University of Surrey Courses & FeesGuildford, UK

At Surrey Business School we inspire positive change in business and society, individuals and organizations, locally and globally by delivering impactful research and courses which promote a global and digital mindset for the future of business.

There’s growing demand from businesses around the world for qualified accounting and finance professionals.

Our BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance course is designed to match the requirements of the UK’s accounting bodies. This allows you to take significant steps towards becoming a qualified accountant, as well as developing skills essential for all kinds of business careers.

You’ll explore the core elements of accounting and finance in detail, through modules on financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, corporate finance and financial risk. 

Our BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance course also delves into various aspects of business operations – from the challenges of managing people, processes and customers, to the way organizations operate within a global political, legal and social environment. 

This blend of specific accounting and finance modules, with a wider understanding of business, gives you both a strong theoretical foundation in the subject and an appreciation of how accounting and finance theory is applied in business practice. 

You’ll explore the core elements of accounting and finance in detail, through modules on financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, corporate finance and financial risk. 

Our BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance course also delves into various aspects of business operations – from the challenges of managing people, processes and customers, to the way organizations operate within a global political, legal and social environment. 

This blend of specific accounting and finance modules, with a wider understanding of business, gives you both a strong theoretical foundation in the subject and an appreciation of how accounting and finance theory is applied in business practice. 

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Business Analytics pathway) course will help you to develop business analytics skills, which are highly sought after in today’s challenging economic environment. By enrolling on this program, you’ll have the opportunity to study both the latest academic research and industry trends in this dynamic field.

The course offers a variety of exciting modules such as classical business analytics, big data analytics methods and tools applied in the business world in addition to cutting-edge modules such as AI for business.

You’ll have the opportunity to engage in real-life cases through guest speakers from top organizations, visits and internship possibilities, and a final year business challenge, which will allow you to explore more advanced business analytics topics of your choice.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Business Analytics pathway) course will help you to develop business analytics skills, which are highly sought after in today’s challenging economic environment. By enrolling on this program, you’ll have the opportunity to study both the latest academic research and industry trends in this dynamic field.

The course offers a variety of exciting modules such as classical business analytics, big data analytics methods and tools applied in the business world in addition to cutting-edge modules such as AI for business.

You’ll have the opportunity to engage in real-life cases through guest speakers from top organizations, visits and internship possibilities, and a final year business challenge, which will allow you to explore more advanced business analytics topics of your choice.

Business organizations are reliant on people and, whichever career you choose, you will need to make sense of the behaviors of others in your workplace.

Our BSc Business Management (Human Resource Management) course offers a wide variety of modules on topics including organizational psychology, international aspects of people management, and employee relations, in addition to core business and management topics.

You’ll gain an overall view of human resource management and explore different ways to approach human resources. As well as having the opportunity to take further specialist pathway modules, you can also complement the core modules with electives from other pathways.

Business organizations are reliant on people and, whichever career you choose, you will need to make sense of the behaviors of others in your workplace.

Our BSc Business Management (Human Resource Management) course offers a wide variety of modules on topics including organizational psychology, international aspects of people management, and employee relations, in addition to core business and management topics.

You’ll gain an overall view of human resource management and explore different ways to approach human resources. As well as having the opportunity to take further specialist pathway modules, you can also complement the core modules with electives from other pathways.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management and French will introduce you to core business principles and practice and give you the opportunity to continuously improve and practice your language skills in a variety of settings. If you don’t have an A-level or equivalent in French, you’ll have the opportunity to take French ab initio, as long as you can demonstrate language learning aptitude.

Your first year of study will provide you with a strong base of knowledge in the essentials of business management and will introduce you to using French in a variety of academic and professional contexts. From the second year, you will be given the opportunity to select from a widening selection of modules, including marketing, HR, sociolinguistics and translation.

The course includes a Professional Training placement abroad which will give you real insight into business practice in the relevant country, plus the opportunity to use and develop your language skills in a professional setting.

Your first year of study will focus on learning the foundations of effective business management, with modules that provide you with a strong base of knowledge in the essentials of the subject.

From there, your further two years of study offer a wide selection of optional modules based on a variety of topics, including business, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, project management and information systems.

As a BSc (Hons) Business Management student at Surrey, you’ll also be able to take advantage of our close links with national and international businesses of all sizes and across all sectors through an optional Professional Training placement.

Your first year of study will focus on learning the foundations of effective business management, with modules that provide you with a strong base of knowledge in the essentials of the subject.

From there, your further two years of study offer a wide selection of optional modules based on a variety of topics, including business, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, project management and information systems.

As a BSc (Hons) Business Management student at Surrey, you’ll also be able to take advantage of our close links with national and international businesses of all sizes and across all sectors through an optional Professional Training placement.

Entrepreneurship is about pursuing opportunities beyond the resources you have at hand. Entrepreneurs are pioneers and innovators who often build businesses from scratch, or work within their organizations to create new opportunities.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Entrepreneurship) course offers a wide variety of modules on topics including entrepreneurship in the digital domain, business law, and entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as core business topics.

You’ll gain an overall view of entrepreneurial activity and explore different ways to approach entrepreneurship.

You’ll also learn how to consider financial and institutional systems in supporting entrepreneurship in different economies, and gain an analytical framework for understanding different approaches to entrepreneurial cultures.

Entrepreneurship is about pursuing opportunities beyond the resources you have at hand. Entrepreneurs are pioneers and innovators who often build businesses from scratch, or work within their organizations to create new opportunities.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Entrepreneurship) course offers a wide variety of modules on topics including entrepreneurship in the digital domain, business law, and entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as core business topics.

