How long is the BSc in Business Management?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Business Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones for distance students.

Can the BSc in Business Management be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Business Management runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same year-two project and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Business Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Business Management is a UK honours degree reviewed against CMI Level 6 and Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship reference points and lands with UK graduate recruiters.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Business Management?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5 and Maths at grade 4, IELTS 6.5. Mature applicants may enter on portfolio for the BSc in Business Management.

What does the BSc in Business Management cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Business Management.

BSc in Business Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Business Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree for candidates targeting a general-management career in a UK SME, a corporate function or a City graduate scheme. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty, this degree combines core management with operations, marketing, finance literacy, people leadership and structured strategic decision-making, sequenced so graduates walk into management-track roles with a credible commercial vocabulary.

Students undertake a placement year with a UK business, run a year-two operations project on a real UK organisation, and complete a final-year dissertation defended in front of a working practitioner. The BSc is available on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against CMI Level 6 senior management competencies and Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship reference points.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Placement year at a UK business.
Year-two operations project on a real UK organisation.
Access to CMI student membership across all three years.
Final-year dissertation defended in front of a working practitioner.

What You Will Learn

The degree organises management around the working questions a UK manager actually faces: which customer, which channel, which supplier, which team structure and which trade-off produces the outcome the board wants.

Business strategy — hypothesis-driven strategy, VRIO, war-gaming.
Operations management — process mapping, capacity, lean, resilience.
Financial management for managers — reading a signed P&L, capex approval.
Marketing — CIM Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning, brand equity, marketing ROI.
People leadership — one-to-ones, performance management, coaching.
UK employment law — ACAS Code, TUPE, protected characteristics.
Data-informed decision-making — hypotheses, evidence, structured argument.
Organisational behaviour — team dynamics, psychological safety.
UK governance — Corporate Governance Code, section 172 duty, directors' duties.
Ethics — Institute of Business Ethics guidance in commercial trade-offs.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting UK graduate schemes at corporates, banks and consultancies.
International students seeking a UK honours degree in business management.
Working supervisors formalising their management practice for progression.
Career switchers with a technical or specialist background moving into general management.
Family-business successors preparing for senior operational responsibility.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into management-track roles across UK corporates, SMEs, consultancies and public sector. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes.

Graduate Management Trainee
Business Analyst (graduate)
Operations Manager (junior)
Assistant Manager
Junior Consultant
Business Development Manager (graduate)

The BSc is the natural feeder into the MBA in Business Management, the MSc in Corporate Strategy, and CMI Chartered Manager status via Level 7.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer).
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine curiosity about business (part-time work, mini-enterprises, professional-body engagement) — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

Apply for the BSc in Business Management

Launch your UK career with the BSc in Business Management. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with UCAS guidance, intake dates and the current fee schedule. LSIBM undergraduates receive structured placement and application coaching in every final year.