Business Management and Leadership BA (Hons)

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Running your own business can indeed be both challenging and rewarding. It requires a strong sense of entrepreneurship, determination, and the ability to handle various managerial responsibilities.

Year of entry

2025-26 2026-27

Location

Coventry University Wrocław (Poland)

Study mode

Full-time
Sandwich

Duration

3 years full-time
4 years sandwich

Course code

CUPU046

Start date

January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
June 2026

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Course overview

Our BA (Hons) Business Management and Leadership course is designed to help you develop key skills, from managing people, projects and resources to strategic leadership nationally and internationally.

The degree focuses on contemporary management issues, giving you the opportunity to develop a wealth of skills needed to aid progression from an operational level through to a leadership role within any organisation. Success in this field requires confidence, versatility and strategic thinking, coupled with elevated communication skills and a desire to succeed.

Why Coventry University Wrocław?

At Coventry University Wrocław, we aim to offer a career-focused experience to help you progress in your future career. Our offer is designed to fit around your life, allowing you to benefit from a modern, forward-thinking higher education institution, reinforced by the quality and reputation of Coventry University. We are dedicated to making higher education accessible and enjoyable for as many people as possible.

What you'll study

Many areas of management and leadership, such as the development of new concepts and modern project management, require graduates to have good theoretical and practical knowledge to control, implement and evaluate new developments.

This varied degree aims to supply you with the skills and knowledge needed for successful entry into management. This is an applied course and recognises the multidisciplinary approach that is needed in business leadership. Throughout your degree, you will study the details of operating markets, information technology and leadership practice, demonstrating a capability to maintain auditable records of your work.

Year one of the Business Management and Leadership BA (Hons) degree focuses on the organisational environment and decision-making processes at junior management level. You’ll cover a broad range of topics, from core concepts of current management and organisational behaviour, to the fundamentals of business policy and strategy. You will also develop the necessary skills and knowledge that will prepare you for study in years two and three.

Modules

The Business Environment - 30 credits

Understand the environment businesses operate in, focusing on how both local (micro) and global (macro) factors influence organisational success. Explore how the economy impacts business performance, how global decisions affect UK businesses and how different groups-like customers, suppliers and stakeholders-shape decision-making.

Learn about organisational purpose, structure and key theories. Explore environmental scanning tools and techniques and apply them across private, public and voluntary sectors. Look into the challenges of working in international markets and introduces the concept of globalisation.

Compulsory

Principles of Sales Marketing - 30 credits

Gain hands-on insight into marketing and sales in both traditional and digital settings. Explore marketing strategy, relationship management and the practical challenges faced by large companies, small businesses and startups.

Apply theory to real customer experiences and learn how to manage profitable customer relationships in a fast-changing UK and global market. Reflect on your own consumer behaviour and explore key topics like branding, communication channels, segmentation, advertising, digital marketing, e-commerce and media. Look at how these areas influence the sales process, decision-making, and customer relationships.

Compulsory

Communication and Collaborative Working - 30 credits

In today’s world, strong communication and collaboration skills are key for effective leadership and long-term success. Explore your own communication style and look at how individuals and organisations work together to deliver goods and services.

Learn about communication and collaboration from personal, organisational and inter-organisational perspectives. Study relevant theories and how they apply in real business situations, helping you identify good practice and turn it into effective solutions.

By reflecting on strengths and weaknesses-your own and within organisations-gain tools to build better partnerships and achieve shared goals.

Compulsory

Management and Leadership Perspectives - 30 credits

Gain a solid foundation in management and leadership. Explore key theories, styles and approaches and examine how management and leadership work together-along with where they might clash.

Learn core management concepts, including teamwork, communication and collaboration, and understand how strong leadership skills can help drive change and success in organisations.

The module introduces both traditional and modern views, encouraging you to balance practical management with ethical leadership as you develop the skills needed to support effective organisational performance.

Compulsory

As the course progresses, you’ll be asked to build on the knowledge gained in year one to cement a solid foundation of core principles. Now that you are working to a higher level, you should begin to develop a comprehensive range of skills and insights needed by operational managers to deal with complex issues. The focus of year two falls upon specialised areas such as financial management, entrepreneurship and the development of business practices.

Modules

Economic and Financial Management - 30 credits

Understand how economics affects business decisions and organisational success. Start with the basics of economics and explore key questions such as: What products or services should be offered? What resources are needed? Who benefits?

Look at how economic theories shape decisions and how changes in economic conditions influence supply, demand and costs. Learn how to interpret financial information and use accounting tools and techniques to measure performance and make informed decisions.

This module focuses on helping you apply knowledge, not just theory-equipping you to lead with confidence in a business environment.

Compulsory

Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Innovation - 30 credits

Understand entrepreneurship, enterprise and innovation by exploring the start-up process for new businesses. Assess and develop your own entrepreneurial skills.

