Business Management and Finance

Course overview

Business Management and Finance offers you the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of how organisations operate with a particular focus on financial institutions. A varied subject knowledge and a range of analytical and quantitative skills (including knowledge of professional software such as Bloomberg or Stata) will enable you to pursue a variety of attractive careers in the financial sector, business and elsewhere.

Key facts

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Nataliey Bitature, Business Management

"My time at Keele was fantastic and really helped me to develop both personally and professionally. " - read more about Nataliey Bitature, Business Management

Ben Hollingworth,

"I would recommend Keele because it allows you to see the bigger picture and consider other sectors of business " - read more about Ben Hollingworth,

Career prospects

96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE, 2017)

Your Business Management and Finance degree from Keele will prepare you for a wide choice of careers. You might choose to work in a field directly related to finance or to work as a management consultant or follow a career in sales or marketing. You could also use your newly acquired transferable skills to do something different such as working in insurance, IT, journalism, statistics or the Civil Service. This degree will also equip you to undertake postgraduate studies in Finance or Management.

Recent employers

Our graduates have gone on to work at:

Avecto
B&Q
Bet365
Capita
Enterprise Rent a Car
Lloyds Bank
Morrisons
Santander
Nationwide Building Society
Bennett Brookes
Ascot Business Solutions Ltd
Ford
Jaguar Landrover
Jack Wills
Mercedes Benz
NHS
PwC
UK Fuels
Barclays Bank
Allianz Insurance
Corona
Local Government
Sparta Global
Dow Jones
Capita
HMRC
Ernst and Young
National Trust

Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to do:

Management Consultant
Chartered Management Accountant
IT Consultant
Sales Executive
Logistics Manager
Banker
Investment Analyst
Operational Researcher
Financial Trader
Investment Banker
Chartered Accountant
Management Accountant
Tax Adviser
Insurance Broker

Regardless of which career you pursue after Keele, employers will want evidence of the range of skills and personal qualities you possess and which are required for the job. Your degree is clearly important in this respect but don’t forget the extra-curricular activities, positions of responsibility, jobs and voluntary work you may have been engaged in while studying at Keele. These activities allow you to demonstrate the skills and personal qualities required by employers and will be vital in your attempts to secure graduate employment.
It is estimated that 60% of jobs are open to graduates of any discipline. This demonstrates the flexibility of many graduate employers when setting out their academic requirements and that students are not necessarily restricted to careers related to their degree.

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