Deciding which business degrees are best

In terms of Business schools one way of spotting the best universities is to look which have business schools that have "triple accreditation" on their MBAs. While the MBAs themselves are postgrad, professional courses - business schools with triple accreditation tend to have a good international reputation as well as decent resources.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_accreditation#UK lists the UK schools that this applies to (note not all of them are linked to a university and not all of those that are will also offer undergraduate degrees).

I'd suggest having a look at the courses available at a few of these universities - look at the modules they offer and try to find out some information about student satisfaction and what their graduates go on to do (https://unistats.direct.gov.uk/ provides some of this information but don't be afraid to dig around uni websites or email them to ask for more information).

Also if you're interested in history then find out if there's any flexibility on any of their courses to take history modules, or a combined course. And if not then what sort of involvement you could have in history clubs/societies outside your lessons.

In terms of employability - any course which offers a well organised sandwich year or work placement will be worthwhile.

A business degree isn't worth the paper its wriiten on.

Source: has a BA hons Business Studies 2:1

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Care to expand on your point a little bit?

self explanatory.

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Okay so I'm currently in sixth form so my teachers are starting to pressure me about UCAS and personal statements and I'm starting to really freak out. Every time I think of a degree that I'd like to do (that's even if I want to go to university at all) I keep finding things that make me second doubt myself such as, is this degree worth it? Is it respected? Will I actually enjoy it? Will I get the grades necessary? I would ask my teachers these questions but they basically regurgitate the same stuff like "do what you enjoy".

Okay so I imagine you get the picture so I'll get to the point. I have no idea what degree to do and I need some serious help in deciding. Now I am interested in either doing something to do with business (broadly) or possibly history (but where does history take you right?) and I rather liked the sound of Business and Management Studies at Lancaster. So I guess what I am really asking is, is what business degrees are the most respected? Which ones don't seem like 'doss' degrees? And which ones cover a broad range so I can keep my options open in the future?

Grades:

GCSE English lang/lit- B
GCSE Maths- C
Other GCSEs- C and above
AS Psychology- C (might resit for B)
AS History- C
CTEC Business Studies Subsidiary Diploma- Distinction

Any help would be appreciated but the thing I would most like to know is what degrees to steer clear from in terms of business-like subjects (I've heard anything with the word "studies" in it is bad?). Thanks if you bothered to read this far.

My advice to you is go study abroad in English the largest amount of bachelor's degrees for this is abroad and a lot of it is very cheap/ no tuition and similar / lower living costs than the UK . Check out sites like
http://thestudentworld.com/
http://www.studyineurope.eu/
http://www.eunicas.co.uk/
You get a better degree going abroad as it shows your more outgoing and independent & you will be in the heart of Europe (where business goes down
However if you want to become your own self employed businessman then I suggest just starting up your own mini company whilst in 6form/uni e.g buy & sell on ebay, do a market stall, online shop etc etc if you need money to fund your business (what I'm doing now) you can get a part time job as well. Tbh if self employed is your main option as Richard Branson says "screw it just do it" don't waste your time doing a degree and just dive into the business world its very rewarding! Check out people like Richard Branson, Allan Sugar, David Karp etc
Good luck

I've never really seriously considered going abroad tbh but there is a certain temptation.. And I wouldn't say that starting a business is my main option but I wouldn't rule it out, I just kinda wanna keep my options as open as possible you know

Okay then, I guess I'll just drop all my ambitions of going to university for a degree in any area of business because one person, on a forum, who didn't have any real evidence once said "they're not worth the paper they're written on"

Tell me where I stated you should drop your ambitionsns based on my post.

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You didn't explicitly say it, but from what you said, I inferred that was the general gist of what you were saying and the point you were trying to get across.

Tell me an area of "business" you couldn't get into without a degree in business.

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Honestly, I don't know, but you don't seem like you wanted to offer any kind of constructive argument to the discussion. Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's not the fact that you need a degree in business to get to certain roles, but I imagine it would make it easier in at least some cases. There are always exceptions.