BA Business Management with Entrepreneurship

Undergraduate

BA Business Management with Entrepreneurship

Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Learn how to start your own business or energise an organisation from the inside.

Key information

Study mode

Full-time

Course length

3 years

Typical offer

112 points

A Level grades: BBC

UCAS code

N124

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Start date

Course overview

Launching and running a business requires specialist skills, expert knowledge and smart methods. We can help you develop them. And we can support you toward business success – either as an individual or as a member of an organisation.

You’ll learn how organisations function as a whole, studying the areas that an entrepreneur needs to understand. So you’ll cover topics like accounting, marketing, HR, supply chain, business ethics, e-commerce and organisational management.

You’ll discover what factors can make or break entrepreneurs. And you’ll get hands on with a local SME, assisting them with a genuine problem or opportunity. 

Make connections with professional industry networks, like-minded entrepreneurs, and corporate partners in our newly enhanced Business Lounge. Conveniently located in the Business School, it’s a vibrant hub for organisations to collaborate and work creatively, as well as helping to build links with our programmes, including placement and live business project opportunities that are embedded throughout your studies. It’s also a great space for our students to meet, learn from, and make an impression on decision-makers, laying the foundations for your future career – all on campus.

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Six reasons to study Business Management with Entrepreneurship at Hull

  1. Access to the vibrant Business Lounge
  2. Gain real experience with the likes of Team GB
  3. Spend a year in industry on placement
  4. Support to launch your own business
  5. Rated 96% for graduate employability*
  6. Study abroad for a year, a semester or a summer
This course is AACSB-accredited

What you'll study

The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.

First year modules

  • Compulsory

    Accounting and Finance

    Delve into topics such as financing decisions, cost behaviour, cost-volume-profit analysis, absorption costing, variance analysis and budgeting.

    Marketing

    Discover core marketing theories and concepts such as segmentation, targeting and positioning, consumer behaviour, and marketing mix. Apply your understanding of these different concepts in a real-life business project.

    Personal and Professional Skills for Contemporary Organisations

    Learn about organisational behaviour and HRM concepts. Areas of focus include individual difference, personal development, people management and leadership.

    Business Environments

    Examine the environments - economic, political, social, legal, cultural - that businesses operate in and explore the impact of their work on these environments.

    Operations, Supply Chain and Business Practices

    Explore how businesses develop their operations management and supply chain practice. You'll learn the techniques to understand, analyse and evaluate the complexities in today's organisations.

    World Economy

    Study the changing world economy, developing insights into issues related to international trade, international finance, regional groupings and climate change.

Second year modules

  • Compulsory

    Responsible Business in Society

    Explore concepts like responsible business, corporate social responsibility, business ethics and sustainable development, and learn to understand them in a global context.

    Organisational Management

    Explore approaches to organisational management and integrate theory and practice. You'll consider various practices and the assumptions behind them.

    Understanding Entrepreneurship

    Develop an understanding of the factors which contribute to successful entrepreneurship, how entrepreneurship differs around the world, and how governments encourage it.

    Engaging with Entrepreneurial Organisations

    Work with a local small or medium-sized enterprise to solve a problem or produce a plan for the organisation. This hands-on module allows you to apply what you've learned to a real business problem or opportunity.

  • Optional

    Information Management and Principles of Data Science

    Examine the role of data science in consulting and explore its management dimensions. Learn how to establish a better connection between data and international standards.

    European Business

    Enhance your understanding of the EU, both in terms of internal policy and its commercial relations with the rest of the world, including the US and emerging nations.

    Internet, e-Commerce and Emerging Technologies

    Discover the emerging digital technologies that are affecting the dynamics of e-commerce. You'll learn how to develop a website or mobile app with any coding skills.

    The Organisational and Environmental Context of HRM

    Develop an understanding of how organisational and environmental context informs human resource management in terms of its design, organisation, leadership, ethics and practice.

    Learning and Development

    Critically evaluate the theories, different practices, and role that learning and development plays in delivering, influencing and achieving organisational success.

    Sustainable Business and Innovation

    Develop insights into the major trends, challenges and innovative concepts relating to business sustainability and corporate responsibility.

