Psychology with Business Management

Psychology and business management is a combination that makes real sense when you consider that organisations are fundamentally composed of people, and that understanding how people think, communicate, decide, and behave under pressure is directly relevant to almost every challenge that businesses and managers face. Psychology provides rigorous theoretical frameworks and empirical research methods for understanding human cognition and behaviour, while business management gives you the organisational and commercial context in which those insights are applied.

At the University of Buckingham, this two-year full-time degree makes distinctive use of a small-group tutorial teaching model. For every module, you will have weekly tutorial meetings with a maximum of six other students, meaning your tutors will know your work closely and you will develop the collaborative and professional skills that come from that kind of engagement. The tutorials are run as professional meetings, with an expectation that you prepare for and participate in discussions, which develops the habits of mind and working practice that employers value.

You will study across both psychology and business management, covering areas including cognition, personality, organisational behaviour, marketing, and strategic management, developing a grounded understanding of both disciplines. With a typical entry tariff of 88 UCAS points, the two-year accelerated structure makes this an efficient route to a degree.

Graduates from psychology and business management programmes are sought across a range of organisations and roles. Human resources, recruitment, organisational development, marketing and consumer insights, management consultancy, healthcare management, and leadership roles in the public and third sectors are all natural destinations. The analytical rigour of psychology combined with commercial awareness makes graduates particularly useful in roles that require understanding how people and organisations work.

Postgraduate study in business psychology, occupational psychology, or business administration is available for those who wish to specialise further.