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MBA
This CMI-accredited Online MBA equips you with the skills to excel in senior management roles and drive transformative change across industries. You’ll develop expertise in strategic management, marketing, and finance while refining your leadersh...
MBA Healthcare Management
Influence the future of healthcare with an Online MBA in Healthcare Management. Designed for driven professionals, this programme combines expert insights with specialised modules in healthcare innovation, strategic management, and performance optimisa...
SQE1 Prep Course
Ultimate flexibility, individualised learning to suit YOUR needs and unrivalled academic, career and wellbeing support. Trust BARBRI, you’re in safe hands. Studying for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) with BARBRI prepares you for the exam like no...
SQE Complete
Flexible online learning, award-winning tech, individualised learning, personal feedback, and wrap-around support. Trust BARBRI’s SQE Prep courses to help you succeed in the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)...
US Bar Exam Prep
Why Choose BARBRI Bar Review for the 2025 Exam? Breathe a little easier and go into the 2025 bar exam with the confidence of knowing you’ve chosen the nation’s most trusted, effective bar exam prep. Access the unmatched quality of our curriculum, devel...
Foundations in Law
BARBRI Foundations in Law is a 6-week short course designed to help you familiarise yourself with the study of law in England and Wales. It can also be taken prior to BARBRI SQE Prep to help students build knowledge ready to tackle the SQE prep courses...
Advocacy Skills
The more you develop your advocacy skills, the better they will serve you, your firm and your clients. We developed these courses based on feedback from our law firm and industry partners. We know these are the skills that matter to them, and we know t...
Business Skills
Law firms and their clients want legal professionals who are well-rounded and equipped with the right skills and behaviours to meet industry and professional expectations. It is not enough to be able to think like a lawyer, you also need to think like...
Communication Skills
The more you develop your communication and negotiation skills, the better they will serve you, your firm and your clients. We developed these courses based on feedback from our law firm and industry partners. We know these are the skills that matter t...
Management & Leadership
Manage Your Time, Stress and Casework Right from the start of your legal career, you’ll need management skills. Personal management, time management and stress management. You’ll need to learn how to effectively manage projects. And you...
The Practical MBA - Managing By Your Actions - (2 Days)
A manager’s effectiveness depends on the manager! This 2-day course provides a unique opportunity for a manager or aspiring supervisor/manager to step back and critically review how they manage and lead others. The review is very interactive, and...
Online MBA with Cyber Security
As digital transformation reshapes industries, business leaders must be equipped to navigate the shifting landscape. This programme is specifically designed for professionals who wish to integrate strategic management with a deep understanding of cyber...
Online MBA with Marketing
In today’s fast-paced business environment, mastering strategic marketing and business management is key to driving success and innovation. This Online MBA with Marketing is designed to strengthen your leadership capabilities while deepening your knowl...
Online MBA with Data Analytics
Gain the edge in leadership with a programme that combines business strategy and data analytics. This degree equips you with the tools to turn complex data into actionable insights, enhancing your decision-making and business acumen. You’ll delve into...
PA & Executive Secretarial Course
Want to advance your secretarial and administrative skills and unlock new career opportunities? Take the next step in your professional development with our online executive secretarial and personal assistant (PA) course. Developed in conjunction with...
MBA Master of Business Administration
Gain the knowledge, skills and values needed to succeed in contemporary environments and develop important senior management skills, including strategic thinking, evidence-based decision making and data analysis with this fully online, part-time Master...
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
ICI is tasked with the mission of inspiring the next generation of leaders. Our MBA program prepares students to become outstanding business leaders in our fast-changing world. The program provides core knowledge in the fields of Accounting, Analytics,...
Global PA Business Diploma with ILM Digital Award
The Global PA Business Diploma with ILM Digital Award is a comprehensive professional development programme designed for Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants, and Business Support professionals looking to elevate their skills and advance their car...
Global PA Business Certificate with ILM Digital Award – EA 7 Key Management Skills Advanced Programme
The Global PA Business Certificate with ILM Digital Award – EA 7 Key Management Skills Advanced Programme is a comprehensive 3-day professional development programme designed for Executive Assistants (EAs), Personal Assistants (PAs), and administrative...
Working at the Top – The Role of the Executive Assistant
This on-demand CPD programme is designed for Executive Assistants looking to deepen their expertise and elevate their impact at the highest levels of an organisation. Drawing on the real-world experience of Senior EA Rosemary Parr — who supported the C...
About Business Administration
Every single business, whether it’s in England, Wales or the United States, from human resources to health care, needs leaders with training in business administration. You’ll work with a variety of information systems, use leadership skills to help contain and control workplaces and work closely with a variety of staff for decision-making purposes. Depending on which business studies you complete, you may choose to specialise in a more defined field such as database administration or operations management.
How to Start a Career in Business Administration
The easiest way to get started in Business administration is to do a course that gives a formal qualification. Whether you’re interested in university, business school or a less formal arrangement, there’s an option with the right entry requirements, tuition fees and language-level requirements for you! Alternatively, getting work experience in the area may let you forgo the study short term, but long term some form of qualification may be necessary.
A course in business administration will give you a jumping-off point to specialise in the area that you want to work in, and potentially give you a higher level of strategic management to arm yourself with in order to work in an area like human resource management, operations management, finance or market research in any field.
Click here for our guide on becoming a business administrator.
Short Courses in Business Administration
There are a number of options that will give you a qualification to work in a business environment or help you top up your current business skills. A shorter course will let you discover more detail about specific subject areas and complete business studies outside of a university, which is helpful for both students straight out of getting their A-levels and those looking for professional development. Some of these courses include:
- Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
- Certificate in Accounts Administration and Payroll
- SQL Database Course
- How to Start Your Own Business Course
University Degree Programmes
University degrees are particularly helpful for people who are looking to work permanently in the field of business administration as degree courses require a longer commitment, but in return give you a higher level of studies, such as an undergraduate degree which can lead to an honours degree or even a masters degree! Many bachelor’s degrees and higher are open to international and domestic students alike, including from nations outside of European Union and the US. Courses may also be open to both GCSE students and BTEC students, as well as those who have completed an international baccalaureate.
Some available degrees include:
- BSc computing technologies
- BSc Business Management
- BS (Hons) Business (Top up)
Many courses also offer work placements as well as a variety of course content. If you think a career in business administration could be for you, get started by browsing our list of available courses to find out more about open days, application deadlines and tuition fees!
