Business Management with Entrepreneurship

Are you looking to start up your own company? Want to learn how to be an entrepreneur? Thinking of building a social enterprise? Or do you look to develop the creative mindset and business innovation skills that employers look for? Our BSc Business Management with Entrepreneurship degree is taught at our University of Salford campus close to the heart of Manchester, one of the most exciting centres in the UK for new businesses.

On this course, you will develop a range of skills vital for setting up your business. As well as the theories and practices of managing a business, you will learn how to identify opportunities, develop your ideas and raise start-up funds. Even if self-employment is not for you, these skills are welcomed by employers looking for creative and innovative thinkers who can look ahead to develop future business.

As a business management student, you will develop a good knowledge of management theory and learn how to apply it to a variety of business scenarios. With modules such as Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Digital & Business Skills, the focus is very much on developing you as a rounded business professional. You’ll not only graduate with an advanced knowledge of management theory, but with the experience, professional skills and industry insights to start up your own business or build a career across multiple sectors.

You'll also have access to a wide range of opportunities that help you develop your real-world skills, such as live projects, a year's paid work placement and study abroad.

You will:

• Gain the knowledge and skills you need whether you want to work for a successful business or run your own

• Study the fundamental principles of entrepreneurship and business management

• Learn to understand and use data and how it informs your business decisions

• Explore key challenges facing business in the future

• Use business models to help you develop your business ideas

Year One:
Understanding Organisations
Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making
The Future of Business
Digital and Business Skills
Data Analysis for Business
Business Finance in Practice

Year Two:
Professional Development
Innovation Skills for Enterprise
Young Enterprise
Project Management
Marketing to Consumers in the Digital Age
Live Project for Business

Optional work placement year - Professional Placement

Year Three:
Business Ethics and Sustainability
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Contemporary Model for New Business Creation
Strategic Management
Leadership and Management in Business
Launching and Growing your Business