Graduate ApprenticeshipBusiness Management BA (Hons)
Key facts
Funding: fully funded by Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for those that meet the eligibility criteria.
Award: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 years
Graduate Apprenticeships at Strathclyde
- Dedicated delivery team that works closely with employers to understand their needs and deliver a degree programme that is fully integrated with the workplace.
- Delivered through an online and blended work-based learning mode including our one day a month on-campus model ensuring minimum time out of the business
- Dedicated support from a Learning Advisor who has come from a business and management background
- Apprentices apply knowledge within their work context via a series of bespoke work-based projects
Why this course
The BA (Hons) in Business Management degree is a bespoke four-year Graduate Apprenticeship programme which will develop apprentices’ knowledge, skills, competencies, and professional behaviours.
The degree is designed in partnership with employers in different industry sectors to meet the criteria for Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Learners will acquire underpinning knowledge and understanding through blended online learning and on-campus delivery, with core business competencies being developed through an integrated work-based learning curriculum. The on-campus delivery will allow apprentices to work in groups and hone their business skills with support from experienced academics.
Employer Benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships
- Employers can nominate existing employees or recruit new employees for the Graduate Apprenticeship programmes
- Offers fully funded 4-year degree places with the opportunity to progress to Masters and Doctoral level studies
- Designed for a diverse and geographically remote learner population whilst offering an individualised learning experience and dedicated support from work-based learning advisors and academics
- Dedicated delivery team who listen, understand and work with industrial partners to offer a fully integrated, contextualised honours degree delivered via an online and blended work based learning mode including one day per month on campus attendance
Everything I've learned I've been able to apply at work.
Course structure
During Years 1 and 2 of the degree learners will study core modules addressing:
- Strategic thinking
- Supply change management
- Finance
- Ethical Governance
- Business Analysis and Technology and Innovation
In addition, learners will work closely with work-based assessors and mentors to enable them to apply their academic knowledge within their work context.
Years 3 and 4 are designed to develop higher-level cognitive skills and enable the continued integration of knowledge, professional competencies and transferable skills via two more extensive work-based Integrated Projects with real value to the employer and with the possible choice of electives from across the fields of Business, Engineering and Computer Science.
Entry requirements
The Graduate Apprenticeship in Business Management has a flexible admissions approach and applications will be considered on an individual basis with input from employers. Applicants typically will have 4 Highers (minimum B grades) including Mathematics and English.
Funding
Graduate Apprenticeships are fully funded by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS). Graduate Apprenticeships develop your workforce by combining the latest academic learning with experience in the workplace.
Why Strathclyde
Praised for our close links with business and industry as well as our commitment to making an impact on the global economy, the University of Strathclyde was been named Scottish University of the Year 2026 by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
The place of useful learning
Strathclyde has also been recognised as UK University of the Year 2026 by the Daily Mail University Guide and Research University of the Year 2027. In addition, the University has received the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize on four occasions: 1996, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
Apply
Employers are asked to identify suitable candidates for the Graduate Apprenticeship programmes. An expression of interest can be submitted to the Programme Team indicating the number of places being sought on the programme.
Employers can then nominate existing employees or newly recruited candidates who will then be considered for admission to the programme.
The Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship team is happy to work with employers to streamline the recruitment process for new apprentices. Please contact sbs-gabm@strath.ac.uk.