Business and Intelligent Technologies BSc

Course overview

A future‑focused degree that blends business and technological insights, preparing you to lead, innovate and manage in a rapidly evolving digital world.

This course equips you with technical, analytical, and commercial understanding; skills employers increasingly value as they apply emerging intelligent technologies to ensure the success of business strategies.

Through an up-to-date, industry‑informed curriculum, you’ll learn how to evaluate, apply, optimise and manage technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, blockchain, the Internet of Things and data‑driven decision systems, all within real organisational contexts.

You’ll graduate uniquely positioned for hybrid roles across business and technology – increasingly demanded by employers but underserved by traditional business or STEM courses.

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Why study at Leeds

• A combined focus on business and technology – This degree brings together business, analytics, AI and intelligent technologies to help you understand emerging technologies and their commercial impact.
• Future‑focused curriculum – Our course content keeps pace with rapid advances in AI and digital innovation. You’ll explore fast-growing technologies such as GenAI, digital twins, blockchain, IoT, and quantum computing.
• Technical skills made accessible – Gain practical computational and data skills taught in a business‑friendly way. Teaching is supported by expertise in Business, Computing and Engineering from across the University.
• Applied, real‑world learning – Learn how to use industry tools for analytics, optimisation and AI. Work on consultancy‑style projects. Analyse real business cases. And complete a substantial project related to contemporary organisational challenges and offering opportunities for collaboration with industry.
• Ethical and global perspectives – The course explores the ethical, societal, and policy dimensions of intelligent technologies. Develop a global understanding through modules focused on international issues, collaboration with overseas universities, and opportunities to study abroad.
• A launchpad for high‑growth careers – This course develops the commercial awareness, technical confidence and communication skills that employers increasingly expect. Graduate ready for increasingly common and valued roles such as Business Analyst, Technology Consultant, Digital Transformation Analyst, Product or Project Manager and Business Systems Analyst.
• Designed with industry in mind – Get ready for the workplace: apply for an optional year in industry and benefit from strong careers support, access to internships and regular employer events.
• Learn from leading experts – Teaching is delivered by internationally recognised academics and researchers in AI, analytics, digital innovation and management. You’ll also benefit from modern, high-tech learning environments and facilities, including new lecture theatres, collaborative teaching spaces, and seminar rooms.
• Study at a world‑renowned business school – You'll study within Leeds University Business School – a globally recognised, triple‑accredited institution with an international reputation for academic excellence and impactful research.

Accreditation

Leeds University Business School has triple accreditation from the three leading bodies, AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.

Course details and modules

Today’s organisations need people who understand both the realities of business and how to use intelligent technologies effectively. This innovative degree does just that, combining core business disciplines with the scientific, computational, and analytical foundations that underpin next‑generation tech.

Throughout the course, you’ll explore how intelligent systems sense, learn, analyse, and support decision‑making across different business functions, critically assessing their strategic, ethical and societal implications. The course is deliberately and continuously updated with insights from tech businesses, reflecting technological developments and emerging industry needs.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience with real-world applications of AI, optimisation, data visualisation, digital operations, and advanced intelligent technologies. You’ll also develop professional, analytical, management, entrepreneurship and innovation skills through applied projects and consultancy tasks. Additionally, you’ll complete a substantial final‑year project, working directly with leading companies and designing and evaluating innovative new business ideas.

This course builds the expertise required to thrive in varied roles spanning technology, management, and strategic decision-making. Learn from internationally recognised experts, collaborate and network with industry players, and explore options like pathway modules, study abroad, and a year in industry.

What you will study

Learn through a mix of core, optional, pathway, and discovery modules to gain a firm foundation, then shape the course in line with your interests, career aspirations, and the expertise of the faculty.

