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Our BA (Hons) Business has been designed with your career aspirations in mind, offering flexibility and a broad range of opportunities to tailor your studies.
Build a strong foundation in your first two years (Levels 7 & 8) with our newly introduced common modules where you'll focus on the essentials in business and marketing studies. For your third year (Level 9) onwards, you'll have the freedom to choose your area of specialism.
Discover your passion and focus on the areas that excite you the most. Whether you stick with your initial plan or explore new pathways within the Business School, the choice is yours.
Developed in alignment with the needs of modern organisations in the private, public and tertiary sectors, the BA (Hons) Business prepares students for a wide range of careers requiring business acumen and expertise, including the evolving nature and impact of AI in contemporary organisations.
The degree cuts across business, management and organisation studies disciplines, including marketing, human resources, entrepreneurship, sustainability, strategy and leadership to foster development of broad knowledge that prepares students for a wide range of careers. Whether your career aspirations lie in business, government or the charitable sector, the BA (Hons) Business will help you take them head on and with confidence.
Our highly competitive study abroad scheme, which will allow you to study with one of our international partner institutions in the third year of your studies, will further help you if you are aspiring to embark on a career that will span the globe.
*Part-time students attend daytime classes with full-time students.
**Our January intake at Paisley Campus is for international students only.
Why not add language modules in BSL, French or Spanish to your studies which can count towards your degree or as extra modules? Go on! Broaden your horizons, extend your international perspective and enhance your CV.
Study languagesThe BA (Hons) Business provides students with the opportunity to gain foundational knowledge of human resource management, marketing accounting, finance and entrepreneurship. It further helps them develop a critical understanding organisational strategy, organisational culture, leadership, change management and knowledge management.
Finally, BA (Hons) Business students have the opportunity to elevate their awareness of contemporary business issues, including sustainability, globalisation and the transformative potential of AI and other novel technologies.
In the first year of their studies, students are introduced to key areas of business, management and organisation studies, including finance, human resources management marketing and entrepreneurship.
They also begin to explore the role of AI and other technologies in contemporary work settings.
In the second year of your studies, students develop knowledge in areas that are highly relevant to contemporary organisations, including sustainability, operations management and digital workplaces.
They also explore the role of AI in innovation and analytics.
In the third year of their studies, students explore emerging business issues, as well as develop an understanding of strategy, organisational culture, leadership and the transformative potential of AI.
They also learn research methods in preparation for undertaking an honours dissertation/project in the final year of their studies.
In the final year of their studies, student complete an honours dissertation/project on a topic of their choice. Simultaneously, they develop critical understanding of globalisation, knowledge management and change management.
They are also given the choice to either deepen their understanding of sustainability and ethics, or explore the transformative impact of accelerating AI on businesses, organisations and societies of the future.
Examples of assessments used on the BA (Hons) Business programme:
Additionally, as part of the third year of the studies the student will be required to submit a research proposal that will lay the fundaments for their honours/final year dissertation or project.
I don’t want to leave here! That’s the thing. I am hoping to be a colleague to my lecturers one day, and that’s why I’m planning to do my Masters next year.”
Shokhan BA (Hons) Business
On the completion of the BA (Hons) Business degree you may follow the footsteps of your predecessors and pursue a range of careers in Scottish, UK-wide and multinational organisations from a variety of sectors, including:
Alternatively, you may start your own business or pursue further study, including the following qualifications:
We welcome Scottish, UK and international students and consider all applicants on an individual basis.
Please visit our Undergraduate Entry Requirements page for information on our different entry requirements, including country-specific details for EU and non-EU qualifications.
For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. The qualifications below must have been gained within two years of the start of your course.
General English language requirements at UWS: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
Exceptions to this level of IELTS scoring exist for some accredited or professionally-recognised courses (see section below for more details).
SOCIAL WORK DEGREES
For our BA (Hons) Social Work and MSc Social Work programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both home/EU and international students for this programme:
For our research degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD, DBA, DProf) applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For Health, Nursing & Midwifery courses that lead to, or require professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, applicants are required to have an IELTS or Occupational English Test (OET)*.
For such courses, the IELTS score is as follows:
* Note that the Occupational English Test (OET) will now be accepted in addition to IELTS as proof of a Nurse's English Language Competence (Nursing & Midwifery Council, 2019).
For our BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and MSc Advanced Biomedical Science programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For our Certificate of Higher Education courses, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
TOEFL IBT*: 78; no sub-test less than:
* Please note that TOEFL is still acceptable for admission to this programme for both home/EU and international students.
For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use TOEFL to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level courses. We therefore still accept TOEFL tests taken in the last two years for admission to this programme.
West African Senior School Certificate of Education (WASSCE) including acceptance of WAEC Scratchcard*
*UWS will accept a WAEC scratchcard confirming that an applicant has achieved C6 or above as evidence of meeting English language requirement from Nigeria if the student graduated within the last 5 years. After 5 years applicants would be required to provide the WAEC Certificate.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum English language requirements have the option to study one of our preparatory and pre-sessional English courses. The UWS courses available are:
£1,820 cost per year of study (usually paid by the Scottish Government via SAAS*)
£9,535 per year of study (4 years of study for the price of 3 years)
£9,535 per year of study (4 years of study for the price of 3 years)
£15,500 per year of study
£305 per module (20 credits)
£1,590 per module (20 credits)
£1,590 per module (20 credits)
£2,580 per module (20 credits)
£1,820 cost per year of study (usually paid by the Scottish Government via SAAS*)
£9,790 per year of study (4 years of study for the price of 3 years)
£9,790 per year of study (4 years of study for the price of 3 years)
£16,275 per year of study
£305 per module (20 credits)
£1,630 per module (20 credits)
£1,630 per module (20 credits)
£2,710 per module (20 credits)
Ready to apply? All UK & EU Undergraduate applications should be made through UCAS. Further information for international, part-time and exchange applications can be found below.
Apply on UCASAs part of our portfolio review process, the BA Business is being phased out at our Lanarkshire campus. For those seeking September 2026 entry at our Lanarkshire campus, there will only be advanced entry to Year 3 for suitably qualified individuals.
All UK and EU applicants for undergraduate study, not applying through an agent or partner, should apply through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).
Please refer to our Undergraduate Application Guide for domestic & EU/EEA to find more information on when and how to apply to study at UWS. You can find out more about applying for this undergraduate course on UCAS.
Students from non-EU/non-EEA countries can apply directly to UWS via our dedicated online application system. The latest we can process your application is 6 weeks before the course start date to allow for visa processing times. For more information on when and how to apply to study at UWS please refer to our International Undergraduate Application Guide.
For part-time & online study, you should apply directly to the University through our online application system, not through UCAS. Please select the part-time mode of study when submitting your application. Before you begin your application, it is important to read the part-time application step-by-step guide for a smooth process.
To come to UWS as a visiting student on a study abroad or exchange programme, you must apply entirely through our online system.
An ATAS certificate is not required for overseas students applying for this course.
UK students
Our enquiry team is here to help: ask@uws.ac.uk
International students
Contact our dedicated international team: international@uws.ac.uk
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