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28 Mar 2026, 09:30
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BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Seize the initiative on an exciting degree linking business management with enterprise. The BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship builds your creativity, flexibility, innovation and problem-solving skills so you can generate great business ideas and make them happen.
Why choose this course?
You will learn how to scan the business horizon, identify opportunities and progress viable commercial ideas. To enhance your business credentials further still, you will achieve a highly respected Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 Diploma alongside your degree.
Is this course for you?
BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship is a smart move whether you want a platform for a business start-up or are keen to impress employers with your entrepreneurial mind-set.
How you will learn
Through specialist modules, employer-led projects, case studies and simulations, you will assess the potential of business opportunities and solve problems to create better products and services. In your final year, you will undertake one of the most important parts of the course: the Business Consultancy Project. After learning the project management and research skills that are essential to any business professional, you will then apply these to solve a real problem for a business. This is a fantastic opportunity to put to use all your newly-acquired knowledge and skills and prove what you can do. Not only will you gain valuable experience, but you will also become much more confident in your abilities.
Opportunities and experiences
You could spend a year on placement or undertake summer internships. You will also have the opportunity to gain professional advice from an external CMI mentor and can draw inspiration from our wide-ranging business contacts, including our thriving Network of Entrepreneurs.
Work placements and internships
We'll encourage and support you to take work placements and internships. In between your second and third year, you can take an optional placement year or a summer internship. This is a valuable opportunity to gain experience and develop your practical skills, network and build your professional profile.
Careers and employability
BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship prepares you for a rewarding career wherever people with ideas, drive and creativity are valued. It also stands you in good stead if you want to launch a business, develop a social enterprise or go self-employed. We offer comprehensive services to aspiring entrepreneurs, including incubation units.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
We have excluded the Grades on Entry data for this course. We may operate some flexibility with entry grades to support widening participation, though most of the students that enrol on this course achieve the published entry tariff or above. Applicants who achieve grades below the published tariff may be offered an alternative course or a 4-year route if there is one available. For further information please contact askadmissions@derby.ac.uk.
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| EU | £16900* | Year 1 |
| International | £16900* | Year 1 |
| England | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535* | Year 1 |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
The quoted fee is an indicative fee based on last year’s fees, as the fees for the 2026 term not yet been confirmed.
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