School of Business
Our innovative and entrepreneurial School of Business aims to inspire and empower our students. We provide outstanding business and management courses informed by research and enterprise activity.
1st in the North West
Business, management and marketing undergraduate courses are ranked 1st in the North West for teaching quality (The Times Good University Guide 2023).Launch your business
We can support you in transforming your big idea into a thriving business with support from our experts at Propeller, our dedicated start-up programme.Real world experience
Spend a year in industry and gain experience working for a sector-leading company before you graduate. We also run an exchange programme with worldwide university partners.Connect with industry
Previous students have gone on placements with high profile employers including Adidas, BAE, British Airways, Disney, IBM, KPMG, L’Oreal, PwC and Universal Studios.
Our subjects
Beyond Business
We encourage you to have ambitions that extend beyond any board room and make a positive impact on more than the bottom line. When you study with us you’ll experience real success by achieving real results in the real world.
Discover a different world of businessIndustry Links
- We've been awarded the Small Business Charter (SBC) in recognition of our commitment to supporting student entrepreneurship, small businesses and the local economy. The SBC is an award for the UK’s world-class business schools.
Best Entrepreneurial University of the Year
We won Best Entrepreneurial University at the Educate North Awards 2023. This recognised our work with thousands of student start-ups and businesses in the North West.
Our facilities
Academic expertise
Our courses are taught by academics who are experts in their fields and shaped by the latest innovation business insight and research.
At present, Carley plays a key role on the lecturing team within the division of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, both on the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. As course leader, she leads the BA (Hons) International Tourism Management programme at all levels,…
David teaches across Tourism and Event Management programmes in the school. He is an active researcher in the field of tourism and the visitor economy.
Dorota (Dot) is looking after the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Masters courses at the University of Central Lancashire. Dot's main focus is teaching, particularly in the area of health and wellness Tourism, personal and professional development for Tourism, Hospitality and Eve…
Louise's background is in industrial sociology and she has taught a range of subjects including critical management studies, research methods and management theory. Louise currently leads the School of Management and works closely with colleagues across a number of business and m…
Mark is the Course Leader for the BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management Degree. He has extensive and varied Hospitality experience at operational, supervisory and management level gained in the US, UK, and Singapore. Mark lived out in South East Asia for 7 years gaining…
Paul is a Senior Lecturer for Tourism, Hospitality and Events (THE), where he is responsible for teaching at UG and PG levels as well as being the International Lead for the development and management of international partners. Paul has almost 20 years of teaching experience gain…
Nicholas has led a number of Academic Teams and courses whilst being at UCLan. With particular expertise in creating international partnerships, Nicholas has been fortunate to create links with as number of universities and currently looks over one of the biggest partnerships at …
Peter has a broad spectrum of international business experience that has been developed via senior management and leadership roles within a number of large corporations. He is a senior lecturer in the School with responsibility for enterprise and employability. He has significant…
Susan teaches predominately on the Accounting (ACCA) masters degree programme. She specialises in Strategy and Financial Reporting. Susan continues to work in industry on a consultancy basis allowing her to reflect up to date real world issues in her lectures.
Dr Udeme teaches across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules for our School of Business with particular expertise in Business, Accounting and Finance.
Business and enterprise
We can assess the needs of your business and help you develop practical, real-world, solutions.
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