Business Management and Economics

Prepare yourself for a career in business management or in any organisation that values an awareness of economic issues. 

Skills

Make your mark with the professional business skills that matter most to employers.

With our BSc Business Management and Economics you'll gain in-depth knowledge of organisations and their environments, including their relationships to society. You'll explore key theories and concepts in economics and their application in international business. 

You'll gain a solid understanding of:

• Managing people, operations, logistics, marketing and business ethics
• How businesses operate in a multicultural environment
• Organisational behaviour

You’ll learn how to identify and solve problems and to communicate your ideas with impact. We’ll also help you to increase your employability through annual Business Readiness modules.

As your project management and leadership skills grow, you’ll develop the commercial acumen, emotional intelligence, and self-reflection you need to realise your goals.

And you can put these skills into practice with an optional work placement after Year 2. Fully supported by our Placement Office, this is a chance to gain real-world experience before you graduate and get paid while you make valuable connections.

An accredited programme

Please note: this course is dual accredited with a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualification. Students who complete the BSc Business Management at Roehampton are eligible for a CMI Level 5 qualification in Management and Leadership (subject to passing the required mapped CMI modules and CMI moderation).

Learning

Get the skills that matter most to employers.

With our BSc Business Management and Finance, you'll gain a detailed overview of business organisations in a global context and explore key aspects of business management such as:

• Finance, marketing and data analysis
• Organisational behaviour

You will finish the course confident in your personal values, with the knowledge and experience to solve business problems ethically, and an excellent understanding of the wider economy. 

We deliver a modern, practice-based curriculum, with a focus on sustainability.

In high-spec facilities, like our Business Laboratory and new Bloomberg Trading Room, you’ll explore:

• Business ethics
• Responsible management
• Emerging markets
• The earth in crisis

You’ll also take a Business Readiness module each year, designed in line with the CMI’s employability framework to help you develop key skills.

Our faculty of academic experts and working professionals will guide you through a blended mix of:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Independent learning
• Online study skills
• Assessment preparation sessions

As our courses are taught over no more than three days per week, you’ll have the flexibility to take on paid part-time work, placements, or internships – gaining real-world experience before you graduate.

We apply world-leading research and the latest thinking to your studies to help you develop a global mindset. You can also gain international experience through an optional semester abroad, with Roehampton Abroad scholarships of up to £1,000 available to help with the cost.

Assessment

Benefit from assessments that prepare you for life beyond university.

You'll be assessed using a wide range of theory and practical assessments that replicate the world of business today. This includes coursework, reports, exams (on Accountancy and Finance modules only) and online tests. 

Other types of assessments include portfolio evaluation, case studies, critical poster, consultancy projects and using the Bloomberg terminal to track performance of a live asset. All of these methods will help you demonstrate the breath and knowledge you've learnt. 

Between Years 2 and 3, you can choose to enhance your practical work experience by applying for a year-long paid professional placement.