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Which A-levels do you need for Business & Management? Requirements at 40 UK universities
Of the 131 Business & Management degree courses at 40 UK universities (2027 entry), no A-level is required by more than one in ten of them (the most-required is Mathematics, at 10); 107 accept any subjects; the most common standard offer is ABB (37 courses). The safest three subjects are Mathematics, Modern Language and Economics, which keep 129 of 131 courses open.
- Courses
- 131
- Universities
- 40
- Most common standard offers
- ABB (37), AAB (31) and AAA (29)
- Admissions tests
- None of these courses asks for one
- Data
- 2027 entry · official course pages, verified October 2026
Subject demandacross 131 courses
RequiredOptionalSelect a subject to see what it opens in the Course Finder.
- Mathematicsrequired 10 · optional 4 · recommended 5
- Modern Languagerequired 7 · optional 5 · recommended 7
- Economicsoptional 7 · recommended 8
- Psychologyoptional 7 · recommended 8
- Geographyoptional 7 · recommended 8
- Politicsoptional 7 · recommended 8
- Sociologyoptional 7 · recommended 8
- Lawoptional 7 · recommended 8
- Historyoptional 7 · recommended 7
- English Literatureoptional 8 · recommended 4
The safest three subjects
Ranked by how many courses' subject requirements the three meet. This covers subjects only, not grades.
Mathematics + Modern Language + Economics
Keeps 129 of 131 courses open
Check Mathematics, Modern Language, Economics in the Course FinderMathematics + Modern Language + Psychology
Keeps 129 of 131 courses open
Check Mathematics, Modern Language, Psychology in the Course FinderMathematics + Modern Language + Geography
Keeps 129 of 131 courses open
Check Mathematics, Modern Language, Geography in the Course Finder
Course by course131 courses
| University | Course | Required / options | Standard offer | Admissions test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCL | Business and Health MSci+7 (also covers: Business and Health BSc, Business and Health (Healthcare Management) BSc, Business and Health (Health Science) BSc, Business and Health (Health Technology) BSc, Business and Health (Healthcare Management) MSci, Business and Health (Health Science) MSci, Business and Health (Health Technology) MSci) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UCL | Information Management for Business BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| UCL | International Management BSc | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| UCL | Management Science MSci+1 (also covers: Management Science BSc) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| UCL | Management for Social Change BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| UCL | Technology and Innovation BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| LSE | BSc Management | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Warwick | Business and Management BSc+1 (also covers: Business and Management with Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| Warwick | International Business and Management BSc+1 (also covers: International Business and Management with Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| Edinburgh | Business and Economics MA+1 (also covers: Business with Strategic Economics MA) | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Edinburgh | Business Management MA+10 (also covers: Finance and Business MA, Accounting and Finance MA, International Business MA, Accounting and Business MA, Business with Marketing MA, Business with Decision Analytics MA, International Business with Chinese MA, International Business with Japanese MA, Business with Enterprise and Innovation MA, Business with Human Resource Management MA) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Edinburgh | International Business with French MA | Modern Language | AAA | — |
| Edinburgh | International Business with German MA+1 (also covers: International Business with Italian MA) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Edinburgh | International Business with Spanish MA | Modern Language | AAA | — |
| Edinburgh | Business and Law MA | 1 of English Literature/English Language | AAA | — |
| Manchester | Fashion Management BSc+3 (also covers: Fashion Buying and Merchandising BSc, Fashion Marketing BSc, Fashion Product Innovation BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Manchester | Management BSc+7 (also covers: Management (Accounting and Finance) BSc, Management (Human Resources) BSc, Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) BSc, Management (International Business Economics) BSc, Management (Marketing) BSc, International Management BSc, International Business, Finance and Economics BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| KCL | Business Management BSc | 1 of Classics/English Language/English Literature etc. | A*AA | — |
| KCL | Data Analytics for Business & Finance BSc | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| KCL | International Business Analytics & Management BSc | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| KCL | International Management BSc | 1 of Classics/English Language/English Literature etc. | A*AA | — |
| KCL | Management & Modern Languages (French, German, Portuguese or Spanish) BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Bristol | Business Analytics BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Bristol | Business and Management BSc+1 (also covers: Business and Management with Innovation MSci) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Bristol | International Business Management BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Bristol | International Business Management and Modern Languages BA | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Durham | Business and Management BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| St Andrews | Management MA+1 (also covers: Management BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Bath | International Management and Modern Languages (French) BSc | Modern Language | AAB | — |
| Bath | International Management and Modern Languages (German) BSc | Modern Language | AAB | — |
| Bath | International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) BSc | Modern Language | AAB | — |
| Bath | Management BSc+3 (also covers: Management with Marketing BSc, Business BSc, International Management BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Glasgow | Business & Management MA(SocSci)+3 (also covers: Business & Management/History MA(SocSci), Business & Management/Politics MA(SocSci), Business & Management/Sociology MA(SocSci)) | 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | AAB | — |
| Glasgow | Business & Management/Computing Science BSc | Mathematics + 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | AAA | — |
| Glasgow | Business & Management/Computing Science MA(SocSci)+1 (also covers: Business & Management/Economics MA(SocSci)) | Mathematics + 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | AAB | — |
| Glasgow | Business & Management/Portuguese MA+1 (also covers: Business & Management/Russian MA) | 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | ABB | — |