• Core modules ensure you benefit from our business and technology expertise – both within the Faculty of Business and across the wider university. You’ll gain key knowledge and develop the fundamental skills needed to manage and use intelligent technologies in business.
• Optional modules build on core learning, letting you specialise based on the topics or skills you’re most interested in.
• Pathway modules are based on other key business disciplines within the Faculty of Business, designed to complement your core knowledge and skills and broaden your expertise. You can choose to study modules from up to two pathways each year, with the opportunity to continue, choose a different pathway, or return to optional modules as you progress between years. 
• Discovery modules offer further opportunities to expand your intellectual horizons beyond the Business School. They are categorised into Discovery Themes spanning the arts, sciences, theory and practice. These are available throughout the course.

Year 1

Compulsory first year modules provide you with a base understanding of business, technology and the fundamental STEM disciplines that underpin technological advancement. Develop core computational skills in programming, algorithms and data structures, laying the foundation for problem-solving with artificial intelligence and data.

Alongside this, gain an introduction to business analytics and statistical techniques that support evidence-based management decision-making. Core business subjects let you explore and gain knowledge across a range of areas, including finance, business decision-making, international business strategy and practice, the challenges of global expansion, and the dynamics of operating in uncertain environments.

Together, these modules show you how intelligent systems intersect with key areas such as finance and management. Professional skills development further supports you in building academic, analytical and career-focused skills. And you can also deepen your interests through a range of optional modules in management and technology, both within the Faculty of Business and the wider University.

Year 2

During year 2, combine and extend your understanding by examining the strategic and operational impacts of artificial intelligence and intelligent technologies across core business functions. The course emphasises the application of analytical, optimisation, and data-driven approaches to real-world business challenges, with a particular focus on operations, supply chains, and decision-making.

You’ll learn to assess and apply intelligent technologies in organisational contexts, including AI, digital twins, blockchain, and emerging computational models. Ethical, responsible, and evidence-based approaches to the use of intelligent systems are embedded throughout the course too, alongside opportunities for consultancy and enterprise-focused learning.

Together, year 2 prepares you to critically assess the business value, risks, and limitations of intelligent technologies in diverse global business environments.

Year 3

In your final year, develop advanced knowledge, skills, and analytical skills you’ll need to critically evaluate, design, and apply intelligent technologies to address complex and contemporary business challenges.

Your course content will focus on strategic decision-making, innovation management, and advanced applications of intelligent systems, including decision support systems, interpretable machine learning, explainable AI, and advanced intelligent technologies such as digital twinning, the Internet of Things, and blockchain.

Through a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you can further refine your expertise. Technology-enabled management, digital work practices, innovation thinking, strategic leadership – you’ll develop skills tailored to your career aspirations.

You’ll also complete a final year Capstone Project. This is an applied, real-world project that involves engaging with organisations adopting intelligent technologies, or designing and evaluating innovative, market-ready solutions and ideas to address contemporary business challenges. An independent project, it lets you integrate research, analysis, and practical application skills under the supervision of expert academic staff.

Course structure

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.

Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Computational Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (20)
• Introduction to Decision Making for Business (10)
• Business Analytics (10)
• Principles of International Business (20)
• Introduction to Finance (20)
• Professional skills for Business and Intelligent Technologies (10)

Optional modules

• Data Science and Communication (20)
• Accounting for Managers (10)
• Introduction to Management (10)
• Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (10)
• Introduction to Sports Analytics (10)

Year 2

Compulsory modules

• Optimisation and AI for Business (20)
• Managing Operations, Supply Chains and Digital Technologies (20)
• Responsible Use of Intelligent Technologies (10)
• Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively (10)
• New Enterprise Planning (20)
• Principles of Marketing (10)
• Evidence-based Consultancy (10)

Optional modules

• Business Analytics in a Global World (10)
• From Study to Work (10)
• The International Economic Environment (10)

Pathway modules

Ethics and Sustainability pathway

• Leadership Ethics (10)
• Sustainability in Business (10)

Finance Pathway

• Corporate Financial Management (20)

Year 3

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Intelligent Technologies (20)
• Interpretable Machine Learning and Explainable AI (20)
• Managing Innovation and Technology (20)
• Capstone Project in Business and Intelligent Technologies (40)

Optional modules

• Decision Support Systems and Technologies (20)
• Strategic Management (20)
• Innovation Thinking and Practice (10)
• Managing Social Media and Digital Work (20)
• Leadership in Organisations (10)

Pathway modules

Ethics and Sustainability pathway

• Ethics of AI (10)
• Business Ethics (20)
• Sustainable Business Futures: Policy and Practice (20)

Finance pathway

• Advanced Finance (10)

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Computational Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (20)

This module introduces core aspects of computing essential for modern engineering and applied artificial intelligence. It aims to give you a good grasp of a contemporary programming language and of principles of algorithms and data structures – essential for designing, implementing, and evaluating problem-solving software and algorithms.

