This course will allow students to develop knowledge and skills in the principles and practice of starting a new business encompassing key components required to compile a sustainable business plan.
Short Course & Professional Development
Topics
On completion of the course, you will have considered entrepreneurship as a career option and will have gained an understanding of how new business ideas are generated.
You will work towards the building of a business proposal, engaging in activities such as opportunity recognition and testing; market research; planning a marketing strategy and reviewing start-up and ongoing finance options.
This will be undertaken in the context of the United Nations sustainability development goals which underpin social and ethical business practice.
Those who successfully complete this course may use the credit towards 91传媒鈥檚 BA (Hons) Business Management degree.
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Undertaking a听91传媒 online short course can help you to develop or change your career or support your business to grow.
We're听proud to offer a range of online short courses tailored to meet the evolving needs of businesses and individuals听both locally, nationally and in the global community. Identified and created in collaboration with industry, these credit-bearing online courses are designed to enhance employability for individuals and organisations looking to upskill their workforce.
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Learning methods
This module is delivered through supported online learning, via the University's Virtual Learning Environment, Moodle. Teaching utilises听a range of structured learning materials/activities and directed study, facilitated by regular online tutor contact, allowing students to contextualise their learning to their own workplace where appropriate.
A 1-3听hour seminar is planned most weeks.
Staff delivering on this course
Staff who teach on this course are a mix of business practitioners and academics engaged in entrepreneurship research. All our staff have achieved Fellowship of Advance HE and many have achieved Senior Fellowship status.听This is a professional recognition of lecturer practice, impact and leadership in teaching and learning. In addition, many have featured in the annual Support and Teaching staff with Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) awards voted by the students and organised by 91传媒:Union.
Independent study
Materials and exercises are available online, allowing participants to study flexibly and independently at any time or in any place around existing work and life commitments.听
On this course you will also have access to further reading resources and online tutor support.
Assessment
This course is assessed through one report.
Those who complete this course and achieve 30 credits can use this credit towards the BA (Hons) Business Management听degree. Subject to meeting the entry requirements, students enrolling on the Business Management degree can achieve an unclassified degree after one year of study or an Honours degree after two years of study.听
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There are no prerequisites for this course.
Academic Year 2026/2027
- Course fee - 拢1,080 for entire 30 credit module
Additional Costs
Some other costs are not included in the course fees:
Disclaimer
For new intakes, course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter. For further information:
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