BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year
Online
DURATION
4 up to 8 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 26,564 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* GBP 6,641 a year if you study full-time
Introduction
Are you ready to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit and turn your ideas into reality? Enhance your expertise with our BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year. This foundation year course sets the stage for advanced entrepreneurial studies where you'll delve into startup financing, agile project management, and international marketing.
In the Foundation Year, you'll acquire essential academic skills, digital literacy, and a solid grounding in business principles and learning strategies. Following this, you'll progress to your BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship studies, focusing on advanced topics like entrepreneurship and innovation, start-up financing, and digital entrepreneurship. Designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, the curriculum covers subjects like business ethics, project management, and the development of business ideas.
This BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year prepares you to innovate and lead in diverse business environments. Discover a flexible and supportive 100% online learning environment, benefiting from personal tutoring, study coaching, career support, AI-powered assistance, and a vibrant community of learners and experts.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
- You may be eligible for an LIBF Scholarship giving you a £1,200 reduction in tuition fees if you are self-funding your course.
- For UK students: if you experience financial difficulty as a student you can apply for support from our Hardship Fund twice a year.
Student loans
UK students may be eligible for a student loan for this online distance-learning course.
LIBF Scholarship
If you’re self-funding your course, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for an LIBF Scholarship. The LIBF Scholarship is an award of £1,200 towards your tuition fees, spread over the duration of your course and reducing your total fees. You are eligible to apply if you are funding your course yourself (you are not taking a government undergraduate student loan) and your household income is less than £3,500 per month.
Undergraduate Hardship Fund
If you experience financial difficulty as an undergraduate student, you can apply for support from our Hardship Fund. Hardship funds are made available to UK students twice in the academic year – you’ll be informed when applications are open and allocation of funds will be agreed by the Scholarship, Bursaries and Prizes Committee.
Fee reductions
For UK and international students, you can also get 2% off your total fees if you pay annually in advance or 10% off if you pay upfront in full for an undergraduate course.
Curriculum
The full-time course length for our BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year is 4 years. You can also study this course part-time over a period of 5.5 or 8 years.
Embark on a transformative learning journey with our BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship degree, where the pathway to becoming a successful entrepreneur is not just taught but experienced. Immerse yourself in a dynamic curriculum designed to empower you with the core competencies and advanced skills for launching and leading transformative ventures. Engage in project-based modules like Digital Entrepreneurship and Development of Business Ideas, ensuring you gain practical, hands-on experience alongside theoretical knowledge. This comprehensive approach not only prepares you for the challenges of entrepreneurship but also fosters critical thinking and adaptability crucial for success in the ever-evolving business landscape.
This programme includes the following modules.
Foundation Year
- Foundations of learning
- Academic integrity and writing for business
- Personal career plan
- Applied learning strategies
- Business ethics – business-related track
- Developing a business mindset – business-related track
- Elective – foundation year
- Innovation and investigation project
Year 1
- Principles of management
- International marketing
- Management Accounting
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Introduction to user research
- Start-up financing
- Managerial economics
- Introduction to artificial intelligence
Year 2
- Introduction to academic work
- Agile project management
- Corporate governance and strategy
- Innovation management
- Project: sustainable entrepreneurship
- Digital business models
- Elective A
- Elective A
Year 3
- Leadership 4.0
- Seminar: current topics in digitalization
- Elective B
- Elective B
- Elective C
- Elective C
- Bachelor thesis
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The world of entrepreneurship is vast and full of possibilities. Our BSc (Hons) Entrepreneurship degree opens up opportunities to lead your venture or innovate within established organisations. Propel yourself into careers where creativity, innovation, and leadership merge to generate new value and transform markets.
Founder and CEO
Embrace the ultimate role of steering your own company from the ground up. As a founder and CEO, you'll harness the skills acquired from our course to navigate the intricacies of starting a business, from ideation to execution. Lead with vision, adapt with agility, and drive your venture to success.
Innovation manager
Channel your knack for spotting opportunities into the role of an innovation manager. Use your understanding of market trends and product development to introduce breakthrough solutions. Drive strategic innovation within organisations, fostering a culture that's primed for continuous growth and evolution.
Business development manager
Excel as a business development manager by leveraging your entrepreneurial and strategic insights to identify new business opportunities, expand into new markets, and forge sustainable partnerships. With a keen sense of market dynamics and exceptional networking skills, you will be instrumental in driving growth and increasing revenue for businesses aiming for the top.