Course Summary

**Overview** Entrepreneurs drive the global economy. If you’re bursting with business ideas and want to bring them to life, this accredited BA (Hons) Business, Management and Entrepreneurship degree develops the knowledge and experience you need. You can master the skills required to manage your own business or someone else’s, and learn how to spot the commercial insights to give you a competitive edge. From business venturing to strategic management, managing product portfolios to innovation management, you’ll pick up the tools to take your ideas from inception to implementation. You’ll have the chance to become your own boss and experience life as an entrepreneur with the option to complete a one-year self-employed work placement or find a placement in an existing organisation. After the course, you can launch your own business or use your business and entrepreneurial talent in careers such as business development, new product development, marketing and sales, or consultancy. This degree shares a common first year with several other business courses. This gives you the flexibility to transfer to another course if you develop an interest in a different subject area. **Accredited by:** This course is accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This accreditation shows that your learning will have an international outlook, that you’ll engage with employers and that you’ll learn about ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. **What you'll experience** On this course, you'll: * Work with local companies and organisations on real projects * Get to grips with how businesses operate and build a solid foundation of management, accounting, data analysis and markets * Learn how to think like an entrepreneur, as you sink your teeth into your innovative ideas and learn to take them from inception to implementation as new products or services * Get the chance to learn a foreign language and study abroad **Careers and opportunities** What can you do with a Business Management and Entrepreneurship degree? The skills you learn on this course prepare you for launching your own business and set you up for a career in areas such as: * new project development * sales and marketing * business development * consultancy recruitment * digital marketing * publicity You can also use your degree to go on to study a postgraduate qualification. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Business Accounting - Business Innovation Development Project - Business Operations and Systems Management - Economics for Business - Managing People in Organisations - Marketing Principles and Practice - Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Business Analysis and Decision Making - Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship - Innovation Management - Business Venturing - Managing Product Portfolios Optional modules in this year currently include: - Developing Individual and Team Creativity - Introduction to Digital Marketing - Professional Selling - Business and Employment Law Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Business Consultancy Project - Contemporary Issues in Product and Service Development - Entrepreneurial Development - Strategic Management Optional modules in this year include: - Business Improvement and Creativity - Negotiation For Entrepreneurs - Project Management For Enterprise - Responsible And Sustainable Business - Sales Management - Work Based Learning (placement students only) We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module. Placement year After your second year, you can do a paid placement year. Previous students have worked at big names like Rolls Royce and Fujitsu or set up their own businesses on their own of with others on their course. Interested in running your own business on your placement year instead? You can start up and run your own company for a year as an alternative to a work-based placement. You'll work alone or with fellow students to build and launch a successful venture.

Course Details – Assessment Method

You’ll be assessed through: examinations analysis of topical case studies written reports and essays presentations practical artefacts such as small websites or systems You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 55% by written exams and 45% by coursework Year 2 students: 25% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 68% by coursework Year 3 students: 27% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 66% by coursework

Course Details – Professional Bodies

European Foundation for Management Development

How to Apply

26 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: N100

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

120-128 points from 3 A levels or equivalent

120-128 points from 3 A levels or equivalent.

122-128 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma.

120-128 Tariff points.

Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

29 points from the IB Diploma. 664 at Higher Level - 30 points from the IB Diploma. 665 at Higher Level.

Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

Cambridge Pre-U score of 56-60.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic 54.0 An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT) 79.0 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

EU 9250.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1
Republic of Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
International 16200.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

Provider information

University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP

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