BA/BA (Hons) Business Management
About this course
BA (Hons) in Business and Management. Core topics include Accounting, Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Entrepreneurship. The programme offers an optional work placement year and a flexible modular structure with major and minor combinations. Students complete a Live Project and a final-year Dissertation, and can access The Bright Red Triangle start-up incubator in central Edinburgh.
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Entry requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard Entry Requirement: BBBB Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC A level: BCC Irish Leaving Certificate: H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level BTEC Extended Diploma: Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit). IB: Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4. T Level: Merit
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What students say
Based on about 34 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 79%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 95 students who started
- Continued on course: 82%
- Gained a higher qualification: 4%
- Left higher education: 9%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 145 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 7%
- South East: 1%
- Scotland: 79%
- Northern Ireland: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 48%
- Other HE qualification: 33%
- Other qualifications: 6%
- No formal qualifications: 13%
Modules
- Academic Skills for Business Management
- Behavioural Studies
- Accounting for Business
- Marketing
- Principles of Economics
- Exploring Entrepreneurship
- Research Skills and Data Analysis
- Introduction to Human Resource Management
- Marketing Research & Communications
- World Economy
- Creativity, Innovation and Enterprise
- Strategic Management in an International Context
- Live Project
- Business Strategy and Sustainable Development
- Digital Business and Innovation
- Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA/BA (Hons) Business Management at Edinburgh Napier University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £41,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Management studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA/BA (Hons) Business Management at Edinburgh Napier University?
78% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA/BA (Hons) Business Management at Edinburgh Napier University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
Does BA/BA (Hons) Business Management at Edinburgh Napier University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA/BA (Hons) Business Management at Edinburgh Napier University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.