Bachelor Courses

The BA (Hons) Business Studies with Foundation year programme covers a variety of case areas to ensure graduates have the essential skills and knowledge to gain employment in a number of business-related sectors or to start-up entrepreneurial businesses.

This degree course will equip you with a range of possibilities to develop the attitudes, abilities and competencies required to work in a health and social care environment, both home and international. The program will also encourage entrepreneurship as you will have opportunities to acquire skills required to analyse complex modern business and healthcare organisations. Business analysis is a crucial factor in determining organisational options as it forms the basis for negotiating, planning and execution to deliver on organisational goals.

This degree has been designed to prepare graduates for the Business and Events sector. It blends both academic practice with the study of core business skills and management concepts along with a live project. This synthesis allows students to develop and apply their knowledge, understanding and expertise. In completing this course, students will be able to understand the career specialism that reflects their interests and abilities, identify career pathways and the professional expectation to achieve them.

The taught modules cover all the major functional areas of business from; finance and marketing to human resources and information systems. Building on this essential core knowledge, the degree examines and develops an understanding of the cultural, ethical and interpersonal challenges that arise within today’s multicultural global business environment, from SMEs and how they compete on a global level; ethics and social responsibility; to technology and how organisations use information to support global operations and deliver competitive advantage.

The final year “Major Project” encourages you to utilise both the skills and knowledge learnt during the degree programme and combine them with current academic research that will further develop your professional expertise and career prospects.

This BA in Fashion Design degree is designed to provide a creative yet informed approach to materials and processes for fashion, the emphasis of the programme will be to investigate the meanings of sustainability, ethics and protection of the environment in relation to the fashion industry.

The focus will set the programme apart from other educational providers and while challenging, is a focus that needs to be addressed in the fashion industry as a whole. The course provides an opportunity to explore the possibilities of specialist knit and print fabrics, alongside heritage woven and more contemporary materials understanding the limitations and possibilities of the fabrics to innovate and create designs for the future. Years one and two develop the design and pattern-cutting technology for the industry alongside an understanding of textile and garment construction techniques but with an emphasis on sustainable methods of production and closer analysis and selection of materials to underpin that sustainability. The students will also be encouraged to be experimental and innovative in their approach to design whilst developing an understanding of commerciality and target markets. In their final year, the student will be challenged to produce solutions (final collections) that served the needs of an individual while maintaining sustainable production methods.

Students will be graduating with a creative skill set fully prepared to join the challenging and fast-paced fashion industry with a conscience.

Our Accounting and Finance (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree is a four-year course with a built-in foundation year (Year 0). It’s the ideal course if you’re interested in studying accounting and finance at undergraduate level but you can't meet the entry requirements or don't have the traditional qualifications required to start a standard degree.

On graduation of this four-year degree you’ll gain professional exemptions from accounting bodies including ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA, AIA and IFA, facilitating your journey to becoming a qualified accountant or finding success in a finance-related career.

This intellectually stimulating degree course addresses broader aspects of the business organisation and management culture, while also providing an insight into: corporate and consumer legislation, corporate regulation and other legal aspects of business enterprise. You will be equipped with a real understanding of how legal considerations impact virtually every aspect of management activity.

This course will teach you about globalisation, sustainability and social change - allowing you to fully understand the factors affecting business. When you graduate you will have a sound appreciation of management practice, this will include: human resources, marketing, business law and information management. You will also learn the skills to analyse strategic consumer behaviour.

This programme will equip students with a comprehensive understanding of key digital technologies and programming tools, leaving graduates of this degree with a strong understanding of, as well as the ability to apply, system design principles and project management skills. The programme has been carefully designed to be up-to-date, with students developing skills in web and mobile technologies, user experience design, cloud computing and big data analytics.

Students of this programme will develop highly competitive and transferable skills in an inspiring environment with exceptional academic support. The programme exposes students to contemporary and real-life business approaches, taught by highly experienced and qualified tutors.

