Business Management Finance BA Honours
Learn the key skills for thriving in the business world or even how to start your own business. This specialist course offers valuable placements, internships and flexible work opportunities
Why choose Business Management (Finance) BA at Middlesex?
Do you want to take a management degree but also develop your finance expertise?
Understanding contemporary corporate finance is the key to understanding modern business. Covering all areas of finance, this course will equip you with the tools to solve financial problems faced by businesses today. As a graduate you’ll be ideally placed to work across a range of business management and finance-specific roles.
This highly regarded course features:
- Core and specialist knowledge: After learning the foundations of business management and business finance, you will acquire skills around group dynamics and teamwork. You will be able to communicate business management ideas with confidence and learn financial statement analysis
- Professional accreditation: We received a CIMA Employability Global Silver Excellence award as recognition of commitment to employability-enhancing education and workshops for our students
- Real-world application: Work in a live environment with access to data from the London Stock Exchange to help you analyse specific markets
- Work placement opportunities: Improve your employability prospects and confidence with work experience activities embedded into the course structure.
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About your course
This course integrates business and management theory with practice, emphasising practical learning and technological and analytical competencies. You will gain global and cross-cultural awareness and learn how to excel in the dynamic international business landscape. You will develop key business skills, knowledge and experience, analytical and problem-solving skills, and the professional acumen to deal with challenges in a fast-paced business environment. You will broaden your knowledge by focusing on key topics, such as the behaviour of people in organisations and resource management. You will build on your financial knowledge and skills and learn about accounting in organisations. You'll study the course over three years full time or four years if you take the option of a 12-month placement.
You will study four compulsory modules in the first year. These modules are designed to give a solid grounding in the business and management subject. They include key management, marketing and finance concepts and digital skills in data analysis.
This module provides a foundational understanding of business data and the state of digital technologies. The module will equip you with the skills to effectively collect data, analyse, communicate and interpret statistical information to address a wide range of business and management challenges.
The module introduces the integral role of digital technologies in modern and innovative business environments. This provides insight into both the current state and the evolving landscape of technological advancements and their implications on business.
This module develops your financial knowledge in business organisations. This enables them to make effective decisions and to assess the cost, economic and financial implications of these decisions.
It provides you with an understanding of accounting and finance for business as well as learning the key economic principles that inform business thought and practice.
This module introduces management concepts, such as business functions, organisational structure and work design approaches. It stresses the importance of effective organisational communication, teamwork and the development of conflict management and negotiation strategies.
You will learn to use managerial tools to assess the organisational environment and enhance performance. The module highlights the vital role of corporate social responsibility and ethics for long-term business sustainability.
This module provides you with an overview of key marketing concepts and applying them in a variety of organisations.
The module provides you with an initial introduction to the fundamentals of marketing and a key foundation that is relevant across a variety of business courses.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the core role of marketing. This includes the value of the marketing mix in ensuring successful marketing strategies and the significance of the external and internal environment for marketing practice.
On this module you will undertake approved work experience and personal and professional development activities for a minimum of 18 weeks' full-time employment.
This will give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work. You will develop effective strategies to deal with and understand work and organisational life.
The module will help you to demonstrate your commercial awareness.
On this module you will undertake approved work experience and personal and professional development activities for a minimum of 18 weeks' full-time employment.
This will give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work. You will develop effective strategies to deal with and understand work and organisational life.
The module will help you to demonstrate your commercial awareness.
You will study four compulsory modules in the second year. They are designed to enhance and broaden your understanding of the core aspects of business, management and finance.
This includes operations and supply chain management, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability, management accounting, financial reporting and management analytics.
At the end of your second year, you may opt to take a year’s placement before returning to complete your final year of study.
This module introduces you to key concepts, principles and methodologies associated with innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability. These are essential for the success of new ventures and existing organisations.
You will develop your ability to analyse business and sustainability issues, evaluate potential solutions and understand how to implement effective solutions.
The module explores the role of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability across a range of industries and professions. It will enable you to incorporate innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability throughout your career.
This module will further develop and enhance your financial understanding and knowledge in business organisations. It focuses on financial accounting, management accounting and financial management.
It will provide a more in-depth understanding of the roles of accounting and finance for students who do not need to develop specialist knowledge. It will train you to apply your accounting and finance knowledge and skills into a range of business situations.
The module equips you with the skills to use analytics and visualisation tools to convert data into insights to support strategic business decisions.
Emphasising the significant impact of data-driven insights on operational and strategic initiatives, the curriculum will navigate key analytics concepts. This includes data visualisation, predictive modelling, customer analytics and segmentation.
With a hands-on approach, the course will immerse you in the practicalities of management analytics. You will use advanced tools and techniques to extract and interpret data from various sources.
This module develops your knowledge of operations and supply chain management in a variety of organisations. It examines aspects of operations and supply chain management relevant to the design, planning, control and improvement of business operations.
You'll learn to evaluate, select and apply relevant operations management concepts, tools and techniques. This will help you solve problems, make informed decisions and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational processes.
Building on your first work experience module, you will undertake approved work experience and personal and professional development activities for a minimum of 18 weeks' full-time employment.
This gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work and develop effective strategies to understand work and organisational life. The module will help you to demonstrate your commercial awareness.
For this module you will undertake approved work experience and personal and professional development activities for a minimum of 18 weeks' full-time employment.
This will provide you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work and develop strategies to deal with and understand work and organisational life.
The module will enable you to develop your ability to articulate your graduate competencies and demonstrate your commercial awareness.
In your final year you will study three compulsory modules. They are designed to advance your business, management and finance skills and knowledge to graduate level.
You will also choose one practice-based optional module that enables you to apply the knowledge and skills you have gained during your studies.
This module provides you with practical experience in applying business theories and skills to real-world business contexts. You will work on a project to identify, analyse and propose solutions to a business problem.
Through hands-on experience, you will develop critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and project management skills essential for success in business management.
This module immerses you in the multifaceted landscape of launching a new venture. You will gain knowledge and develop skills relevant to conceptualising start-up commercial activities.
Through practice-led learning, you will craft a business plan enriched by industry-led insights and experiential pedagogies, fostering hands-on application of concepts beyond traditional classroom settings.
Sustainable development goals will underscore the curriculum, emphasising ethical and socially responsible business practices essential for sustainable growth.
This module offers you the opportunity to engage in a real, client-driven consultancy project. You will work to a project brief provided by external clients, developing practical solutions.
The module enables you to apply theoretical knowledge to organisational challenges while enhancing skills in teamwork, problem-solving and communication.
Additionally, it provides insights into the complexities of client management and project delivery.
For this module you will undertake approved work experience and personal and professional development activities, for a minimum of 30 days' full-time employment.
This will provide you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work and develop effective strategies to deal with and understand work and organisational life.
The module will develop your ability to articulate your graduate competencies and demonstrate commercial awareness.
This module provides a critical understanding of contemporary corporate finance and the tools to solve the financial problems confronting business today.
You will develop your understanding of the main aspects of corporate finance, including investment decision, financing choices and dividend decisions.
In this module, you will develop a critical appreciation of the interaction between financial decision-making and capital market behaviour. Additionally, you will be able to rationalise and apply your financial skills to practical problem solving, case studies and coursework.
You will gain knowledge of corporate finance in business environments in preparation for your future career.
This module helps you to learn decision-making skills by evaluating options, weighing risks and rewards, and making informed choices in a dynamic and competitive business setting. It fosters a comprehensive understanding of strategic management theory in changing operational contexts.
The module will develop your ability to communicate business strategy and firm performance to key stakeholders. You will evaluate market trends, competitor behaviour, internal resources and capabilities to identify potential competitive advantage.
This module engages you with the multifaceted aspects of the work environment through the lens of psychological theories and principles.
Central to the module is a focus on the interplay of emotions, attitudes and behaviours in driving individual, team and organisational performance.
The module discusses leadership theories and their practical execution, equipping you with the insights to effectively lead, influence and inspire individuals and teams.
You will undertake approved work experience and personal and professional development activities for a minimum of 36 weeks' of full-time employment.
This will provide you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work and develop effective strategies to deal with and understand work and organisational life.
The module develops your ability to demonstrate your commercial awareness.
On this module you will participate in approved work experience and a range of personal and professional development activities for a minimum of 36 weeks' full-time employment.
This will provide you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of work and develop effective strategies to deal with and understand work and organisational life.
The module will develop your ability to demonstrate your commercial awareness.
To find out more about this course, please download theBusiness Management Finance BA course specification (PDF).
Teaching
You'll be taught by an experienced teaching team with a wide range of expertise and professional experience. You will attend large interactive teaching sessions, undertake independent study and discuss what you have learnt in seminars and practical workshops. Most seminar groups have about 35 students. You will hone your practical business management skills via workshops, simulations, role-play, case study analyses and problem-solving exercises. Work is divided into credits of approximately 10 hours of study time. You will need to complete 120 credits per year, broken down into modules of 30 credits.
At our leafy north London campus in Hendon.
During your first year, your weekly timetable will typically consist of:
- Four to five hours of large interactive classes
- Five to six hours of seminars/workshops/computer laboratory-based sessions.
Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through self-study. This will involve reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and exams.
Here is an indication of how you will split your time.
Year 1
| Percentage | Hours | Typical activity |
|---|---|---|
| 22% | 264 | Teaching, learning and assessment |
| 78% | 936 | Independent learning |
Year 2
| Percentage | Hours | Typical activity |
|---|---|---|
| 21% | 252 | Teaching, learning and assessment |
| 79% | 948 | Independent learning |
Year 3
| Percentage | Hours | Typical activity |
|---|---|---|
| 21% | 252 | Teaching, learning and assessment |
| 79% | 948 | Independent learning |
Whether you are studying full or part time, your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study.
We aim to make timetables available to students at least two weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.
You will undertake a variety of authentic, innovative and practice-based assessments. This includes individual and group reports, projects, presentations, simulations, posters, portfolios and reflective learning logs.
You will use a range of digital technologies to collect, process, analyse and visualise data. You will communicate your findings effectively through reports, presentations, posters and portfolios.
