BA (Hons) Business and Entrepreneurship at University of Lancashire leads to a BA (Hons) award and is recognised as a nationally accredited UK degree.
Our BA (Hons) Business and Entrepreneurship course, will equip you with the skills, insight and experience to launch your own business. Find out more here. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Business and Entrepreneurship is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at the University of Lancashire, based in Main Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Business and management graduates from this provider, 82% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 51% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £25,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Moderate evidence Published sample: 40; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 82% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 62% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
In this module, you'll explore what it means to study entrepreneurship and begin shaping your academic identity. You'll build key academic skills like critical thinking, effective reading and writing, and Harvard-style referencing. You'll also work to improve your digital literacy. This module will support your academic and professional growth.
In this module, you'll learn about the core concepts, models, and mindsets that shape an entrepreneurial career. You'll explore how they spot opportunities, make decisions, and create value in dynamic environments. Real-world examples will help you reflect on your own learning and growth as an aspiring entrepreneur. You'll also build creative thinking skills and resourceful practices. This will help you on your entrepreneurial journey.
You'll explore the key functions within a business organisation - marketing, operations, human resources and finance - and how they work together. You'll learn about the importance of stakeholders and stakeholder relationships.
Investigate social enterprise opportunities and case studies. You'll work in groups to develop ideas for a local social enterprise. You'll also plan how to run it, which may include marketing, finance, management, people and operations.
You'll work as part of an interdisciplinary team to manage a real-world business project. Gain skills in analysis, evidence-based decision making, solution finding and project management. You'll develop a proposition that has a positive impact on global contexts, such as people, cultures, climate, and economics. You'll then pitch this to a real-world business client.
In this module you'll build the analytical, strategic and practical skills to enable evidence-driven decisions in business. You'll learn to communicate data findings within a business context effectively. You'll also recognise the importance of data privacy, data security and ethical practices in data analysis.
In this module, you'll build the analytical and problem-solving skills that are key to entrepreneurship. You'll develop your academic literacy and critical thinking by working with a range of sources. You'll explore strategies to address real-world challenges. You'll also respond to new trends in entrepreneurial careers. You'll learn more about your skills, values, and career goals through self reflection and personal growth tools.
In this module you'll build your entrepreneurial skills. This includes opportunity recognition, business planning, marketing, and financial management. You'll build self-awareness by creating and managing a pop-up enterprise, gaining hands-on experience. Working in teams, you'll solve problems in real-world business contexts. These experiences will prepare you to think and act like an entrepreneur in any setting.
In this module, you'll learn about how global, technological, social, and environmental changes are reshaping entrepreneurship. You'll look at the latest models in digital, sustainable, and inclusive entrepreneurship. You'll develop critical, future-focused responses to global challenges. Real-world issues like developing economies and underrepresented groups will help shape your thinking. You'll also begin to form your own entrepreneurial identity, values. This will help to shape your strategic
In this module, you'll build strategic thinking and leadership skills with a focus on collaboration. You'll analyse current business issues and create innovative ideas and solutions. As you explore your own leadership style, you'll build work-ready skills through experience. They will prepare you to lead effectively in entrepreneurial and team-based settings.
In this module you'll explore a specialist subject area of your choosing. You'll be equipped with the skills, knowledge and support to conduct in depth research. You'll explore how you can use primary and/or secondary data to gain specific insights. You'll also be able to tailor your research interests to your career aspirations and/or further academic study.
Generate innovative, inclusive and responsible business ideas aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. You'll analyse markets to assess the feasibility of new initiatives, considering both commercial and ethical dimensions. You'll design a viable business plan that integrates financial, operational and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.
You'll develop and evidence your leadership skills. You'll identify self-development opportunities by analysing your current skillset. This may include part time work, business involvement, volunteering or caring responsibilities. Enhance your learning beyond university work, through micro-internships and microcredentials.
You'll consider what the future of business may look like and develop your capacity for business transformation. You will identifyopportunities to develop by reflecting on your current skillset. You'll also consider industry needs and enhance your CV with internships and microcredentials.
You'll develop the skills you need as an entrepreneur to launch your own business venture. You'll reflect on what you've learned - both at university and beyond. You'll identify ways to develop and showcase your abilities. This includes earning microcredentials.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
This course equips you with practical skills and insight to launch and grow your own business. You'll typically start with foundations in management, organisations and business economics, alongside marketing principles and data skills. In Year 2, you'll move to operations, supply chain management, organisational behaviour and strategy, learning how firms compete and improve their processes. From Year 3, you'll specialise in areas such as entrepreneurship, international business, digital business, consulting, marketing or people and HR. You'll usually undertake modules in innovation and entrepreneurship, often including a live venture project, and complete a capstone project with a real client brief or dissertation that draws together your learning across the degree.
This course suits those interested in starting or running a business, or pursuing a career in business management and strategy. Most entrants hold A-levels or equivalent qualifications; recent accepted students typically had a UCAS tariff of 64–79 points. The university welcomes applications from students with diverse educational backgrounds and encourages you to check entry requirements directly with the admissions team if your qualifications differ.
Across Business & Management courses nationally, 87% of graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating, and 60% of working graduates are in highly skilled roles or pursuing further study. National earnings data shows starting salaries of £24,000–£32,000 at 15 months post-graduation, rising to £26,350–£37,200 after five years. These figures reflect the broader graduate labour market rather than outcomes specific to this institution. First-year retention across the university stands at 81%.
This course is delivered full-time over 3 years at the University of Lancashire, a university founded in 1828, based at its Main Campus. Teaching is in English. The University of Lancashire is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, and its degrees are nationally recognised. The course has received a Silver award for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
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Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
Placement year. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
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What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 95% |
| Other | 5% |
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students came in with a broad spread of qualifications and UCAS points. If you're worried about grades, this course has historically taken a wide range, and contextual offers may apply.
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code BE10). One application covers up to five choices.
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at University of Lancashire →2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Named awards published by the university. Compare the eligibility and application route before budgeting for one.
Undergraduates from low-income households, subject to eligibility
Eligible undergraduate students with experience of care
Eligible undergraduate or taught-postgraduate unpaid carers
Forced migrants who are not eligible for student finance
Amounts, exclusions and deadlines can change. An award is not guaranteed unless the university confirms it.
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What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £25,000 | £24,000 – £29,000 | 40 |
| 3 years after | £21,500 | £18,000 – £26,500 | 520 |
| 5 years after | £26,500 | £20,500 – £34,000 | 520 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 40; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23.
National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 40; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Business & Management courses at the same study level.
Compared with 3,421 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 195; response rate: 53%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Business & Management graduates.
Business Director, Marketing ScienceXcedeBusiness ManagerLGPS CentralBusiness Change ManagerIGA Talent SolutionsBusiness Case ManagerPeregrineBusiness DirectorMedialab GroupBusiness Rates SurveyorW TalentThe essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
82% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £25,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 7.8 out of 10: NSS 89.4% · in work or study 82% · continued 62%.
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
2,263 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
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What applying to University of Lancashire from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
International tuition is £18,750 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check University of Lancashire’s funding pages.
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with University of Lancashire and gov.uk before you apply.
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