Business and Enterprise Management (top up) BA (Hons)

Course Summary

You learn through

• lectures and seminars
• in-class discussions and debates
• field trips
• group tasks
• individual projects
• digital learning platforms
• case studies
• formal presentations to peers and businesses- fully considered business plans
• reflective journals
• project reports
• gamification

Applied learning

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career, and useful industry contacts. Previous placement years have taken place at organisations such as 3M, BAE Systems, Hoya Lens UK, Microsoft, River Island Clothing and Asda.There is also an opportunity to receive support in running your own business during this time. The Placement Year Enterprise Scheme allows you to receive a bursary from the University's Research and Innovation Office, alongside useful advice and facilities in the business centre. This support is also available for up to five years upon graduating.

Field trips

There are field trips that take place throughout the course.

Networking opportunities

With frequent guest speakers, a placement year and a close relationship with the local business community and our alumni, there are ample networking opportunities throughout the course. There is also extensive extracurricular activity in this field, particularly from the highly active, student-run Enterprise Society.