Business Management and Finance [with Foundation Year] BSc (Hons)

Get hands-on with strategic thinking and financial management and gain the skills and confidence to excel in your career.

If you have an entrepreneurial mindset and are eager to develop your leadership abilities and financial know-how, this is the course for you.

On this degree, you’ll experience all the prowess of a business degree while developing the financial discipline and analytical skills to make big, informed decisions.

You’ll get practical experience with our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, real-world business challenges, and the option to take a placement year.

Why ARU?


• Experience hands-on learning in our cutting-edge facilities.



• Foster an entrepreneurial mindset and gain the analytical skills needed for a diverse range of careers.



• Gain knowledge and skills for business operations such as financial reporting and project management.

At ARU, you’ll be supported from day one with wellbeing services, money advice and careers guidance to help you through university and beyond.

Their courses are built around the skills and experience employers value. ARU are proud to be in the top 20% of UK universities for teaching quality (TEF 2023), and ranked #1 in the East of England, and #8 in the UK, for UG graduates in senior roles 15 months after gradudation (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025). You'll have access to fantastic facilities thanks to £95m of investment - think SuperLabs, TV studios, law courts, mock hospital wards, gaming studios and more.

Wherever you're heading, ARU will help you get there.