COURSE DESCRIPTION

Cultivate your business expertise and equip yourself with the practical skills employers are seeking. You will develop a rounded business skill set and you will learn about key business functions. Option modules will then enable you to refine your expertise in a number of these key areas to match your interests and career aspirations. Taking up the option of a placement will give you valuable professional experience of industry and a head start in the competitive world of business.

You will be strongly encouraged to take up a placement year. Previous students have taken advantage of placements with employers such as Redmayne-Bentley, De Puy and Morrisons. We have a dedicated employability and placements office to support you and provide you with access to a wide range of vacancies from local, national and international employers. Pre-placement guidance and seminars are available on topics such as CV and letter writing, how to succeed at interview, assessment centres and psychometric tests.

You can also take part in business competitions such as the Aviva Challenge and the IBM Universities Business Challenge, a national business simulation game in competition against other universities. The opportunity to study abroad in countries such as the USA, Australia or the Netherlands is also available. At Leeds Business School we’re dedicated to supporting your professional development – that’s why we offer a guest lecture programme. Past speakers include the CEO of the London Stock Exchange, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, past Chair and President of the Academy of Marketing, Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association, the Chief Economist of Yorkshire Bank and the Editor of Cosmopolitan.