School of Business and Economics


BSc Business and Management

Developed by academics at LSE, this degree will give you a thorough grounding in the principles of business and management. It is ideal if you are aspiring towards careers in the financial professions or if you are already professionally qualified and now would like to take a degree.

Application deadline: 1 October

Registration deadline: 30 November

Examinations: May and June

You complete 12 courses for the Standard Route or 9 for the Graduate Entry Route.

100 courses- Standard Route

  • Mathematics 1 (Half course)
  • Statistics 1 (Half course)
  • Principles of accounting
  • Business and management in a global context
  • 200 and 300 courses

  • Core management concepts
  • 200 and 300 courses- course selection

    Four courses from the following:

  • Asset pricing and financial markets, OR
  • Financial management
  • Principles of Corporate Finance
  • Managerial economics
  • Management science methods
  • Human resource management
  • Strategy
  • Organization theory: an interdisciplinary approach
  • Principles of marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • This degree will prepare you for a career in areas of business, banking, general management, accountancy, management consulting and marketing. You could also gain entry to a master’s programme in this field.

    This BSc will help you to question and analyse information, develop arguments, and boost your analytical and communication skills – all of which are valued in management-related roles.

    In some countries, qualifications earned by distance and flexible learning may not be recognised by certain authorities or regulators for the purposes of public sector employment or further study. We advise you to explore the local recognition status before you register, even if you plan to receive support from a local teaching institution.

    The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) provides academic direction for this programme. LSE is regarded as an international centre of academic excellence and innovation in the social sciences.