Entrepreneurship

This degree, delivered 100% online through Study Interactive, will ensure you don’t go into business alone, but equipped with vital knowledge and entrepreneurial skills. In addition to giving you insight into integral business functions, the programme will provide you with the tools and confidence needed to run your own business. It will help you to generate ideas and develop them into business plans, using real-life examples to inspire and inform you. Even if you don’t go on to run your own business, the skills set and entrepreneurial mindset you acquire will be highly valued by employers.

Entry Requirements

UK undergraduate degree or equivalent any subject area, English levels 5.5 IELTS (5.5 in all bands)or equivalent, Relevant work experience is an asset, but no work experience is required. Students who fail to meet academic requirements can be assessed on their relevant work experience (3 years management experience minimum for mature study route). Start dates from April, July & October.

Stage I

Marketing and Business Environment, Accounting and Managerial Finance, Systems and Operations Management, Research Methods.

Stage II

Strategic Management and Leadership, Corporate Reporting, Performance Management and Control, Research Methods.

Stage III

Online Dissertation and Research Methods

Examine all the main aspects of entrepreneurship, using real-life examples and tools to deliver clear, honest, practical advice on starting a profitable business. On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

• Examine ways in which ideas can be turned into practical ventures and commercial success.
• Identify, design and implement the key processes in setting up a business, including what information you need.
• Describe and assess business ideas and the implementation process.

The module provides an academically driven, professional solution to business threats and opportunities faced by companies involved in innovation. On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

• Evaluate the relationship between innovation and commercial success.
• Analyse the commonality that may exist in innovation across industries.
• Examine challenges to innovation and offer solutions based on analysis carried out.
• Design and use a range of techniques and tools to appraise ideas for new product development.
• Look at commercial, social and political influences on innovation, including the design process.

Career Direction

A degree in entrepreneurship will, of course, provide ideal preparation for starting a business. However, it will also give you the insight and skills required for roles like these

• Project Manager
• Marketing Manager
• Regional Manager