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Overview
Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year is perfect if you're looking to develop your business skills while strengthening your entrepreneurial mindset. This flexible course is designed to fit around your work and personal commitments.
The Foundation Year provides you with essential skills for the next three years, where you'll gain practical experience in entrepreneurship and new venture management. The course covers business strategy, innovation, and how organizations drive economic growth and social change.
You'll apply your learning in real-world scenarios, building the business planning skills needed for success. Our expert faculty will guide you through launching and growing your own business, while offering personalised support for your academic and career goals.
The Bachelor of Commerce will prepare you to become a business professional in a wide range of careers. You’ll study a set of extensive and integrated foundation units that will orient you to business, followed by one or two majors to develop depth in your chosen discipline. Professional experiences are available with leading industry partners.
What You Will Achieve
- Develop Entrepreneurial Skills: Build the mindset and skills to identify opportunities and create successful ventures.
- Gain Real-World Experience: Apply your learning in practical settings, preparing you for the challenges of the business world.
- Master Business Strategy & Innovation: Learn how to drive growth, innovation, and success in dynamic business environments.
- Graduate with Industry Insights: Benefit from the expertise of industry professionals and academic leaders.
- Flexible Learning: Achieve your degree while balancing work and personal commitments.
- Strong Career Foundation: Gain the knowledge and confidence to pursue leadership roles in business and entrepreneurship.
Specialised Pathways
Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship course offers you a selection of specialised pathways in the final year. The first three years of study are designed to give you a structured trajectory of learning, gradually building your business acumen and entrepreneurial abilities before embarking on intensive studies in the final year towards your intended career path.
The balance of foundation, intermediate and advanced learning makes this course a worthwhile investment, with targeted career development to ensure that you are prepared to start your future career with confidence. Business ideas are being devised every day, but the ones that succeed have people with the right skills and understanding at their core.
This course provides the building blocks to be successful across a wide range of business ventures with the understanding of strategy, tactics and innovation needed for you to realise your ambitions. The global perspective gained in this course is also highly regarded by leading employers who are searching for graduates with the right balance of skills, business insights and entrepreneurial talents to take their businesses to the next level.
Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship course provides pathways designed to build graduates that can make a big impact wherever their careers may take them.
The specialised pathways for this course are:
BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Events and Hospitality) with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Information Technology and Communications) with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Professional Business Services) with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Construction and Supply Chain) with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Retail) with Foundation Year
Curriculum
Foundation Year:
- Academic Writing and Research Skills (20 credits)
- Business Environment (20 credits)
- Entrepreneurial People and Processes (20 credits)
- Fundamentals of Finance (20 credits)
- Introduction to Business (20 credits)
- IT Essentials (20 credits)
Year 1:
- Entrepreneurial Organisations (20 credits)
- Entrepreneurial Recognition, Ideas and Opportunities (20 credits)
- Introduction to Marketing (20 credits)
- Introduction to Strategic Management (20 credits)
- Managerial Finance (20 credits)
- Project Management (20 credits)
Year 2:
- Business Ideas and Opportunities Generation (20 credits)
- Business Planning and Pitching (20 credits)
- Digital Marketing and Social Media in Business (20 credits)
- Financing a Business Venture and Legal Aspects (20 credits)
- Intrapreneurial Development (20 credits)
- Social Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
Year 3:
- Global Strategies (20 credits)
- Market Research (20 credits)
- Project (60 credits)
Depending on your pathway of choice, you will also complete one of the modules below:
- Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Events and Hospitality (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in IT and Communications (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Professional Business Services (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Retail (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain (20 credits)
entry requirements
Applicants must be aged 18+ and:
Have a Level 3 qualification (equivalent to 60 credits or 80 UCAS tariff points).
Have an English qualification of GCSE grade 4/C or CEFR B1. If you do not have this qualification, you can take an English test provided on campus.
Applicants aged 21+:
We welcome applications from students aged 21 and above who may not meet the standard entry requirements but can demonstrate a strong commitment to studying the subject. Applicants should be able to provide evidence of relevant academic, professional, or vocational experience. They must also have an English qualification of GCSE grade 4/C or CEFR B1, or be willing to take an English test on campus if they do not meet this requirement.
Required Documents
- 1. Passport
- 2. Evidence of previous academic qualifications and transcripts (including translations if your qualifications are not in English)
- 3. Evidence of English proficiency (where applicable)
Steps to apply
- 1. Decide on your course
- 2. Explore your entry options and check the requirements
- 3. Gather your documentation