    Management Systems and Standards for Sustainability

    Take a deep dive into the field of sustainable operations and management systems, standards and certifications for business and product sustainability.

    Procurement and Supply Management

    Learn how procurement ensures the effective supply of the materials that businesses need. Concepts include managing business relationships, planning operations and problem solving.

    Supply Chain Information Management and Big Data

    Discover the role of information management and big data in supply chains. Learn methods for big data, text mining and social media mining analysis.

    Consumer and Business Buyer Behaviour

    Build a deeper understanding of consumer behaviour and learn how to use this information to develop effective marketing plans and communications.

    Integrated Marketing Communications and Branding

    Develop your critical understanding of the role integrated marketing and communications plays in building and sustaining brand identity and equity.

    Research Methods

    Prepare and complete a small action research project to develop skills that will help you across your studies. It's hands-on learning about research methodology, ethical approval, data analysis and formulating research questions.

    Summer School

    Broaden your experience in an international setting and study in one of our partner institutions for up to three weeks over the summer. This module can count towards your degree.

    Passport Languages

    Learn a new foreign language or improve your existing language. Options include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Russian.

Final year modules

  • Compulsory

    Assessing Entrepreneurial Opportunities

    You'll work in a team to come up with the idea for a start-up, analysing the concept from a variety of perspectives and eventually deciding whether to pursue the idea.

    Business Strategies

    Consider business strategy and strategic decision making in diverse contexts. You'll learn to use strategic analysis to make choices that create stakeholder value and strategic advantage.

    Creating the New Venture

    Following the Assessing Entrepreneurial Opportunities module, you'll create a business plan for your start-up. Ultimately, you'll pitch to a Dragons' Den style panel for possible investment.

    International Business

    Focus on the core concepts and practical applications of cross-border business activities. You'll explore the controversies and complexities surrounding international business issues.

  • Choose one

    Dissertation or Research Project

    You can choose to complete a dissertation worth 40 credits (across two modules) or a shorter research project at 20 credits (for one module) on a subject relevant to your degree.

    SMART: Problem-Solving for Complex Systems

    Learn to evaluate complex problems – taking into account multiple dimensions and stakeholder perspectives – to anticipate consequences and make appropriate decisions.

  • Optional

    Passport Languages

    Learn a new foreign language or improve your existing language. Options include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Russian.

    Employee Relations and Engagement

    Explore the strategies adopted by employers to manage their employees. You'll study how potential commonalities and conflicts are understood and managed in the workplace.

    Organisation in the Digital Economy

    The internet and emerging digital technologies present business with all kinds of opportunities and challenges. Here you can explore the new management mindsets needed to address them.

    Sustainability Reporting and Communication

    More than ever, society expects companies to report on their impacts and detail how they are addressing them. Explore the questions of what companies should report on, as well as why and how.

    Global Logistics and Port Management

    Learn about the structure of global supply chains, international procurement and transport, supply chain security, and the complexity of decision making.

    Services Marketing

    Look at how a focus on delivering exceptional customer experience, and ensuring the organisation is service-centric, can lead to improved results through customer satisfaction and loyalty.

    Business Project Management

    Whatever its size, all organisations run projects - study the skills, concepts, tools and techniques to manage them effectively, and learn about the factors affecting project success and failure.

    Managing Your Money – Personal Financial Planning

    Prepare for the financial challenges and opportunities of life after university. You'll cover topics including tax, student loans, credit, debt, pensions, insurance, savings and investments.

    Comparative International Human Resource Management

    Consider complex workplace dynamics and cross-cultural and multinational factors. You’ll learn the strategies and practice of human resource management in international contexts.

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

How you'll study

Throughout your degree, you’re expected to study for 1,200 hours per year. That’s based on 200 hours per 20 credit module. And it includes scheduled hours, time spent on placement and independent study. How this time’s divided among each of these varies each year and depends on the course and modules you study.

Overall workload

276 hours

Scheduled study Scheduled hours typically include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, and supervised laboratory and studio sessions.

924 hours

Independent study Independent study is the time outside your scheduled timetable, where you’ll be expected to study independently.