You’ll gain an overall view of entrepreneurial activity and explore different ways to approach entrepreneurship.

You’ll also learn how to consider financial and institutional systems in supporting entrepreneurship in different economies, and gain an analytical framework for understanding different approaches to entrepreneurial cultures.

Specifically designed to offer an exciting and challenging course for those wishing to pursue a career in marketing and related areas, this pathway covers a wide range of marketing disciplines that embrace the varied career options available in the field.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Marketing) course offers a variety of innovative modules where you’ll have the opportunity to study both the latest academic research and industry trends in this dynamic field.

You’ll gain an overall view of marketing and explore psychological elements such as consumer behavior, with the option to develop your creative skills through topics like social media and the digital economy, and retail buying and merchandising.

Specifically designed to offer an exciting and challenging course for those wishing to pursue a career in marketing and related areas, this pathway covers a wide range of marketing disciplines that embrace the varied career options available in the field.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management (Marketing) course offers a variety of innovative modules where you’ll have the opportunity to study both the latest academic research and industry trends in this dynamic field.

You’ll gain an overall view of marketing and explore psychological elements such as consumer behavior, with the option to develop your creative skills through topics like social media and the digital economy, and retail buying and merchandising.

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management and Spanish will introduce you to core business principles and practice and give you the opportunity to continuously improve and practice your language skills in a variety of settings. If you don’t have an A-level or equivalent in Spanish, you’ll have the opportunity to take Spanish ab initio, as long as you can demonstrate language learning aptitude.

Your first year of study will provide you with a strong base of knowledge in the essentials of business management and will introduce you to using Spanish in a variety of academic and professional contexts. From the second year, you will be given the opportunity to select from a widening range of optional modules, including marketing, HR, sociolinguistics and translation.

The course includes a Professional Training placement abroad which will give you a real insight into business practice in the relevant country, plus the opportunity to use and develop your language skills in a professional setting.

We will provide you with a comprehensive business management education with an international perspective – ideal if you have international aspirations.

Our course is accredited by the Institute of Export and International Trade and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. You’ll gain in-depth business knowledge and an understanding of the core theories, practises and techniques of managing international business.

You’ll get an overview of important topics in international business, including emerging markets, globalisation, the role of trust, and comparing markets and business environments in different countries. On our course, you’ll also explore how ‘local’ companies compete against global players.

As well as professional management practice, you’ll be brought face-to-face with the challenges of managing people, finances, operations and customers.

We will provide you with a comprehensive business management education with an international perspective – ideal if you have international aspirations.

Our course is accredited by the Institute of Export and International Trade and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. You’ll gain in-depth business knowledge and an understanding of the core theories, practices and techniques of managing international business.

You’ll get an overview of important topics in international business, including emerging markets, globalization, the role of trust, and comparing markets and business environments in different countries. On our course, you’ll also explore how ‘local’ companies compete against global players.

As well as professional management practice, you’ll be brought face-to-face with the challenges of managing people, finances, operations and customers.

Our BSc (Hons) International Event Management course examines large and small-scale events, providing you with a wide range of event-management skills and experience. This includes planning a real event and obtaining an industry recognized events safety passport qualification.

We have industry partners who help us deliver our modules, allowing you to draw upon their wealth of experience in business. You can also study and become engaged with numerous events that take place throughout the year.

Our Professional Training placements offer you the opportunity to look beyond the UK and consider events on an international scale. You will benefit from our location in the thriving economy of the south east, as well as our close proximity to London.

Our BSc (Hons) International Event Management course examines large and small-scale events, providing you with a wide range of event-management skills and experience. This includes planning a real event and obtaining an industry recognized events safety passport qualification.

We have industry partners who help us deliver our modules, allowing you to draw upon their wealth of experience in business. You can also study and become engaged with numerous events that take place throughout the year.

Our Professional Training placements offer you the opportunity to look beyond the UK and consider events on an international scale. You will benefit from our location in the thriving economy of the south east, as well as our close proximity to London.

Air transport is intrinsically linked to global economic prosperity. Before the pandemic, more than four billion people travelled by air annually and air travel grew at over five per cent a year. Our Air Transport Management MSc will provide you with the knowledge at the cutting-edge of this discipline. It will equip you with the multiple skills and expertise that are required to succeed in the ever-evolving business of air transport.

Our School of Hospitality and Tourism Management is one of the best in the world, being ranked in the top 10 globally by the QS World University Rankings 2020 and 3rd in the Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021 for hospitality and tourism management.

You’ll benefit from our pioneering research and analysis, as well as our unique proximity to Heathrow and Gatwick airports, that serve over 120 global airlines. This has allowed us to develop outstanding links with the industry, generating numerous guest speakers who deliver engaging and stimulating lectures.

The course has been designed in close collaboration with industry professionals, to develop future air transport leaders that are innovative, principled, and thought-provoking.

In our fast-paced, data-driven modern world, business analysts help organisations turn big data into big ideas. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and management science power decisions in business. You’ll gain data-led insights and optimise businesses by using descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics.

Our highly practical MSc Business Analytics course will transform you into a confident lateral thinker who is up-to-date on the latest theory and practice. While you benefit from the input of inspiring industry experts, in class and on-site, we will also make sure you’re immersed in the business problems faced by the global business community today.

We are ranked in the top 10 for business and economics in the UK by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.