Business Management (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), BA (Hons)

Course summary

Why study BA Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) at Middlesex University?Shape your studiesNot everyone wants to go into an established business and simply fit into the organisation. Some people want to enter a company to shake things up and innovate their product, their brand or how they operate. Other people don’t see themselves working for anyone, have an idea they want to pursue and start their own business.On our course you can shape your studies to your career ambitions, developing yourself and your skills to innovate products and services in the modern workforce.During the course, there's an emphasis on applying practice to theory in a business environment. This gives you the opportunity to see how businesses develop their products, manage their operations and innovate in their markets. To this end, a large part of the course is taking part in a work placement so you can apply what you know in a live environment.Gain the skills to succeedThis course enables you with the confidence to support and improve technological and operational changes within an organisation, as well as the entrepreneurial flair needed to flourish in business.You’ll learn practical skills in a live environment as you’ll work on group projects to develop a new product, concept or business. During the project you’ll learn concepts like market research, risk management and teamwork. This also has the potential to be developed into a real life business, product or service.You’ll also cover case studies on new technology firms like Airbnb and Amazon, so you understand and develop your own innovation skills.Networking and supportOur personalised approach gives you the support you need to succeed as a student. While you're an undergraduate or foundation year student, you’ll have a Personal Tutor directly related to your course. If you need support with academic writing, numeracy and library skills, we’ll be sure to provide it. Our Student Learning and Graduate Academic Assistants have studied your subject and can support you based on their first hand experience.The career options upon graduation are broad. You’ll have the skills to manage and grow a viable business or even start your own. We’ll support you every step of the way.Learning ExperienceStudents will gain a broad understanding of business with a strong emphasis on managing enterprise and innovation. You’ll study the exceptional challenges associated with innovations that can trigger massive changes in what is possible within an enterprise.Developing SkillsStudents will develop the entrepreneurial skills needed to launch social enterprises and manage innovation as a key success factor in dynamic business environment, and the main strategic and organisational challenges firms face in real business.Teaching ApproachPractical, experience-based simulations and challenges with industry experts will expose students to real-world business issues and give students the strategic skills to combat them.PlacementStudents will have the option to undertake an independent placement, either through the thin or thick sandwich schemes.Optional Study in Dubai or MauritiusBA Business Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship runs at our other campuses in Dubai and Mauritius, which provides great flexibility for students to decide where to study.

Year 1 Financial Concepts of Business (30 credits) - Compulsory Quantitative Methods for Business (30 credits) - Compulsory Marketing Theory and Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory Management Concepts (15 credits) - Compulsory People Management (15 credits) - Compulsory Year 2 Operations Management (30 credits) - Compulsory Business Environment (15 credits) - Compulsory Management Information Systems (15 credits) - Compulsory Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (15 credits) - Compulsory Organisational Behaviour (15 credits) - Compulsory Human Resource Management in Practice (30 credits) - Optional Trade and International Business (30 credits) - Optional Business Law (30 credits) - Optional Accounting and Finance for Business (30 credits) - Optional Marketing Research and Insights (30 credits) - Optional Year 3 Strategic Management (30 credits) - Compulsory Innovation Management (30 credits) - Compulsory New Venture Development (15 credits) - Compulsory New Product and Service Development (15 credits) - Compulsory Entrepreneurial Finance (15 Credits) - Compulsory Small Business Management and Development (15 credits) - Compulsory September 2020 - Year 3 entry only - BA Business Management (Innovation) Innovation Management (30 credits) - Compulsory New Product and Service Development (15 credits) - Compulsory Strategic Management (30 credits) - Compulsory New Venture Development (15 credits) - Compulsory Entrepreneurial Finance (15 Credits) - Compulsory Small Business Management and Development (15 credits) - Compulsory