| Southampton | Business Analytics BSc+1 (also covers: Business and Artificial Intelligence BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Southampton | Business Management BSc+2 (also covers: Business Management and Human Resource Management BSc, Business Entrepreneurship BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Southampton | International Business BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Business and Intelligent Technologies BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Leeds | Business Management and Human Resources BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Leeds | Business Management BA+1 (also covers: Business Management with Marketing BA) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | International Business and Finance BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | International Business BSc+1 (also covers: International Business and Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Birmingham | Business Management BSc+3 (also covers: International Business BSc, Marketing BSc, Marketing with Business Analytics BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Nottingham | Business and Management BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Sheffield | Business Management and Economics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Sheffield | Business Management BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Sheffield | Business Management and Modern Languages & Cultures BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Exeter | Business Analytics BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Exeter | Business and Management BSc+1 (also covers: Marketing and Management BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Exeter | Business BSc (Cornwall)+1 (also covers: Business and Environment BSc (Cornwall)) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Exeter | Business and Laws BBL (Cornwall) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Exeter | International Business and Modern Languages BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| York | Business and Management BA+5 (also covers: Business and Management BSc, Business and Management with French BA, Business and Management with German BA, Business and Management with Italian BA, Business and Management with Spanish BA) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| York | Business and Society BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Business Analytics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | Business and Human Resource Management BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | Business Management BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | International Management BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | Management and Digital Technologies BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | Management and French Studies BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | Management and German Studies BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Lancaster | Management and Spanish Studies BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Loughborough | Business Analytics BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Loughborough | Business and Management BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Loughborough | International Business BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| QMUL | Business Management BSc+3 (also covers: Marketing and Management BSc, International Business Analytics BSc, Business with Law BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Cardiff | Business Management BSc+3 (also covers: Business Management with International Management BSc, Business Management with Marketing BSc, Business Management with Supply Chain Management BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Cardiff | Business Management with Welsh BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Newcastle | Business Management BA+1 (also covers: Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSci) | 1 of Business/Sociology/Psychology etc. + 2 of Business/Sociology/Psychology etc. | AAB | — |
| Newcastle | International Business Management BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Newcastle | International Business Management with Finance BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Liverpool | Business Management BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Liverpool | International Management BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Leicester | Business and Management BSc+1 (also covers: Business and Management BA) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Leicester | Human Resource Management BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Leicester | Business and Law BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Reading | Business and Management BSc+4 (also covers: Business and Management (Data Analytics and Digital Business) BSc, Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) BSc, Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) BSc, Business and Management (Marketing) BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Reading | International Business and Management BSc+1 (also covers: International Business and Management with a Modern Language BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Surrey | Business Management and Modern Languages BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Surrey | Business Management BSc+4 (also covers: Business Management with Business Analytics BSc, Business Management with Entrepreneurship and Innovation BSc, Business Management with Human Resource Management BSc, Business Management with Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Surrey | International Business Management BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Sussex | Business Analytics BSc+1 (also covers: Finance and Technology (FinTech) BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Sussex | Business and Management BSc+3 (also covers: International Business BSc, Marketing and Management BSc, Marketing and Management with Psychology BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| UEA | Business Analytics and Management BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Business and Human Resource Management BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Business Management BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Digital Business and Information Systems BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | International Business Management BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Aberdeen | Business Management and Information Systems BSc | 2 of Biology/Chemistry/Physics etc. | BBC | — |
| Aberdeen | Business Management MA+14 (also covers: Business Management and English MA, Business Management and French MA, Business Management and Gaelic Studies MA, Business Management and Geography MA, Business Management and German MA, Business Management and History MA, Business Management and Information Systems MA, Business Management and International Relations MA, Business Management and Legal Studies MA, Business Management and Politics MA, Business Management and Psychology MA, Business Management and Real Estate MA, Business Management and Sociology MA, Business Management and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Aberdeen | International Business MA+11 (also covers: International Business (5 years) MBus, International Business with French MA, International Business with French (5 years) MBus, International Business with Gaelic MA, International Business with Gaelic (5 years) MBus, International Business with German MA, International Business with German (5 years) MBus, International Business with Mandarin MA, International Business with Mandarin (5 years) MBus, International Business with Spanish MA, International Business with Spanish (5 years) MBus) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Strathclyde | Business Administration