BA (Hons) Business Administration

Build commercial acumen from day one on campus

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3 years full-time360 creditsEnglish

Overview

The BA (Hons) Business Administration immerses you in the realities of modern commerce from your first term. You will analyse live case studies, present to faculty panels, and collaborate on consultancy projects with London-based SMEs. Modules progress from organisational behaviour and accounting fundamentals to strategy, digital transformation, and responsible leadership. Small seminar groups ensure personalised feedback, while the Haverton Business Lab hosts pitch nights and employer mentoring each semester. BA (Hons) Business Administration is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3 years full-time, and the credit total is 360. Students move from Introduction to Management through Introduction to Management; Financial Accounting; Marketing Principles; Business Economics; Quantitative Methods for Business; Business Law & Ethics, and finish on Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Prepare management accounts and interpret financial performance for decision-making Develop marketing plans grounded in customer insight and digital analytics Lead team-based consulting projects with professional presentation standards Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Year 3 includes a credited internship or enterprise project. Graduates may progress directly to the Haverton MBA with advanced standing where eligible.

Who This Programme Is For

School leavers aiming for management, consulting, or finance careers
Entrepreneurs seeking formal business credentials alongside campus networks
International students wanting a UK honours degree with employer connections

Faculty spotlight

The programme lead leads Strategy & Finance; A supervising member of faculty supervises enterprise projects with a focus on inclusive growth.

How you can study

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On-campus study

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Prefer to learn at our London campus? Campus tuition is published on each programme page. All examinations are 100% free of charge.

✦ Tuition: £7,500 / US$9,500/year
✦ Location: Du Cane Rd, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
✦ Campus examinations are charged
✦ In-person seminars, library & student services

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What You Will Learn

Prepare management accounts and interpret financial performance for decision-making
Develop marketing plans grounded in customer insight and digital analytics
Lead team-based consulting projects with professional presentation standards
Evaluate ethical and ESG considerations in business strategy

Curriculum

Year 3 — Honours

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BUS305	Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation (BUS305) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS305-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation BUS305-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation BUS305-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation BUS305-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation BUS305-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation BUS305-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation	30 · 300 h

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Course

Credits · hours

BUS305

Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation

Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation (BUS305) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

BUS305-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation
BUS305-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation
BUS305-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation
BUS305-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation
BUS305-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation
BUS305-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Business Consultancy Project & Dissertation

30 · 300 h

Year 1 — Foundations

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BUS101	Introduction to Management Introduction to Management (BUS101) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS101-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Introduction to Management BUS101-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Introduction to Management BUS101-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Introduction to Management BUS101-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Introduction to Management BUS101-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Introduction to Management BUS101-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Introduction to Management	30 · 300 h
BUS102	Financial Accounting Financial Accounting (BUS102) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS102-M1 · Who does this work, and under what authority BUS102-M2 · The setting: a service, firm, classroom, or public body BUS102-M3 · A constraint the setting imposes BUS102-M4 · What a newcomer usually misunderstands BUS102-M5 · A document or standard the setting uses BUS102-M6 · How the setting differs from a textbook example BUS102-M7 · A limit on what a graduate of this course can claim BUS102-M8 · The submission: a setting note with one constraint. The assessed course is Markets, customers, and an offer.	30 · 300 h
BUS103	Marketing Principles Marketing Principles (BUS103) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS103-M1 · The thing being counted or recorded BUS103-M2 · Where the figure comes from BUS103-M3 · One way the figure can be wrong BUS103-M4 · A comparison of two figures and what it does not prove BUS103-M5 · A table a marker can re-read BUS103-M6 · What must not be inferred from a small example BUS103-M7 · How the result would be reported to a non-specialist BUS103-M8 · The submission: a data note with the limit. The assessed course is People, work, and a fair process.	30 · 300 h
BUS104	Business Economics Business Economics (BUS104) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS104-M1 · The rule or duty that applies BUS104-M2 · A case that falls inside the rule BUS104-M3 · A case that falls outside it, and why BUS104-M4 · The person affected if the rule is ignored BUS104-M5 · What this academic course does not license BUS104-M6 · A source for the rule BUS104-M7 · A revision after a new fact BUS104-M8 · The submission: a short ethics or rules note. The assessed course is Operations and a process improvement.	30 · 300 h
BUS105	Quantitative Methods for Business Quantitative Methods for Business (BUS105) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS105-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Quantitative Methods for Business BUS105-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Quantitative Methods for Business BUS105-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Quantitative Methods for Business BUS105-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Quantitative Methods for Business BUS105-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Quantitative Methods for Business BUS105-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Quantitative Methods for Business	30 · 300 h
BUS106	Business Law & Ethics Business Law & Ethics (BUS106) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS106-M1 · What would count as success BUS106-M2 · The evidence collected BUS106-M3 · A result that looks better than it is BUS106-M4 · An alternative reading of the same evidence BUS106-M5 · What the evaluation cannot prove BUS106-M6 · Who would use the finding BUS106-M7 · A revision after feedback BUS106-M8 · The submission: an evaluation note. The assessed course is Strategy for a small organisation.	30 · 300 h

