BA (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Whether you want to launch your own business or change an existing organisation, 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.Taught by lecturers with industry experience, this course will hone your key competencies as you study core topics that cut across business and entrepreneurial practice. In your second and third years, you can choose from a range of optional modules, enabling you to tailor your learning to your interests. You will gain practical experience with a real business through the Consulting Live module and have the chance to take part in Fox’s Lair – our annual contest for entrepreneurs. It focuses on teamwork, project management, research, communication and problem solving – all skills in demand by employers.**Key features:**- Study a stimulating, challenging and interesting programme, designed to arm you with vital skills and competencies in preparation for life after university.- 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.- The work-based live case study assessment gives you the experience of working with real companies as a consultant. As part of a team, you will visit a client and then present them with solutions to issues affecting their business.- Pitch a business idea to real-life entrepreneurs, with the chance to win a great prize, through our annual Fox’s Lair competition for first-year students.- Enjoy an international experience through our DMU Global programme. Previous study-focused trips have seen students travel to Copenhagen, New York, Berlin, San Diego and Toronto.- 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.
Whether you want to launch your own business or change an existing organisation, 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.Taught by lecturers with industry experience, this course will hone your key competencies as you study core topics that cut across business and entrepreneurial practice. In your second and third years, you can choose from a range of optional modules, enabling you to tailor your learning to your interests. You will gain practical experience with a real business through the Consulting Live module and have the chance to take part in Fox’s Lair – our annual contest for entrepreneurs. It focuses on teamwork, project management, research, communication and problem solving – all skills in demand by employers.**Key features:**- Study a stimulating, challenging and interesting programme, designed to arm you with vital skills and competencies in preparation for life after university.- 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.- The work-based live case study assessment gives you the experience of working with real companies as a consultant. As part of a team, you will visit a client and then present them with solutions to issues affecting their business.- Pitch a business idea to real-life entrepreneurs, with the chance to win a great prize, through our annual Fox’s Lair competition for first-year students.- Enjoy an international experience through our DMU Global programme. Previous study-focused trips have seen students travel to Copenhagen, New York, Berlin, San Diego and Toronto.- 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.
