BA (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

If you’re excited by the idea of developing your own business or simply want to think more creatively about the future, the BA (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship gives you the space, support, and confidence to explore and develop your ideas and interests. From the very start, you’ll examine what drives you as an entrepreneur, discover your strengths, and begin shaping ideas that could become real ventures. You'll work on live entrepreneurial projects, learn how different parts of a business operate, and explore complex challenges such as ethical and responsible management, and the drive towards sustainable business.

Faculty: Bath Business School | Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available. | Study mode: full-time; part-time; optional professional placement year (sandwich) | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one In your first year, you'll gain an understanding of how business interacts with the external world and what it means to think like an entrepreneur. You’ll explore how organisations make decisions, how they respond to ethical and sustainability challenges, and how people, culture and core business functions shape organisational success. At the same time, you’ll begin developing your entrepreneurial mindset—learning about creativity, opportunity recognition, resilience and your own professional strengths.

Career pathways

This course can support you in developing your own business idea and prepare to launch this during or after your studies. At the same time, you'll also develop relevant skills and knowledge to prepare you for a range of roles in various organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 18,170 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/connectors/paperless/BABENP_D

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