
Rebecca Fakoussa
Senior Lecturer in Business Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
UCAS Code:
BA: N212
BA with Foundation: N211
Level:
Undergraduate
Duration:
Full time: 3 Years
Foundation: 4 Years
Part time: 4 - 6 Years
Starting:
September
UK Fees 23/24:
Full Time: £9,250
Part Time: £1,540 (per 20 credit module)
Foundation: £9,250
International Fees 23/24:
Full Time: £14,750
Foundation: £14,750
Location:
Waterside
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
study@northampton.ac.uk
0300 303 2772
BA Entrepreneurship & Innovation provides you with the opportunity to network, experience and really ‘feel’ what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. You will develop your entrepreneurial skills, spirit and mindset. The programme enables you to grow as a future thinker and leader, confident in your business acumen, and able to respond in creative ways to dynamic environments.
The key elements of this course are built upon a sound understanding of enterprise and entrepreneurship, what it means to entrepreneurial and how do you become more so, plus the experience and networking required to be more enterprising in ‘how we do business’.
Updated 11/01/2023
During your first year, you will take a study trip to London to visit a range of entrepreneurial businesses as part of one of your modules
As part of your course you will embark on an international study trip to visit, engage and learn from fellow business owners.
A short work placement module in an enterprising business can also be undertaken.
After a successful second year of study, you are encouraged to undertake a year-long Optional Placement Year to gain industry insight into a business of your choosing, before starting your final year.
If you meet the entry criteria, and choose to take up a placement year you will find it an invaluable experience that helps you to apply your learning in your final year and prepares you for your career.
Whilst on your Optional Work Placement Year you will study a 40 credit module ‘The Placement Year Experience – Organisations in Context’. We offer a lot of support in helping you to find a placement, which can be in the UK or overseas.
Experience is central to this course. You will meet, engage with and work with a range of entrepreneurs and business owners throughout your studies.
You will have numerous opportunities to engage with entrepreneurs, work with real small businesses both in the UK and abroad, and develop your entrepreneurial skills to enable you to start your own business in the future.
Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 22/23. The modules relating to the academic year 23/24 will be available from June 2023.
You will gain understanding of key entrepreneurial skills and how entrepreneurs operate in today’s changing business environment. You will also develop marketing skills and a range of business acumen including leadership and management techniques. In addition, you will visit a range of SME’s and liaise with entrepreneurs from different business forms.
In your second year of study you will learn more about the role that innovation plays in entrepreneurial businesses and further develop your design thinking and creativity capabilities. This will also include taking part in an international study trip, and a short work placement module.
Your final year will comprise of an individual project, either dissertation or consultancy project based, plus new venture planning, innovation and entrepreneurial strategy modules. You will also learn the art of self-marketing through content creation, understanding and developing the techniques to effectively use social media, web presence and small business marketing.
BA (Hons) Entrepreneurship & Innovation is part of the Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELCS). The ELCS is an opportunity for members of the Armed Forces to further or expand on their education. The scheme offers support financially in a maximum of three separate financial years for higher level learning of a nationally recognised qualification at a Level three or above.
Standard entry requirements apply to this course. A typical offer is around:
For information on how to apply to study with us, please see our How to Apply page.
The standard entry requirements for the Integrated Foundation Year are:
For more information on how to make an application please visit our How to Apply pages for Home and EU, and International students.
All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:
For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 23/24 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
For information on the scholarships available to you, please see our scholarships page.
There are no additional costs for this course for students beginning their studies in September 2023. Should this change, applicants and students will be contacted by the university with details of the costs.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 22/23 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
At the University of Northampton, everything we do, from funded trips to paid internships, is to give you everything you need to make a difference when you leave.
If you join our full-time BA Entrepreneurship and Innovation degree at Northampton, you will receive a laptop when your course begins*. The laptops are built to a bespoke custom specification ideal for use in the seminar room, collaborative group work or studying at home.
Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your course, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd. We’ve created the Northampton Employment Promise because we are so confident that if you focus on your studies and complete one of our awards you’ll be highly employable by the time you graduate. Putting you in a great position to secure employment or continue your studies.
To check out the full list of perks, visit our Student Perks page or dedicated International Perks page.
*Home fee payers only (see Terms and Conditions for further details).
The Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) offers a new and exciting route into studying for a degree, attracting ambitious and driven students who are willing to learn and advance.
If you have non-standard qualifications or do not quite meet the admissions requirements for Entrepreneurship and Innovation we can offer you a fantastic opportunity to study a four year Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme which includes a Integrated Foundation Year. The Integrated Foundation Year will help you develop the theoretical/practical and academic skills you need, in order to successfully progress to the full award.
Featuring a reduced tuition fee in the first year, our four-year courses will enable you to successfully follow the degree pathway of your choice while gaining essential study skills. The foundation year of your chosen degree will be studied on a full-time basis and is aimed at supporting the transition to higher education. Years two, three and four are then studied as a standard degree programme.
Please see our Integrated Foundation Year page for more details.
Most assessment tends to be coursework based which is likely to include business reports, projects, essays, consultancy projects and presentations.
Study trips are available throughout your studies on this course. The study trips and residential trips bring to life everything you are learning from your modules and apply directly to the entrepreneurial industry.
*Future study trips are dependent on Government and local travel guides relating to Covid-19.
Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on postgraduate fees to give you a CV that will catch the eye of employers.
Senior Lecturer in Business Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
Senior Lecturer in Business Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Law
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
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