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Strategy. Communication. Responsibility. There’s a lot to think about when you’re managing a business. Join us to develop the skills to lead others and overcome any challenges along the way.
To become an effective leader in business you need to make good decisions. You need to take risks and embrace opportunities. And you need to understand the impact you have on the world around you. Here at Manchester Met, we want to help you become the best you can be, whether you want to work in a multinational corporation, a charity or your own business.
Over one year, you’ll build on your existing business-related credits from a HND, foundation year or equivalent to gain a full honours degree. You’ll learn how to develop strategies to help businesses stay competitive, and discover how to solve the challenges all businesses face when balancing profits and responsibility.
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1 year full-time
The course lasts one year, allowing you to convert your existing university credits into a full degree. You could be joining us from a business-related HND, a foundation year, or a related subject like finance.
You’ll develop key skills like communication and team work, and you’ll gain a broad understanding of business. Moving beyond this foundation, you’ll learn how to become a leader and how to make effective and responsible decisions for your organisation and the communities around it.
As all business leaders know, everyone learns and works differently. Your classes won’t just be traditional lectures – we’ve made the course interactive and varied to help you really engage with the subject. We use a variety of methods to assess your work, including reports, blogs, portfolios and annotated bibliographies.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Business School Impact System (BSIS)
EFMD Quality Improvement System
Teaching Excellence Framework 2023-2027
Whether you’ve already made your decision about what you want to study, or you’re just considering your options, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about student life at Manchester Met.
We offer:
Your studies are supported by a department of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
We often link up with external professionals too, helping to enhance your learning and build valuable connections to the working world.
These typical entry requirements may be subject to change for the 2025/26 academic year. Please check back for further details.
Full-time fee: £9,535 for the 2025/26 academic year (subject to Parliamentary approval). Fees for subsequent academic years may increase for inflation to reflect increased costs of course delivery (up to a maximum of 10% per academic year) and/or changes in UK government regulation. Inflationary increases will be calculated by reference to RPIx (RPIx is a measure of inflation in the UK). Fee increases are subject to limits imposed by UK government regulation.
Full-time fee: £20,000 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
A degree typically comprises 360 credits, a DipHE 240 credits, a CertHE 120 credits, and an integrated masters 480 credits. For courses that offer a placement year option that starts in September 2025, the tuition fee is £1,907 (subject to Parliamentary approval). For courses that offer a study year abroad option that starts in September 2025, the tuition fee is £1,430 (subject to Parliamentary approval). Placement Year fees and study abroad fees for subsequent academic years may increase for inflation to reflect increased costs of course delivery (up to a maximum of 10% each academic year) and/or changes in UK government regulation. Inflationary increases will be calculated by reference to RPIx (RPIx is a measure of inflation in the UK). Fee increases are subject to limits imposed by UK government regulation.
The University has PC labs and a laptop loan service. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and / or a laptop. Students may also need to print their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Estimated costs are £300 for a laptop up to £100 each year for books and printing.
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Money MattersBusiness skills are essential in any organisation, anywhere in the world. The opportunities really are endless. Many of our graduates decide to apply for graduate schemes to fast-track their way to management positions. Others decide to work with start-ups or not-for-profit organisations and charities. Some even start their own businesses.
If you decide to carry on your studies, there are a number of suitable degrees at Manchester Met. With postgraduate study, you can learn more about specific subjects like management, consultancy or entrepreneurship to help you stand out from other applicants in the job market.
Past students have gone on to roles at a wide range of organisations including IPG Photonics, ASOS, Visa Europe, Barclays and Ching Hing Bank.
Past students have gone on to roles at a wide range of organisations including IPG Photonics, ASOS, Visa Europe, Barclays and Ching Hing Bank.
You can apply for the full-time option of this course through UCAS.
UCAS code(s)N218
Institution code: M40
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You can review our current Terms and Conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally
at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the
latest online learning technology. For further information on when we
may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our
terms and conditions.
Important notice
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and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that
our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the
online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most
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