Introduction to Decision Making for Business (10)

This module reflects a growing research field on decision-making, giving insight into the thinking processes that underlie your own and others' judgment and decision-making, the errors and biases that can arise in thinking, and ways to improve decision-making. You’ll critically reflect on how decision research has influenced policy worldwide, helping improve decisions across areas such as finance, health, and sustainability.

Business Analytics (10)

This module introduces you to business analytics: the use of techniques like statistical analysis to support an evidence-based approach to management decision-making. Examine the different stages of the analytics process through case studies and practical applications.

Principles of International Business (20)

This module gives you a foundation in the theory and practice of international business. It covers core concepts of international business and how these apply to the dynamics and constraints of international business strategy. It also examines the uncertainties and the potential for a company’s international expansion.

Introduction to Finance (20)

This introduces the basic concepts underpinning modern finance. These include time value of money and discounted cash flow techniques, bond and equity valuation and techniques for making capital investment decisions. You’ll also learn about project analysis and evaluation, an introduction to the relationship between risk and return, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, cost of capital, and short-term capital management.

Professional skills for Business and Intelligent Technologies (10)

In this module, achieve a smooth transition to university by adapting and developing your academic skills and personal development planning techniques. The module will provide you with a clear understanding of the expectations of higher education, effective strategies for approaching learning and assessment, and skills to enhance employability.

Optional modules

Data Science and Communication (20)

This module examines the nature of data science, the data science lifecycle and the strategic role of data scientists within organisations. It introduces you to a high-level approach to analysis of data in different formats and lays the foundation for working at the level of raw data, experimentation, and reproducible programming pipelines. Learn about the subject's interdisciplinary and integrated nature, particularly the social science dimension of communication, collaboration, design, and ethics.

Accounting for Managers (10)

Get an overview and introduction to how accounting information is used to help managers in organisations evaluate financial performance and position, and to make short and long-term decisions. You will develop your understanding of key concepts and how to apply fundamental techniques in financial and management accounting.

Introduction to Management (10)

Gain an introduction to the key tasks of management: planning, organising, controlling, directing and staffing. These concepts will be examined from the classic management literature and from the perspective of today’s practising managers.

Throughout the module, focus on topical examples and issues, highlighting current issues relevant to the module content within journals and the news. The module also includes interviews with a variety of current practising managers who reflect on various aspects of management in today’s business environment.

Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (10)

This module provides you with an introduction to entrepreneurship. It begins by defining what enterprise and entrepreneurship are and provides creative techniques for introducing innovation within enterprises. The module then examines different types of entrepreneurs and how external factors can either support or discourage business growth.

Explore incubators and start-up programmes for entrepreneurship growth. Then find out more about different enterprise sectors, such as the creative industries and family businesses.

The module is suitable for students from any discipline who are interested in learning more about entrepreneurship. It provides a useful introduction whether you wish to become an entrepreneur or are interested in the topic more generally.

Introduction to Sports Analytics (10)

In this module, learn about the use of analytics in elite sports. A key theme is the difference between analytics in invasion-territorial team sports, such as football, and in striking-and-fielding team sports like baseball and cricket.

The lower degree of separate individual player contributions creates several analytical challenges in invasion team sports. The initial focus is on the development of analytics in baseball (as seen in the Moneyball story), followed by developments in soccer and rugby. You’ll learn analytical methods including exploratory data analysis, win-loss analysis, correlation and regression analysis, and win-contribution analysis.

