Pre-Bachelor Business and Social Enterprise

This course has been designed to further your knowledge of business and social enterprise and of good business management practice. Work-based learning is a critical part of the course, combining academic knowledge with real-life business scenarios.

You will explore both business and social enterprise progressively, while maintaining a holistic view of business within various contexts. The Business element introduces you to the scope and functions of business and develops your understanding of the internal and external environment in which businesses operate. The Social Enterprise element takes social enterprise concepts and theories to a contemporary and practical level, and integrates organisational behaviour aspects with management and decision-making.

In Year 1, you are introduced to areas such as critical skills and academic writing, in addition to developing a portfolio to support your professional development. You also begin to explore the similarities and differences between social enterprise and commercial business management and practices.

In Year 2, you focus on research skills and developing your skills of enquiry in preparation for your Work-based Project. This also helps you prepare for the final year of a bachelor's degree if you wish to progress to the BA (Hons) Business and Management.

As courses are reviewed regularly, the module list you choose from may vary from that shown here.

• Critical Skills/Personal Development (double module)
• Fundamentals of Business and Social Enterprise
• Introduction to Business and Social Enterprise Context
• Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Enterprise
• Marketing Social Enterprise
• Understanding Financial Management of Social Enterprises
• Historical and Contemporary Issues in Social Enterprise

• Business Strategy and Innovation
• Leading and Managing through Mission
• Leadership and Managing People
• Finance for a Developing Business
• Identity and Legalities
• Networks and Networking
• Social Enterprise Work-based Project and Research Skills (double module)

You need to be in a current role in an appropriate workplace setting. Your current workplace provides the work-based element of this course.