Business Management BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons)

**Course overview**: <br/>Whether you want to strike out in business on your own, or work with international companies, start-ups or not-for-profit organisations, this course gives you the ability and expertise to accelerate your career. You gain the digital and entrepreneurial skills needed to succeed in any modern business, developing innovative solutions to real-world challenges.<br/><br/>Through our connections with industry, we ensure that you are familiar with the latest trends and impact of digital and AI on business and society.<br/><br/>**Top reasons to study this course**<br/>1. Financial awards: study this course and you may be eligible for £2,000 off your accommodation in the first year, a £2,000 excellence scholarship, or a £9,000 Professor Jane Turner Scholarship.<br/>2. Entrepreneurial opportunities: our students have created 500 new business start-ups through Launchpad – a start-up community who provide support and advice for students looking to start a new business venture.<br/>3. Varied learning: 96% of BA (Hons) Business Management students felt positive about the chances to bring together information and ideas from different topics (National Student Survey 2023, tees.ac.uk/source).<br/><br/>**After the course**: <br/>Due to the diverse nature of the degree our students progress to a range of businesses and sectors securing roles from general business manager to digital business executive, international business representative to social entrepreneur, and retail manager to new business adviser.<br/><br/>We provide an environment that allows you to develop the ‘extra’ practical employability characteristics that will make you more interesting to employers in the job market in the years to come.<br/><br/>Our staff utilise their extensive business connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lecture sessions, live projects and site visits. In addition we offer a series of workshops and events in the first, second and third year that ensure all students are equipped with both degree level subject knowledge PLUS the practical skills that employers are looking for in new graduate recruits. We also offer extensive support for students to find and secure industry year placements which have been shown to make have significant positive impact on a student’s career prospects on graduation.<br/><br/>Our award-winning careers service works with regional and national employers to advertise graduate positions, in addition to providing post-graduation support for all Teesside University alumni.<br/><br/>Through collaborative projects with our international partners, you gain the skills and confidence to succeed in the world of work on a global scale. You work with SMEs and large corporate organisations, developing practical business skills by formulating solutions to real-world challenges. We ensure that you acquire a unique mix of ability, knowledge and experience to secure the perfect role.