Business and Management BSc at Royal Holloway University of London

The course

Our School of Management has a fresh and intellectually challenging approach to management research and education. Studying Business and Management at Royal Holloway means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts who will share their research and experience so that you gain current and relevant management skills and knowledge.  The valuable context that this degree will give you, combined with the interpersonal and transferable skills, will lead to excellent management career prospects.

You will build on your skills and abilities in all the key areas of management, including strategy, international business, marketing and consumption as well as accounting. Our balanced approach to research and teaching guarantees high quality teaching from subject leaders, cutting edge materials and intellectually challenging debates. You will receive individual attention and flexibility to acquire, if desired, expertise within a specialist field.

This course will allow you to develop a creative approach to problem solving that produces effective management results along with how to provide direction, assess progress, and adapt your approach to changing circumstances.

Our flexible degree programmes enable you to apply to take a Placement Year, which can be spent studying abroad, working or carrying out voluntary work. You can even do all three if you want to (minimum of three months each)! To recognise the importance of this additional skills development and university experience, your Placement Year will be formally recognised on your degree certificate and will contribute to your overall result. Please note conditions may apply if your degree already includes an integrated year out, please contact the Careers & Employability Service for more information. Find out more

• Excellent career prospects in management, by examining real life case studies with input from business stakeholders.
• Ability to specialise in core subject areas, such as: marketing, human resources, international business, sustainability, accounting, IT and entrepreneurship.

Your future career

A Business and Management degree at Royal Holloway can lead into many different career paths. It is highly regarded by employers because of the advanced understanding of modern business combined with valuable interpersonal and transferable skills that can be taken direct into the work place. We will help students to recognise their own strengths, skills and abilities so that they can make strong applications for their chosen job or further study.

• Full time employment or further study achieved by 89% of graduates within six months of graduation (DLHE 2016).
• Graduates entered FTSE 100 organisations with global brands, including: Vodaphone, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Nestle, Siemens, Credit Suisse Asset Management and PWC.
• Graduates appointed into senior roles, including: Managing Director, Executive Director, Brand manager, Trader, Senior New Media Consultant, Senior Finance Analyst and Human Resources Consultant.