Gain hands-on experience and discover your career ambitions

You’ll graduate with the real-life practical experience and skills employers are looking for.

Our academic team have designed and developed the Business Management BSc course in collaboration with industry experts. We have pooled expertise across different areas of the business world, so you can rest assured the course content reflects the latest trends, challenges and practices in the world of work.

By studying business management, you’ll gain a combination of practical industry insights and solid theoretical foundations. Embrace opportunities to network with industry professionals, and take part in events to enhance your graduate employability. From hackathons to speed interviewing, you’ll discover the variety of the business world at Kingston.

This degree has been the most rewarding experience. From insightful lectures to practical learning, from office visits to networking sessions, from career-related services to alumni services, my course has given me all of it.

Aditya, Business Management BSc (Hons)

Business at Kingston University

Hear from our students and staff and find out what it’s like to study business at Kingston University.

Why choose this course

This degree will give you the skills, knowledge, and experience for a career in business. This course can kickstart your ambition to start your own company or to become a senior leader in a global organisation.

This course will provide you with hands-on, practical experience. You’ll work through real business problems and consultancy projects with real clients. The experiences you'll gain at Kingston will help you to establish a business network even before you graduate. Our goal is for you to stand out from the crowd when starting your career and we offer a complementary personal development programme, which will help you to discover your career ambitions.

Plus, we have designed our suite of six business management programmes, including International Business BSc (Hons), with some flexibility for choosing or changing specialisation at the end of your first year. Additionally, you can choose to undertake a professional placement year between your second and final year, even if you didn’t originally apply for the course with an integrated placement.

If you choose not to specialise, there are plenty of opportunities to tailor your learning within the core Business Management course. You can choose to prioritise skills development or you can explore additional qualifications and professional internships.

Find out more about the scholarship

International Success Support Scholarship

If you are an international student, you may be eligible for a £2,500 International Success Support Scholarship for this course, for September 2026 start only.

Kingston Business School accreditation

Kingston Business School holds the prestigious international accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) in recognition of the excellence of its business education. This accreditation has been earned by just 6% of the world's business schools. It recognises the high quality and standard of our business degree offerings.

Ready for business

At Kingston Business School, we believe that professional success is shaped by honing your personal capacity and skillset, supported by the academic framework of knowledge. Through vocationally rich, employer-engaged and research-informed courses, we work alongside our students to help them meet personal goals and career ambitions.

Kingston Business School

Course content

Take a look at some of the content and modules that you may have the opportunity to study on this course.

Foundation year: Business

If you would like to study this business degree at Kingston University but are not yet ready to join the first year of a BSc (Hons) course, you may want to consider studying this course with a foundation year.

The foundation year in business is part of a four-year degree. It is taught at Kingston College, close to Kingston University's Penrhyn Road campus. You'll be introduced to professional skills, numerical concepts, business IT, marketing, customer care and business law.

Year 1

Year 1 introduces the foundations of business. You'll cover environmental influences faced by organisations, and the key concepts of marketing and sales. You'll also explore disruptive technologies and how they can be used to deliver digital enhanced solutions for all areas of business. You'll gain insights into how organisations and individuals collaborate to achieve organisational excellence.

Core Modules

Year 2

In Year 2, you'll strengthen your problem-solving and decision-making abilities across key business functions. You will study modules in accounting and financial management, sustainable and responsible management, managing projects and teams, and business analytics and digital intelligence. You will gain practical skills in leading teams, project management, and using data-driven approaches to support strategic and operational decision-making. You will also explore sustainable and responsible business practices, preparing you to make informed decisions in complex and dynamic organisational contexts.

Core modules

Optional year

You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad or to undertake a year-long work placement (or even a mix of both).

For business students, this is a great opportunity to gain international experience and apply your learning in real-world settings. Whether through study abroad or a professional placement, you’ll broaden your outlook, build global connections, and develop key skills like adaptability and problem-solving.

Find out more about studying or working abroad.

Final year

Your final year develops your critical understanding and your ability to contribute to strategic thinking in both local and global business, driving innovation to deliver both financial and social value. You'll look at leadership in changing environments and be supported to grow your own leadership skills.

Core modules

Inside the Department of Management

Hear from Deborah Pinder-Young, Head of the Department of Management, as she explores what it's like to study in the department and the opportunities available to you throughout your studies.

International students: direct application

Are you an international student? Have you decided Kingston is the place for you? If so, you can apply for this course directly, rather than having to go through UCAS.

Start your direct application now

What career opportunities does this course offer?

Our graduates work in a variety of organisations, from large companies and SMEs to social enterprises. Some start their own businesses. Others progress to postgraduate degrees and professional qualifications.

Future Skills

Our Future Skills programme is embedded within all our undergraduate courses and throughout the whole Kingston experience. These skills will help you to become a future-proof graduate by equipping you with the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills. You’ll also understand how to demonstrate and articulate to employers how these future skills give you the edge.

Future Skills page

Teaching and assessment

Scheduled learning and teaching on this course includes timetabled activities including lectures, seminars and small group tutorials.

The Kingston Business School experience

Hear from our graduates as they reflect on their studies, share the skills they developed, and discuss how Kingston Business School prepared them for their future careers.

Fees and funding

Fee category	Annual Fee
Home (UK students)
	£10,050*
Foundation Year	£5,760
International
Year 1 (2027/28):	£19,800
Year 2 (2028/29):	£20,500
Year 3 (2029/30):	£21,300
Year 4 (2030/31):	£22,200

The tuition fee you pay depends on whether you are assessed as a 'Home' (UK), 'Islands' or 'International' student.

