Business Management and Finance BSc (Hons)

Your degree can prepare you for roles including:

• Financial analyst – use financial data, forecasts and market information to help organisations make better decisions.
• Management consultant – work with organisations to solve problems, improve performance and shape strategy.
• Business development manager – spot opportunities for growth, build partnerships and help organisations move into new markets.
• Account manager – build client relationships, understand commercial needs and coordinate the delivery of products or services.
• Project manager – bring people, budgets and resources together to deliver projects successfully.
• Investment analyst – research companies, markets and investment opportunities and assess their potential.
• Risk manager – identify and assess financial, commercial and regulatory risks and help organisations respond to them.
• Corporate finance executive – support decisions around funding, investment, growth and how organisations use capital.
• Treasury analyst – help organisations manage cash, funding, investments and financial risk.
• Financial controller – oversee financial reporting, budgeting and the financial management of an organisation.

You could use your business and finance knowledge in organisations of all sizes – from multinational companies and established businesses to SMEs, start-ups and social enterprises – across sectors including financial services, banking, consultancy, technology, retail financial services and other commercial environments.

And if you decide you want to specialise further in finance, the degree can also give you a strong foundation for postgraduate study or professional qualifications after graduation.  

You won’t have to work out your next step on your own. Through Kingston’s Assessment Centre Experience, you’ll get a taste of a typical graduate recruitment process and receive tailored feedback to help you build your confidence.

You’ll have opportunities to:

• Understand what employers are looking for and how the graduate jobs market works.
• Explore different recruitment processes and identify roles that suit your strengths.
• Receive personalised feedback to help you improve.
• Access additional careers support around applications, employer expectations and recruitment best practice.

You can also choose to add a professional placement year between Year 2 and your final year.

It’s a chance to put your business and finance knowledge into practice, gain substantial workplace experience and develop your professional skills. A placement can also help you:

• Explore different career options and build your confidence.
• Strengthen your CV and stand out when you apply for graduate roles.
• Develop the professional skills employers are looking for.
• Support your studies – on average, students who take part in work placements achieve better results in their final year.
• Build connections with employers – many students receive graduate job offers from their placement employer.  

Outside the scheduled learning and teaching hours, you will learn independently through self-study which will involve reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, preparing for and completing your work for assessments. Some independent study work may need to be completed on-campus, as you may need to access campus-based facilities such as studios and labs.

Our academic support team here at Kingston University provides help in a range of areas.

When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of academic staff who will provide academic guidance, support you throughout your time at Kingston and show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer at Kingston University. 

Your workload is based on the number of credits for your course.

A typical undergraduate degree is worth 360 credits. One credit represents around 10 hours of learning and study, so you'll complete approximately 3,600 hours of academic activity across the duration of your course. This calculation is based on a standard three-year undergraduate degree and does not include any foundation year or placement year that may form part of your course.

For this course, the study time is typically split across:

• 25% scheduled learning and teaching activities
• 75% guided independent study

The exact balance may vary depending on the modules you take.

Scheduled learning and teaching activities are mostly delivered in person on campus. Up to 20% of these hours may be delivered online. The exact proportion varies by course and year of study and will be shown in your timetable.

To complete your degree, you must pass a given number of credits. The number of credits you need for this course is detailed in the course specification.

You will be assessed through a range of methods across your modules, as detailed in the relevant module descriptors.

For this course, the assessment is typically made up of:

• 90% coursework
• 10% examinations

Coursework may include essays, presentations, reports, portfolios, practical projects, in-class tests, oral vivas, laboratory logs and other assignments.

Examinations are completed at a specified time under supervised conditions.

The exact balance between coursework and examinations may vary depending on the modules you take, and will be detailed in module documentations.

We aim to provide feedback to you on your assessments within 20 working days.

Your individualised timetable is normally available to students within 48 hours of enrolment. Whilst we make every effort to ensure timetables are as student friendly as possible, scheduled learning and teaching can take place on any day of the week between 9am and 6pm. For undergraduate students, Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities, but there may be occasions when this is not possible. Timetables for part-time students will depend on the modules selected.

