Business & Management courses

Our qualifications are recognised by leading professional bodies and are suitable for students at all levels of career progression. Whether you are new to business and management or looking to take your career to the next level, our courses will develop you for future success.

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Investing in your own future is the smartest business decision you’ll ever make – whether you have dreams of running a FTSE 500 business or are an entrepreneur wanting to get your own start-up off the ground.

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You will be learning from academics who are active researchers and practitioners. Their experience makes sure our courses remain relevant and up to date, giving you the skills you need to succeed.

Worldwide network

We have a long and proud reputation for the quality of our business and management education, and you’ll join a large network of graduates who have gone on to succeed all over the world.

Our Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – something fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide have achieved. Some of our courses in this area are accredited by the following bodies (see each course listing for details):

If English is not your first language, you'll need an IELTS (Academic) qualification or equivalent. See each courses website for details.

Case study: Responsible projects

How a BU-led team is working to change how the world’s largest refugee camp is managed.

When the sun rises on Kutupalang in Bangladesh, it isn’t met with the laughter of children or the bustle of a working day stretching its legs. Instead, for most Kutupalang residents, it is met as a challenge – another day to survive, another hurdle to overcome. That’s because Kutupalang is the largest refugee camp in the world – home to a staggering 800,000 Rohingya people who have been displaced through persecution. They are subjected to alarming living conditions caused by the sheer overpopulation of a camp that is bursting at the seams - and the economic cost of managing that is astronomical.

Managing resources effectively

With over 80 different organisations responsible for delivering care and support to the residents of Kutupalang, it comes as little surprise to discover that there is often overlap, confusion, and a duplication of effort that means resources are not reaching as many people as they could and that they are causing environmental and societal damage in the process. Academics from BU are engaged in a pioneering study to change the way the camp’s many projects are managed - with the ultimate aim of providing a catalyst for change for long-term social and environmental benefits worldwide.

Wider stakeholder groups

The study at various stages involves working with over 200 different stakeholders who deliver services such as shelter, health services, education and logistics. They are developing a framework within which those projects can consider their impact on wider stakeholder groups through the involvement of local communities and humanitarian actors. The aim is to encourage project managers to take responsibility for creating awareness among their stakeholders of the longterm consequences of their activities and understand how that feeds into local economy and environment. This involves balancing short-term goals of cost, time and quality with longer-term impacts on people and the planet.

Embedding sustainability

The ultimate aim is to embed sustainability into the agenda of project managers across the world, and to change the way that the refugee camp at Kutupalang and others like it can begin to mend fractured lives and rebuild hope.