Apply your learning through placements, employer projects and paid work experience, helping you develop practical skills and professional experience before you graduate.
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Overview
Business Management and Economics helps you understand how businesses make decisions and how the economy affects the world around us. You'll explore what drives business success and how organisations respond to economic change, new technologies and global events.
By combining business management with economics, you'll develop a broad understanding of how organisations work while gaining the skills to analyse data, spot trends and make informed decisions. You'll study topics including marketing, finance, leadership, business strategy and the global economy, helping you build knowledge that is valued across many industries.
A key strength of this course is its focus on real-world learning. You won't just study theory. Through business case studies, projects and real-world challenges, helping you understand how organisations make decisions, solve problems and respond to change. As a result, you'll develop the practical skills and confidence needed to succeed in the workplace.
The business world is constantly evolving, creating new opportunities for those who can adapt and think strategically. You'll study alongside accounting, business and computing students, working with people who bring different skills and perspectives. This experience helps you develop the collaborative and decision-making skills valued in management roles, where working across specialist teams is part of everyday business.
Through real-world projects and industry-relevant learning, you'll gain the confidence to understand business challenges, spot opportunities and make informed decisions.
Placements
On this course there are different ways to gain valuable work experience. You’ll have the opportunity to do a short, paid placement, a year-long internship or part-time work with a local business.
Our dedicated placement team offer one-to-one support - helping you find internships, make your application, and prepare for interview. You could choose to do your placement locally, making the most of connections with employers in the region, or you could study abroad for 12 months.
Part-time work experience
You can earn money and get experience relevant to your degree with our Springboard Programme. Our placement team will match you with local businesses and regional employers.
Roles are typically short-term and project based, but many of our students end up securing part-time contracts for the duration of their degree.
Recent students have worked as a marketing and events assistant and at the Museum of Royal Worcester, as IT assistants in local schools, carried out a sustainability audit at a local health product business.
Business placements
Course content
Each year you will study a mix of mandatory and optional modules.
We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant.
Optional modules will run if enough students choose to study them. It is not guaranteed that all modules will be offered every year.
Careers
You’ll be treated like a future business professional from day one as you develop the skills and experience to succeed in the global business world.
You’ll build a portfolio of relevant experience through internships, consultancy projects and company visits. On top of this, we’ll support you with job hunting, CV writing and interview preparation.
This degree could be the first step toward your career as a:
- Business analyst
- Business development manager
- Accountant
- Project manager
- Management consultant
- Finance manager
- Data analyst
- Business advisor
Start your own business
If your goal is to be your own boss, our entrepreneurship modules will guide you through the process of planning and setting up your own business. You’ll also have access to start-up support and our network of business mentors.
The University also hosts an annual 'BOSS' competition, where students can win up to £10,000 to go towards their own business.
Other options
You could choose to progress onto a postgraduate degree to take your learning even further. For example our Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing MSc or Human Resources MSc.
You could also train to teach with a one-year Primary or Secondary PGCE at Worcester.
Course highlights
Teaching and assessment
Our course has been designed by academics and industry specialists to prepare you for a career in business. You’ll be taught through a combination of practical activities, seminars, lectures, and one-to-one tutoring.
Our highly practical assessment methods include presentations, digital artefacts, portfolios, and business reports - preparing you for the work you’ll be doing when you graduate.
Teaching and assessment contents
You are taught through a combination of interactive workshops, lectures, seminars, laboratory practical sessions, fieldwork, practical activities, etc. Interactive workshops take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities. Seminars enable the discussion and development of understanding of topics covered in lectures, and laboratory practical sessions are focused on developing subject-specific skills and applied for individual and group project work.
In addition, meetings (both individual and group) with personal academic tutors are scheduled throughout the academic year. There is an opportunity to undertake a year-long placement in the third year of the course, supervised by a work-based mentor and a University tutor. Depending upon the course, there may be an opportunity to study abroad at one of the exchange partner universities.
Meet the team
You'll learn from academics and industry professionals with expertise across business management, economics, finance, leadership and marketing. By bringing current research, professional experience and real-world examples into their teaching, they'll help you understand how businesses operate and how economic decisions shape organisations and society.
Dr Helen Watts
Helen is a Principal Lecturer in Business, and teaches marketing, consumer psychology, consumer behaviour, and research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed), as well as supervising and examining research students at various levels (UG/PG/DBA/PhD). Helen has achieved Chartership in Occupational Psychology, and holds a PhD in Customer Membership Retention giving her professional and academic expertise in both occupational and consumer psychology.
Outside of academia, Helen has conducted numerous contract research projects with high profile membership organisations, researching membership perceptions, satisfaction and loyalty, and has worked as an associate for various consultancies helping HR managers to improve their business processes in relation to retention, selection and assessment, psychometric testing (personality, ability), talent management, learning and development, outplacement and research.
Rowena Simmons
Rowena is a Lecturer in Digital Business and teaches on a variety of undergraduate modules. Her areas of expertise include digital business, digital technology, e-commerce, and international trade.
Rowena is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and holds an MBA in Executive Leadership and Management.
Before venturing into academia, Rowena distinguished herself as an entrepreneur, founding several companies, including Black & White Boutique, Franco Florenzi, and Enjiie.
Boyd Hargreaves
Prior to taking up a position at the University of Worcester, Boyd was an assistant principle (Head of Sixth Form) in a large 11-18 school. He also worked for 3 years at Trinity and All Saints College (University of Leeds) lecturing on undergraduate management programmes and worked as a PGCE mentor and sessional lecturer at Huddersfield University. He has over 25 years teaching experience in the economics and business studies field on both undergraduate and post graduate courses.
Dr Helen Watts
Helen is a Principal Lecturer in Business, and teaches marketing, consumer psychology, consumer behaviour, and research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed), as well as supervising and examining research students at various levels (UG/PG/DBA/PhD). Helen has achieved Chartership in Occupational Psychology, and holds a PhD in Customer Membership Retention giving her professional and academic expertise in both occupational and consumer psychology.
Outside of academia, Helen has conducted numerous contract research projects with high profile membership organisations, researching membership perceptions, satisfaction and loyalty, and has worked as an associate for various consultancies helping HR managers to improve their business processes in relation to retention, selection and assessment, psychometric testing (personality, ability), talent management, learning and development, outplacement and research.
Rowena Simmons
Rowena is a Lecturer in Digital Business and teaches on a variety of undergraduate modules. Her areas of expertise include digital business, digital technology, e-commerce, and international trade.
Rowena is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and holds an MBA in Executive Leadership and Management.
Before venturing into academia, Rowena distinguished herself as an entrepreneur, founding several companies, including Black & White Boutique, Franco Florenzi, and Enjiie.
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points required: 112
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
| A-level | BBC |
| BTEC National Extended Diploma | DMM |
| T-level | Merit |
We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above. Work out your estimated points with the UCAS tariff calculator.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
Fees
Fees contents
UK and EU students
The standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the academic year 2027/28 is £10,050 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
International students
The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the academic year 2027/28 is £17,700 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
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