Course content

The course will help you to understand the basic principles of business management, with the behaviour of households and businesses together with organisational behaviour and strategy being key themes of this course. Additionally, you will examine the behaviour of financial institutions, such as banks, hedge funds and portfolio managers, their instruments and how they interact in markets. You will learn analytical and statistical methods and techniques for addressing real world problems, data and policy-related issues.

With access to professional software tools such as Bloomberg and Stata to analyse and interpret financial and business data, you will learn how to communicate complex information to a range of audiences. You may also have the opportunity to take a placement year, entrepreneurship year, or year abroad, between years two and three of your studies.

Other courses you may be interested in related to business and business management:

• Accounting and Business Management
• Business and Human Resource Management
• Business Management and Media
• Business and Geography
• Business and Psychology
• International Business Management
• Law with Business
• Marketing and Business Management
• Pharmaceutical Science, Technology and Business

Other courses you may be interested in related to finance:

• Accounting and Finance
• Economics and Finance

Entry requirements

The entry grades outlined in this section indicate the likely offer or range of offers which would be made to candidates along with any subject specific requirements. This is for general information only. Keele University reserves the right to vary offer conditions depending upon a candidate’s application. Read more about our undergraduate entry requirements for United Kingdom, European Union and International students.

A Level requirements

• A Level requirement - BBC

If you don't think you'll meet the entry requirements specified, you may be able to gain entry to this course via a Foundation Year.

GCSE requirements

• Maths at B (or 6). If you do not hold Maths at B (or 6), please contact our Admissions team.
• English at C (or 4)

BTEC

• BTEC requirements DMM

If you don't think you'll meet the entry requirements specified, you may be able to gain entry to this course via a Foundation Year.

International Baccalaureate

• 29 points. If you do not hold GCSE Maths at B (or 6), please contact our Admissions team. 

Access to HE Diploma requirements

• Obtain Access to Higher Education Diploma with 112 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction.

Foundation year

You may choose to study this course via foundation year.

If you’re returning to education following a break, wish to study a new subject or don’t have the grades or sufficient equivalent experience for direct entry to this course, a foundation year may be a good option for you.

Following successful completion (including any additional progression requirements) of the foundation year you can progress on to this course.

The foundation year offers September starts across all subjects, and January starts across all science, humanities, social sciences and business routes.

The January intake excludes the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery degree with Foundation Year and other health-related foundation Year degree

For more details visit our foundation year webpages.

Foundation year

Fees and funding

Going to university can be a daunting as well as an exciting experience. It can be difficult to understand the true costs of being a student, as well as the financial support that is available to help you meet those costs.

We can help you to manage your funds, create a budget and ensure that you receive any funding for which you may be eligible. We also offer financial support such as the Keele University Hardship Fund and emergency loans.

For more information visit our money, advice and guidance section.

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. 

Previous 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.

Find out more about our careers and employability services, including career planning, alumni mentoring, jobs, internships, starting your own business and much more.