Undergraduate BSc (Hons)
Business Analytics and Management
with a Year in Industry
Want to be the kind of leader who can succeed based on your data-driven decisions?
If you have a passion for numbers and want to apply them to real life settings, this course is for you.
Businesses rely on data to make decisions across all their core functions. Whether it’s data on employee performance, supply chains, or market trends, managers today need to be able to work with numbers. On our BSc Business Analytics and Management course, you’ll learn the skills to interpret, analyse and present data to influence and facilitate good business decisions while developing your understanding of other key business functions.
You’ll learn coding and master Excel with support from our expert staff who have endless experience working with real companies. You spend a year in industry following your second year of study, enabling you to apply your expertise in a work setting while earning a salary. You will graduate a confident business leader, ready to make decisions, solve problems and find innovative solutions.
Gain CV boosting work experience.
Study at a Triple Crown Accredited business school.
Take a ‘selfie year’ and bring your business ideas to life at our aspire centre.
in the UK for Business and Management (The Guardian University Guide 2024).
Our expert teaching staff appear in the top 2% of researchers worldwide.
Our typical offer levels are listed below and include indicative contextual offers. If you hold alternative qualifications just get in touch and we'll be glad to discuss these with you.
ABB
DDM
128 Tariff points from your IB Diploma, Typically H5, H6, H6 or equivalent
Mathematics grade 4 / C and English grade 4 / C.
Pass the University of Kent International Foundation Programme.
The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.
Access to HE Diploma with 45 Credits at level 3 with 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit
This module listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
You take the following compulsory module:
Academic Skills Development (15 credits)
You then take one of the following two modules):
English for Academic Study (15 credits)
or
Foundation Project (15 credits)
You take the following compulsory Subject Modules:
Introduction to European & International Business (15 credits)
Economics for University Study (30 credits)
Maths & Statistics for University Study (30 credits)
Business Analysis for Foundation Studies (15 credits)
You take the following compulsory modules:
Mathematics for Business Analytics (15 credits)
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (15 credits)
Introduction to Marketing (15 credits)
Business Analysis Tools (15 credits)
Introduction to Management (15 credits)
Introduction to Statistics for Business (15 credits)
Financial Accounting for Decision Makers (15 credits)
Economics for Business (15 credits)
Plus the following compulsory module which does not contribute to the overall stage:
The KBS Employability Edge (5 credits)
You take the following compulsory modules:
Operations Management (15 credits)
Descriptive Analytics (15 credits) BUSN5013 - Human Resource Management (15 credits)
Business Ethics and Sustainable Management (15 credits)
Prescriptive Analytics (15 credits)
Project Management (15 credits)
Management Accounting for Decision Makers (15 credits)
Predictive Analytics (15 credits)
Plus the following compulsory module which does not contribute to the overall degree classification or to the volume of credit required for the award or classification:
The KBS Employability Edge 2 (5 credits)
Year in Industry Experience (15 credits)
Year in Industry Report (15 credits)
You take the following compulsory modules:
Year Abroad 1
Year Abroad 2
You take the following compulsory modules:
Corporate and Business Strategy (15 credits)
Simulation Modelling (15 credits)
Leadership in Contemporary Organisations
Decision Analysis
Plus the following compulsory module which does not contribute to the overall degree classification or to the volume of credit required for the award or classification:
The KBS Employability Edge 3 (5 credits)
You then select 60 credits from Level 5 and 6 Business modules provided a minimum of 90 credits are at Level 6
Our enthusiastic team of international teaching staff are all experts in their field of study and are regularly published in leading journals worldwide. They guide and support your learning, bringing their subject to life and drawing you into the conversation through lectures, seminars, workshops and PC labs.
Your progress is assessed through a mix of coursework – including reports, essays and presentations - and exams. Undergraduate students can expect around 8 contact hours per week, depending on year of study and optional module choices made. The remainder of the working week consists of self-guided study
For a student studying full time, each academic year of the programme will comprise 1200 learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours. The precise breakdown of hours will be subject dependent and will vary according to modules.
Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules.
Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure.
For programme aims and learning outcomes please see the programme specification.
Kent Business School students find work in public and private sector management both overseas and in the UK in a wide range of companies and organisations, including:
The 2024/25 annual tuition fees for this course are:
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.*
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 undergraduate students are £1,850.
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.
We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
Next steps
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.
We welcome applications from students all around the world with a wide range of international qualifications.
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