BA Business Management and Finance
About this course
BA (Hons) in Innovation and Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Financial Analysis, Accounting, Data Analysis, Legal Analysis, Statistics, and Project Management. A Professional and Academic Development Programme runs across all three years. An optional international, placement, or entrepreneurship year is available, and the final-year project offers a choice between solo research or a group project.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
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What students say
Based on about 35 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 30%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 25%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 15%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 50%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 15%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 94%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Professional and Academic Development 1
- The Business of Organisations
- Data, Decisions and Visualisation
- Principles of Financial and Management Accounting
- Business Law
- Professional and Academic Development 2
- Contemporary Business Operations
- Financial markets, institutions and technology
- Financial Analysis with Bloomberg
- Professional Placement or Project (Level 5)
- Contemporary Business Ethics Debates
- Professional and Academic Development 3
- Strategic Management
- Project
- Investment Management and Financial Engineering (including climate finance)
- Professional Placement or Project (Level 6)
- The Digital Showcase
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Business Management and Finance at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £42,000.
What do graduates of BA Business Management and Finance at Keele University do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Business Management and Finance at Keele University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Business Management and Finance at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 85 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Business Management and Finance at Keele University?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 30% left higher education.