Year 2 — Application

Code	Course	Credits · hours
BUS201	Corporate Finance Corporate Finance (BUS201) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS201-M1 · The question the project answers BUS201-M2 · The method taken from an earlier course BUS201-M3 · The evidence used BUS201-M4 · An option that was rejected BUS201-M5 · The finding and its limit BUS201-M6 · What a project that ignores the earlier courses fails for BUS201-M7 · How the work is defended BUS201-M8 · The submission: the project and a short defence. The assessed course is Management project.	30 · 300 h
BUS202	Operations & Supply Chain Operations & Supply Chain (BUS202) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS202-M1 · The terms a new student must be able to use BUS202-M2 · One example from practice and what it shows BUS202-M3 · A common mistake with those terms BUS202-M4 · The question this introductory course answers BUS202-M5 · A short reading and the point to take from it BUS202-M6 · A guided case worked in class BUS202-M7 · What this course does not yet ask the student to decide BUS202-M8 · The submission: a short explained example. The assessed course is Organisations and how they are managed.	30 · 300 h
BUS203	Digital Business & E-Commerce Digital Business & E-Commerce (BUS203) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS203-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Digital Business & E-Commerce BUS203-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Digital Business & E-Commerce BUS203-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Digital Business & E-Commerce BUS203-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Digital Business & E-Commerce BUS203-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Digital Business & E-Commerce BUS203-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Digital Business & E-Commerce	30 · 300 h
BUS204	Organisational Behaviour & HRM Organisational Behaviour & HRM (BUS204) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS204-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Organisational Behaviour & HRM BUS204-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Organisational Behaviour & HRM BUS204-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Organisational Behaviour & HRM BUS204-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Organisational Behaviour & HRM BUS204-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Organisational Behaviour & HRM BUS204-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Organisational Behaviour & HRM	30 · 300 h
BUS205	Business Analytics & Decision Making Business Analytics & Decision Making (BUS205) is a course on BA (Hons) Business Administration. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at bachelor's level. Students learn the method on a guided case, then use it on a longer task with the sources named in the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. BUS205-M1 · The question, the unit of analysis, and data quality — Business Analytics & Decision Making BUS205-M2 · Features, baselines, and error — Business Analytics & Decision Making BUS205-M3 · Validation, leakage, and what the model must not decide — Business Analytics & Decision Making BUS205-M4 · Monitoring, drift, and human review — Business Analytics & Decision Making BUS205-M5 · Interpretation for a non-technical decision maker — Business Analytics & Decision Making BUS205-M6 · A supervised project with method, result, and limitation — Business Analytics & Decision Making	30 · 300 h

Career Paths

Management Trainee
Business Analyst
Marketing Executive
Entrepreneur
Corporate Finance Assistant

Programme Highlights

Haverton Business Lab and employer mentoring programme
Optional year abroad with partner universities
Accredited pathway toward Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5
On-campus delivery with library, careers, and SU facilities

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

A-levels BBB (or equivalent) in relevant subjects, or an Access to HE Diploma with Merit profile
International Baccalaureate 28 points, or high school diploma with GPA 3.0/4.0 minimum

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study)

Documents

Personal statement (400–600 words) explaining your academic interests and career goals
One academic reference from a teacher, tutor, or school counsellor

Research & interview

Optional: portfolio or interview for creative and professional programmes

Programme questions

How long is the BA (Hons) Business Administration?

The published duration is 3 years full-time. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@haverton.org.

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