
Huddersfield Business School
Business Management with Finance BA(Hons)
Start Dates
21 September 2026
Duration
3 years full-time 4 years inc. placement year
UCAS Tariff
120-112
Overview
Why choose Huddersfield for this course?
- This course is shaped by industry input, so you’ll graduate with the finance and leadership skills businesses are asking for.
- 100% of our graduates were in work or further study 15 months after finishing – a strong sign you’re on the right track.
- You’ll be part of a Business School recognised globally for quality – accredited by AACSB and CMI.
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Understanding how money talks – and moves – is the first step to helping any business achieve financial success. You can tap into an exciting and rapidly expanding industry as a business leader by pursuing a Business Management with Finance BA(Hons) degree, which will help you develop the specialist finance skills to manage businesses in multiple industries effectively.
You can look forward to a high-quality education here; this course is developed in collaboration with a range of employers (advisory board input), as we are keen to ensure our students leave university with the skills employers are looking for.
This course aims to equip you with the industry knowledge and leadership ability to face challenges and devise creative solutions to problems faced by businesses, with a special focus on financial issues and topics. By the end of the course, you’ll be prepared to step with confidence into the workforce as a business leader with in-demand finance skills.
Why study Business Management with Finance BA(Hons)
100% of graduates from this course were in work or further study 15 months after graduation. (HESA Graduate Outcomes 21/22, UK Domiciled)
You’ll be studying at an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International-accredited Business School. Globally, fewer than six per cent of institutions offering business degrees achieve this accreditation. Business Management BA(Hons) is also accredited by The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – the UK’s only chartered professional body in management – providing an indicator of quality to you and prospective employers.
You can look forward to a high-quality education here, too.Management studies was ranked in the top quart in England in 2025 for organisation and management. (National Student Survey 2025).
On campus, you’ll study a wide range of subjects, including accounting for managers, project management, and investment, portfolio and risk management.
Our course will focus on your personal and professional development, making the transition from higher education to the workplace easier. Our ASPIRE modules, will give you the opportunity to gain real-world experience, by working on a real business challenge.
Away from campus, you’ll gain relevant real-world experience, putting your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week, third-year work placement in your area of interest. The opportunity, in the UK or abroad, will see you utilise our links with local, national, and international companies throughout many industries, including Aldi, L’Oreal, Jaguar Land Rover, SharkNinja, and Arla Foods. This placement will enhance your employability and fostering personal development.
This course will prepare you for a variety of exciting careers in a range of fields. You could work as an executive support manager, customer programme manager or operations manager.The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Business Management with Finance BA(Hons) with Paraplanners, Finance Analysts, Business Analysts, Financial Advisors and Data Analysts.**
*(Top quart in England £100m+ - All modes, all levels, taught, using England £100m+, limited to quartile = 1 and more than 10 institutions, shows rank within quartile also ")
*** Lightcast data extracted from Graduate Career Explorer – job postings from Dec 2023 to Nov 2024 showing jobs advertised associated with a selection of relevant graduate.
Career opportunities after the course *
Paraplanners
Finance Analysts
Business Analysts
Financial Advisors
Data Analysts
*Lightcast
Entry Requirements
BBB-BBC at A Level
DDM-DMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
120-112 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above
Merit at T Level
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Course Details
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For more information on when and how we update our modules please see the ‘Legal Information’ section below.
The course offers a recommended one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. By doing a work placement you will be able to apply the theory to practice, identify and develop your transferable skills, improve your confidence and sense of responsibility, explore different career areas and of course enhance your CV with good, practical and relevant experience.
Choose two from a list which may include:
For more information on when and how we update our modules please see the ‘Legal Information’ section below.
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Global Professional Award
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the award-winning Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* — so you’re ready for the career you want, whatever subject you choose.
Placements
The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.
Our Placement Office works with national and international employers to ensure excellent work experience opportunities are available to you on placement courses as well as giving advice in areas such as interview skills and preparing CVs and covering letters.
Previous placement providers have included Aldi, Boultons Harrisons Ltd, BSP Hydraulics Ltd, Buy It Direct, Creative Race, Cross Country Trains, Cummins Turbo Technologies, Digital Velocity, Enterprise Rent-a-Car Holdings, Expect Distribution, Farmfoods, Freeman Gratton Holdings (FGH), Forteq, Gift Oasis, Hans Recruitment Ltd, Hoyer Petrolog UK Ltd, Joseph Furniture Ltd, Kirklees Council Transport Services, Lidl, One Stop Fabrics Ltd, Panache Textiles Ltd, PPG Architectural Coatings EMEA, Ripple Consultants, Sellafield Ltd, Skipton Building Society, Sulzer Pumps UK Ltd, TPP and Working Time Solutions Ltd.
The placement year is a valuable tool that can enhance your employability and help you to develop as an individual. It is acknowledged that graduates with industry experience are generally much more attractive to employers.
My placement year at CrossCountry Trains exposed me to a working environment, giving me the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. A placement year really opens pathways, and there is nothing to lose but everything to gain, so I really recommend you consider one.
- Sana Naz
Placement Student, Cross Country Trains
Your Career
Previous graduates from this subject have gone on to roles such as executive Support manager, global procurement graduate, customer programme manager, operations manager and information management officer in organisations including Lloyds Banking Group, Amazon, HSBC, DHL, HM Revenue & Customs, the NHS and Kirklees Council.
100%
of graduates from this subject who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating.
* HESA Graduate Outcomes 21/22, UK domiciled graduates, other activities excluded.
Huddersfield gave me the perfect mix of theory and real-world experience. I’ve gained knowledge, confidence and countless opportunities, supported by staff who truly care. It’s a place to meet people from around the world and take on projects that make a difference—I’d recommend it to anyone.
- Jake Williams
Studied Business Management with Finance (BA)Hons. Currently works as Vice President at HSBC
Our graduates work at some of the world's biggest companies.

Fees and Finance
This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy.
From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).
For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/
This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy.
For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Home
The tuition fee for a placement year is £1000. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement. Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.
International
The tuition fee for a placement year is £3,300. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement. Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.
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When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.
Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons:
Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on
If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment. We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and if you are unhappy with the change we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to. If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.
Changes to your course after you enrol as a student
Changes to option modules
Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have an equivalent range of options to that advertised for the course. We will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Major changes
We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators or a commissioning or accrediting body. We may also make changes to improve the course in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback or to ensure you are being taught current best practice. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff being unable to teach due to illness, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to pandemics, other disasters (such as fire, flood or war) or changes made by the government.
Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but may happen sooner in an emergency. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will consult with affected groups of students and any changes would only be made in accordance with our regulations. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you let us know before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for any additional tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so and you may be eligible for an exit award depending on how far through your course you are.
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.
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