About Bsc (hons) Business Management (enterprise) in University of Bolton

Course Details

Business management qualifications open doors and are considered essential whether you are looking to pursue a career in business, or achieve higher levels of responsibility in your current work.

Our BSc (Hons) in Business Management (Enterprise) offers a strong grounding in an essential range of contemporary business management subjects combined with the opportunity to focus your studies in the final year. When you successfully complete the course you’ll also receive the CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.

By studying core modules that are common between all our BSc (Hons) Business Management programmes, you’ll be exposed to key concepts in areas such as business law, leadership and people management, marketing, strategic management, information systems and big data, project management, finance, innovation and enterprise. This solid foundation will support your advanced studies into specialist areas that support entrepreneurship, such as e-commerce and marketing practice, company law, and financial reporting for management.

Developing your employability is a key focus of this dynamic and flexible programme. Real-life case studies, guest speakers and industry visits are designed to help you to understand the business environment and the needs of employers in local, national and international contexts. We’ll support you to develop sought-after skills such as communication, data analysis, time management, team working and problem solving.

Key Features:

• This course is offered within our vibrant Institute of Management environment in Bolton town centre.
• We use small group and tutorial teaching, so you have the opportunity to benefit from the excellent support offered by our teaching staff.
• We regularly invite guest speakers who hold senior positions in industry and practice, enabling you to benefit from their knowledge and advice.
• Course materials are available online, allowing you to prepare work at home and make the most of the highly interactive in-class tuition.
• Contemporary research findings are woven into our teaching. We offer a robust academic underpinning to your studies of business management.
• Our dedicated team will support you as you develop critical thinking and research skills and apply these during your final year dissertation.

Career Opportunities

Our dual award BSc (Hons) Business Management (Enterprise) course is designed to provide a broad understanding of business functions within the business and commercial world with the opportunity to develop expertise in specific areas that underpin entrepreneurship and setting up new business ventures. The course offers you a route into general management as well as the specialist area of business enterprise, so you can tailor your skills and knowledge to pursue your chosen career. Areas such as business accounting and finance, human resource management, marketing, law, retail and supply chain management would also be open to you. The dual qualification gained on successful completion of this course is designed to enhance your employability in your preferred field of management.

In addition to nurturing academic and sector specific knowledge, the programme aims to support your development of key employability skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving and data analysis. Overall, the course aims to give you an essential appreciation of the skills needed to thrive and adapt in the changing world of work.

What Can I Do With This Qualification?

Graduates with specialist enterprise knowledge underpinned by a broader understanding of how businesses and managers operate have a competitive advantage when entering employment or self-employment. As a graduate of this course, you’ll be equipped to enter a wide range of business and management roles in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Knowledge of the processes involved in setting up a business initiative, and the ability to assess risks, likely returns and profit is valuable for roles where you advise organisations on enterprise matters. You might also pursue a career as an entrepreneur. Alternatively, you’ll be well placed to embark on careers in areas such as retail management, human resources, marketing, customer service management, advertising, merchandising, logistics and supply chain management and accountancy.

You may choose to undertake further study in order to develop your expertise in a particular area. A wide range of postgraduate and professional development courses are available in areas such as law, marketing, finance, human resources, computing and international business management. Studying for an MBA is also another option.

Alternative Career Options

• Hotel and leisure management
• Public relations
• Financial management
• Information systems
• Market research analysis
• Product management
• Health policy and information
• Purchasing
• Teaching and education
• Media (TV, film, online, newspaper, magazine)
• Self-employment
• Banking
• Auditing and quality assurance
• Project management
• Risk and insurance

Academic qualification equivalents

• 60% or above at standard XII (all boards) or Successful completion of a 2 year diploma (state board or approved polytechnic)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS   :   6
• TOEFL :    overall score of 72

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