BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year
This flexible four-year BA (Hons) degree includes a Foundation Year and focuses on starting, developing and managing business ventures. You will build skills in opportunity generation, business planning and pitching, finance, marketing, strategy, project management and research. It may suit adults returning to study who want to explore entrepreneurship, innovation or business development.
Awarded by Oxford Brookes University
About this course
This four-year BA (Hons) course includes a Foundation Year and is delivered in a flexible study mode. It is designed for students who want to understand how businesses are started, developed and managed, including ventures operating across international markets.
The Foundation Year introduces core business concepts alongside academic writing, research and IT skills. You will then develop knowledge of entrepreneurial organisations, opportunity recognition, marketing, finance, strategic management and project management.
As the course progresses, you will examine how to generate business ideas, prepare and pitch a business plan, use digital marketing and social media, and consider venture finance and legal issues. Later study covers intrapreneurship, social entrepreneurship, global strategies, research methods and an entrepreneurship project. The course also includes work-based learning, helping you relate business theory to practical organisational settings.
What you will study
You will study topics including:
• Academic Writing and Research Skills • Business Environment • Introduction to Business and IT Essentials • Entrepreneurial People and Processes • Entrepreneurial Organisations • Entrepreneurial Recognition, Ideas and Opportunities • Fundamentals of Finance and Managerial Finance • Introduction to Marketing • Introduction to Strategic Management • Project Management • Business Ideas and Opportunities Generation • Business Planning and Pitching • Digital Marketing and Social Media in Business • Financing a Business Venture and Legal Aspects • Intrapreneurial Development • Social Entrepreneurship • Research Methods and Applied Research Methods • Global Strategies • Entrepreneurship Project
Modules
Year 0 (Foundation Year)
- Academic Writing and Research Skills
- Business Environment
- Entrepreneurial People and Processes
- Fundamentals of Finance
- Introduction to Business
- IT Essentials
Year One (Level 4)
- Entrepreneurial Organisations
- Entrepreneurial Recognition, Ideas and Opportunities
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Strategic Management
- Managerial Finance
- Project Management
Year Two (Level 5)
- Business Ideas and Opportunities Generation
- Business Planning and Pitching
- Digital Marketing and Social Media in Business
- Financing a Business Venture and Legal Aspects
- Intrapreneurial Development
- Social Entrepreneurship
Year Three (Level 6)
- Research Methods
- Global Strategies
- Applied Research Methods
- Entrepreneurship Project
Assessment
Assessment includes essays, case study reports, financial and technical reports, individual and group presentations, business plans, projects, group debates and syndicate competitions. You may also take part in real-life business simulations and complete an individual capstone or entrepreneurship project.
Entry requirements
Applicants must be aged 18 or over.
For standard entry, applicants aged under 21 need either 80 UCAS tariff points or above, or a 60-credit Ofqual Level 3 qualification.
Applicants aged 21 or over who do not meet the standard entry requirements may be considered for the Foundation programme based on suitable life or work skills, willingness and commitment to study, and relevant academic, professional or vocational experience.
All applicants must complete an application form, a supervised personal reflection statement and a personal interview. Listening and speaking are assessed through the interview, while writing is assessed through the personal reflection statement.
English language requirements
Applicants need GCSE English at grade 4/C or CEFR B1. Applicants without this qualification may be able to take an English test.
Careers
This course may support progression into roles such as entrepreneur, startup founder, intrapreneur, small business owner, business consultant, business strategy analyst, innovation manager, operations manager, business development manager, international sales representative or supply chain specialist. It may also be relevant to work in business systems and change leadership.
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