Business Management with Project Management BA (Hons)



We aim to enhance the employability of our graduates by providing them with in-demand project management skills.

Overview

This programme will prepare you to make a positive societal impact through effective business and project management practices.

Our BA (Hons) Business Management with Project Management degree blends solid business know-how with the specialist tools and strategies used by professional project managers. You’ll explore leadership, marketing, finance, and operations, all while learning how to plan, deliver, and evaluate projects of all sizes.

Through hands-on projects, real case studies, and industry placements, you’ll gain practical experience that employers value. You’ll learn to manage teams, budgets, risks, and timelines, which are essential for thriving in the modern business world.

As a student of our programme, you will also have the opportunity to learn from and engage with industry speakers across selected modules. These sessions offer valuable insights into real-world project management practices, helping you connect theory with industry experience and expand your professional network.

We are the Top Scottish Modern University 2026 (THE World University Rankings).

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Mode of Study:

Full-time

Duration:

4 years

Start date:

Sep

Course details

In your first two years you'll build a foundation in the essentials of effective business management. This foundation prepares you for the options to engage with applied learning within an industry placement, or to explore diverse cultures through studying abroad within our extensive partner network.

This course offers you excellent employability skills including professional presentation, team working, leadership, communication and problem solving. You'll dive deeper into project management skills, tools, and techniques alongside contemporary and relevant issues in today's business world. 

How will my degree reflect sustainability and sustainable development?

The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) – established under the UN Global Compact – places a clear onus on Higher Education to ‘transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development’. The Business School is a PRME signatory, and we seek to influence professional practice and policy nationally and internationally, helping to drive key societal, economic and environmental impacts.

Our mission is ‘to empower communities to apply business knowledge for positive societal impact’ and we work constantly to embed practical actions into our curriculum, to promote sustainability and relate these to the key ideas of sustainability, as reflected in the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes now reflect one or more of the SDG, and our research is targeted to solve real world problems, mapped against the criteria used in the Times Higher Education’s Impact Ranking.

The most recent annual league table for Sustainability - compiled by People & Planet, the UK’s largest student campaigning network - again places Edinburgh Napier in a top 3 position among Scotland’s 19 universities. This reflects their assessment of our performance across a range of environmental and ethical considerations, which include carbon reduction and management, and education.

What is distinct about equality, diversity and inclusion?

Edinburgh Napier University is enriched by the diversity of perspectives, cultures and backgrounds brought by all within our global community. We are committed to a positive environment where diversity and inclusiveness is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status or whether pregnant or on maternity leave. We commit ourselves to providing a learning, working and social environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice, intimidation, stigmatisation and all forms of harassment and bullying.

The Business School's vision: 'To be the Business School for empowerment, enterprise and employability for all'.

Our mission statement: 'Empowering our communities to apply business knowledge for positive societal impact'.

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    How you’ll be taught

    You'll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, group work, presentations, independent study, and work based learning. 
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    Assessments

    Your knowledge and understanding will be assessed using a combination of examination and coursework.

    Individual modules utilise a mix of assessment strategies: real-world projects, simulations, examinations, live case studies, reports, debates, learning portfolios, videos and classroom presentations which all build progressively to aid the achievement of deeper learning in project management, including the use of latest technologies to effectively manage projects. 
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    Work placement

    There is an optional work based learning placement in Year 3.  

    Optional supervised work placement or overseas study module. Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. Full information on this is available in our disclaimer.
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    Study abroad

    You can choose to study abroad, in English, at one of our partner universities for one trimester.

    Placement and Study Abroad opportunities are subject to UK and Scottish Government health and travel advice.
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    Facilities

     The programme is taught on our Craiglockhart Campus.

Popular modules

Year 1

  • Behavioural studies
  • Accounting for Business
  • Marketing Fundamentals
  • Principles of economics
  • Academic Skills for Business management
  • Foundations in Modern Project Management

Year 2

  • Creativity, Innovation, and Enterprise
  • Introduction to Human Resource Management
  • Marketing Research and Communications
  • World Economy
  • Research and Data Analysis
  • Risk Management for Project Success

Year 3

  • Entrepreneurial Consultancy Project
  • International Business
  • Project Leadership in the Digital Age
  • Work-based learning project & Live project
  • Optional module

Year 4

  • Business Strategy and Sustainable Development
  • Digital Business and Innovation
  • Contemporary Issues in Project Management 
  • Optional module
  • Dissertation 

Disclaimer

Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

Full information is available in our disclaimer.

Entry requirements

What are the entry requirements for Business Management with Project Management?

Our entry requirements indicate both Standard and Minimum qualifications with which we normally accept students. Competition for places varies from year to year and you aren't guaranteed a place if you meet the minimum qualifications.

Can you go straight into second year of university?

Advanced entry for this course is not possible- it is Year 1 entry only

Can I make an appointment with an advisor to discuss further about the admission process?

If you want to get more information on the admission process, please get in touch with the undergraduate admissions team by submitting an enquiry form above.

Minimum Year 1

SQA Higher

  • Standard Entry Requirement: BBBB
  • Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC

You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.

A Level

  • BCC

Irish Leaving Certificate

  • H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level

BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3

  • Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit)

BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3

  • Minimum grades D*D*

BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level

  • Minimum grades DM (Distinction, Merit)
  • A Level grade C

International Baccalaureate Diploma

  • Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4

Scottish HNC

  • Other HNC subjects may be considered for year 1 entry where a C in the graded unit is achieved.

If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test and our minimum English language requirements will apply.

This may not apply if you have completed all your school qualifications in English. Check our country pages to find out if this applies to you.

If you do not currently meet our minimum English language requirements, we offer a number of pre-sessional English language courses which could help you achieve the required level.

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements by country

Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto the following courses:
  • BM Midwifery/MM Midwifery
  • MSc Nursing courses
  • All Graduate Apprenticeship courses

See who can apply for more information on Graduate Apprenticeship courses.

We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study. 

Our admissions policies will help you understand our admissions procedures, and how we use the information you provide us in your application to inform the decisions we make.

Undergraduate admissions policies
Postgraduate admissions policies

Fees & funding

The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you will depend on a number of factors including your nationality, location, personal circumstances and the course you are studying. We also have a number of bursaries and scholarships available to our students.

Tuition fees
Students from 2025/26 2026/27
Scotland £1,820 £tba
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland £9,535 £tba
Overseas and EU £17,520 £tba
Students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland will be invoiced the tuition fees for 3 years of their 4 years of study.
Tuition fees are subject to an annual review and may increase from one year to the next. For more information on this and other tuition fee matters, please see our Fees and Funding links above.
If additional compulsory costs other than the tuition fees are applicable, these will be detailed in the course details.
Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2021 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here.


Careers

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What can you do with a Business Management Degree?

With a Business Management Degree from Edinburgh Napier University, you will have developed a professional attitude and business mindset, allowing you to develop the practical skills to plan and analyse business strategies and come up with solutions to business problems. You will be able to communicate effectively and be a team player, with sound decision making skills. If you are a good problem solver, and enjoy presenting and collaborating with others, then this might be the right course for you. Careers you may pursue on completion of this degree will likely be in project management, business operations, marketing and product management, entrepreneurship or startups.  

What does a Project Coordinator do? 

A Project Coordinator acts as the “glue” of a project team — handling the day-to-day details that keep a project running. They don’t usually make big strategic decisions, but they make sure everything is documented, tracked, and communicated properly so the project manager and team can stay focused on delivery.

Typical daily tasks include: 

  • Project Planning support
  • Tracking and reporting
  • Internal and external communication
  • Tools & systems management 

 

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