Year 2

Compulsory Modules

Optimisation and AI for Business (20)

Today, an exponentially growing number of organisations are exploring and adopting intelligent technologies to improve efficiency and gain a competitive advantage. A good understanding and appropriate use of intelligent technologies have therefore become essential skills at all levels in the workplace.

This module aims to provide you with the fundamental knowledge and tools from optimisation and artificial intelligence that underpin data-driven intelligent technologies.

Drawing upon real-world examples like manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and service management, you’ll learn how to lead and manage the adoption of intelligent technologies within businesses and organisations. In doing so, you’ll acquire a critical understanding and hands-on experience on how intelligent technologies can be successfully adopted in Business Management.

Managing Operations, Supply Chains and Digital Technologies (20)

Operations and supply chain management are vital to competitiveness. The current revolution in digital technologies presents both new opportunities and threats, requiring new managerial capabilities.

This module gives you an overview of the key concepts and principles for managing operations, supply chains, and digital technologies. Learn about key issues in operations and supply chain management, and understand how digital technologies can be used, their applications, and their impacts.

Responsible Use of Intelligent Technologies (10)

This module examines how AI and other intelligent technologies are used in organisations and daily life, and how they influence decision-making and work. You’ll study real examples and key issues like fairness, transparency, trust, accountability, and unequal access to technology. It focuses on using technology responsibly in different contexts and encourages you to think critically about its benefits, risks, and impact on society and business.

Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively (10)

You’ll learn about the role of analysis and visualisations in business, the latest software tools used in industry, the various types of visualisations and how to effectively use them to engage with a variety of audiences. This module assumes no prior knowledge of data analysis and visualisation creation, making it suitable for anyone eager to learn to use state-of-the-art tools.

New Enterprise Planning (20)

This module lets you examine how a new enterprise proposal is developed from an initial idea. You’ll examine the key processes involved in developing and analysing new business ideas, so you can draft and reflect on your own.
You’ll be introduced to the day-to-day activities involved in developing a new enterprise idea. Cover elements from the initial idea through to identifying a market, developing a financial plan, conducting market research, pitching and reporting.

Principles of Marketing (10)

This module presents core foundational concepts and techniques used in marketing, then applies them to different scenarios and contexts. It’ll provide you with a strong understanding of marketing principles. Then, learn how to put theory into practice by applying the principles of marketing with topical case studies and acquire knowledge of marketing planning processes and decision-making activities in a range of settings.

Evidence-based Consultancy (10)

This module aims to provide you with the skills to act in a consultancy capacity for both external and internal clients in a commercial context, providing evidence-based solutions to business problems.

Optional modules

Business Analytics in a Global World (10)

This unique, co-delivered module provides an opportunity to learn about business analytics as taught by both British and American universities. You will learn about key methods for business analytics and gain practical experience with them. There will be various on-campus cultural activities and opportunities to hear from industrial guest speakers too.

The module starts with a compulsory induction week that outlines how it works. The business analytics content is then taught online over 6 weeks: 3 weeks by the University of Leeds and 3 weeks by the University of Kentucky. The cultural activities take place on campus over 2 weeks: 1 week in Leeds and 1 week at the University of Kentucky.

From Study to Work (10)

In addition to building broader employability skills, this module is a great choice for anyone actively seeking internships.

It has a practical focus, where you engage with placement, internship, and graduate employers to understand the skills and aptitudes they look for, and to develop the skills necessary to secure work placements and internships.
To progress on to a placement year, you’ll normally need to have passed all level 1 modules with an average of 40 or more.

The International Economic Environment (10)

Analyse changes in the international economic environment resulting from the ongoing globalisation of markets.
This module considers the economic implications of increasing interdependence among countries and examines the theoretical and practical aspects of international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI).

It emphasises the roles of technological advances, policy-making, and regional economic integration in explaining differences in economic growth. You’ll also consider the consequences of globalisation for both developed and emerging economies.

Pathway modules

Ethics and Sustainability pathway

Leadership Ethics (10)

This module introduces the field of Leadership Ethics and Leadership Studies. It examines practical ethical issues confronting leaders at all levels of seniority and applies them across all domains of leadership.

