Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Explore business and entrepreneurship in one of the UK’s most entrepreneurial cities as you discover core business topics and access University startup support. If you already have a new business idea, we’ll help you develop it with practical business modules and direct support from our dedicated start-up team. If not, this course will give you the skills you need to support and grow the businesses you work for. Organisations of all sizes need passionate people with an entrepreneurial mindset to foster creativity and manage innovation every day. That’s why many of our graduates go on to apply their skills in managing innovation, new products and business growth for existing organisations. You’ll develop a strong foundation of knowledge in key areas of business such as marketing, managing people, and operations management. You’ll learn to spot opportunities, develop your entrepreneurial skills, and explore how to create value by developing new products, as well as learning the processes you need to bring them to market. If you choose to do an industry placement after your second or third year, you could complete a paid placement with an existing organisation or undertake a self employed placement year and develop your own business with support from our Placement Club and startup support. Whether you want to run your own company or to develop your business and management skills to excel in an existing organisation, this course gives you the knowledge, skills and experience you need to succeed. Course highlights
- Experience a practical course, where you'll apply your knowledge to real-life projects, such as helping local businesses in our Business Consultancy Project, developing your own venture, or setting up a social enterprise
- Be mentored by one of our successful Entrepreneurs in Residence
- Gain an understanding of how different business models work and how these generate value in a variety of contexts
- Use your placement year to develop your own business, either independently or by working with other students to combine your strengths and knowledge, or to work in another innovative business
- Learn in one of the UK's most entrepreneurial cities – between 2019 and 2020, the number of new businesses launched in Portsmouth grew by 33% (InstantOffices survey 2020)
- Gain an understanding of how all the parts of a business work together and rely on each other
- Origin Kitchen
- Cera Data
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Magnolia
- Worldwide Business Research
- The Future Factory
- director of sales
- data consultant
- business consultant
- business intelligence and insight officer
- business development representative
- sales executive
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Business Accounting (20 credits)
- Business and Professional Skills (20 credits)
- Introduction to Business Analytics (20 credits)
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
- Managing People in Organisations (20 credits)
- Marketing Principles and Practice (20 credits)
- Business Analysis and Decision Making (20 credits)
- Business Venturing (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
- Innovation Management (20 credits)
- Managing Product Portfolios (20 credits)
- Business & Employment Law (20 credits)
- Electronic and Mobile Commerce (20 credits)
- Event Planning and Marketing (20 credits)
- Business Consultancy Project (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Product and Service Development (20 credits)
- Critical Entrepreneurship Study (20 credits)
- Entrepreneurial Development (20 credits)
- Strategic Management (20 credits)
- Business Improvement & Creativity (20 credits)
- Negotiation for Entrepreneurs (20 credits)
- Project Management for Enterprise (20 credits)
- Responsible and Sustainable Business (20 credits)
- Work Based Learning (40 credits)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through: examinations analysis of topical case studies written reports and essays presentations practical artefacts such as small websites or systems You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 55% by written exams and 45% by coursework Year 2 students: 25% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 68% by coursework Year 3 students: 27% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 66% by coursework
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N150
- Institution code:
- P80
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP