Business & Finance

The world of business is exciting and fastpaced. Whatever your area of interest, one thing that is certain is your versatility, adaptability and creativity will be key skills needed to succeed and thrive. The Business School at Buckinghamshire New University is perfectly placed to help you hone these skills through studying a business-related degree, and harness your entrepreneurism and creativity to provide solutions to the emerging situations faced in realworld business.

Course areas

+ Business Management

+ Finance

+ Human Resource Management

+ Marketing

We are proud to be a student-focused and employer-led School, which allows us to support your career development from the very start of your studies. Working closely with our industry-experienced lecturers, and professional body accreditations, we ensure that you will experience a variety of live topics and hands-on activities, including real client briefs and preparing business plans, financial analyses and presentations to prospective employers.

We have links to a number of sectors to ensure as many interests as possible are covered. Areas include finance and business, accounting, marketing and media communications, human resources, and even sports management! Whatever your passions, we endeavour to give you as much exposure and experience in your chosen field during your studies, with an ultimate focus of supporting you to achieve your future career.

Your time with us is not just about being in the lecture theatre and library; handson experience, professional memberships and industry qualifications help give you a head start upon graduation. One way we do this is with our links with industry regulatory bodies, the ACCA, CMI, CIM, CIPD, ICAEW, CIMA and CIPFA. This means you not only keep up with the latest developments and changes in industry, but also have already completed some professional qualifications prior to starting graduate employment. What a way to kick start your career!

In the Business School we are proud to offer a variety of undergraduate courses. Our awards will challenge your keen attention to detail for current business issues and develop your numerical and analytical skills in banking, accounting and finance related degrees. Using your creative problem solving and organisational skills, you will tackle business challenges that incorporate all elements of a successful institution from marketing and media communications to project planning and even successful staffing for business initiatives.

Business Management

Drive, ambition and determination are just some of the attributes needed to make a mark in the business world. We offer a number of courses across business management, from an applied perspective including human resources, sports business management, and increasingly how information technology influences business. All of our degree programmes are designed to enable you to develop a solid academic, skills and experience-based foundation that will contribute to any organisation’s strategic success.

Our academic staff bring their diverse experience to the ‘classroom’ from working at international companies, non-profit organisations and Government departments. Lecturers ensure you are kept up-to-date with the latest industry developments through their membership with professional bodies, guest lectures, and a curriculum that reflects current business theories and practices.

Now is an exciting time to study for a career in business management. The work environment is fast-paced and ever-changing, but it creates the perfect opportunity to put your talent into action from day one. Through studying a degree with us, you will develop the knowledge and understanding of contemporary best practice, alongside progressing your personal skills, to help prepare you for your future management role.

Finance

If you like to be at the heart of everything, helping to drive forward business goals and growth through sharp financial insight and strong data management, BNU has a range of degrees that are the perfect way for you to learn the core skills to become ready to work in the world of banking, finance, accounting, business and investment.

Our industry-experienced lecturers have created courses with input from professional regulatory bodies to reflect the latest developments in the sector to ensure that you are graduating with a current degree and professional accreditation.

BNU’s finance programme will help prepare you for a career in a number of roles, such as financial regulator, personal banker, financial analyst, risk analyst and accountant.

Marketing

In the Business School we are proud to offer creative, detail-orientated and trend-setting courses. Individuals have the opportunity to study our marketing related degrees, with a variety of awards that provide the perfect blend of practical theory and handson experience. You will learn the latest communication and campaign strategies, working with real-life organisations and design briefs.

Our courses investigate a range of subjects, such as consumer psychology, marketing, communications, and branding, and they are the perfect way to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of the Marketeer and Brand Manager. You will develop the skills required to research, design, develop and deploy marketing plans at local, national and global levels.

The only certainties in the rapidly evolving world of commerce is the customer and influence of technology. Being able to study and understand the mind of those to whom you are selling is critical to the success of any business. Our marketing degrees will give you a comprehensive understanding of the role of marketing in this changing landscape, aligned with a portfolio of practical skills required to make your mark in the business world.

Being able to market yourself confidently as you apply for graduate jobs is at the heart of our student experience. We have designed our courses to give you an advantage in preparing for the workplace with employment-based learning included across all years of study. With transferrable skills like creative thinking, relationship building, financial planning and project management you will hit the ground running in any sector you choose.