The module will equip you to recognise, analyse and respond effectively to ethical challenges. It will enable you to see the connections between the practical challenges leaders face and academic scholarship on the nature of leadership, ethics, and ethical reasoning as they relate to leadership and influence.

Sustainability in Business (10)

Gain an understanding of the background context of sustainability, core issues, and models to better understand sustainability, along with the opportunity to apply those models. You will focus on the sustainability agenda and its impact on businesses.

Finance Pathway

Corporate Financial Management (20)

This is an intermediate-level module that provides a critical appreciation of the fundamental theories and concepts in corporate finance. It’s a prerequisite for further study of the more specialist aspects of finance and the financial markets covered in the advanced finance modules in level 3.

The module relates theory to current corporate business practice and requires you to confidently use and interpret financial formulas and numerical data.

Year 3

Compulsory modules

Advanced Intelligent Technologies (20)

Learn how to critically apply advanced intelligent technologies to real-world business problems. Here, you’ll gain an understanding of how intelligent technologies, including IoT, artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing, are transforming business operations and decision-making.

The module also looks at how real-time data helps predict outcomes and make automatic decisions, how digital twins support simulations and planning, how blockchain improves transparency and coordination, and how quantum computing could help solve complex business problems.

Interpretable Machine Learning and Explainable AI (20)

This module introduces you to methods for understanding and explaining machine learning models used in real-world decision systems. You’ll learn how to build predictive models and apply explainability techniques to interpret model behaviour, assess reliability, and communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.

The module focuses on practical tools such as interpretable models, feature attribution, and local and global explanations, alongside evaluation of explanation quality and fairness. Through hands-on workshops and applied case studies, you’ll develop skills in analysing, explaining, and responsibly deploying machine learning models.

Managing Innovation and Technology (20)

Innovation is the key to companies’ survival, growth, and sustainability. The module aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to manage innovation and technology, strategically and operationally.

Explore strategies for creating and gaining value from innovation in different organisations and industries and understand how technology, markets, and policy develop together.

Capstone Project in Business and Intelligent Technologies (40)

This module gives you the opportunity to design, execute and write up a piece of applied research into intelligent business technologies.

Gain the chance to showcase your knowledge of intelligent technology and ability to apply it to a real business issue.

Choose a topic and project under the guidance of your supervisor, then take part in workshops to help you design and carry out your project, covering both primary and secondary methods. You’ll then undertake the project, developing skills in identifying and seeking out knowledge and insights. As a 40-credit module, it forms a substantial piece of work.

Optional Modules

Decision Support Systems and Technologies (20)

This module develops advanced decision-making and optimisation skills for complex business problems.
Building on what you learned in Optimisation and AI for Business, you’ll study decision-making with criteria and optimisation-based support systems. The focus is on the whole process, from defining problems to choosing algorithms and evaluating performance, as well as selecting and designing suitable technology.

You’ll also consider the design of effective graphical user interfaces and the integration of secure, efficient computational approaches. The module also introduces new perspectives, including the potential role of quantum computing in next-generation decision-support technologies.

Strategic Management (20)

Strategy is the cornerstone of every business; it provides an overall direction for the organisation while defining its internal and external relationships. How effectively and efficiently the organisation’s corporate strategy is implemented, and how well it aligns with its broader context, are undoubtedly the most crucial elements linked to performance.

In this module, understand the importance of strategy for businesses and the skill set required for global competition. It focuses on both fundamental and contemporary issues in the strategic management of organisations across different sectors. Learn the information, analyses, organisational processes, skills, and business judgment managers must use to create strategies, position their businesses, define firm boundaries and maximise long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition.

Innovation Thinking and Practice (10)

Innovation is challenging, but it is also an imperative for success. Choose this module and develop analytical and practical skills that go well beyond your core degree discipline and become a confident contributor to corporate innovation initiatives.

Through a team-based innovation project, develop skills employers value, including innovation, design thinking, commercial awareness, value proposition development, collaboration, and communication.

Managing Social Media and Digital Work (20)

In today’s organisations, digital technologies and information are critical resources. Organisations are increasingly using digital technologies to build new business models, support business processes and enhance new ways of working.

Technologies such as social media have enabled organisations to adopt new marketing strategies by engaging customers through interactive communications and campaigns. This module equips you with the knowledge and skills to develop strategies for managing in this new digital workplace.

Leadership in Organisations (10)

Leadership is paradoxically seen as both the cause and the solution to a range of organisational conditions. As interest in the concept continues to grow, this module covers the key issues and concepts of leadership in organisations.

You’ll examine leadership from the perspectives of many disciplines (including anthropology, psychology, sociology, and philosophy) through the exploration of traditional, critical, and contemporary approaches.

Central themes include organisational and individual leadership; the shift in thinking about leadership; new-paradigm models of transformational leadership; charisma; team leadership; culture; ethics; and leadership development. The module includes lectures, seminars, and case study discussions, with the aim of drawing on both personal experiences and group-based activities.

Pathway modules

Ethics and Sustainability pathway

Ethics of AI (10)

We are living through a technological revolution. Artificial Intelligence systems are poised to take on decision-making roles and perform tasks that currently require human beings across an increasing range of areas.

This shift has been fuelled through the groundwork of massive amounts of data from the internet being collected, processed and used to train AI systems. This module provides you with the analytical and theoretical tools to engage with the ethical questions this revolution raises.

Business Ethics (20)

You’ll engage with and analyse a range of ethical principles and values and consider how they shape and inform business practice using real-life case studies. As part of this module, you will also discuss ethics and the law in the context of business, letting you prepare for the legal and ethical challenges you may face as a future business leader.

Sustainable Business Futures: Policy and Practice (20)

Develop knowledge and skills in formulating policy and practice to combat climate change and ensure economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Then examine how climate change and environmental crises shape and are shaped by policy and practice.

The first part of the module looks at the nature of the climate challenge and the anticipated risks for businesses and organisations, then explores national and international policy initiatives currently focused on addressing the issue. It examines the conceptual frameworks that shape how different social actors engage in these debates.

The second part of the module focuses on businesses and organisations. It looks at key questions about how business models are challenged and changing to address climate change, and the implications for organisational change, work, and employment of new ‘green’ business models and strategies.

Finally, the module returns to the question of policy and justice in the inevitable industrial transitions arising from moving to a low-carbon economy.

Finance pathway

Advanced Finance (10)
After completing this module, you’ll be able to explain the essential principles of advanced finance and investment. You’ll critically evaluate topical developments in advanced finance using appropriate analytical tools and discuss some of the more challenging and contentious issues in the discipline.

Learning and teaching

Throughout your studies, you’ll be taught through a range of lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. The rest of your time will be spent in independent learning, developing research and analysis skills. Our Virtual Learning Environment supports your studies: it’s a central place where you can find all the information and resources for the School, course and modules.

You’ll be taught by our expert, internationally recognised academics and researchers in both business and management and intelligent technology, from lecturers through to professors.

Connect with some of the brightest minds on campus. Gain expertise from across the University as the course draws on a range of different disciplines. You may also be taught by experienced industry professionals and trained postgraduate researchers.

On this course, you’ll be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are used to help you develop a range of transferable skills needed in professional life. These methods include:

• Individual or group coursework – essays, reports, and case study analyses that allow for deeper exploration of topics.
• Exams – traditional timed exams to test understanding of core concepts and theories.
• Presentations – individual or group presentations to develop communication and teamwork skills.
• Practical projects – real-world business simulations to make strategic decisions in a risk-free environment.
• Consultancy projects – working with real businesses to solve actual problems.
• Capstone project – independent research project on a topic of interest, allowing you to specialise in areas you’re passionate about.

These assessment methods can help you develop transferable skills such as critical thinking, decision-making, communication, and leadership, which are highly valued by employers. Methods are designed to be inclusive and aligned with different learning styles, so you can demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a variety of ways.

