Financial accounting fundamentals
- People and organisations
- Business economics
- Management and information systems
Year 2
Core modules:
- Managing the principles of e-business
- Managing business and innovation
- Fundamentals of finance
- Managing business logistics and negotiations
- Business ethics today: social and legal foundations
Optional modules:
- Business contracts
- Diagnostic analytics
- Emerging markets, and the Asia-pacific business environment
- Entrepreneurial mind-set – business discovery and development
- Environmental economics and sustainability
- Financial accounting and analysis
- Fundamentals of project management
- Marketing research
- Human resource management
- Retail operations
- Social media in a business context
- A foreign language and applied research report
- Creative and media planning
- The customer experience manager
- Luxury!
- The media relations manager
Year 3
- Strategic management and leadership
- Leading and managing SMEs
- Managerial Finance
- Managing Financial Risk
Plus two options from:
- Management accounting for decision making
- Practical analytics
- Mobile applications – from idea to mass adoption
- Entrepreneurial finance
- Individual and organisational learning and development
- Legal protection of business creativity
- Brand management
- PRINCE2® – methodologies for project management
- Retail boutique and shopper behaviour
- Business research methods
- Professional placement module
Modules are assessed by a mix of coursework assignments, presentations and exams.
Entry requirements
- A Level BCC or:
- BTEC National Diploma DMM or:
- Access to HE qualifications with 9 Distinctions and 36 Merits or:
- Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 112 UCAS points
- Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
- We welcome equivalent qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Advanced entry
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.