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Management for Social Change

Entry Year: 2025

Key information

Degree
BSc (Hons)
Duration
3 years
Start
September 2025
UCAS code
N125
Institution code
Q50
Typical A-Level offer
Grades AAA at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking and Use of Mathematics.
Full entry requirements (including contextual admissions)
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£27,950
Funding information
Paying your fees

Overview

Do you want to change the world?

What do you want the future to look like? As a leader, you can make this vision come to life and tackle the challenges of today’s world. You’ll need to learn how to see business and society holistically – and we’ll help you do exactly that. 

Working towards a better future for people and the planet is key to The School of Business Management at Queen Mary. We believe in engaging with the community and supporting social mobility as we have done for many years. If you share our values, you’ll slot into our community seamlessly.      

We’ve designed this course to cover different aspects of social change management, from governance and regulatory environments to project management, fundraising and volunteer management. Of course, evaluating the effectiveness of strategies and looking at the social impact will be key too.  

Sharpen your professional skills 

Our modules are designed with your professional development in mind. You’ll learn from a teaching team with extensive experience in research and practice across various private, public and voluntary organisations. We’ll also introduce you to our industry contacts – hear from inspiring guest speakers including CEOs of multinational corporations and key community leaders. 

You’ll develop as an individual and learn what it means to think like a professional with opportunities to get practical experience. Our students have previously had placements at J P Morgan, Mazars, Mind, Samaritans and many more.   

Driven to have a positive impact? This is the programme you’ve been looking for. 

 

Structure

Year 1

  • Introduction to Marketing and Communications   
  • Business and Society  
  • Accounting for Business  
  • Managing and Leading Community Projects
  • Organisation Studies
  • Fundamentals of Management Studies and Skills
  • Community Project
  • Professional Development I
  • Work and Employment

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2

Compulsory:

  • Politics, Advocacy and Influencing Change  
  • Operations Management  
  • Sector and Organisational Understanding  
  • Professional Development II  
  • Volunteering and Social Action
  • Corporations and Social Responsibility  
  • Project Management  
  • Responsible Leadership

Choose one of:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Creative Industries  

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3

Compulsory:

  • Strategic Management Concepts and Cases  
  • Organisation and Identity  
  • Volunteering: Practical Social Action  
  • Managing Diversity  
  • Fundraising Management
  • Social Impact and Evaluation
  • Social Impact Project

Choose one of:

  • Startups and Incubators
  • Business Computing 

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Teaching

Teaching and learning

Teaching and research are based on three pillars: governance; social justice and sustainability; as well as the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).

You'll receive approximately two hours of weekly contact time per module, comprising lectures led by academic staff and smaller seminar groups.

For every hour spent in class, you’ll complete a further two to three hours of independent study. You'll have access to well-designed resources for this self-directed study, and we will pair you with an academic advisor to support your progress at all stages of your degree.

Assessment

Assessments methods include coursework which may be a variety of individual reports, work-based reports, presentations, essays, project work, and/or examinations in January and May/June. 

Resources and facilities

The School offers excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:

  • A purpose-built media suite designed to support student entrepreneurship.
  • A dedicated Internships Coordinator to help with work experience opportunities and applications.
  • An alumni network that can connect you to fellow Queen Mary graduates worldwide.

Entry requirements

A-LevelGrades AAA at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking and Use of Mathematics.
IBInternational Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 36 points overall, including 6,6,6 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include a minimum of 4 in Standard Level Mathematics.
BTECSee our detailed subject and grade requirements
Access HEWe consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
GCSEMinimum five GCSE passes including English and Maths at grade C or 4.
Contextualised admissions

Our standard contextual offer: ABB at A-Level.

Our enhanced contextual offer: BBB

More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page.

Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered.

Non-UK students

We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for full details.

If your qualifications are not accepted for direct entry onto this degree, consider applying for a foundation programme.

English language

Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.

You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree.

Further information

See our general undergraduate entry requirements.

Funding

Loans and grants

UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.

Scholarships and bursaries

Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.

Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.

Find out what scholarships and bursaries are available to you.

Support from Queen Mary

We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.

Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:

  • additional sources of funding
  • planning your budget and cutting costs
  • part-time and vacation work
  • money for lone parents.

Careers

Career support

The School of Business and Management has a dedicated Employer Engagement and Internships Coordinator, and we run a tailored careers programme for students. In previous years, this has included business-specific workshops, industry networking events and visits to companies such as Bloomberg and Salesforce.

Our careers team can also offer:

  • Specialist advice on choosing a career path.
  • Support with finding work experience, internships and graduate jobs.
  • Feedback on CVs, cover letters and application forms.
  • Interview coaching.

Learn more about career support and development at Queen Mary 

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About the School

The School of Business and Management takes a unique interdisciplinary approach that promises students an inspiring educational experience: we teach you to think beyond textbooks, management fads and memorised formulas for success.

Our faculty come from all over the world and bring a sound practical knowledge to their teaching: they have worked for the BBC, UK government ministries and the European Union.

The School’s Mile End location keeps us close to all the action in the City and Canary Wharf. We’re also home to a number of research centres, groups and clusters focused on public engagement and having a real-world impact.

The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which ensures that the highest standards of excellence in teaching, research, curriculum, and learner success are met.

In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), the School of Business and Management dramatically moved up the Times Higher Education rankings. Among 108 UK business schools, the School now ranks:

  • 22nd for overall research quality (up from 39th in REF2014)
  • 28th for research outputs (up from 34th)
  • 12th for research impact (up from 24th)
  • 21st for research environment (up from 59th)

Queen Mary is also part of the Russell Group - a body of leading UK universities dedicated to research and teaching excellence.

 

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