BA (Hons) Business and Management

The Bachelor of Arts in Business and Management is delivered entirely online and provides a platform for you to engage with best practices in business and develop your skills. Throughout the program, you will develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of strategic management and international business relations. By completing the BA (Hons) in Business and Management, you will develop expertise in markets, customer behaviour, corporate strategy and project management whilst becoming prepared for a wide range of careers.

Studying a BA (Hons) in Business and Management prepares you for a career with employers in the private, public and voluntary sectors and also running your own business. It

A BA (Hons) in Business and Management is a highly-desirable and well-recognised addition to any CV, and will improve your employability while opening up opportunities in a variety of industries and professions.

Our graduates are poised for success in many areas, including consultancy, human resources management, operations management, marketing, finance and accounting, as well as general management.

BA (Hons) Business and Management validated by University of Essex

This online and part-time BA (Hons) Business and Management is the ideal qualification for anyone looking to get ahead in their career, specialise in an area of business studies or even start their own business.

Who we are

Our mission is to make education accessible to everyone, everywhere, by delivering quality online undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. All of our courses are delivered by Kaplan Open Learning (Essex) Limited, an experienced online learning provider and part of Kaplan, Inc., the UK’s leading global provider of diverse education and training.

Our courses

All of our courses are 100% online and part-time. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in topics such as business, law, psychology, criminology, health and our ever-popular MBA.

Our programmes are developed by industry leaders and subject experts and all module content is tailored specifically to promote maximum engagement while learning online. University of Essex Online students will benefit from receiving all the support students normally receive on campus, plus the invaluable benefit of flexibility. Our recorded lectures, access to eBooks (included in the price of your fees) and online class discussion forums mean that you can fit your study around your work, family and other commitments.

Support we offer

All of our students have a dedicated Student Support Adviser who acts as a first point of contact, and mentor. Students also receive regular and prompt academic feedback from their tutors. We have consistently received outstanding overall student satisfaction ratings from the independent National Student Survey, scoring an average of 92% across all five years.

Fees and funding

Our fees are the same for all students and in order to make it more affordable, we offer simple monthly payment plans to spread the cost of your studies. Alternatively, our students can benefit from 10% discount if they pay the full course fee up-front.