Course Overview

This one-year course is for those who already have qualifications (Level 4 and 5 or 240 credits) or experience in this field and wish to gain a degree in Business Administration with a specific focus. It opens the door to a range of rewarding careers across business management and gives you the skills to set up your own business.

With its practical focus on developing businesses, this course offers a broad grounding in business management and builds your competence in areas such as basic accounting and business modelling. Using real-life case studies and practical exercises, you explore marketing strategy and practice across the globe, analysing and reflecting on key managerial decisions.

The specialty element is designed for the entrepreneur of the future and aims to prepare you for a career operating in ever-changing global markets. In addition to exploring current thinking in entrepreneurship and innovation, marketing and business development, it also encourages you to develop an interest in starting and managing your own business.

With this Entrepreneurship and Enterprise course, you should have already studied in a related field or have substantial, relevant experience of areas of business such as accounting and finance, marketing, business operations, business strategy and economics.

General Eligibility

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study.

UCAS Tariff Points

• At least 80 points with 64 points from 2 A-level passes at C or above

• At least 80 points with 64 from Merit Merit in two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or one BTEC Diploma

• At least 80 points with Merit Merit Pass in the BTEC Extended Diploma

• A completed Access to Higher Education Diploma Equivalent qualifications such as Irish Leaving Certificate, OCR Nationals, International Baccalaureate and CACHE Level 3 awards.

You can work out how many UCAS points your qualifications are worth with the UCAS tariff calculator

Check Your Country page to confirm that your local qualifications are suitable or contact your International Admissions Team

Part Time Work Details

The 20 hours is total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing added together.

Language Requirement

• English language requirements

  The University accepts the following qualification as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor or Master's degree.

  UKVI Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element

  Please note: some courses may require higher levels of English – the exact criteria will be specified in the course descriptions