Plymouth Business School

An enterprising environment driving sustainable prosperity, enabling our students and partners to achieve their full potential
Plymouth Business School

Hannah Fleming-Hill, BSc (Hons) Events Management and MSc Entrepreneurship graduate, Plymouth Business School

About the School

Dr Steve Butts, Head of Plymouth Business School

Welcome to Plymouth Business School

Plymouth Business School takes great pride in playing a pivotal role in supporting Plymouth as a Civic University with an internationally recognised focus on sustainability and social purpose. We believe in socially conscious wealth creation.

Our mission is to put business ready graduates on the path to a successful career and happy life. We focus on learning by doing through live briefs, experiential education and students as active researchers. We are dedicated to building resilience, decision making and leadership capabilities in our community.

We are committed to good business and advocate social, environmental and economic responsibility. Our public, private and third sector relationships and international collaborations provide a platform for us to provide thought leadership and influence policy and practice. 

Dr Steve Butts
Head of School

School departments and our staff

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

Have you got existing qualifications and been thinking of your next steps?

A top-up degree enhances your existing qualifications and can open doors to new career or educational possibilities. Not only will you be graduating with a full undergraduate degree from the University of Plymouth, you will also benefit from our public, private and third sector relationships and international collaborations.

Find out more about our top-up courses and see how you could become a University of Plymouth Graduate in a year 

Looking for foundation level entry to business courses?

The following foundation level courses are currently available for a 2020/21 start:

About us

Plymouth Business School is part of the University of Plymouth's Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business. It has four departments of Accounting, Economics and Finance; International Shipping, Logistics and Operations; People, Marketing and Entrepreneurship; and Tourism and Hospitality. The School offers undergraduate and postgraduate (masters) degrees, is research active and works in partnership with industry and organisations across the world.