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Business Enterprise
This programme will interest you if you want to:
- start and develop your own new business at the same time as studying for a degree.
- make a positive contribution to the strategic development of a family business or other small or medium enterprise.
- develop an entrepreneurial approach to business to enhance your future career in a large company.
We think that our innovative 2-year BSc in Business Enterprise is unique in British Higher Education, as:
We provide the opportunity and 'seed-corn' capital for you to start and run your own business as an integral part of your degree and offer a range of business subjects that will help you to establish your business and develop your qualities of entrepreneurship, management and innovation.
- See a video interview of Nigel Adams (Programme Director, BSc Business Enterprise) talking about the programme (external link)
- Learn more about some of the businesses operated by Business Enterprise students in 2008 and 2009
- Read more about Buckingham Enterprise Day 2008
- Watch videos of talks by Noam Kostucki (Managing Director, Seeducation) to BBE students:"The 9 most useful things I learned from entrepreneurship" and "When business meets charity" (external links to YouTube)
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Since its inception, the late Mr 'Jack' John Desborough and Legal & General have supported the Business Enterprise Programme. |
Our interdisciplinary programme offers you a combination of current theory and a practical approach to help you succeed in business, constantly linking the classroom to the marketplace.
What do you need to join us?
- 3 x Grade B at A Level preferred or an equivalent international school leaving qualification. However, as this programme is aimed at entrepreneurial students, if you don't achieve these grades, but do have an entrepreneurial drive and commitment, please apply.
- Good English language skills (at least IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent).
If English isn't your first language, you may wish to take one of our English Language Foundation programmes prior to joining the BSc in Business Enterprise.
It would help your application if you are able to show us:
- A desire to be an entrepreneur, with determination to succeed.
- That you have taken part in Young Enterprise (external link) in the UK (or equivalent).
- An example of a business you have developed or your ideas for a new one.
What's next?
If you do join us, you will be studying an integrated series of academic courses across the following management disciplines:
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In the first semester, you will also 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'. The funding for the "seed corn" capital has been kindly donated by Legal & General (external link) and a private donor, the late Mr John 'Jack' Desborough.
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.
External entrepreneurs are invited to make presentations to BSc Business Enterprise students in the Winter and Summer Terms. Information about these events and reports on past events can be seen here.
What has happened to BSc Business Enterprise graduates?
All of the first three cohorts of BSc Business Enterprise graduates have established their own businesses, been appointed to interesting jobs or have gone on to postgraduate study, using their enterprise education and entrepreneurial skills.
Information about the students who graduated in February 2008 and 2009 can be seen here.
Where can I find more information?
But if you need more information, please contact the Programme Director, Nigel Adams (nigel.adams@buckingham.ac.uk) or Lyn Hartin (business-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk); Tel: +44 (0)1280 820236 for more information.
| Full time: | Yes |
| Part time: | No |
| Award: | BSc (Hons) |
| UCAS code: | N190 |
| Entry points: (Term dates) |
January (this is an 8-term programme, which takes 2 years to complete) |
See also:
- Businesses operated by Business Enterprise students
- National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) (external link)
- Young Enterprise (external link)
Full tuition fees will be paid based on the undergraduate tuition fee levels for home students.