Detailed marking criteria and assessment support will be shared to ensure transparency. Extra time or alternative support is also available to students with disabilities or specific learning needs, and student work is marked anonymously when possible to ensure fairness and reduce bias. Constructive feedback during the modules and following the assessment is also provided to help you understand your performance and areas for improvement.

Entry requirements

A-level: AAB including Mathematics

GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher including Mathematics grade B/5 and English Language grade B/6 or equivalent, or an appropriate English language qualification. If you have a B/6 in GCSE English Literature, we will accept a Grade B/5 or C/4 in GCSE English Language.

Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications or contact the School’s Undergraduate Admissions Team.

Alternative entry

We’re committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background.

Access to Leeds is a contextual admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted.

If you live in a neighbourhood where there is low participation in higher education, we may be able to give priority to your application.

Find out more about Access to Leeds and contextual admissions.

International

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. Read more about International Entry Requirements for Leeds University Business School on our Entry Requirements page.

International Foundation Year

International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study the University of Leeds International Foundation Year. This gives you the opportunity to study on campus, be taught by University of Leeds academics and progress onto a wide range of Leeds undergraduate courses. Find out more about International Foundation Year programmes.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English
If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

Fees

UK: £10,050

International: To be confirmed

The amount of tuition fees you pay is based on whether you are classified as a home (UK) or international student. Find out how we assess your fee status.   

Tuition fees for UK students 
Tuition fees for UK undergraduate students starting in 2027/28 are £10,050.  

Subsequent years 
The UK government sets the maximum tuition fee caps that universities can charge UK students. This means your tuition fee in future academic years will reflect any changes set by the government.   

From 2028/29 onwards, tuition fees are likely to increase annually, at least in line with inflation, and may rise further if the government increases the fee cap.   

Tuition fees for international students 
The international fee applies for each year of full-time study and will remain the same for the duration of your course.    

Read more about tuition fees.

Tuition fees for a study abroad or work placement year
If you take a study abroad or work placement year, you’ll pay a reduced tuition fee during this period. For more information, see Study abroad and work placement tuition fees and loans.

Additional cost information

There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds. Read more on our living costs and budgeting page.

Scholarships and financial support

If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There is help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Find out more in our Undergraduate funding overview.

Scholarships are also available to help fund your degree. Find out more and check your eligibility below:

• Scholarships for International students
• Scholarships for UK students
• Your subject area may also offer scholarships

Applying

Apply to this course through UCAS. Check the deadline for applications on the UCAS website.

The deadline for international students to apply to Leeds University Business School courses is 30 June.

Courses at Leeds University Business School receive a high volume of applications relative to the places available and this means that we cannot extend an offer to all applicants. We look for enthusiastic and talented students who have the potential to succeed in their studies and contribute to our community and make our offer decisions based on an overall review of your application. This includes predicted or achieved grades as well as the breadth of knowledge demonstrated through qualifications, the personal statement, extra-curricular and work experience, and contextual information.

International applicants

International students apply through UCAS in the same way as UK students. Our network of international representatives can help you with your application. If you’re unsure about the application process, contact the admissions team for help.

Read about visas, immigration and other information in International students. We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa.

Admissions policy

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Career opportunities

Where will your degree take you?

This degree equips you with a valuable blend of commercial awareness and technical confidence, so you’re prepared for fast‑growing careers at the intersection of business and technology.

Employers are increasingly looking for graduates who can bridge the gap between technical specialists and business decision‑makers, yet these hybrid roles are often underserved by conventional business or STEM courses.

By combining strong business foundations with hands‑on experience of intelligent technologies, you’ll graduate uniquely positioned to succeed in these high‑impact roles.

What kinds of roles can you progress into?

