Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation with Professional Placement

Join the entrepreneurs of tomorrow at the cutting edge of business.

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. 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.

You will:
Develop your entrepreneurial skills in a live project environment that mirrors industry practice
Investigate the key elements of business, the challenges of being a business leader, and future industry trends
Explore data, information and intelligence, learning how to utilise your insights to make decisions
Develop strategies to maximise team performance through creative and ethical leadership
Have opportunities to pitch and present ideas as a team, to improve your relationship-building and decision-making skills
Collaborate with skilled specialists from across the University, to build business plans and ideas.

While studying this Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation degree, you will be eligible to receive the CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership upon successful completion of the degree.

For the duration of your course you’ll also be an Affiliate Member of the CMI. This opens access to a host of member benefits to help you progress on your professional journey.

This degree will enable you to become a creative entrepreneur with a range of intellectual and practical skills to deal with the fast-paced environment of modern business. You’ll explore the nature of organisations and their role within the commercial environment and society more widely, developing future ways of living, working and conducting business.

Year One
In your first year, you will gain a firm understanding of the commercial environment and how industry can impact communities, economies and the environment. You will explore the fundamentals of business structure including the core elements of markets and market research. This will then be explored alongside how data management is evolving and the implications of technological advances in decision making.

Modules
Wellbeing
Market Intelligence
Fundamentals of Business
Exploring Sustainability
Data Management
Principles of Marketing

Year Two
In your second year, you will build on your knowledge and application of entrepreneurial practice and key management disciplines including financial management and project management. Your skills in relation to finding and applying information sources will be further developed. Live briefs and expert speakers will add context to your studies as well as an opportunity to build your collaborative skills. You will also understand business management from specialist perspectives such as operations and supply management, venture creation and business growth.

Modules
Research Methods
Operations & Supply Chains
Venture Creation & Growth
Collaborative Working
Financial Management
Project Management

Year Three
You’ll be responsible for finding your own placement, with support from the employability team. Choosing this option will enhance your industry experience and skills while studying.

How you’ll study during your professional placement
You’ll spend time working in a professional context, as part of a business or organisation. This can be in one role, or up to three, and must be for a minimum of 24 weeks. You’ll develop in-demand workplace skills, deepen your insight into industry and grow your network of contacts, all of which could help you get ahead in your career after graduation.

Throughout this year, you’ll develop a portfolio of work that includes critical self-reflection on what has been learned from the experience. You’ll be required to evidence your experiences, the skills you’ve learned and your professional growth. .

Year Four
By the end of your final year, you will have the confidence and skills to organise and deliver a complex, original, research project. You will build your understanding of how international trade is conducted including assessment of your knowledge at government level. You will further develop your leadership capabilities and produce a portfolio that brings together all of your learning from the course. Connecting with industry both on and off campus, you will build valuable relationships to launch your career upon graduation. You will also broaden your views of strategic awareness in the commercial environment and the important areas of managing creativity and innovation.

Modules
Professional Development
Strategy
International Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Entrepreneurship Research Project
Managing Creativity & Innovation

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There are no formal written exams with this course; all assessment is coursework-based.

The coursework includes a varied range of assessments across the duration of the course, including reports or essays, case studies, reflections, presentations, projects, collaborative activity or portfolios.

Assessments are distributed across the duration of the course. Developmental and formative feedback will be provided on your work within modules in order to build confidence, add knowledge and improve your skills. This will be available both in class and within a more informal environment. Each summative assessment (the final assessed work) will also be accompanied by formal feedback, providing an opportunity to reflect on your own work but also to look forward to future assessment(s).

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Management Institute