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Entrepreneurship and Business Start-up (Top Up)

Course details
  • BSc (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

Why study this degree?

  • Consolidate your previous experience and learning to assess entrepreneurial opportunities and develop an entrepreneurial mindset

  • Enhance your appreciation of what it takes to start a new venture including financing

  • Develop your ability to pitch and hone your networking skills

  • Complete a consultancy project designed to help put a new business idea into action

  • Study in an applied and relevant way, testing your ability to bring a new venture to life while engaging in a practical environment

This Entrepreneurship and Business Startup top up degree will enable you to develop your business and management idea and position you to take the next steps. The course will challenge you to consistently consider whether entrepreneurship is for you and support you to develop the appropriate mindset. Top up degrees provide a clear route to further study, including progression to Master’s level, making them an ideal choice for both domestic and international students looking to advance efficiently.

Modules

Modules may include:

*Rave Business Success
*Professional Skills
*Startup Funding and Finance
*Future Business
*Business Model Design
*Entrepreneurial Mindset
*Consultancy Project

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N333
Institution code:
R06
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Each strand of the Business top up suite has the following entry criteria.

Accepted qualifications:

240 credits at Level 5 from a business-related subject
Level 5 HND in a business-related subject
HTQ Level 5
Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 Diploma in Operational Leadership and Management
Chartered Management Institute Level 5 in Management and Leadership
ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management
HNC in Business plus 2 years relevant business work experience
English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component)
For applicants with at least 3 years business experience, your application will be reviewed via an online guided portfolio

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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.

Additional fee information

Fees for UK, Republic of Ireland, and Channel Islands students are subject to increase for subsequent years of enrolment to the maximum capped level set by the UK Government (currently £9,790).

Fees for EU and International students will be subject to an inflationary-linked rise for subsequent years of enrolment.

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