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BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BA (Hons)/FdA

WHY STUDY HERE?

INDUSTRY APPROVED This course is accredited by the CMI, granting you a Level 5 award in Leadership when you graduate. You will also gain CMI membership for the duration of your course, allowing you to access a wide range of additional learning resources PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT After completing the second year of this course, you will have the option of taking a 48-week paid placement, boosting your work-ready skills and giving you a distinctive advantage in the job market. What’s more, you won’t incur any tuition fees during your placement year. Placement locations have previously included BMW or trading companies SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES You can tailor your course to develop a specialism relevant to your chosen career through optional modules such as Brand Management, International Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship ENRICHMENT You will learn from experienced lecturers and industry professionals through a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops, ‘real-world’ simulations and guest lectures, while you will also have the chance to use our new state-of- the-art Financial Trading Suite on campus ENTERPRISE HIVE If you want to set up your own business, our Enterprise Hive provides a wide range of start- up support to help make your idea a reality. Our services include tailored mentoring from industry experts, incubation space and networking opportunities. Find out more at ucb.ac.uk/enterprise-hive

The Enterprise Hive offers 1-to-1 consultations, workshops and guidance services to support your business ideas.

GRADUATE CAREERS Many of our past graduates have started their own businesses, while others have developed careers in a wide variety of business sectors. Graduating with this degree will enable you to pursue a career path in areas such as:

• Entrepreneurship • Business start-ups • Sales and marketing • Business development • Retail management • Small business consultation • Product design and development

Graduates preferring to continue their studies can progress to postgraduate level courses available at University College Birmingham, the University of Birmingham or elsewhere.

66 As a new student studying this degree full-time, you will receive £300 per year via our Kick-Start Scheme: ucb.ac.uk/kick-start