Business Management with Placement Year (Hons) University of Brighton

Overview

The Business Management with Placement Year (Hons) course at the University of Brighton provides a solid foundation in business and management and opportunities to tailor your learning. You will graduate prepared for roles in general management and for more specialist careers - in employee relations, marketing, recruitment and selection as well as roles in accountancy, risk management and consultancy.

Core learning covers law, marketing, finance, people management, strategy, business operations and systems. You will develop a sound knowledge of key business functions and how they work together, as well as an appreciation of factors including sustainability, customer and market requirements, competition, and economic, political and technological change.

Career prospects

Throughout the course you will develop confidence and expertise in analysis, business communication, teamwork, and transferable skills in preparing briefs, plans and reports, presenting, budgeting and evaluation.

We also help you prepare for your career through:

• Brighton Business school placement and recruitment events held twice a year involving a range of well-known, national companies as well as smaller, local businesses
• regular employability weeks with activities to boost your employability
• a dedicated Placements and Employability team who support you in developing your employability and securing a work placement
• you will also have access to JobTeaser, an online placements system presenting placement options in the UK and across Europe.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).