Please visit the Fees and Funding page for more information.

For courses with Professional Placement, the fee for the placement year can be viewed on the undergraduate fees table. The placement fee published is for the relevant academic year stated in the table. This fee is subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body.

*For full-time programmes lasting more than one academic year, a tuition fee is payable for each academic year of the course.

Your annual tuition fee covers your first attempt at all modules required for that academic year. Any re-study or repeat of modules will incur additional charges, calculated according to the number of credits taken.

Home students (UK):

Tuition fees are subject to inflation-linked increases in line with government policy. Updated fees will be confirmed in line with the maximum fee cap set by the Government or the Office for Students (OfS) for each academic year. This means your fee may increase for each academic year of study, but only up to the maximum amount permitted for that year.

Eligible UK students can apply to the Government for a tuition loan, which is paid direct to the University. This has a low interest-rate which is charged from the time the first part of the loan is paid to the University until you have repaid it.

International students:

Full-time taught international student fees are subject to an annual increase, which is published in advance for the full duration of your programme.

Fee category	Annual Fee
Home (UK students)
	£9,790*
Foundation Year	£5,760
International
Year 1 (2026/27):	£18,500
Year 2 (2027/28):	£19,200
Year 3 (2028/29):	£19,900
Year 4 (2029/30):	£20,700

The tuition fee you pay depends on whether you are assessed as a 'Home' (UK), 'Islands' or 'International' student.

Please visit the Fees and Funding page for more information.

For courses with Professional Placement, the fee for the placement year can be viewed on the undergraduate fees table. The placement fee published is for the relevant academic year stated in the table. This fee is subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body.

*For full-time programmes lasting more than one academic year, a tuition fee is payable for each academic year of the course.

Your annual tuition fee covers your first attempt at all modules required for that academic year. Any re-study or repeat of modules will incur additional charges, calculated according to the number of credits taken.

Home students (UK):

Tuition fees are subject to inflation-linked increases in line with government policy. Updated fees will be confirmed in line with the maximum fee cap set by the Government or the Office for Students (OfS) for each academic year. This means your fee may increase for each academic year of study, but only up to the maximum amount permitted for that year.

Eligible UK students can apply to the Government for a tuition loan, which is paid direct to the University. This has a low interest-rate which is charged from the time the first part of the loan is paid to the University until you have repaid it.

International students:

Full-time taught international student fees are subject to an annual increase, which is published in advance for the full duration of your programme.

Fee category	Annual Fee
Home (UK students)
	£9,535*
Foundation Year	£5,760
International
Year 1 (2025/26):	£17,700
Year 2 (2026/27):	£18,500
Year 3 (2027/28):	£19,200
Year 4 (2028/29)	£19,900

The tuition fee you pay depends on whether you are assessed as a 'Home' (UK), 'Islands' or 'International' student. In 2025/26 the fees for this course are above.

Please visit the Fees and Funding page for more information.

For courses with Professional Placement, the fee for the placement year can be viewed on the undergraduate fees table. The placement fee published is for the relevant academic year stated in the table. This fee is subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body.

* For full time programmes of a duration of more than one academic year, the published fee is an annual fee, payable each year, for the duration of the programme. Your annual tuition fees cover your first attempt at all of the modules necessary to complete that academic year. A re-study of any modules will incur additional charges calculated by the number of credits. Home tuition fees may be subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body. Full time taught International fees are subject to an annual increase and are published in advance for the full duration of the programme.

Eligible UK students can apply to the Government for a tuition loan, which is paid direct to the University. This has a low interest-rate which is charged from the time the first part of the loan is paid to the University until you have repaid it.

Additional course costs

Some courses may require additional costs beyond tuition fees. When planning your studies, you’ll want to consider tuition fees, living costs, and any extra costs that might relate to your area of study.

Your tuition fees include costs for teaching, assessment and university facilities. So your access to libraries, shared IT resources and various student support services are all covered. Accommodation and general living expenses are not covered by these fees.

Where applicable, additional expenses for your course may include:

Scholarships and bursaries

For students interested in studying this course at Kingston, there are several opportunities to seek funding support.

Scholarships and bursaries

The AVSH Scholarship

The AVSH Scholarship is for a student studying either Business Management BSc (Hons) or International Business BSc (Hons). This scholarship includes four years’ tuition fees for a home student (including a placement/'sandwich' year) and bursary support of £5,000 per year of study.

For more information on how to apply for this scholarship, visit The AVSH Scholarship page.

International Success Support Scholarship

The International Success Support Scholarship provides £2,500 towards tuition fees if you are an international student starting in September 2026, on this course or selected others. Eligible undergraduate students can receive £2,500 per year for up to three years, helping to support their academic journey from day one.

You don’t need to apply separately. If you’re eligible, the scholarship will automatically be applied to your tuition fee invoice, empowering you to focus on achieving your goals at Kingston University.

For more details, please visit the International scholarships webpage.

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Course changes and regulations

The information on this page reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. To improve your student experience and the quality of your degree, we may review and change the material information of this course. Find out more about course changes

Programme Specifications for the course are published ahead of each academic year.

Regulations governing this course can be found on our website.

What our students and graduates say

My course allows me to study something I genuinely enjoy and feel passionate about. It has also provided me with a lot of business experience, so I can join an industry easily thanks to the connections the University is associated with.

Joshua, Business Management BSc (Hons)

What are the facilities like?

When you join Kingston University, you will have access to a wide range of facilities and resources designed to support your studies. Use the virtual tour below to explore some of the facilities and learning environments that students within this subject area may experience during their studies.