The BA/BSc (Hons) Business Studies and Entrepreneurship degree provides you with an understanding of the theories and practices of entrepreneurship and innovation in a variety of organisational contexts. This course is all about taking innovative business ideas from inception, through development and implementation to create new products or services. If you see yourself as a catalyst for change in both large and small organisations, or you wish to develop your own enterprises, then this is the course for you.
What you need to know about the BA/BSc (Hons) Business Studies and Entrepreneurship course
By choosing to focus on entrepreneurship, you have the added benefit of specialist advice and knowledge in starting your own business. Entrepreneurs are pioneers and innovators who often build businesses from scratch, or work within their organisations to create new opportunities. This pathway offers a wide variety of modules on topics including entrepreneurship in the digital domain, business law, and entrepreneurship and innovation. Providing an overall view of entrepreneurial activity, you will explore different ways to approach entrepreneurship.
You will also learn how to consider financial and institutional systems in supporting entrepreneurship in different economies, and gain an analytical framework for understanding different approaches to entrepreneurial cultures. The course is tailored to help you develop key entrepreneurial skills in project management, team working and advanced leadership, to enable you to run your own start-up or set you up for a future career in consultancy and management.
This BA/BSc (Hons) Business Studies and Entrepreneurship course is all about taking innovative business ideas from inception, through development and implementation to create new products or services. If you see yourself as a catalyst for change in both large and small organisations, or you wish to develop your own enterprises, then this is the course for you. You will gain in-depth knowledge of organisations and their environments, including their relationships to society. Specialising in entrepreneurship, you will learn how to manage innovation, and develop your own entrepreneurial skills. In addition, you will gain an understanding of managing people, business operations and logistics, marketing and communications, finance and accounting, corporate strategy and business ethics. You will also learn how businesses can operate effectively in a culturally diverse environment.
Course Length: 3 years / 4 years including Foundation year;
Start dates: January / April / August / September;