Business and Finance (Placement Year)

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Business and Finance

BA (Hons)

From working with real clients to exploring global business cultures, you’ll gain the practical skills, industry insight, and confidence to thrive in a competitive, fast-moving sector.

UCAS Code: N1N3 or NN31

Single Honours

Subject to re-approval

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This course gives you direct access to expert academic staff, experienced business leaders, and a professional financial services network.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Accreditation

This course has been mapped for dual accreditation with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). You will be awarded a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership, in addition to your degree, upon the successful completion of the entire degree.

During your studies, you will also benefit from associate membership to the CMI (at no extra cost), inclusive of an interactive induction session hosted by the CMI, as well as access to the CMI's digital library, resources, and employability skills audit.

Overview

Designed to prepare you for the fast-paced financial sector, our Business and Finance course enhances your numerical abilities, sharpens your commercial awareness, and strengthens your strategic thinking. By combining placement opportunities with academic study, you’ll graduate with a strong portfolio of work, a global perspective, and the career-ready mindset that employers value.

You’ll gain a solid understanding of general management and explore a wide range of modules that support your development as a financial management specialist. You’ll delve into contemporary topics such as globalisation, international trade, governance, and sustainability, applying these ideas to real-world case studies and your own professional portfolio.

During your studies, you’ll be encouraged to compete for awards, including the Hereford & Worcester Chamber of Commerce prize for ‘Outstanding Performance in Accountancy or Finance’, a valuable accolade that can set you apart in a competitive field.

Placements

There are plenty of ways to gain real-world experience during your Business and Finance course. You’ll have the chance to take on applied projects, short-term work experience, or a year-long paid placement, helping you build your CV and explore different career paths.

Our dedicated placements team offers one-to-one support to help you find the right opportunity, prepare your application, and get ready for interviews. You could stay local and benefit from strong regional employer links, or choose to gain experience in another city or even abroad.

You’ll also work closely with finance professionals from organisations such as KPMG, Grant Thornton, and HM Treasury, gaining valuable insights into the industry. If you’re interested in starting your own business, our enterprise support network and experienced mentors can help you turn your ideas into reality.

As you progress through the course, you’ll develop into a confident problem-solver and decision-maker, ready to apply financial and business strategies to real-world challenges. You’ll also have the opportunity to study or work internationally, giving you exposure to global business cultures and helping you develop a broader perspective.

Course content

Each year you will study a mix of mandatory and optional modules. In your first year, you’ll build a strong foundation in business and finance, gaining essential skills in financial analysis, management, and decision-making. As you progress, you’ll shape your degree around your interests and career ambitions with a wide range of optional modules in your second and third years.

We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant. Optional modules will run if enough students choose to study them. It is not guaranteed that all modules will be offered every year.

Year 1Mandatory modules

Customer Insight and Marketing

Financial Management

Introduction to Business Management

Fundamentals of Personal Effectiveness

Responsible AI

Inclusive Practice

Optional modules

Data Driven Decisions

Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education

Work Placement or Study Abroad

Our course has been created with your employability in mind, equipping you with the skills and confidence to be successful in a wide range of careers. You’ll graduate with skills in financial analysis, strategic decision-making, data interpretation and business communication, which are highly valued across the business and finance industry.

This degree could be the first step toward your career as a:

Financial analyst

Business analyst

Business development manager

Accountant

Financial consultant

Data analyst

Business advisor

Throughout your course, you will receive career coaching to help you develop your CV and interview technique.

Start your own business

If your goal is to be your own boss, our entrepreneurship modules will guide you through the process of planning and setting up your own business. You’ll also have access to start-up support and our network of business mentors.

The University also hosts an annual 'BOSS' competition, where students can win up to £10,000 to go towards their own business.

Other options

You could choose to progress onto a postgraduate degree to take your learning even further. For example our Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Psychology MSc or International Business and Management Studies MRes.

You could also train to teach with a one-year Primary or Secondary PGCE at Worcester.

