Business Management and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year

Build something of your own with a St Mary’s Business and Entrepreneurship degree

The Business Management and Entrepreneurship BSc at St Mary's University London is designed for students who want to create something: a company, a product, a movement, a better way of doing things.

You'll learn how to spot opportunities, test ideas, and turn them into real ventures, with a deep grounding in the fundamentals that make businesses actually work, like entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, and strategy. You can also specialise in management consultancy or digital business, two of the fastest-moving areas in the modern economy.

We also believe the best entrepreneurs build more than profitable companies. They build businesses to be proud of. That's why ethics and purpose run through everything we teach – not as a module to tick off, but as a way of thinking. You'll graduate ready to grow ventures that create real value for customers, communities, and the world your business operates in.

The course is shaped by academics and working entrepreneurs who've built things themselves, so what you learn reflects how business is done now. It's built around the capabilities employers and investors look for:

• Apply creative business thinking to real situations

• Work confidently with AI, data, and digital platforms

• Lead with strong ethical and professional standards

Study business and entrepreneurship in London

Our Business and Entrepreneurship degree is based at our Twickenham campus in the beautiful London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, giving you access to the capital's diverse business hub.

Located in South West London, we're close to large companies, some of which work with nearby Heathrow Airport. We also have relationships with small businesses and business incubators that support entrepreneurs.

Gain dual accreditation

During your Business Management and Entrepreneurship course, you can complete specific modules to achieve a Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (subject to CMI moderation).

Hear from our students

Lauren, Business student - "The staff here are really helpful and are always on hand when help is needed, both in lectures and tutorials."

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.

Why St Mary’s?

You will gain skills and support to make a positive impact – for yourself and for others – through high-quality teaching, real-world experience, and a community that lifts each other up. Our campus is a London oasis – blending city energy with open green spaces to think, connect, and grow.

Students will take four core modules as part of the foundation year: Personal Learning Competencies, Taking a professional Approach; Thinking Critically, Creatively and Ethically, The Individual Project, London: A Global City and Fundamentals of Business Management

You will be assessed in a variety of ways to test knowledge, understanding and skills development throughout your degree. The programme uses a broad range of assessments including business reports, essays, practical exercises, presentations, case studies, examinations, seminar and simulation exercises. As well as traditional exam-based assessments and coursework, the programme makes use of online technology, such as building wikis and online seminar discussion.