2023

  • Huddersfield Business School wins 'Business School of the Year' at the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards. Read more in our news story
  • Huddersfield Business School becomes an accredited member of the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. We are one of only 6% of business schools in the world to hold this prestigious accreditation. 
  • Communication and Media Studies ranked in the top 150 in the QS World Subject Rankings.
  • Huddersfield Business School ranked 201-250 for Business and Economics, and for Law, in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Subject rankings.

 


2022

  • Help to Grow Initiative launched.
  • Communication and Media Studies ranked 151-200 in QS World Subject Rankings.
  • Huddersfield Business School ranked 201-250 for Business and Economics and 201-250 for Law in THE World Subject rankings.
  • Huddersfield Business School hosts the 54th Academy of Marketing research conference.
  • Business and Management Studies ranked 37/108 providers in REF 2021 according to Times Higher Education. Law enters REF for the first time.

 


2021

  • Huddersfield Business School ranked 201-250 for Business and Economics and 176-200 for Law in THE World Subject rankings.
  • Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Higher Education Partner of the Year awarded to the University.
  • Small Business Charter awarded.

 


 2020

  • Huddersfield Business School ranked 251-300 for Business and Economics in the THE World Subject rankings.
  • Kirklees Top 100 launched.

 


2019

  • Huddersfield Business School introduced a new portfolio of contemporary postgraduate courses, designed to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to be influential and successful in a rapidly changing global environment.
  • Huddersfield Business School are ranked in the 301-400 range for Business and Economics in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
  • Business and Management at Huddersfield Business School are ranked 47th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings
  • LLM in Law and Global Governance course launched

 


2018

  • BSc Business Data Analytics course launched
  • Huddersfield Business School launches Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeships and Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeships, allowing employers to support their staff to study part time for a university qualification.

 


2017

  • Law School move into the new Oastler Building
  • Jill Johnes appointed as Dean of Huddersfield Business School

 


2012

  • Department of Logistics, Operations and Hospitality Management joins the Business School (previously within School of Applied Sciences)

 


2011

  • Sino-British College (SBC) delivery of Events Management BA (Hons)

 


2010

  • Opening of new £17m Business School building
  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) launched

 


2008

  • Bachelor programmes started at Hong Kong Management Association
  • Chris Cowton appointed as Dean of Huddersfield Business School

 


2007

  • Introduction of the Master of Law and Practice (MLP) inc. LLB (Hons) – only the second in the UK

 


2006

  • Monica Gibson-Sweet appointed as Dean of Huddersfield Business School

 


2005

  • Graham Worsdale appointed as Dean of Huddersfield Business School.

 


2001/2002

  • Business Management BA (Hons) – first cohort

 


1999/2000

  • Business Administration and Management BA (Hons) (Top Up) first cohort

 


1997

  • Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Designed and Delivered programmes started. We were the only HEI with AICTHE approval.

 


1996

Huddersfield University Business School

  • Merger between School of Business and School of Accountancy Law and Management
  • David Smith appointed a Dean of Huddersfield Business School

 


June 1992

University of Huddersfield

  • First doctorate awarded
  • Human Resource Management BA (Hons) introduced

 


1990

School of Business and School of Accountancy, Law and Management

  • Business Administration and Management BA (Hons) (Top Up). First top up programme validated
  • Marketing BA (Hons)

 


 1988

  • Research degree awarding powers – PhD/MPhil – for the University

 


1986

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) – initially PT and subsequently FT

 


 1984

  • Transport and Distribution BSc (Hons) - the first such programme in the UK – responding to industry needs

 


1980

  • Business Law BA (Hons) introduced

 


1977

  • Accountancy BA (Hons) - introduced. Followed one year later by Accountancy Studies BA (Hons)

 


1972

  • Business Studies BA (Hons) – introduced as a response to the 1968 Crick report on UG business education

 


1970

Huddersfield Polytechnic

  • Faculty of Business

 


1969

  • Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) – highest level post experience qualification at the time

 


1968

  • Marketing (Engineering) BA(Hons) – linking with School of Engineering and building on the town's industrial heritage

 


1967

Huddersfield College of Technology

  • Department of Marketing
    Textile Marketing BA (Hons) – The first Marketing Bachelor degree in the UK; linking with the Department of Textiles and building on the town's industrial heritage.