Courses in Business School

Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)

Whether your dream is to become a chartered accountant or a financial officer within a larger organisation, you’ll learn the essentials of accounting and finance for your future career. The course will give you an excellent grounding in core accounting, including taxation, financial accounting, auditing and corporate governance.

UCAS code	NN45 NN48 NN47 NN46
Study options	Full-time Full-time, two-year accelerated Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year Part-time
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Administration DBA

The world of business and commerce demands highly competent professionals – our DBA produces individuals who are equipped with the ability to make key decisions and face strategic challenges head on.

Study options	Part-time, blended learning, September start
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Administration MBA

• Optional pathways in:
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing

Are you driven to reach your potential? Do you have an entrepreneurial flair? Have you got what it takes to be a great leader? Our MBA qualification helps candidates from all backgrounds and disciplines develop the competencies required to further hone or to kick-start a career in management and leadership.

Study options	Full-time, September start Full-time, January start Part-time Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management BSc (Hons)

Whether you want to work for a multinational company or launch your own start-up, you’ll find lots of exciting opportunities in the business world. Our business management degree will equip you with the skills, knowledge, experience and connections to achieve your ambitions in a wide range of sectors.

UCAS code	N220 N222 N221
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management (Events) BSc (Hons)

Whether your dream is to become a wedding planner, music festival organiser or conference specialist, you’ll find exciting opportunities in the events industry. Our Business Management (Events) degree will immerse you in the world of events and equip you with plenty of skills and experience for your future career. 

UCAS code	N200 N216 N202
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management (Human Resource Management) BSc (Hons)

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Human Resource Management) degree teaches you about the importance of motivating and managing people within a business, showing you the link between successful performance and the people you employ.

UCAS code	N203 N218 N204
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) BSc (Hons)

Get the vital experience needed to turn your entrepreneurial ideas into a success. Our Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) degree will help you navigate the volatile, complex and uncertain world of business.

UCAS code	N205 N215 N206
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management (Sustainability) BSc (Hons)

Our Business Management with Sustainability course challenges the traditional interpretations of enterprise and will open your mind to a broad range of contemporary themes of sustainability in business. Our emphasis on ethical business and sustainability practices will position you to create long-lasting value for your organisation.

UCAS code	N207 N214 N208
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management (Top-up) BSc (Hons)

Learn about central themes in business practice and will also get a taste of many different aspects of business management. You’ll explore everything from a real-world perspective and will get the chance to create your own consultancy to work with existing companies on projects.

UCAS code	N259
Study options	Full-time, top-up Part-time, top-up, blended learning
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Business Management (Tourism) BSc (Hons)

Our Business Management degree with Tourism will give you the leadership and entrepreneurial skills that are needed to excel in the tourism industry. Exploring topics such as tourist destinations, leisure and culture, and tourism theories and perspectives, you will gain an insight into how you could contribute to the growth of this industry.

UCAS code	N209 N217 N210
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Digital and Social Media Marketing BSc (Hons)

Our BSc (Hons) Digital and Social Media Marketing will equip you with the skills and experience that employers demand of modern marketing professionals. This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

UCAS code	N1NA N1NB N1NC
Study options	Full-time Full-time, with a foundation year Full-time, with a placement year
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Digital Marketing Management MSc

Get a grip on the digital marketplace with our Digital Marketing Management MSc. This course will enable you to deal with digital marketing strategies and stay one step ahead in a fast-growing industry.

Study options	Full-time, January start Full-time, September start Part-time, September start Full-time, distance learning, September start
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Entrepreneurship (Peter Coates) MSc

The Peter Coates MSc in Entrepreneurship is a unique programme. Stimulated and inspired by the relationship between the Peter Coates Foundation and Staffordshire University, the Peter Coates MSc in Entrepreneurship gives you the opportunity to develop a start-up idea into a sustainable, scalable and investable business.

Study options	Full-time
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

International Business Management MSc

Have you got what it takes to find innovative solutions to global business challenges? Our one year International Business Management MSc broadens your knowledge, boosts your research skills and prepares you for a career in leadership or management.

Study options	Full-time, September start Full-time, January start
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

International Business Management BSc (Hons)

Our International Business Management course explores everything from a real-world perspective, with live industry briefs, case studies and the chance to create your own consultancy to support a company. There will also be business simulations, where you could be making financial decisions and looking at where to sell your products.

UCAS code	N211
Study options	Full-time
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

International Finance and Accounting MSc

Looking to get ahead in the financial sector? Our MSc postgraduate qualification combines contemporary and traditional accounting and finance skills, equipping you for a future career in accounting and finance.

Study options	Full-time, September start Full-time, January start
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Professional Digital Marketing CIM Diploma in CIM Certificate in

If you're working in an operational, supervisory or management role in marketing our CIM Diploma in Professional Digital Marketing can get you the skills and knowledge to further your career.

Study options	Part-time
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Strategic Human Resource Management MA

Study options	Full-time, September start Full-time, January start
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus

Visitor Attraction and Resort Management BA (Hons)

UCAS code	N836
Study options	Full-time Full-time, top-up
Location	Stoke-on-Trent campus