How long is the BSc in E-Commerce Management?

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

Can the BSc in E-Commerce Management be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in E-Commerce Management is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all with the same placement year and CRO capstone.

Is the BSc in E-Commerce Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in E-Commerce Management is a UK honours degree reviewed against IMRG UK e-commerce competencies and CIM digital units, so UK retailers and D2C brands engage with the credential.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in E-Commerce Management?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5/C and Maths at grade 4/C, IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. Mature applicants may enter on portfolio and interview.

What does the BSc in E-Commerce Management cost?

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

BSc in E-Commerce Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in E-Commerce Management at LSIBM is a three-year UK honours degree written for people who want to build careers running online retail businesses — D2C brands, multi-marketplace operators and digital-native scale-ups. Sitting in the Marketing, Media & Digital Business faculty, it combines the core business curriculum with an e-commerce specialism — conversion, catalogue, marketplace management, fulfilment and CRM.

You will complete an e-commerce placement year in year two (a UK D2C brand, a marketplace agency, or a retailer's dot-com team), sit an IMRG-aligned CRO capstone in year three, and defend a full e-commerce-strategy dissertation in front of a working head of e-commerce. The BSc in E-Commerce Management is available on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning from 2026.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against IMRG UK e-commerce competencies and CIM digital marketing units.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Placement year at a UK D2C brand, marketplace agency or retailer dot-com team.
Live conversion-rate and marketplace briefs every year.
Dissertation supervised by a working head of e-commerce.
Final-year e-commerce-strategy capstone reviewed by an IMRG-affiliated practitioner.

What You Will Learn

The degree teaches e-commerce management as the multi-discipline it is — half marketing, half operations, half tech and half CFO conversation. You finish able to run a small D2C P&L confidently or coordinate a marketplace-listing operation across five countries.

E-commerce strategy — D2C, marketplace, hybrid distribution.
Catalogue and product-detail-page optimisation.
Conversion-rate optimisation (CRO) and experimentation.
E-commerce analytics — GA4, attribution, LTV, MER.
Fulfilment and last-mile — 3PL, own-warehouse, click-and-collect.
Marketplace management — Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, Shopify.
Digital marketing for e-commerce — paid search, paid social, retail media.
UK consumer law, distance selling and CMA priorities.
Sustainability — returns economics, packaging and shipping emissions.
Research methods and dissertation craft.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting UK graduate e-commerce schemes at retailers and D2C brands.
International students seeking a UK e-commerce honours degree with agency access.
Family-business successors modernising a family retailer's online channel.
Career switchers from marketing or IT entering e-commerce roles.
Mature applicants formalising e-commerce experience on a portfolio route.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically enter UK graduate e-commerce schemes at retailers, D2C brands and marketplace agencies. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee outcomes. Typical destinations include:

E-Commerce Executive
E-Commerce Manager (Junior)
D2C Manager
Marketplace Executive
Junior CRO Analyst
Trading Executive

The BSc in E-Commerce Management is the natural step onto the MSc in Digital Branding Strategy, or a CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing route.

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 e-commerce curiosity (a small Shopify or eBay side project, a brand you follow and why, marketplace work) — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a 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.

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