Student case studies

Isabelle Absalom

I'm a Business and Finance student on placement at JR Management Accountancy. Over four months, I’ve gained confidence using accounting software like Xero and QuickBooks, learned about web content and SEO, and managed social media for Facebook and LinkedIn.

The best thing about my placement at JRMA, is that all the skills I have learnt are transferable to other business opportunities. I’m still learning, gaining more confidence and becoming less anxious than when I first started.

Course highlights

One-to-one placement support

Our placement team will help you find paid internships, make your application and prepare for interviews. They also offer a match-making service, putting you in touch with local businesses to work on short-term projects.

Teaching and assessment

Our course has been designed by academics and industry specialists to prepare you for a business career. You’ll be taught through a combination of practical activities, seminars, lectures and one-to-one tutoring.

Our highly practical assessment methods include presentations, portfolios and consultancy projects - preparing you for the work you’ll be doing when you graduate.

Teaching and assessment contents

Teaching

Assessment

Feedback

Contact time

Independent study

Teaching staff

Programme specification

You are taught through a combination of interactive workshops, lectures, seminars, laboratory practical sessions, fieldwork, practical activities, etc. Interactive workshops take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities. Seminars enable the discussion and development of understanding of topics covered in lectures, and laboratory practical sessions are focused on developing subject specific skills and applied individual and group project work.

In addition, meetings (both individual and group) with personal academic tutors are scheduled throughout the academic year. There is an opportunity to undertake a year-long placement in the third year of the course, supervised by a work-based mentor and a University tutor. Depending upon the course, there may be an opportunity to study abroad at one of the exchange partner universities.

Meet the team

You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics, professional practitioners with industry experience and business leaders and employers. You can view all lecturers on the WBS Staff Profile Page.

Jane Keenan

Jane is an experienced academic having taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over 24 years.

Her subject areas include finance, accounting and economics. Jane tries to use real-life scenarios and examples during her lectures and seminars to bring the subject material to life.

Jamie Wells

Jamie's areas of teaching expertise are financial management and auditing. She also has a particular interest in accounting education research, developing research on the use of simulations in the teaching of auditing.

Before working at Worcester, Jamie spent three years in practice for a large professional services firm specialising in forensic accounting and assurance. She also spent time working for HM Treasury within the Welfare to Work Team.

Boyd Hargreaves

Prior to taking up a position at the University of Worcester, Boyd was an assistant principle (Head of Sixth Form) in a large 11-18 school. He also worked for 3 years at Trinity and All Saints College (University of Leeds) lecturing on undergraduate management programmes and worked as a PGCE mentor and sessional lecturer at Huddersfield University. He has over 25 years teaching experience in the economics and business studies field on both undergraduate and post graduate courses.

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff points required: 112Typical Offer

Qualification

BTEC National Extended Diploma

We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above. Work out your estimated points with the UCAS tariff calculator.

Mature Students

If you will be over the age of 21 at the beginning of your undergraduate study, you are considered a mature student. At Worcester this means our offer may be different, taking into account any work or life experiences you have, alongside any qualifications you hold.

If you’re unsure whether you meet certain requirements you can email our admission team admissions@worc.ac.uk or contact the course Admissions Tutor.

International Students

If English is not your first language you will need to show that you have language skills at IELTS level 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5) or equivalent.

For country specific information see our international student pages.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.

Fees contents

Full time

Part-time

Other costs

Accommodation

UK and EU students

The standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the academic year 2027/28 is £10,050 per year.

Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.

more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.

International students

The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the academic year 2027/28 is £17,700 per year.

How to apply

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Apply full time

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Applying through UCAS

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undergraduate courses in the UK.

Read our how to apply pages for more information on the application process, or if you’d

like to apply for part-time study.Apply for Business and Finance BA (Hons) - N1N3Business & Finance BA (Hons) with placement year – NN31

If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.

Isabel Clarke

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Admissions Tutori.clarke@worc.ac.uk

Admissions Officeadmissions@worc.ac.uk01905 855111

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Sep 2027 - Worcester

UK and EU £10,050

International £17,700

3 years full-time (part-time option available)

Placement available

Study abroad available

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