Program Overview

Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation BSc(Hons)

Course Overview

This degree has undergone a name change for 2024. It was previously known as Business & Entrepreneurship BSc(Hons).

Learn how to apply your entrepreneurial spirit in the modern business world, on a degree course that champions innovative thinking, critical questioning and the practical application of key business skills. Throughout this Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation degree, you’ll collaborate with peers and professionals to grow your network and share ideas, while learning theory and applying it to your own practice. You’ll also explore the social and environmental contexts of business and the art and science of building brands, graduating with the attributes needed to shape a successful and conscientious career.

Key Details

• Location: Penryn Campus
• Course duration: 3 years / 4 years
• Attendance: Full-time / Professional Placement
• UCAS code: 3B6L / PY64

Course Structure

Stage One

• Wellbeing: You will also address the importance of wellbeing within an organisation and, crucially, you will explore the importance of wellbeing for your own personal and professional development.
• Market Intelligence: In this module you will gain a working knowledge of robust market research methods. You will be introduced to types of market research, including primary and secondary modes, and learn how to segment markets and analyse trends, as well as different analytical methods.
• Fundamentals of Business: You'll explore the inter-relationships of functions that make up a successful business operation. You will learn about financial systems and their impact on national economies, commercial environments and national policy.
• Exploring Sustainability: The module will take a proactive stance and focus on contemporary practices and positive change across a range of topics including responsible consumption, production and economic development.
• Data Management: In this module you will build knowledge of cultural contexts around Big Data, examples of data as a resource and a product and considerations for mitigating risks associated with privacy and data ethics.
• Principles of Marketing: You will explore what marketing is all about in business. You will build on your existing knowledge and focus on a real business, looking at the interrelationship of how it is viewed and perceived through its marketing.

Stage Two

• Research Methods: You will develop a research project that employs both primary and secondary research methods and then present that project visually, through a poster presentation.
• Operations & Supply Chains: You will learn about the importance of logistics and supply chain management for 21st Century businesses, focusing on how operations planning ensures effective supply chain management, integration with different parts of an organisation and forecasting.
• Venture Creation & Growth: You’ll learn about setting up businesses; from sole trader micro-entities to incorporated bodies that require substantial initial resources.
• Collaborative Working: In this module, you’ll learn about the concept of ‘design thinking’. In multi-skilled teams you’ll work on a live brief and deliver a practical project, which you’ll then evaluate through a team performance review.
• Financial Management: In this module, you will acquire knowledge of financial terminology to the level where you can confidently debate the financial health of a business.
• Project Management: This module provides you with the rationale, approach, techniques and essential tools to lead or be an effective member of a project team.

Stage Three

• Professional Development: You will reflect upon your ongoing professional development journey and build a portfolio that is designed to document a wide range of skills, attributes, and experiences.
• Strategy: You will learn to think strategically about business objectives, engaging with a number of approaches and frameworks.
• International Entrepreneurship: You will learn about globalisation, the international environment, cultures and the global money system.
• Leadership: You will explore and review a range of leadership models, styles and frameworks, enabling you to understand leadership practice and its impact in organisations.
• Entrepreneurship Research Project: This module provides an opportunity for you to research a topic of interest, of your choice, in relation to your course.
• Managing Creativity & Innovation: This module will provide you with the opportunity to investigate and review innovation techniques and processes in a range of entrepreneurial settings.

Facilities

• Specialist media facilities for producing promotional material and audio-visual content
• Libraries containing a wealth of digital resources, magazines, specialist material and journals
• Breakout spaces for collaboration across disciplines

Staff

• Adrian Bossey, Head of Business & Experience Design
• David Potter, Course Leader, BSc(Hons) Business courses
• Ananya Banerjee, Lecturer
• Sam Perkin, Lecturer
• Dr Nicolas Hawkins, Lecturer

Careers

• Our Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation graduates have worked as:
  • Digital Strategist at Tregothnan, Cornwall
  • Founder of Hush
  • Partnership Manager at The Social Change Agency
• On graduating from this course, you could look towards a career in:
  • Company ownership and management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing based roles
  • Leadership roles
  • Product/service development
  • Consultancy and project management
  • Corporate sector leadership
  • Operations management
  • Government departments and policy makers
  • Risk management
  • Postgraduate or doctoral study

How to Apply

• You can apply for our undergraduate degrees via UCAS.
• You'll need our university UCAS code (F33) as well as your course code (which you'll find on your course page) for your application.
• Apply via UCAS

Entry Requirements

• All applications are considered on their individual merit and we welcome applications from all subject backgrounds including science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the arts or humanities.
• Course routes & entry requirements:
  • BA/BSc(Hons) three year degree: 104 – 120 UCAS Tariff points
  • BA/BSc(Hons) four year degree with professional placement: 104 – 120 UCAS Tariff points

Fees, Costs & Funding

• Tuition fees for students starting the course in September 2025:
  • Annual tuition fee: £9,535 per year (Full-time UK)
  • Annual tuition fee: £17,950 per year (Full-time EU/international)
  • Annual tuition fee: £1,905 per professional placement year (Full-time UK and EU/international)
• Typical course costs:
  • You will need a laptop/device that is capable of running Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent (Note that MS Office is provided by Falmouth University).