You can also expect to gain many valuable transferable skills, which can be put to use in both everyday life or if you decide to take a completely different career path. The skills gained from a business degree are likely to include:
An understanding of how organizations operate
Strong communication skills (oral and written)
Analytical and critical thinking
Problem solving
Decision making
Logical thinking
Presentation and report writing skills
Numeracy and an understanding of how to interpret and use financial data
Self-motivation, initiative and effective time management
Project and resource management
A close understanding of economic fluctuations and other external changes affecting business
During your business degree you’ll develop a broad knowledge of business operations as well as gaining targeted skills in your specific field, such as customers, markets, finance, operations, strategy, business policy, communications and IT. You’ll typically also be challenged to explore these fields within an international context, though in some cases it will be advantageous to specialize in their application within a particular country or world region.