Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation BA (Hons)

Develop your entrepreneurial and creative skills and apply them to real-life situations on a course that helps prepare you for the working world.

Whether you want to launch your own business or change an existing organization, this programme immerses you in the world of creative business thinking, helping you to prepare for employment after university. You will develop your entrepreneurial and creative skills and apply them to real-world situations.

Key features:

~Study a stimulating, challenging and interesting programme, designed to arm you with vital skills and competencies in preparation for life after university.

~Practice-focused modules will use SimVenture simulation software.

~The work-based, live case study assessment gives you experience of working with real companies as a consultant to enhance your employability skills.

 ~Create a feasible and compelling solution to a new business venture within a specific market and pitch your idea to a panel consisting of staff, experienced entrepreneurs and potential as a part of the Venture Creation Project module.

~Benefit from the expertise of our lecturers, many of whom have worked in business and bring real-world experience into the classroom.

~Guest lectures from business experts add real value to your experiential learning.

~Placement opportunities with local, national and global companies. Past students have landed roles in purchasing and logistics at Siemens and as a management trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

~Benefit from block teaching, where most students study one subject at a time. A simple timetable will allow you to really engage with your learning, receive regular feedback and assessments, get to know your course mates and enjoy a better study-life balance.

You’ll be able to take part in a collaborative consultancy project with businesses in the Leicester area and simulate a new venture creation using SimVenture software. You will also have the opportunity to pick the optional final year module, Venture Creation Project, where you will get to create a feasible and compelling solution to a new business venture within a specific market and pitch your idea to a panel consisting of staff, experienced entrepreneurs and potential investors.

Entry criteria

GCSEs

§ Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths

Plus one of the following:

A levels

§ A typical offer is 112 UCAS points. You need to study at least two subjects at A Level or equivalent (e.g. BTEC)

T Levels

§ Merit

BTEC

§ BTEC National Diploma - Distinction/Distinction/Merit

§ BTEC Extended Diploma - Distinction/Distinction/Merit

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential. 

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.