About Bsc Business Enterprise (bbe) (2-year Degree) in University of Buckingham
Launched in January 2006, our BSc Business Enterprise BBE is the first undergraduate Venture Creation Programme (VCP) at a university anywhere in the world. This means students are required to start and run a business as part of their degree, this is not your typical degree programme as this programme is split between real-world application and theoretical knowledge.
The BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) Programme will interest you if you want to:
- Start and develop your own new business at the same time as studying for an honours degree.
- Make a positive contribution to the strategic development of a family business or other small or medium enterprise.
- Develop an entrepreneurial or “can do” approach to life to enhance your future career anywhere.
This course provides the opportunity for you to ‘pitch’ for ‘seed-corn’ capital of up to £5,000, enabling you to start and run your own business as an integral part of your honours degree. We offer a range of business subjects that will help you to establish your business and develop your qualities of entrepreneurship, management and innovation.
In the first part of the course, you will learn how to create an effective business plan. This will form the basis of your ‘pitch’ to obtain your ‘seed-corn’ capital from our investment panel ‘Buckingham Angels’.
During the following 18 months, you will be establishing and ‘growing’ the business, at the same time as developing your academic knowledge in-depth across the range of business subjects needed to obtain an honours degree in Business Enterprise.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 12 (awarded on completion of Grade 12) with two subjects at 65% and two subjects at 75% or better is required
- English and Maths are the compulsory subjects
English language requirements
- IELTS : Average of 6.5 (with 6.0 or above in each component)
- TOEFL: 87 (minimum component scores of Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23, Writing 21). Accepted for Undergraduate level courses or above.
- PTE: 59-65 (with 4 minimum component scores of 59)
University of Buckingham Highlights
| Type of University |
Private |
| Year of Establishment as College |
1973 |
| Year of Establishment as University |
1983 |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Total Enrollment |
3,070 |
| Total Undergraduate Enrollment |
1,525 |
| Total Graduate Enrollment |
1,545 |
| Student:Academic Staff Ratio |
10:4:1 |
| Location |
Buckingham, England |
University of Buckingham Cost of Attendance
The various costs which are covered by students while studying at University of Buckingham are mentioned-below:
| Undergraduate Tuition Fee |
Cost (in USD) |
| September 2020 Start (8-term Business Degree) |
£34,800 |
| September 2020 Start (9-term degree) |
£35,600 |
| January 2021 Start |
£35,600 |
The tuition and fee for individual postgraduate degrees varies from program to program. Students can check the tuition and fee for each program by visiting the individual program page. The living expenses for international students are mentioned below:
| Living Expense |
Cost per Year |
| Accomodation (including utilities) |
£5,000 – £7,500 |
| Food |
£1,200 |
| Clothing |
£400 |
| Laundry |
£200 |
| Telephone |
£400 |
| Entertainment, bar, etc |
£1,000 |
| UK Travel |
£250 |
| Books |
£250 |