Learn why entrepreneurs are important to the economy and society, using tools like business modelling, lean start-up and open innovation to see how new ideas shape products and services. Explore intrapreneurship-how innovation happens within organisations-and its benefits.

Build business skills, confidence, creativity and communication with support from real entrepreneurs and the business community where possible.

Compulsory

Project Management - 30 credits

Gain practical project management skills to learn how to run business projects. Learn why projects fail and how to plan, monitor and close them effectively.

Develop knowledge in creating project plans and management strategies, applying theory to work-based case studies. This module covers key principles like business case development, project planning and control methods.

Understand project management fundamentals and gain the tools you need to manage projects confidently in your future career.

Compulsory

Resource Management - 30 credits

Gain a critical overview of how organisations manage their resources, including time, money, equipment and people, to achieve their goals.

Explore resource management challenges in today's organisations and study the history and key principles of human resource management (HRM). Topics include recruitment, performance management and managing employee exits.

Look into managing both internal and external resources, planning and ensuring supply, maintaining quality and handling disruptions to resource availability to support organisational success.

Compulsory

There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement¹ can often be beneficial. Work placements usually start before your final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to study this course with a placement/sandwich year, you will need to pay a tuition fee² of 2000 zł to cover your academic support.

Modules

Work Placement – 0 credits

This module¹ provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved placement undertaken during your programme. A placement should usually be at least 26 weeks or equivalent; however, each placement will be considered on its own merits, having regard to the ability to achieve the learning outcomes.

Optional

International Study/Work Placement – 0 credits

This module¹ provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved international study/work placement undertaken during your programme. A work/study placement should usually be at least 26 weeks or equivalent; however, each placement will be considered on its own merits, having regard to the ability to achieve the learning outcomes.

Optional

At this stage, you are dealing specifically with the challenges and opportunities faced by a strategic manager. The need to continuously assess and evaluate the business landscape is of paramount importance, along with the ability to work effectively and autonomously. This final year covers strategic leadership principles, organisational design and strategic marketing. You’ll also conduct a strategic business project on a management issue that brings together key themes from across the three years of study.

Modules

Strategy and Change Management - 30 credits

Gain knowledge of how organisations set their strategic direction, manage it and respond to change through programmes of transformation. Explore how organisations develop through key stages while aiming for competitive advantage and innovation.

Study the history and theories of strategy and change, learning from key strategic thinkers in business and leadership. This module covers analysing both the external environment and internal organisational context, showing how these shape strategy formulation, planning and implementation. Learn different approaches to managing change strategically and operationally, with a focus on monitoring to ensure long-term sustainability.

Compulsory

International Business and Globalisation - 30 credits

Examine the global trading environment and the principles and practices of international business in today's global context. Debate and consider different perspectives, including ethical ones.

Develop your understanding of the international trading environment by exploring the frameworks within which international businesses operate and the key principles and practices that guide their activities worldwide.

Compulsory

Contemporary Issues in Business Management - 30 credits

Identify and analyse current issues in business and management that shape today's business world. Explore important topics like governance, compliance, accountability and sustainability.

Examine the challenges managers and leaders face in modern organisations and learn how to address them. Look at the role of stakeholders, exploring their influence and power over an organisation's strategy and decision-making.

Compulsory

Business Management and Leadership Project - 30 credits

Explore a management issue from both academic and practical viewpoints. Use your knowledge of management principles and practices while learning research methods and ethical considerations.

You can tailor the project to your interests and career goals.

Develop your skills in investigating strategies, analysing evidence and making informed recommendations. It is a major part of your Honours degree, so a high standard is expected. Your work should demonstrate strong analytical skills and connect real-world situations with what you've learned in other modules.

Compulsory

We regularly review our course content to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

How you'll learn

This course is available as a full-time three-year or optional four-year sandwich course, where you undertake a work placement or study year in a related field¹.

Teaching contact hours

As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. A typical 20 credit module requires a total of 200 hours study. This is made up of teaching contact hours, guided and independent study.

Teaching hours:

Teaching hours vary each semester, year of study and due to module selection. During your first year you can expect 15-18 teaching hours each week. You will also have the option to attend optional sessions including time with a progress coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback. As you progress through your studies, teaching hours may reduce.

Guided and independent study:

Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You’ll be digging deeper into topics, review what you’ve learned and complete assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress through your studies, you’ll spend more time in independent study.

Online learning:

As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. The assessment methods may include:

coursework
phase tests
presentations
research/reports.

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.

Entry requirements

Polish requirements

The candidate should be able to demonstrate one of the following diplomas:

Requirement	What we're looking for
Polish Matura Exam	Pass Matura (Świadectwo Dojrzałości) poziom podstawowy/basic level with satisfactory grade 40% or better
Polish Matura Advanced Level	Pass Matura poziom rozszerzony/advanced level with a grade of 55% in two subjects. Obtain 75% in Matura extended level English Language Exam OR IELTS 6.0 overall OR equivalent.
A Level	BBB
International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma)	28 points

EU requirements

Requirement	What we're looking for
EU exams	We're here to help you understand which qualifications, diplomas and certificates you can use from your own country to meet our entry requirements. Contact us to find out more
International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma)	28 points

We recognise a breadth of qualifications, speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.

