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University of Buckingham

Buckingham , England ,United Kingdom

BSc Business Enterprise (BBE)

We do things differently with our BSc Business Enterprise BBE programme
Our innovative BSc Business Enterprise BBE programme is perfect is you are entrepreneurial but also want to study for an honours degree?

Turn conventional thinking upside-down
Launched in January 2006, our BSc Business Enterprise BBE is the first undergraduate Venture Creation Programme (VCP) at a university anywhere in the world. This means students are required to start and run a business as part of their degree, this is not your typical degree programme as this programme is split between real-world application and theoretical knowledge.

The BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) Programme will interest you if you want to:

  • Start and develop your own new business at the same time as studying for an honours degree.
  • Make a positive contribution to the strategic development of a family business or other small or medium enterprise.
  • Develop an entrepreneurial or “can do” approach to life to enhance your future career anywhere.

This course provides the opportunity for you to ‘pitch’ for ‘seed-corn’ capital of up to £5,000, enabling you to start and run your own business as an integral part of your honours degree.  We offer a range of business subjects that will help you to establish your business and develop your qualities of entrepreneurship, management and innovation.

In the first semester, you will 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’.

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.

Campus Information

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Intakes

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Application Processing Time in Days: 15

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Graduate employment
At the University of Buckingham, we pride ourselves in our high employment rates. Business Enterprise students are no different, with many going on to achieve great things. Here is what some of the BBE graduates have gone on to do and what you could do studying for a BBE:

  • Creation and business management of start-ups:

A significant number of our graduates have followed their entrepreneurial spirit in starting up their own business or expanding on those created during the course of their degree. The innovation of these businesses ranges from events management in skydiving (Stefan Stockinger) to online computer gaming (Alex Lehmann) to environmentally friendly clothing (Esme Finch). Similarly, graduates have often utilised the skills learned on the course to improve their own family business, specialising in manufacturing (Sailendra Thulasidharan), brewing, microsurgery and graphics and media.

  • Postgraduate study:

Some of our alumni feel they have more to learn and thus continue on to further study through master’s degrees, MBAs and ACCA. Often, our Business Enterprise graduates focus their study on an area which will benefit their businesses specifically. These studies include sports law, investment risk and finance (Sean Obedih), law, international business, management (Tong Guan) and medicine.

  • Career in education at schools / universities:

Graduates of Business Enterprise also find they are able to pass on their valuable insights to students just as their lecturers did during their time here. Some have gone on to teach GCSE and A-level students in business related subjects (Davinia Obedih), whilst others have travelled to pass on their knowledge to international students (Joseph Finch).

  • Finance, accounting and consultancy:

For those interested in the fiscal side of business, graduates are able to use their skills developed in financial accounting, business planning and business records modules to flourish in a career in finance. A handful of graduates have begun careers in investment banking, financial data (Pawel Zdobnowski) and accountancy (Joanna Major).

  • Marketing and media:

Manjeave Singh Lotay, Hubert Stöhr, Alex Meazzani and Salem Said have all developed their entrepreneurial skills in the field of marketing and media. Using their creative skills, as well as the practical experience that the BBE course gave them, these graduates are employed by or partnered with successful digital marketing companies.

Of course, students are not merely limited to these options, and some have even gone on to become published authors (Euan Leckie) and even national service lieutenants. All our alumni have been successful in finding graduate level employment or prospering in their own individual goals.

PSW Opportunity

2 years of PSW available after completion of Degree program

 

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Foundation entry requirements
In order to study at foundation level you will need to have undertaken 12 years of education and attained:

  • Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 12 (awarded on completion of Grade 12) with four subjects at 50%.

As proof of English language proficiency you would need one of the following:

  • For September start an IELTS score of 5.5, with 5.0 or above in each section
  • For January start an IELTS score of 6.0, with 5.5 or above in each section

The grades quoted above give an indication of a typical offer; at the Admissions Tutor’s discretion alternative qualifications or gradings may be considered. All applications will be considered individually and work experience and other interdisciplinary achievements are taken into consideration when deciding upon all applications. Applicants may also be invited to interview.

Undergraduate entry requirements
In order to study at undergraduate level (Bachelor’s degree), you will normally need to have attained one of the following:

  • Three A-levels at grade B or higher
  • IB score of between 29 and 34 (depending on the degree subject)
  • 2 scores above 65% and 2 scores above 75%

*Applicants for undergraduate Law programmes are normally expected to have achieved additional qualifications, such as a first degree.

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  • Course Code: N190
  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
  • Duration: 02 Year  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 35600 GBP
    Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
    Application Fee: N/A
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