Indicative assessment proportions

47%
3%
50%
  • Examination

    Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests.

  • Practical

    Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work.

  • Coursework

    Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.

Overall workload

192 hours

Scheduled study Scheduled hours typically include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, and supervised laboratory and studio sessions.

1,008 hours

Independent study Independent study is the time outside your scheduled timetable, where you’ll be expected to study independently.

Indicative assessment proportions

17%
2%
83%
  • Examination

    Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests.

  • Practical

    Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work.

  • Coursework

    Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.

Overall workload

144 hours

Scheduled study Scheduled hours typically include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, and supervised laboratory and studio sessions.

1,056 hours

Independent study Independent study is the time outside your scheduled timetable, where you’ll be expected to study independently.

Indicative assessment proportions

100%
  • Coursework

    Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.

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Placement year

Get some real-world experience under your belt by spending your third year on a work placement.

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Business Lounge

Business Lounge

Make connections with professional industry networks, like-minded entrepreneurs, and corporate partners in our newly enhanced Business Lounge. Conveniently located in the Business School, it’s a vibrant hub for organisations to collaborate and work creatively, as well as helping to build links with our programmes, including placement and live business project opportunities that are embedded throughout your studies. It’s also a great space for our students to meet, learn from, and make an impression on decision-makers, laying the foundations for your future career – all on campus.

Entry requirements

Typical offer

  • A level grades BBC

  • BTEC grades DMM

  • Points required 112

Work out your estimated points

Don't meet our requirements?

We offer a Foundation Year to boost your skills and knowledge – it’s a great way to make your way into higher education.

Switch to the foundation year

Points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but must include at least 80 points from

  • A levels
  • BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma
  • CACHE Diploma or Extended Diploma
  • Irish Leaving Certificate
  • Scottish Highers
  • Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma
  • or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications

Alternative qualifications

  • IB Diploma: 28 points.
  • Access to HE Diploma: Pass with minimum of 15 credit at distinction and 15 credits at merit.

Worried you don’t quite meet our entry requirements?

We consider experience and qualifications from the UK and worldwide which may not exactly match the combinations above.

But it’s not just about the grades – we’ll look at your whole application. We want to know what makes you tick, and about your previous experience, so make sure that you complete your personal statement.

If you have any questions, our admissions team will be happy to help.

Don't meet our requirements?

We offer a Foundation Year to boost your skills and knowledge – it’s a great way to make your way into higher education.

Switch to the foundation year

If you require a Tier 4 student visa to study or if your first language is not English you will be required to provide acceptable evidence of your English language proficiency level.

This course requires academic IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each skill. See other English language proficiency qualifications accepted by this University.

If your English currently does not reach the University's required standard for this programme, you may be interested in one of our English language courses.

Visit your country page to find out more about our entry requirements.

Our teaching staff

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Fees and funding

UK

£9,250 per year*

EU/International

£14,800 per year

*The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index (RPI).

The fees shown are for 2021 entry. The fees for 2022 have not yet been confirmed and may increase.

UK students can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the cost of their course and a maintenance loan of up to £9,488 to cover living costs.

Substantial discounts are available for International students.  

More information on fees can be found in the Money section of our website.

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme (including registration, tuition, supervision, assessment and examination).

There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make. The list below has some examples, and any extra costs will vary.

  • Books (you’ll have access to books from your module reading lists in the library, but you may want to buy your own copies)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (including travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (including travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and PC’s on campus, but you may want to buy your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel and food – to name just a few. 

An affordable city for students

From bills, to meals, to pints – you’ll find that your money goes a lot further in Hull.

Your future prospects

  • Entrepreneur
  • Project manager
  • Business adviser
  • Management consultant
  • Business development executive
  • Marketing manager
  • Business development executive
  • Marketing manager

A range of possibilities are open to our graduates – from starting their own business to exciting employment opportunities with global organisations.

Recent graduates in the business school have gone on to work with companies including Npower, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, JJB Sports and Santander.

Graduate Stories

You can read more about Josh's journey from Siemens to Seafood here.

Or, learn about Ben Mackay's placement year at Pagabo here.

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