Course summary

Gaining a solid understanding of business management and marketing will readily prepare you for a career in a range of sectors and industries, including the finance and technology industries. You will study the fundamental areas of business, finance, HR, marketing, and operations, and you’ll utilise your creative and business skills to gain real-world insights into the profession. This will develop your understanding of business structures, setting budgets and creatively finding new customers whilst expanding your confidence and knowledge with how to handle real-world scenarios. With such a diverse and professionally-sound curriculum, our course is industry-led, giving you the opportunity to examine and analyse real-life organisational issues within local, regional and national organisations. You will also have the opportunity to undertake a Professional Placement or a year abroad as an optional part of your degree. A Professional Placement contributes to your development by giving you real-world business experience and increasing your career prospects as you prepare for life after your degree. Location This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.