Program Overview

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Business Management and Entrepreneurship (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

About the Foundation Year

Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.

Course Content

The course will teach you what makes a start-up business tick, including the financial and economic aspects of new business, how to manage and motivate people and how to build an organisation for success.

Successful managers develop growth in a constructive manner; it requires an understanding of the changes taking place in the business world, society, consumer markets, financial issues, organisational strategy, global economies and digital technology. You will learn how all these factors affect start-up businesses and how to identify opportunities for new businesses.

You can get direct entrepreneurial experience during one of several work placements offered throughout the degree. You will also manage your own projects for individual assessments.

It is possible to gain professional accreditations and certificate exemptions by successfully completing selected core and optional Business Management and Entrepreneurship modules.

Professional bodies include:

• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA)
• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

Please note: it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our course information disclaimer.

Modules

• Foundations of Business Communications
• Thinking Critically, Creatively and Ethically
• Taking a Professional Approach
• Global Cities
• Individual Project
• Understanding Marketing
• Studying Business Management
• Organisational behaviour
• Digital Business
• Financial Management
• Ethics, Communication, and Professionalism
• Principles of Entrepreneurship
• Research Methods
• Leadership in Organisations
• Responsible Leadership in the 21st Century
• People Management
• Business Economics
• Experience and Employment in Business
• Contributing to the Community
• Research Project
• Independent Study
• Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Strategy
• Starting a Business
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Contemporary issues in marketing
• The Enterprising Workplace

Entry Requirements

• 48 UCAS points

We understand that sometimes barriers you can't control get in the way of academic achievement. You are more than just your grades. We'll consider your application as a whole, taking into account things like:

• subjects studied at Level 3
• your GCSEs (or equivalent) profile
• non-academic achievements you mention in your personal statement
• your references and motivation.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• Home: £9,535
• International: £17,100

Please note: these fees are annual and may increase as detailed in our tuition fee variation disclaimer.

For more information on foundation year fees for home students, please check the details on our tuition fee page.

Information about tuition fees, student loans, and funding your studies can be found within our fees and funding section.

Additional Costs

Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme.

Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.

For further information about additional costs please see our additional costs webpage.

Scholarships

Find out more about our range of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate students.

Living Costs

A guide to your living costs has been created by our Student Funding Team.

Accommodation costs vary depending on whether you opt for an en suite room and on-site catering. Take a look at our accommodation options and the prices you can expect to pay.

How the Degree is Taught

• Contact time: 50%
• Independent study: 50%

Contact time includes 32% of guided learning

Teaching Methods

You'll be taught on our beautiful and historic campus located in Twickenham, London.

As well as highly interactive lectures and presentations from leading researchers and top management professionals and practitioners, you will attend seminars that will deepen your understanding of the skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur.

Individual tutorials are also available and provide support on a one-to-one basis. These methods are supplemented by an online virtual learning environment where you can find additional learning materials.

Class sizes in year one lectures can be up to 190 students. In year two and three, lectures will be around 70 students as optional modules are chosen. Seminar groups are typically around 30-35 students.

Assessment Methods

Throughout the degree, you will be assessed in a variety of ways that test your knowledge, understanding and skills development.

The programme uses a broad range of assessments including business reports, essays, practical exercises, presentations, case studies, examinations, assessed blogs, seminar and simulation exercises as well as traditional exam-based assessments and coursework.

Wherever possible, you will be assessed using digital methods and online feedback.

Feedback

We adhere to the university’s policy of providing feedback on assessments within 15 working days.

Career Opportunities

Our Business Management and Entrepreneurship degree will help you develop essential transferrable skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking, and time management.

Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of this degree include:

• banking
• insurance
• law
• business consultancy
• leisure and sport
• marketing
• human resources