BBA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Strathclyde | Business Analysis & Technology BA+7 (also covers: Business Analysis and Technology & Business Enterprise BA, Business Analysis and Technology & Business Law BA, Business Analysis and Technology & Economics BA, Business Analysis and Technology & Finance BA, Business Analysis and Technology & Hospitality and Tourism Management BA, Business Analysis and Technology & Human Resource Management BA, Business Analysis and Technology & Marketing BA) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | Business Analysis and Technology & Mathematics and Statistics BA | Mathematics | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | Business BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | Business Enterprise BA+6 (also covers: Business Enterprise & Business Law BA, Business Enterprise & Economics BA, Business Enterprise & Finance BA, Business Enterprise & Hospitality and Tourism Management BA, Business Enterprise & Human Resource Management BA, Business Enterprise & Marketing BA) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | Human Resource Management BA+3 (also covers: Human Resource Management & Business Law BA, Human Resource Management & Marketing BA, Human Resource Management & Psychology BA) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | International Business BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | International Business with a Modern Language MIBML | Modern Language | ABB | — |
| QUB | Business Management with Placement BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | International Business (Major) with French BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | International Business (Major) with German BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | International Business (Major) With Mandarin BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | International Business (Major) with Portuguese BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | International Business (Major) with Spanish BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Royal Holloway | Business and Management BSc+7 (also covers: Marketing BSc, Management with Accounting BSc, Management with Digital Innovation and Analytics BSc, Management with Entrepreneurship BSc, Management with Human Resources BSc, Management with International Business BSc, Management with Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| City St George's | Business Analytics BSc+1 (also covers: Business Analytics with Finance BSc) | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| City St George's | Business Management BSc+2 (also covers: Business Management, Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship BSc, Business Management with Social Purpose BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| City St George's | Business with Finance BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| City St George's | Business with Marketing BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| City St George's | International Business BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Kent | Business Management BSc+2 (also covers: International Business BSc, Digital Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Essex | Business Management BSc+4 (also covers: Business Management and Modern Languages BA, Business Management with a Modern Language BA, Business and Human Resource Management BSc, Marketing Management BSc) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Swansea | Business Management BSc+2 (also covers: Business Management (Modern Languages) BSc, Marketing BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Heriot-Watt | Bachelor of Business Administration BBA+2 (also covers: International Business Management MA, Marketing MA) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Heriot-Watt | International Business Management with a Modern Language MA | Modern Language | BBC | — |
| Dundee | Business Management BSc | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | International Business and International Relations MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | International Business and Management BSc | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Dundee | International Business BSc+3 (also covers: International Business MA, International Business with Marketing BSc, International Business with Marketing MA) | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Aston | Business Analytics BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | Business and International Relations BSc | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Aston | Business and Management BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | Business and Supply Chain Management BSc | 1 of Mathematics/Further Mathematics/Statistics etc.; or Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Aston | Business Enterprise and Innovation BSc | Any subjects | BCC | — |
| Aston | Human Resources and Business Management BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | International Business and Economics BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | International Business and Management BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | Logistics with Supply Chain Management BSc | 1 of Mathematics/Further Mathematics/Statistics etc.; or Any subjects | BBC | — |
Also consider: joint degrees with Business & Management as the second subject67 courses
- Economics and Management · Oxford
- Mathematics with Management Studies MSci · UCL
- Dutch and Management Studies BA · UCL
- French and Management Studies BA · UCL
- German and Management Studies BA · UCL
- Italian and Management Studies BA · UCL
- Portuguese and Management Studies BA · UCL
- Scandinavian Studies and Management Studies BA · UCL
- Spanish and Management Studies BA · UCL
- Economics and Business with East European Studies BA · UCL
- Urban Planning, Design and Management BSc · UCL
- BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business · LSE
- Global Sustainable Development and Business Studies BASc · Warwick
- Modern Languages, Business and Management BA · Warwick
- Law and Business LLB · Edinburgh
- Arabic and Business MA · Edinburgh
- French and Business MA · Edinburgh
- German and Business MA · Edinburgh
- Spanish and Business MA · Edinburgh
- Economics & Management BSc · KCL
- Accounting and Management BSc · Bristol
- Economics and Management BSc · Bristol
- Marketing and Management BSc · Durham
- German and Management MA · St Andrews
- Accounting and Management BSc · Bath
- Fashion Marketing with Management BA · Southampton
- Music and Business Management BA · Southampton
- Modern Languages and Business Management (1 language: French, German or Spanish) BSc · Southampton
- Environment and Business BA · Leeds
- Modern Languages and Business BA · Leeds
37 more joint degrees not listed.
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FAQ
Are any A-levels required for Business & Management?
Rarely. Of the 131 Business & Management courses at 40 UK universities, the most-required subject, Mathematics, is required by only 10 (8%); 107 accept any subjects.
What is the typical A-level offer for Business & Management?
The most common standard offers across the 131 Business & Management courses are ABB (37), AAB (31) and AAA (29); check each course page for the exact requirement.
Which three A-levels are safest for Business & Management?
Counting the courses whose subject requirements they meet, the safest three are Mathematics, Modern Language and Economics, keeping 129 of 131 courses open; next come Mathematics, Modern Language and Psychology (129 of 131).