This degree has been developed to give students the key business skills needed for a successful career in this sector. There is a particular focus on the current challenges facing the tourism industry; these include sustainability, global issues, ethical tourism, diverse competition and crisis management. Designed to unlock your potential by enhancing both your commercial awareness and specialist subject knowledge. This degree is a perfect entrance into this exciting important industry.

There is always a high demand for skilled marketing graduates. Study for an honours degree and you’ll gain the skills and knowledge businesses really need, opening up your career options.

The syllabus evaluates the key marketing skills of forward-thinking, communication, and originality, whilst building core knowledge in the areas of branding, brand management, market research methods, consumer behaviour and digital marketing. Our lecturers are experts in their fields and all have industry experience.

A degree in accounting and finance has long been viewed as an excellent grounding for a career in business, regardless of whether you intend to become a professionally qualified accountant or not.

For students that are already considering undertaking a professional accounting qualification, the degree has been structured to provide the maximum possible number of exemptions (9 foundations papers in total) from the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants.

This course is designed to develop your knowledge of health and social care, and the wider social, policy, legal and organisational environment within which they are situated both within the UK and internationally. You will study areas including the sociology of health, public health, mental health, disability, multi-agency working as well as welfare and social care issues faced by vulnerable individuals and groups. There is a strong employability focus at all levels of the course, which will enable you to develop a range of transferable, employability-enhancing skills.

The extended degree course has been specifically designed to ensure that candidates gain the skills needed to succeed at degree level.

For students who do not meet our standard entry requirements for admission to one of our undergraduate degree courses, ARU London offers the option of an extended four-year degree course.

Modules help to develop skills in writing assignments, mathematics, computing, public speaking and presenting, whilst developing an understanding of the modern business world. Prospective students should expect to undertake significant amounts of reading and independent study outside of the classroom (approximately 12 hours per week during term time).

This course has particular appeal for candidates who want a change in career and candidates wanting to return to education. Our innovative courses ensure that what you learn can be practically applied to the business world as well as preparing you to tackle the academic workload of a full degree course.

Gain a broad understanding of organisations on this vocational degree with a focus on managing people and processes in large and small organisations.

From the beginning, you will start to develop the high levels of professionalism that employers look for, along with the understanding of how organisations operate and the ability to apply theory to real-life situations - making you efficient and effective in any organisational, cultural or social context.

The extended BSc Computing Technologies programme provides an excellent foundation for individuals looking to pursue a career in a number of computing related areas including the internet of everything, networking, cyber security, web and mobile app design, and data analytics.

The foundation year is carefully designed to build confidence in your abilities, develop essential academic and study skills, and provide the subject specific knowledge essential for success. It also introduces you to the fundamentals of computer systems, together with providing a grounding in programming.

You will gain highly competitive skills in a supportive and inspiring environment, with modules covering a wide range of computing technologies. Taught by experienced tutors, you will be learning about real-life and contemporary business approaches.

The aim of the course is to encourage students to develop as individuals within a flexible and supportive environment. We’ll help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become creative, enterprising, employable and good leaders.

Our modules and teaching expertise will help you become more independent as a leaner and more certain of your discipline expertise.

Distinct elements of this course will be: interest in pursuing creative solutions to graphic design problems, a broad-based and adaptable approach, self-authorship, narrative and sequence skills, art-direction, ability to direct a range of different outcomes, multi-disciplinary confidence and ability to accomplish communication tasks across a range of media and client bases.

The course’s integrated foundation year will ensure you’re well-equipped as you enter Year 1 of the degree. You will examine the basic principles of banking, finance and economics, as well as other key business functions such as marketing, operations and human resource management. Following your foundation year, you will go on to study the same course content and modules like those on our Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) degree.

The course is designed with input from finance industry experts and draws on accounting, economics, investment theory, law and management to help you develop the skills you'll need to begin a career in banking or the financial services.