Our students graduate with sought-after skills and knowledge across all areas of business and management. You'll understand how businesses create success, how to manage business operations, how to make informed decisions, and how to lead change in organisations.
The employability-focused curriculum of the course has been designed in collaboration with a range of employers including CDC Wealth Management, Google, NCC Education, NHS, Uplift Associates, and NRL Ltd.
The Academy-based employability team will support you in securing an optional paid work placement to further enhance your employability. You’ll earn an average salary of £14,000-£18,000 a year depending on your location.
Placements are an excellent opportunity to put your learning into practice and understand the context for your new knowledge. The contacts made during placements can also be valuable for future job offers.
Our regular programme of guest speakers from industry allows you to listen to people who are already in the type of management position that you may one day hold. Recent speakers include Maurice Duffy, CEO of Global Blackswan; Mike Johnson, CEO of Castrol and Executive Vice President of BP; Uday K. Dholakia, Senior Partner of Global Consulting; Neil Stephenson, CEO of ONYX; James Ramsbotham, CEO of the North East Chamber of Commerce; as well as other representatives from a number of our region’s largest employers.
The Academy supports student-led initiatives that help you gain practical experience of management. The International Business Society of Management and Leadership organises events and guest speakers, as well as attending tours of various companies.
With its professional approach, it’s a great way to put the lessons about how to make organisations function effectively into practice. There's something for every student who's studying a subject related to business.