Business (BSc)
36 monthsProgramme duration
42,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
Oct-2025Starting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
BSc Business is a highly flexible course designed to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of business management, while providing them with a range of practical skills to enable them to succeed in the workplace. The first year introduces the key areas in the study of business. In the second year, students choose to either remain on the BSc Business or opt to specialise with a pathway in accounting, human resource management or marketing, while also developing core skills required for a career in business management. Based in the Department of Management, this programmes takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, offering students an innovative way of learning about topics that cannot be pigeonholed into one particular area. This course is available for full-time study in both central London and Stratford. Students can also study on a part-time basis in both locations; applications for the part-time route should be made directly through the Birkbeck website. Graduates can pursue careers in business, management, accounting or human resources management. This degree may also be useful in becoming a human resources officer, management consultant, corporate investment banker or marketing executive.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
BSc Business is a highly flexible course designed to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of business management, while providing them with a range of practical skills to enable them to succeed in the workplace. The first year introduces the key areas in the study of business. In the second year, students choose to either remain on the BSc Business or opt to specialise with a pathway in accounting, human resource management or marketing, while also developing core skills required for a career in business management. Based in the Department of Management, this programmes takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, offering students an innovative way of learning about topics that cannot be pigeonholed into one particular area. This course is available for full-time study in both central London and Stratford. Students can also study on a part-time basis in both locations; applications for the part-time route should be made directly through the Birkbeck website. Graduates can pursue careers in business, management, accounting or human resources management. This degree may also be useful in becoming a human resources officer, management consultant, corporate investment banker or marketing executive.
Admission Requirements
1200+
112+
6.5+
83+
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
Applicants will normally be expected to have grade C in GCSE-level English and mathematics. Applicants who do not hold this level of qualification may be required to carry out a skills audit at a selection evening, which comprises mathematics and English. This audit assesses an applicant’s potential to cope with, and benefit from, a particular programme of study.
Alternative entry routes:
The Certificate of Higher Education in Management offers an entry route, with exemption of up to 90 credits of the degree if you successfully complete designated modules to an appropriate standard, although you will still need to complete modules from the first year of the degree programme that are not covered by the certificate.
The Certificate of Higher Education in Higher Education Introductory Studies (Business Pathway) offers an entry route, with exemption from Year 1 if you successfully complete designated modules to an appropriate standard.
Applicants will normally be expected to have grade C in GCSE-level English and mathematics. Applicants who do not hold this level of qualification may be required to carry out a skills audit at a selection evening, which comprises mathematics and English. This audit assesses an applicant’s potential to cope with, and benefit from, a particular programme of study.
Alternative entry routes:
The Certificate of Higher Education in Management offers an entry route, with exemption of up to 90 credits of the degree if you successfully complete designated modules to an appropriate standard, although you will still need to complete modules from the first year of the degree programme that are not covered by the certificate.
The Certificate of Higher Education in Higher Education Introductory Studies (Business Pathway) offers an entry route, with exemption from Year 1 if you successfully complete designated modules to an appropriate standard.
3 Years
Oct-2025
Tuition fees
Domestic
27,750 GBP
International
42,000 GBP
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