BBA (BSc. Business Administration)
3 year (Hons) Programme


The Royal Holloway University of London Bachelor of Business Administration degree prepares you to lead and thrive in today’s global business world. It is a programme that has global impact, educates people for successful business careers and seeks to transform individuals, business practice and society. Studying a cutting-edge curriculum designed to help you be creative, entrepreneurial, you’ll achieve a real-world business schooling designed to make you career-ready from day one. Most importantly, we aim to help you understand that each of us can make a difference in this world.
Business Administration Programme
The Business Administration Programme
- Royal Holloway College has developed the BBA (BSc. Business Administration) International Programmes with the aim that the degree is examined to the same standard as College-based students studying at Royal Holloway, University of London.
- The degree provides a progression route to a variety of higher degrees in the business sector.
- This degree allows students to study locally and still receive a degree from the prestigious University of London and a chance at earning a high-quality education.
Recognized internationally, available locally: you will gain an internationally recognized qualification from University of London. While studying here, UOL course content is:
- Motivating and engaging. Online course content provides an immersive interactive experience.
- Opens the doors to jobs in prestigious international companies.
- Provides students with an internationally recognized degree from one of the most prestigious business schools in the world.
- The opportunity to transfer to Royal Holloway for the final stage of the studies* and provides a progression route to the University of London’s Global MBA degree.
- Provides a progression route to the University of London’s Global MBA degree.
- *Subject to a grade average of 60% or greater across the first two stages of study and satisfactory references and personal statement, alongside agreement by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Year 1 (CertHE)
BA1510 – Foundations of Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Organisations
BA1520 – Interpreting Management, Market and Consumption
BA1530 – Information Systems and Organisation Studies
BA1540 – International Business and Accounting
Year 2
BA2070 – Strategic Management
BA2080 – Marketing Management
BA2090 – Human Resource Management
BA2110 – Management Information System
Year 3
BA3130 – Modern Business in Comparative Perspective
BA3150 – Marketing Research
BA3165 – Advertising and Promotion in Brand Marketing
BA3170 – Consumer Behaviour
BA3230 – Accounting for Strategy
An applicant must be at least 17 years of age at the time of registration
provide proof of competence in English which is acceptable to the University of London
In addition, the applicant must have ONE of the following qualifications:
- Passed in two subjects at GCE ‘A’ Level and ‘C’ grade or above in three further subjects at GCSE or GCE ‘O’ Level
- D’ grade or above in three subjects at GCE ‘A’ Level
- Passed in three ‘A’ Level subjects and ‘C’ grade or above in one further ‘O’ Level subject
- Passed in two subjects at GCE ‘A’ Level and passed in two further subjects at GCE ‘AS’ Level
- A graduate degree (B.A./BSc. /B. Com)
English Language Requirements (At least one of the following is generally considered acceptable evidence of proficiency in English):
Passed acceptable examinations equivalent to GCSE/GCE ‘O’ Level English Language in grade ‘C’
The following proficiency tests are accepted for the undergraduate course provided they have been awarded within the past three years:
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English
- City & Guilds International ESOL 8984 Mastery Award
- (IELTS) International English Language Testing System: 6 overall, with 5.5 in each sub-test
- Pearson Test of English, Academic: 54 overall, with 54 in Reading and Writing elements
- University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) Business English Certificate,
- Level 3 only (BEC 3 award)
- (TOEFL) iBT Test of English as a Foreign Language: 87 overall, with 21+ in Reading and
- Writing sub-tests and 19+ in Speaking and Listening sub-tests
CertHE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- The CertHE in Business Administration is a qualification in its own right that also provides an entry route to degree study.
- The modules studied in the CertHE are the same as the first year of the BSc Business Administration.
- The CertHE in Business Administration has been designed by the Royal Holloway for the University of London undergraduate programme. Students who are 17 years of age, or above, are eligible to enter the programme. In view of special entrance requirements, only those students who are studying the course at an institution authorized by the Royal Holloway, are allowed to register. Recognition panels, comprising senior staff members are sent by the Royal Holloway to visit a recognized teaching centre every three years to ensure that standards are maintained and that necessary academic support systems are in place.
- Holders of the CertHE gain exemption from the First Year of the BSc Business Administration of the University of London.
- Students who have successfully completed the CertHE are automatically accepted by TILS to enter the Second Year of the BSc Business Administration.
- Successful CertHE students who have attained the required grades or marks and have taken the necessary Part I subjects are considered by a number of British universities to be eligible for entry as internal students into the second year of their degree programmes.
The CertHE as an End Qualification
A number of students study for the CertHE to gain a prestigious qualification
before proceeding to a career-oriented study programme such as an MBA
CertHE in Business Administration Courses
Four mandatory Stage 1 courses (each worth 30 credits):
- Foundations of Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Organizations
- Interpreting Management, Market and Consumption
- Information Systems and Organization Studies
- International Business and Accounting
- 6 UK GCSEs (O- levels) at grade A – C, including English Language. If English is not passed at grade A – C then applicants might be required to take an acceptable proficiency test (such as IELTS or TOEFL) OR
- 1 UK GCE (A- levels) A Level at grade A – E plus 4 UK GCSEs at grade A – C, one must be in English Language. If English is not passed, then applicants might be required to take an acceptable proficiency test (such as IELTS or TOEFL)
- (Pakistan) Year 12 HSC: 6 subjects passed at 50% or above. Furthermore, you must upload evidence confirming their schooling was taught in medium of English, otherwise applicants might be required to take an acceptable proficiency test (such as IELTS or TOEFL)
- (Pakistan) Year 12 HSC: an overall average of 70% from all subjects taken. Furthermore, you must upload evidence confirming their schooling was taught in medium of English, otherwise applicants might be required to take an acceptable proficiency test (such as IELTS or TOEFL)