A Bachelor of Arts in Business Management will see you gain skills that can be applied to running your own store through to managing a multinational corporation.
Gain transferable skills
A degree in business management will not narrow your potential future career path into a directly related role. In fact, your studies will widen it!
From your learning, you will become at ease with leadership, problem solving, dealing with people, critical thinking, versatility, oral and written communication, numeracy and adapting to challenges. All employers, regardless of the job they are trying to fill, seek these skills.
Work in diverse fields
As you know, businesses exist in every imaginable field and, well, they need managers. When you study business management, you don’t have to give up your personal passions within your future career. Whether you are interested in couture or chemistry, the practical skills and knowledge from business management studies can be applied to help any type of company thrive.
Popular occupations for business management graduates that are needed in every type of company include accountant, finance analyst, marketing director and project manager.
Launch your own company
Taking the plunge and starting your own business is an admirable move, but it is only the first of many you will need to make. A business management degree will not only arm you with the practical skills and knowledge needed to go through the complex processes of registering and running a new company, but will provide you with the political, economic and social contexts of your chosen industry.
Access further study
Within a business management program, you will cover countless topics, including marketing, human resources, finance and corporate ethics. Many students decide that they wish to specialize within the world of business management, and go on to gain a postgraduate degree in a particular subject they have loved.
Of course, a natural course for business management graduates is to gain an MBA. Regarded as a passport to a successful career worldwide, a master of business administration further equips you with functional competence, strategic knowledge and innovative entrepreneurship.
A network of support
Your tutors will be experts in the business field and will be keen to share with you their experience and tips in excelling beyond your assigned academic work.
You will also be able to network and gain friendships with your fellow students. In the business world, often executives will consider acquaintances who they like and who they know have the appropriate skills when hiring for a position, so being able to expand your network early puts you ahead of the game.
In addition, if you study online, you will be learning with students from all over the world, meaning the potential fields you have access to in the future are global.
Enjoy a flexible and affordable BA (Hons) Business Management with Eton University, tailored to give you a strong grounding in an essential range of contemporary business management subjects. Check out our other business programs, from diplomas to doctorates, here.