Enterprise

Your entrepreneurial journey starts here

Develop your entrepreneurial know-how and business knowledge and gain skills that are highly valued in the competitive employment market, from team project planning to launching a business. Whether you dream of your own startup or want to bring your out-of-the-box thinking to a mulitnational, you’ll be prepared to excel in diverse career areas, including investor relations, startup consulting, strategic management and management consultancy.
 

• Create innovative business ventures
• Manage operations & supply chains efficiently
• Foster a sustainable & responsible enterprise
• Develop entrepreneurial leadership & management skills
• Navigate global business strategies effectively

Program structure

This is a six-semester, three-year program (180 ECTS). The core courses taught during the first year will give you a solid grounding in all essential business disciplines, while the second and third years incorporate your chosen pathway, in addition to the core courses. 
In your final year, you will undertake a year-long Business Consultancy Project designed to integrate knowledge gained throughout the program. Interacting with a real-world company, you will conduct a situational analysis and then apply your research insights to develop solutions for actual business challenges or problems.

Learning outcomes

The BA (Hons) in Business Management (Enterprise) provides students with key competencies in core business areas and a specialized skill set in their chosen pathway. 
They will acquire practical skills with direct application to real-world business scenarios and develop the agile, innovative thinking essential for success in a global business environment.

Objectives include:

• Apply decision-making processes and problem-solving within a global corporate environment.
• Apply enterprise activities across global boundaries.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills required for a global business environment.
• Treat all aspects of business as a whole rather than as separate disciplines.

Degree awarded

On successful completion of this program, you will earn:

• A U.K. state-recognized BA (Hons) in Business Management (Enterprise) degree from University of Derby, U.K.

This BA (Hons) program is additionally accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), which gives students the possibility of achieving an extra international qualification: CMI's Diploma in Management and Leadership.