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Business Management (Entrepreneurship)

BA (Hons) & Foundation Year

Locations
Birmingham
London Stratford
Manchester

Attendance
Weekdays (Blended)

Duration
Full-time: 4 years (Blended)

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We offer a wide range of flexible undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in both our online and blended study modes.

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We're also proud to offer non-standard entry, meaning your work experience and previous qualifications are taken into account when assessing your application.

Strong focus on employability

You will gain in-depth subject knowledge and transferable skills that employers from a huge range of industries will value. Many of our courses at Arden are also accredited by leading professional bodies in the UK.

Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Business Management (Entrepreneurship) with Foundation Year will help you understand how to turn creative ideas into business opportunities. You’ll develop knowledge and skills across entrepreneurship, innovation, AI, digital business, sustainability, customer engagement and leadership, building the confidence to develop ideas and put them into practice.

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Developed with Google Cloud, this programme combines business knowledge with practical AI and digital skills. You’ll explore how technology can support creativity and problem-solving, while developing the critical thinking and judgement needed to use AI effectively and responsibly.

On the course you’ll apply your learning to practical business challenges, exploring how creativity, technology and innovation can create opportunities for organisations. Whether you want to start your own business, develop new ideas within an organisation or progress into management, you’ll build skills that can support a range of career paths.

The foundation year gives you space to build confidence in academic study while exploring how creative thinking can lead to business opportunities. It offers a supportive starting point for developing the skills and knowledge you’ll build on throughout your degree.

You’ll have the chance to:

Develop your entrepreneurial mindset: Learn how to identify opportunities and turn creative ideas into practical business solutions.
Build AI and digital skills: Explore how AI and digital technologies can be applied in business and professional settings.
Develop business knowledge: Study innovation, digital business, customer engagement, management and strategy.
Build leadership skills: Develop your communication, teamwork, project management and decision-making skills.
Explore responsible business: Consider sustainability, ethics and the wider impact of business and technology.
Gain practical experience: Apply what you learn through projects and challenges based on business situations.
Prepare for the workplace: Build the adaptability, critical thinking and digital skills needed to keep learning as technology changes.

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Course details and modules

Businesses need people who can combine commercial knowledge with creativity, initiative and an understanding of new technology. This course helps you develop those skills, giving you the knowledge to identify opportunities and turn ideas into action.

By bringing together business management, entrepreneurship and practical digital skills, you’ll develop a versatile foundation for your future career. You can apply these skills when developing your own business, working in a creative or entrepreneurial environment, or supporting innovation within an established organisation.

Modules

Foundation Year

Foundations of Business (30 credits)
Fundamentals of Business Growth (30 credits)
Foundation Year Project (30 credits)
Skills for University Study (Year-Long module) (30 credits)

Level 4

Skills Toolkit for Success: Build, Apply, Thrive (30 credits)
Business, AI & Beyond (30 credits)
Being a Successful Manager (30 credits)
The Innovation Lab: Sustainable Solutions (30 credits)

Level 5

The Innovation Lab: RE:Think, Enterprise and Mindset (30 credits)
Digital Business and Customer Engagement (30 credits)
Future Horizons: Data, AI and Insight (30 credits)
Founders, Analytics and Consumer Behaviour (30 credits)

Level 6

Arden Impact Module (30 credits)
Project Management (30 credits)
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (30 credits)
Sustainable Business Strategy and Ethics (30 credits)

Due to the evolving nature of AI tools and technologies, we may from time to time add, replace or remove certain AI tools (such as the large language model) and/or change course details and content related to AI to give you the most up-to-date and industry-relevant learning experience.

How do we assess you?

Our assessments are designed to help you apply your learning to real-world business and entrepreneurial situations. You’ll complete reports, case studies, presentations, projects, business plans and consultancy-style assignments. You’ll explore entrepreneurship, innovation, AI, digital business, customer engagement, sustainability and leadership, with a focus on developing ideas and applying your learning to real business challenges.

Study options

This course is available to study through Arden’s blended learning study mode at our campuses in London Ealing, London Stratford, London Holborn, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, and Nottingham.

Blended learning

How does it work?

When you choose our blended learning study mode, each week you’ll have eight hours of timetabled classes spread over two days at the Arden campus of your choice. This is combined with around 25 hours of independent study, which takes place through ilearn, our university campus in the cloud. ilearn contains all the resources you need to study successfully. As a blended learning student you’ll also have access to our Library Portal, an extensive digital library with thousands of journal titles, eBooks, and a range of academic and industry databases that you can use to research and gain in-depth information on your area of study. At Arden, all of your course materials are provided free of charge, removing the need for you to buy expensive textbooks to study your degree successfully.