Leadership, teamwork and collaborative working skills are assessed through group reports and presentations.
You will be tested on your understanding of theory and practice. You will analyse different sources of information and evidence. You will need to demonstrate your awareness of different approaches and solutions to problems and sustain a coherent and reasoned argument.
You will receive detailed feedback on your assessments to enable you to further develop your understanding.
This course is 100% coursework-based.
You will undertake a variety of authentic, innovative and practice-based assessments. This includes individual and group reports, projects, presentations, simulations, posters, portfolios and reflective learning logs.
You will use a range of digital technologies to collect, process, analyse and visualise data. You will communicate your findings effectively through reports, presentations, posters and portfolios.
Leadership, teamwork and collaborative working skills are assessed through group reports and presentations.
You will be tested on your understanding of theory and practice. You will analyse different sources of information and evidence. You will need to demonstrate your awareness of different approaches, solutions to problems and sustain a coherent and reasoned argument.
You will receive detailed feedback on your assessments to enable you to further develop your understanding.
To help you achieve the best results, we will provide regular feedback.
Facilities
Careers
How can the Business Management (Finance) BA support your career?
This is a broad degree leading to a wide range of career opportunities in different roles in public, private and not-for-profit organisations. Our graduates typically work in prestigious international banks and financial institutions, including Lloyds Banks and PwC. They also work in business, HR, finance, marketing, PR and as sales professionals and entrepreneurs.  
Graduate employers
After completing the course, our graduates have gone on to successful careers with well-known organisations including Lloyds Banks and PwC.
Entry requirements
At Middlesex, we're proud of how we recognise the potential of future students like you. We make fair and aspirational offers because we want you to aim high and we’ll support you all the way. We’ll always be as flexible as possible and take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning. If you don’t quite get the grades you hoped for, we’ll also look at more than your qualifications. This includes work experience, other achievements and your personal statement.
Qualifications
- UCAS Points
- Call us on 0208 411 6565 for September 2026 entry requirements.
- A level
- BB-BBC
- BTEC
- MMP-DMM
- Access requirements
- UCAS Tariff points from Access to HE Diplomas are accepted. Must include 45 credits at level 3
- Combinations
- A combination of A level, BTEC and other accepted qualifications
Our entry requirements page outlines how we make offers where we have given a range (for example, BBB – BBC in A levels), and how we’ll make you an offer if you are studying a combination of qualifications (for example, BTEC and A level).
We'll accept T Levels for entry onto our undergraduate degree courses (including our extended courses with a foundation year). There is standard application of science requirements and GCSEs in line with UCAS tariff calculation.
Foundation year
If you don't meet the entry requirements, why not consider our Foundation Year in Business to help you prepare for the full degree?
Mature students (over 21)
We welcome applications from mature candidates, including those without formal qualifications, provided you can demonstrate relevant experience and ability.
Academic credit
If you have a qualification such as a foundation degree or HND or have gained credit at another university, you may be able to enter a Middlesex University course in year two or three. Find out how you can transfer courses.
If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.
We welcome students from the UK and all over the world. Join students from over 122 countries and discover why so many international students call our campus home:
- Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning
- Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London
- Work placements and networking with top London employers
- Award-winning career support to get you where you want to go after university.
Qualifications
We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the accepted qualifications on your country's support page.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your qualifications or would like help with your application, please contact your nearest international office.
English language
You will need to meet our English language requirements. Don’t worry if you don't meet our minimum English language requirements, as we offer a Pre-sessional English course.
Visas
To study with us in the UK, you might need a student visa. Please check to see if this applies to you.
You can apply through Clearing to join this course in September 2026.
Start the process now by filling in the Clearing application form or see our Clearing webpages for details of how to get in touch.
Interviews
You won't be required to attend an interview for this course.
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The fees below are for the 2026/27 academic year:
UK students1
Full-time: £9,790*
Part-time: £81 per taught credit
International students2
Full-time: £17,200
Part-time: £143 per taught credit
UK Government information on tuition fees for UK undergraduate students in the 2027/2028 academic year
If your course starts on or after 1 January 2027 and you're eligible, you may need to apply for funding through the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). Applications open in September 2026. This funding will also be available for eligible modules.
The changes below will apply from 1 August 2027. The government intends to lay regulations implementing these changes in early 2026 and will be subject to Parliamentary procedure. Further information can be found at .
For the 2027/28 academic year, it is anticipated that the maximum annual tuition fee applicable to UK undergraduate students for approved providers will increase to:
- £10,050 for standard full-time courses
- £12,060 for full-time accelerated courses
- £7,530 for part-time courses.
This means that if you start your studies in September 2026 on a standard full-time course, you will pay an annual tuition fee of £9,790 for your first year. This will rise to £10,050 for your second year of study starting in September 2027.
Subsequent tuition fee rises for UK undergraduate students
Depending on the duration of your study, your tuition fees for subsequent academic years beyond the 2027/28 academic year may be subject to further inflationary increases by the UK government. This means that the fee set out above is likely to be increased again for the 2028/29 academic year.
Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students directly in writing at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which the rise may apply.