Explore Philosophy and Business Management at Essex! Gain critical thinking skills and real-world business insights. Apply now for a transformative experience!
The BA Philosophy with Business Management will feed students intellectual curiosity and challenge their thinking. It allows them to dig deeper into ideas and question received wisdom. At the same time, they will acquire the skills to manage organizations and gain an understanding in how business works in an increasingly complex world. At Essex, they take philosophy back to its roots in everyday existential, social, and political problems. They embrace the relevance of philosophy to other forms of inquiry - political, cultural, legal, medical, aesthetic – and bring it to bear on urgent issues in public life, such the moral status of capitalism or public policy regarding mental health and end of life care. With the BA Philosophy with Business Management, students will explore a range of subjects enabling them to develop the widest possible understanding of complex philosophical issues and challenge their way of thinking as they obtain a grounding in management. During the course students will cover key areas including but not limited to: Capitalism Ethics Political philosophy Existentialism and Phenomenology Human Resource Management Organizations Marketing The School of Philosophy and Art History has been ranked in the top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014). They are involved in many exciting and interdisciplinary research projects and have active links with other subjects including Political Science, Law, Sociology, Psychoanalysis, and Art History. Essex has more start-up businesses than any other county in the UK. They teach students to take control of their career in business and create ideas, products and services with real value, and with their global understanding of business in established and developing markets, they’ll have the best foundation for their future career.