International requirements

For international students and regional specific information, find your home country on our regional entry requirements page.

We recognise a breadth of qualifications, speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.

English language requirements

A telephone interview to assess English language skills will be arranged for non-native English speakers.

If you hold IELTS Level 6.0 (with no component less than 5.5) or equivalent, you will not have to complete the telephone interview.

Fees and funding

Student	Full-time	Part-time
EU	27,500 zł (EU) per year	Request fee information
International	46,000 zł (non-EU) per year	Not available

Coventry University Wroclaw will review tuition fees each year. Coventry University Wroclaw may increase fees for each subsequent year of study but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. Please note that the calculation of inflation is based on the information on price indices of consumer goods and services published by the President of the Statistics Poland on the website www.stat.gov.pl for the quarter preceding the fees’ valorisation. Students who are not satisfied with the changes will be offered the opportunity to withdraw.

If you choose to study a course with a placement/sandwich year, you will need to pay a tuition fee² of 2000 zł to cover your academic support.

For advice and guidance on tuition fees and student loans visit our Undergraduate Finance page and see the University’s Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.

We offer a range of scholarships to students. For more information, visit our Scholarships page.

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them.

The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees²:

any optional overseas ﬁeld trips or visits: zł2011+ per trip.
any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in Poland, the UK or abroad)

Facilities

Coventry University Wrocław offers you a wide range of facilities to support your studies and help you succeed.

This campus offers the opportunity to study in fully equipped classrooms for interactive and collaborative teaching, IT suites purpose-built to support the needs of our students and also break-out spaces³.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion of the degree course, you should be able to:

Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the theoretical, analytical and practical aspects of management strategies and processes within a changing environment, to meet stakeholder interests.
Critically appraise theories related to the development of staff, including crucial factors in the development of people management, including ethics, culture and change.
Be proficient in developing international-level strategy, incorporating and considering currency, cultural and competitor risk.
Develop appropriate research and analysis techniques, alongside the ability to undertake reliable market research activities.
Operate, lead and collaborate in a team to solve problems of a practical (experimental) nature and to provide appropriate solutions.
Apply appropriate presentation and evaluation tools to establish the significance of research data produced.

The Business Management and Leadership degree is an applied course that recognises the multidisciplinary approach needed in business management. This means you can apply this degree to any industry and into a number of positions. Possible career pathways include management trainee, business analyst, business adviser and human resources.

Where our graduates work

We focus on producing global graduates, which means our graduates can go on to work in small and large companies around the world.

Previous graduates from the UK course have gone to work in several industries, such as Recruitment, Finance and Retail, in companies such as The Immigration Service, Tesco and Transport for London.

Other UK graduates have also progressed onto further education to study a master’s in subjects such as International Business Management, International Marketing, Business and Organisation Psychology and Human Resources.

The graduate destinations listed above illustrate potential career paths. You may need to gain additional qualifications or practical experience, pass professional examinations, complete training, cover associated costs and meet specific visa or immigration requirements to secure employment in these fields.

How to apply

EU students

EU full-time students should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

How to apply

For further support or more information about your course get in touch with us today.

(+48) 71 748 85 55

wroclawenquiries@coventry.ac.uk

Complete our contact form

International students

International full-time students should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

How to apply

For further support or more information about your course get in touch with us today.

(+48) 71 748 85 55

wroclawenquiries@coventry.ac.uk

Complete our contact form

Disclaimers

Coventry University Wroclaw is a branch campus of Coventry University. Coventry University together with Coventry University London Campus, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough and Coventry University Online come together to form part of the Coventry University Group (the “University”) with all degrees awarded by Coventry University.

¹UK, Polish and International opportunities

Please note that we are unable to guarantee any UK, Polish or International opportunities (whether required or optional) such as internships, work experience, field trips, conferences, placements or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be paid or unpaid and subject to additional costs (which could include, but is not limited to, equipment, materials, bench fees, studio or facilities hire, travel, accommodation and visas), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable travel COVID and visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand the visa requirements, please contact the International Office.

² Tuition fees

The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated on the course webpage and in the prospectus for the first year of study. Coventry University Wroclaw will review tuition fees each year. Coventry University Wroclaw may increase fees for each subsequent year of study but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. Please note that the calculation of inflation is based on the information on price indices of consumer goods and services published by the President of the Statistics Poland website: www.stat.gov.pl for the quarter preceding the fees’ valorisation. Students who are not satisfied with the changes will be offered the opportunity to withdraw.

³Facilities

Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.

Student Contract

By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. A copy of the current 2024/2025 contract is available on the website for information purposes however the 2025/2026 contract will apply for the 2025/2026 intake. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the university will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university.