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Undergraduate BSc (Hons)

Business and Management
with a Year in Industry

At Medway, you’ll gain the skills to aspire, grow and lead.
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Course overview

If your ambitions include leading a business or building your own, choose this course. As a graduate made at Kent Business School, you’ll have the skills and confidence to lead and inspire others, be innovative, and manage sustainably.

Kent Business School is a supportive community, where you’ll work closely with your academic adviser and other academic staff. They are experts in all areas of business who will expose you to the right mix of detailed theory and hands-on experience.

You’ll gain important leadership skills across a variety of business areas and learn how businesses operate. Topics covered include management principles, marketing, accounting and the international business environment. As you progress, you’ll be introduced to the advanced concepts of many business and management disciplines with the flexibility to tailor your course to suit your interests.

Year in industry

You take a year in industry following your second year of study, enabling you to apply your expertise in a work setting and earn a salary, too.

Why study Business and Management at Kent?

Excellent opportunities.

Gain work experience with a paid year in industry.

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Top ranking

Study at a ‘Triple Crown’ business school accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS.

Entrepreneurial mindset.

Take a ‘selfie year’ and bring your business ideas to life at our aspire centre.

Accreditation

Course accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) so you’re eligible for a Level 5 Professional Certificate in Management and Leadership.

Outstanding facilities

Providing an excellent student experience at Medway.

Everything you need to know about our Business and Management course

Entry requirements

Typical A level offer
ABB
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications. Click below to find out more.

Course structure

Learn the fundamentals of how businesses operate, exploring topics such as management principles, marketing, accounting and the international business environment.

How you'll study

Our teaching staff bring the subject to life and draw you into the conversation through through lectures, seminars, workshops and PC labs.

Ruby's first-class degree in Business and Management with a Year in Industry helped her to land a top graduate job at Microsoft.

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Your future

Our graduates look to make their mark on the organisations they join, whether they are large multinational companies or small local firms in Kent.

Kent Business School students make their ambitions known, working at companies like:

  • Deloitte UK
  • Deutsche Bank
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • ASOS
  • Disney
  • TikTok.
UK business graduate salaries
Very high
£30,290
Average base pay (90 salaries)

Top tips to make it your own at Medway

Medway campus might be small, but it’s big in character and close-knit charm!

Business and Management student and blogger Laurice Bagasbas offers up her favourite pastimes at the Medway campus.
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2023 entry
  • UK
    £9,250
  • EU
    £13,500
  • International
    £18,000
  • UK
    £4,625
  • EU
    £6,750
  • International
    £9,000

For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.

For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.* 

Your fee status

The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.

Fees for year in industry

Fees for undergraduate students are £1,385.

Fees for year abroad

Fees for undergraduate students are £1,385.

Students studying abroad for less than one academic year will pay full fees according to their fee status.

Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details. 

The Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence

At Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence. 

The scholarship will be awarded to any applicant who achieves a minimum of A*AA over three A levels, or the equivalent qualifications (including BTEC and IB) as specified on our scholarships pages.

Scholarships

We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.

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Next steps

Ready to apply?

If you are from the UK or Ireland, you must apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not from the UK or Ireland, you can apply through UCAS or directly on our website if you have never used UCAS and you do not intend to use UCAS in the future.

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