Blended learning is the best option for students who prefer the structure of regular face to face classes with their tutor and fellow classmates, and is particularly suited to students who live within commuting or driving distance of one of our UK campuses.

If you're a student from England who is enrolling on a blended learning course with Arden (based in one of our UK campuses) then you can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan to help pay for your living expenses. You can find more information on our fees and funding page. If you're a student from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland you can find information about obtaining a student loan to cover your costs from your student finance body.

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Entry requirements

At Arden University we consider applications on a case by case basis. If you have significant work experience, have qualifications you have gained elsewhere, or a degree or qualification that isn't a clear pathway to this degree - we are more than happy to discuss your application.

Eligibility

To be able to study this course, we need to see that you have:

A minimum of 45 credits at Level 3 completed within the last 3 years, or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants may be considered based on a minimum of 2 years of professional work experience evidenced with a CV and Reference.
We also offer this course as a standard Bachelor’s degree without foundation year. To view the course details, please click here.

English Proficiency

IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element); or TOEFL iBT 80; or equivalent

We’ll ask you for a personal statement that demonstrates your ability to study the course. We may also want references and evidence of relevant experiences.

Course fees and funding

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Meet the faculty

Paul is an experienced academic leader with broad expertise across business management and significant specialist knowledge in assessment, quality, and academic governance. Prior to joining Arden University, he served as an Associate Head of School at Coventry University. He entered higher education in 2008 following a career in further education, progressing from Graduate Teaching Assistant through to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, Head of Department, Associate Head, and Head of School. This breadth of experience has given him a strong grounding in all aspects of higher education provision.

Paul has led major curriculum transformation projects, extensive staff training initiatives, and complex regulatory compliance activity, and has contributed to the development of numerous courses both internally and in partnership with external institutions.

His academic background is in sport business management, and he has undertaken research collaborations with organisations such as UEFA and the International Olympic Committee, with whom he secured a research grant.

Paul brings an inclusive, collaborative leadership style grounded in integrity, innovation, and student-centred practice, and has forged his career within widening participation institutions.

Paul Salisbury

Head of School for Business Management and Creativity

Career prospects

In a collaboration with Google Cloud, we’ve created brand-new, future-focused degree programmes. Designed with Google Cloud experts, these courses bridge the gap between higher education and cutting-edge tech industry demands covering cyber security, data science, AI systems engineering, applied AI in business management, and more.

A New Partnership in AI Education | Arden University & Google Cloud

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What will BA (Hons) Business Management (Entrepreneurship) with Foundation Year do for me?

This degree will help you develop the entrepreneurial mindset, business knowledge and practical skills to turn ideas into opportunities. You’ll learn how to approach problems creatively, understand customers, use AI and digital technology, manage projects and lead others.

Through Arden’s partnership with Google Cloud and full access to Google Gemini Enterprise, you’ll also have opportunities to develop your understanding of AI and how digital technology can support creativity, innovation and business decision-making. Develop the confidence to adapt as business and technology change, whether you’re planning to launch your own venture or build your career within an established organisation.

What can I do after Arden University?

The combination of business, entrepreneurship, creativity, AI and leadership skills can open up a wide range of career opportunities. You could use your degree to develop your own business or pursue roles within organisations looking for graduates who can identify opportunities, develop ideas and support innovation and growth.

Potential career paths could include:

Entrepreneur / Business Owner
Business Development Manager
Innovation Manager
Business Analyst
Digital Business Specialist
Digital Marketing Specialist
Product Manager
Project Manager
Creative Enterprise Manager
Management Consultant
Change Manager
Marketing Manager
Customer Experience Manager
Operations Manager
AI Business Specialist

Your skills could be applied across a wide range of sectors, from creative industries and technology to retail, professional services, finance or start-ups. Whether you want to build your own venture or contribute to innovation within an established organisation, this programme can help you develop the skills to take your next step.

Industry skills

Future-defining degrees, developed with Google Cloud

Designed with Google Cloud experts, our created brand-new, future-focused degree programmes these courses bridge the gap between higher education and cutting-edge tech industry demands covering cyber security, data science, AI systems engineering, applied AI in business management, and more.