The Business and Management suite of courses at Oxford Brookes Business School provides a great foundation for a wide range of careers within any sector of business. All of our courses focus on developing practical business skills and enabling you to apply your academic learning to solve problems. This will give you the knowledge and confidence to succeed in the real world.
Business and Management
Many of the Oxford Brookes Business School undergraduate and postgraduate programmes meet the quality standards to be accredited by renowned professional bodies. Read about our accreditations, exemptions and associations.
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Business and Management (MPhil, PhD) |
Schools and departments
Courses in business and management are taught in:
Oxford Brookes Business School, School of Education, Humanities and Languages
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You will benefit from our strong links with a range of exciting and innovative companies, both locally and nationally, from Purple Frog and Pamoja Education to IBM and BMW.
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You’ll have the opportunity to spend a year in a paid work placement developing valuable skills. Recent students have spent a year with Airbus, Dior, Great Ormond Street Hospital, John Lewis, Microsoft, Nestlé and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Our academics have worked as consultants for the UN, Red Bull Racing and KPMG to name but a few.
Oxford Brookes Business School students who wish to pursue a work placement are supported by the Work and Voluntary Experience Services (WAVES) team. Find out more about the opportunities available to enhance your career prospects.
At Oxford Brookes Business School, we connect with businesses in a number of ways to enhance both the student experience and collaborate on research projects.
Chahd Sahli
"One of the other main things that led me to choose Brookes was the CIPD accreditation, which is one of the most important things for any HR professional to have after graduation"
Read more about ChahdGavin Wells
"Having coached at work, I started coaching formally outside work with those from my network who knew me, and wanted to add the theory and best practice to that to become a better coach and mentor"
Read more about GavinViv Chitty
"I had a very good relationship with my Dissertation Supervisor, so I felt well prepared for doing the research and writing the dissertation. His feedback was challenging, and he pushed me hard. But he believed I could get a good grade and I did"
Read more about VivMohamed Mujahid Rahman
"Oxford Brookes University served as a platform to not only pursue my studies but to also learn about international culture"
Read more about MohamedSabina-Elena Filipescu
"A Business and Management degree has [...] made me stand out in several job interviews and offered me the knowledge to specialise in core domains such as marketing management, logistics, finance, and strategic management"
Read more about Sabina-ElenaTyler Glassey
"The course at Oxford Brookes University provided the breadth of modules early on to build foundations and the ability to later tailor my degree towards my chosen career path"
Read more about TylerAigeri mSeitova
"Oh it’s totally different, because here you can talk with your teacher like a friend. It’s really nice because they are very helpful. They explain everything, whatever you didn’t understand"
Read more about AigeriSammy Nguyen
"I love living in Oxford. Having lived in London for a year because of my placement made me realise how much I love living in Oxford"
Read more about SammyBianca Cappelletti
"A great way to develop skills is by joining extra-curricular activities, such as the Oxford Brookes Business Society. Here students have the opportunity to expand their learning and have a first-hand experience of the business world"
Katie Williams
"I had the best time and I've learned so much, and I feel like I found my passion!"
Read more about KatieYiyang Wu
"I had no experience about using English as academic writing, I applied for the academic writing courses (Pre-Sessional English Course), and the teachers taught me how to use the English writing styles for papers. They helped me a lot!"
Read more about YiyangMichela Dema-Osiene
"Having lecturers who actually inspire students to talk is essential and helpful, which I had with the lecturers here"
Read more about FerdosMuhamed Selmani
"I truly believe that a foundation programme is the right path for anyone who has doubts about their subject and wants to experience topics first, learning about them in undergraduate level classes. This gives you an amazing advantage, allowing you to figure out if this the right thing for you"
Read more about MichelaMark Dale
"When we travelled to Oxford here in August, it was the first time seeing the city and I just knew by then that this was the perfect place for me. You can't really compare it to anything in Denmark for sure, it’s fantastic here!"
Read more about MarkTina Poletto
"I just love Oxford. It’s such a nice place with an international environment. I liked the support that I got even before coming here"
Read more about TinaUtsav Kharel
"I really enjoyed working with people from different cultures which I think it is most important transferable skills we learn from universities in the highly globalised world"
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"When I came here everything was just like I imagined before, a very beautiful city but very different from London. Oxford is very peaceful and it is small but lovely, and a place for students, a real place for students"
Read more about VuWilliam Cessford
"The international foundation is a really good course because of the mix of a lot of nationalities, making it easier to make friends and get settled in"
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