Overview

Within this Business Management CertHE diploma from The Open University UK you’ll be introduced to the essentials of business and management, the context in which a business operates, and its common aims and characteristics. You’ll also encounter work-based learning issues that are particularly relevant to your current role.

Key features of the Business Management from The Open University UK

Tailor your study according to your interests and professional needs

Choose a broad study of business or focus on either leadership practice, accounting, economics, innovation and enterprise or marketing

Optional modules include communication skills, personal finance or mathematics

Builds a solid foundation for further study

Career opportunities:

The skills and knowledge you’ll develop by studying this qualification will equip you to follow a number of career paths, and are recognised by employers as having great value for work in management and business. A qualification in business management can lead to opportunities in a wide range of areas such as:

middle and senior management positions across all sectors

advertising and marketing

human resources

banking, including investment banking

sales and retail

management consultancy

business journalism

transport and logistics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

You and your money
Communication skills for business and management
Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century
Discovering mathematics
Accounting
Making your learning count

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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87

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration Management Studies View 113 other Bachelors in Management Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

Within this certificate there is the option to study a mathematics module.

Whether that module is right for you will depend on your experience and confidence with mathematics.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

8184 GBP / year

≈ 8184 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

7784 GBP / year

≈ 7784 GBP / year

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Key features of the Business Management from The Open University UK

Career opportunities:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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