Our libraries have an extensive collection of books and journals, as well as open-access computers and laptops available to rent. However, you may want to buy your own computer or personal copies of key textbooks. Textbooks may range from £50 to £250 per year. And a personal computer can range from £100 to £3,000 depending on your course requirements.

While most coursework is submitted online, some modules may require printed copies. You may want to allocate up to £100 per year for hard-copies of your coursework. It’s worth noting that 3D printing is never compulsory. So if you choose to use our 3D printers, you’ll need to pay for the material. This ranges from 3p per gram to 40p per gram.

Kingston University will pay for all compulsory field trips. Fees for optional trips within London can cost up to £100 per year.

Your tuition fees don’t cover travel costs. To save on travel costs, you can use our intersite bus service. This route links the campuses and halls of residence with local train stations - Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, and Norbiton.

If you choose to do a placement year as part of the course, you’ll need to cover the costs of your travel. These will vary according to your location, and could be anywhere between £0 and £2,000.

A Business Management and Finance degree combines a broad understanding of how organisations operate and grow with specialist knowledge of finance. At Kingston, you’ll study areas including strategy, leadership, marketing and business analytics alongside financial management, investment, financial markets and regulation.

This gives you a whole-business perspective, helping you understand both how organisations make strategic decisions and how financial information, investment and risk can shape their performance.

Business Management and Finance combines broad business and management study with specialist finance knowledge. You’ll develop skills in areas such as strategy, leadership and commercial decision-making alongside financial management, investment and financial markets.

Accounting and Finance is more specialised towards accounting and finance disciplines and professional accounting careers. Business Management and Finance keeps a broader range of management, consultancy and commercial career options open while still developing strong finance knowledge. 

Business Management focuses broadly on how organisations operate, compete, innovate and lead people. Business finance focuses on how organisations fund growth, assess investments, manage capital and risk, and use financial information to make decisions.

Kingston’s Business Management and Finance BSc brings these areas together, giving you an understanding of both the wider business and the financial decisions that support it.

There are currently no confirmed ACCA exemptions for Kingston’s Business Management and Finance BSc. There are also no confirmed CIMA or ICAEW exemptions, and the course does not currently have a CFA affiliation.

However, the finance knowledge you develop can provide useful academic grounding if you choose to pursue professional finance qualifications independently after graduation. 

Yes. You’ll have access to Kingston Business School’s Bloomberg Trading Room, where you can use Bloomberg Terminal to access financial and economic data, conduct financial research and practise investment analysis.

You’ll also have opportunities to work towards Bloomberg Education certifications, helping you demonstrate your practical experience with the platform.

The combination of business management and finance can prepare you for a wide range of careers, including financial analyst, management consultant, business development manager, project manager, investment analyst, risk manager, corporate finance executive, treasury analyst and financial controller.

It is particularly useful for careers where you need to understand both business strategy and financial decision-making, while still giving you the option to specialise further in finance.

A Business Management and Finance degree can provide a useful foundation for a career in investment banking by developing your knowledge of financial markets, investment, valuation, risk and business strategy.

Investment banking is highly competitive, so you’ll also benefit from building relevant work experience, professional connections and technical skills alongside your degree. 

Yes. You can choose to take an optional professional placement year between Year 2 and your final year, giving you the opportunity to put your learning into practice, gain workplace experience and develop your professional skills.

You can also choose to study abroad or combine study abroad with work experience. 

For 2027 entry, the standard offer is 112–128 UCAS tariff points from at least two A-levels, or equivalent qualifications.

There is no additional interview, entrance test, audition or portfolio requirement. Always check the course page for the latest entry requirements before applying.

Business Management and Finance combines numerical and analytical finance with broader business subjects, so you’ll develop both quantitative and written, presentation and project-based skills.

The course builds these skills progressively across the three years, with a mixture of coursework, practical assessment and exams.