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BSc Business Entrepreneurship with Placement Year

University of Southampton

Institution
University of Southampton
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Business Entrepreneurship with Placement Year
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
N103
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 34

Entry requirements

A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level

About this course

Bachelor of Science in Business Entrepreneurship with Placement Year, a business management and biosciences degree centred on enterprise, venture creation, and organizational operations. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Legal Analysis, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This four-year degree includes a structured year-long industry placement during the third year, allowing students to apply academic learning in professional environments. The first year covers core organizational foundations through modules such as Business in Society, Digital Technologies in Business, Ideas that Shape the Contemporary World - Work, Change and Organisations, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Introduction to Management, Introduction to Marketing for Business, Management Analysis, and Realising Success, alongside optional choices like Commercial Law, Financial Accounting 1, and Management Accounting 1. The second year shifts towards enterprise development with compulsory modules including Digital Business Models, Entrepreneurial Management, Innovation, Technology and the Environment, and The Lean Startup, complemented by optional studies such as Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice, Human Resource Management, and Operations Management. The third year consists entirely of the Business Placement. The final year advances into global enterprise strategy via compulsory modules like International Entrepreneurship, New Venture Development, and Technological Innovation, while providing optional modules such as Applied Research Project, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business, Innovation for the Ministry of Defence, International Business, Management of Information Systems, Marketing in the Digital Age, Project Management, Strategic Management, and Strategic Operations Management.

Modules

  • Business in Society
  • Digital Technologies in Business
  • Ideas that Shape the Contemporary World - Work, Change and Organisations
  • Introduction to Accounting and Finance
  • Introduction to Management
  • Introduction to Marketing for Business
  • Management Analysis
  • Realising Success
  • Commercial Law
  • Financial Accounting 1
  • Management Accounting 1
  • Digital Business Models
  • Entrepreneurial Management
  • Innovation, Technology and the Environment
  • The Lean Startup
  • Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice
  • Financial Accounting 2
  • Human Resource Management
  • Making Successful Decisions
  • Management Accounting 2
  • Management Ethics
  • Operations Management
  • Business Placement
  • International Entrepreneurship
  • New Venture Development
  • Technological Innovation
  • Applied Research Project
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
  • Innovation for the Ministry of Defence
  • International Business
  • Management of Information Systems
  • Marketing in the Digital Age
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Strategic Operations Management