Your blend of skills in analytics, AI, intelligent and digital systems, problem‑solving, communication and strategic thinking will prepare you for careers across industries, including finance, consulting, healthcare, retail, technology, manufacturing, logistics, sustainability, startups, and the public sector. These roles might include:

Business and strategy

• Business and Strategy Analyst
• Digital Transformation Analyst
• Operations Analyst
• Commercial Analyst
• Innovation Consultant

Technology and digital

• Technology and IT Consultant
• Digital Product Manager
• Project Manager (Digital/Tech)
• AI Project Coordinator
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Data and Insights Analyst
• UX Research Analyst

Operations, supply chain and process improvement

• Supply Chain and Operations Analyst
• Process Automation Specialist
• Digital Operations Coordinator
• Smart Systems Analyst

AI, data and emerging intelligent technology

• AI Adoption Specialist
• AI Ethics and Governance Analyst
• Intelligent Automation Analyst
• Digital Twin Analyst (emerging area)
• Blockchain Business Analyst
• IoT Solutions Analyst

Enterprise and innovation

• Tech Start‑up Founder
• Product Innovation Analyst
• Venture Analyst (Tech and AI investment)

These roles require professionals who can understand complex digital tools, interpret data, evaluate technological options, and translate them into meaningful business activity – all capabilities developed throughout this course.

How does the course prepare you for your career?

Throughout your degree, you’ll build skills that employers look for:

• Analytical problem-solving and evidence‑based decision-making
• Confidence working with AI, data, digital systems and intelligent technologies
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience solving real business challenges through applied projects
• A deep understanding of the ethical and societal impacts of technology
• Teamwork, leadership and cross‑cultural collaboration
• Resilience, self‑reflection and professional readiness.

Your final‑year Capstone Project further strengthens your employability by allowing you to tackle a real organisational challenge or design an innovative technology‑enabled solution, giving you experience you can speak to in interviews.

Careers support

At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one. We have a wide range of career resources –including our award-winning Employability Team, which is in contact with many employers around the country and advertises placements and jobs. They are also on hand to provide guidance and support, ensuring you are prepared to take your next steps after graduation and get you where you want to be.

• Employability events – we run a full range of events, including careers fairs in specialist areas and across broader industries, all with employers who are actively recruiting for roles.
• MyCareer system – on your course and after you graduate, you’ll have access to a dedicated careers portal where you can book appointments with our team, get information on careers and see job vacancies and upcoming events.
• Qualified careers consultants – gain guidance, support and information to help you choose a career path. You’ll have access to 1-2-1 meetings and events to learn how to find employers to target, write your CV and cover letter, research before interviews and brush up on your interview skills.
• Opportunities at Leeds – there are plenty of exciting opportunities offered by our Leeds University Union, including volunteering and over 300 clubs and societies to get involved in.

Leeds University Business School's Employability and Opportunity team

Leeds University Business School is one of the few universities in the UK with a dedicated Employability and Opportunity team. You’ll be supported throughout your studies with one-to-one support, workshops and events from graduate employers, helping you develop the professional skills and experience that top employers are looking for.  

Find out more about the Business School’s employability and opportunities support.   

Nurturing Talent Mentor Scheme 

You’ll also have the opportunity to apply for our competitive Nurturing Talent Mentor Scheme, exclusive for Business School students. We’ll connect you with an industry professional who will support you on your career path as you are mentored on a one-to-one basis for one academic year.   

The Careers Service work with a large network of experienced professionals from companies such as Santander, M&S and KPMG, who volunteer as mentors on our Nurturing Talent Mentor Scheme.    

During your time at Leeds, you’ll have full access to the University Careers Service and Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Studies.  

Work placements

Work placements

This programme gives you the opportunity to undertake an industrial placement year as part of the course.

It’s important to note, work placements are not guaranteed. The job market is competitive – and there may be competition for the placement you want. You’ll have to apply the same way you would for any job post, with your CV and, if successful, attend an interview with the organisation.

Our Employability Team will help you every step of the way. They run a number of placement sessions to discuss opportunities and support you with CV writing and interview preparations. Plus, they’ll be there to answer any questions you may have and offer guidance throughout the process, too.

Benefits of a work placement year:

• 100+ organisations to choose from, both in the UK and overseas
• Build industry contacts within your chosen field
• Our close industry links mean you’ll be in direct contact with potential employers
• Advance your experience and skills by putting the course teachings into practice
• Gain invaluable insight into working as a professional in this industry
• Improve your employability