Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University has a strong international reputation as a provider of thought leadership and contemporary business education.

We’ve continued to establish strong business links with high-profile companies, provided expert opinion on a global basis and pushed the boundaries of knowledge, in finance, management, retail, tourism and events through our Research Centres.

In an increasingly competitive employment market, business skills are the key differentiator. It pays to think beyond the minimum satisfactory requirements and invest on your own professional development to stay ahead.

Our range of full and part-time courses have been designed to give you the confidence and tools to enhance your career, change career direction or simply acquire up-to-date skills and knowledge of international business, management skills, and a thorough understanding of the financial and economic environments in which businesses operate.

We offer a range of Business and Management courses including our flagship Master of Business Administration (MBA), delivered both full and part-time. Our MBA has been carefully tailored to provide comprehensive knowledge and skills in business and management, before extending into unique industry specialisms.

BU courses in Business and Management
MA International Business with Economics (Full-time)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Full-time, Part-time)
MSc Events Management (Full-time)
MSc Finance with Risk Management (Full-time)
MSc International Business Finance (Full-time)
MSc International Business Management (Full-time)
MSc Management (Full-time)
MSc Management with Human Resources (Full-time)
MSc Management with Human Resources (Part-time)
MSc Management with Marketing (Full-time)
MSc Retail Management (Full-time)
MSc Tourism Management (Full-time)
MSc Tourism Management and Marketing (Full-time)
MSc Tourism Management and Planning (Full-time)
MSc Tourism and Hospitality Management (Full-time)

What our graduates say
“After graduating from Bournemouth University, I went back to my hometown in Turkey and I have been working for an international textile company as an international Trade Manager.”
Harun Hasvuncu, BU Graduate

“I found work immediately after I finished the course. My dissertation allowed me to move onto another better job within a year.”
Alka Katwala, Project Manager, ABN AMRO Bank NV, BU Graduate

“I would not be running my own HR company without the support from Bournemouth University”.
Dawn Evans, Managing Director and HR Professional, BU Graduate

“Even before I came back to my country, as soon as I graduated I received job offers from different job centres…..”
Ricardo Pereira Santigo, Branch Manager, Credicorp Bank Panama, BU Graduate

Focus on your career with postgraduate study at BU
Bournemouth University is ideally situated in the vibrant cosmopolitan communities of Bournemouth and Poole. The seven miles of golden beach makes the area perfect for a wide variety of water-sports and other outdoor pursuits. Bournemouth has award-winning gardens, fabulous shopping, nightlife and a thriving music and arts scene. The local countryside boasts the country’s newest national park, the New Forest and the Jurassic Coastlines of Dorset and Devon.

There are considerable financial and personal rewards for graduates in both the long and short term; salaries for graduates have risen consistently over the past decade, but career advancement remains the main reason that people choose to undertake further study. The commercial employment market may be fiercely competitive, but our graduates are upwardly mobile. Some of you will progress within your current organisation, many of you will chose to move on or aspire to run your own business.

Facilities and Resources
Our impressive Executive Business Centre is home to many of our business and management courses, including the Bournemouth MBA. Located on the stunning South coast, the Centre is not just about offering high-spec lecture theatres, a contemporary e-library or the latest interactive technologies. It also breaks the barrier between the traditional university experience and working within a genuine business environment.

The Centre is a hub for expertise, information and consultancy, available to hundreds of businesses across the South of England. What better place to learn that where business itself is happening?

You will also be given access to BU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), myBU. It is essentially a website that gives access to learning materials, internet mail and discussion groups. It is also accessible externally, off campus.

In addition, you can use our 24 hour open access computer centres, as well as an extensive wireless network on our campuses and in University accommodation.

So what does this all mean to you, a prospective student? Our courses have been designed with the demands of today’s global employment in mind. Or unique learning environment, combined with our courses and experts, will give you a first-class student experience. It’s more than graduating with a certificate; it’s about gaining real career prospects.

If you’re looking for a new challenge or simply wish to change career direction but don’t know how, then studying for a postgraduate qualification at BU is an excellent way to uplift your skills, gain industry accreditation and develop transferable knowledge. All our courses are geared towards developing professional, global and highly desirable business and management experts of the future.

Fees and funding
We recognise that studying for a postgraduate qualification can involve a substantial personal and financial investment, that’s why our website has up-to-date information on fees and the funding support available, such as scholarships and bursaries. Graduates holding a masters degree have a higher probability of achieving a better graduate job and earning significantly higher wages. BU offers a range of scholarships and bursaries, which enable you to invest in your future.

Visit us
Find out about BU exhibitions and events for prospective students take a Virtual Tour and explore BU’s campuses.

Contact us
askBU Enquiry Service

Tel: 08456 501501*
+44 (0)1202 961916 (International/EU alternative number)

Email: askBUenquiries@bournemouth.ac.uk
Web: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/focus

Bournemouth University
Fern Barrow
Talbot Campus
Poole
Dorset
BH12 5BB
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