The BA (Hons) Management is one of New College Durham's most well-known programs. The program is a vocational-based honors degree undergraduate program that has been approved by none other than Teesside University. The curriculum is designed for people who want to work in some form of a company as skilled administrators or managers. The degree is the final stage of a degree program in which students who have already earned sufficient sub-degree qualifications have completed the first two stages.

The BA (Hons) Design course, which aims to enhance students' knowledge, innovation, and commitment needed to successfully develop a career within their chosen specialist in the design, is another undergraduate course for which New College Durham is highly regarded and acclaimed. The course promotes and nurtures innovation, as well as idea creation, to the point that students can find jobs, start their own business, or continue their education.