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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Stoke-on-Trent Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
Get the vital experience needed to turn your entrepreneurial ideas into a success. Our Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) degree will help you navigate the volatile, complex and uncertain world of business.You’ll be able to think flexibly and creatively, develop a vision and how to achieve it, and graduate ready to launch your own venture. Our entrepreneurs in residence will also give you an insight into what it takes to start a new business.We offer some other amazing opportunities too, including an international study exchange. We have partner universities in places such as Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Then there’s the Staffordshire EDGE programme – an extra award designed to support you with your career journey.You’ll learn from academic staff who bring a wealth of experience and research expertise. Some have run their own businesses, worked as change managers or brand managers, and been involved in corporate investment and global banking.The course is part of our suite of Business Management degrees, which share some core modules. Other options include a more broad-based BSc (Hons) Business Management award or degrees specialising in Events, Human Resource Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Tourism.All of our business courses will equip you with a diverse skillset in leadership and management and the latest knowledge of how business operates in the real world. You will graduate with a creative approach to problem-solving, be able to interpret and use financial data, have teamworking and persuasive communication skills, and show confidence in managing time, projects and resources.On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
In this module You will learn to use the metrics for ascertaining how well you are doing in business and explore the different types of KPIs that help you understand the performance of your organisation or department. The module is aimed at giving you the skills and tools to measure the success of an organisation.
In this module, you will use business simulation tools to explore the dynamics of a modern enterprise and learn about your capacity to manage and innovate in your chosen field. You will see how your business decisions will impact the day to day running of the business and how they will affect the long-term strategy. The digital learning resource provides in-depth learning of how a company operates from start-up to the first few years of a company's life. Working through various scenarios allows you to understand the inter-dependence of each business functions, HR, Operations, Sales and Marketing and Finance. This module is the culmination of your foundation year and will equip you with the skills required for you to manage in business or proceed onto further academic study.
In this module, you will develop the oral, written, visual and digital communication skills required in modern business. You will investigate why communication is vital for effective entrepreneurship, no matter the size of the business.
In this module you will consider the external business environment and the impact of competition, cultural demographics, environmental issues, and concepts of free and fair trade and what this means for business.
In this module, you will develop your understanding of sustainable management practices in the workplace and in the wider context of organisations.
Academic Agility and Entrepreneurial Thinking bridges academic study with industry-focused enterprise development. This module empowers students to harness academic practice and digital literacy skills, transforming them into actionable strategies for innovative business solutions. Through a blend of interactive lectures, practical workshops, and creative assessments, students are equipped to excel in both scholarly and professional environments.
You will learn about the key and contemporary issues associated with managing people in the workplace. Calling upon literature and research from across the fields of Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and Employment Relations, you will learn the issues affecting the motivation and engagement of employees in the modern workplace.
This module will draw on interdisciplinary theory and research from the field of management. Specific attention will be given to the study of organisations as social systems; the dynamics of change and survival in organisations; and the relationships between organisations and their environments. Other topics covered will include enhancing personal and organisational effectiveness, improving decision-making skills, and resolving conflicts in the workplace.
All those who work for, or deal with businesses need to understand accounting. This module aims to look at the nature of accounting, exploring the main concepts underpinning management accounting. The main branches of cost accounting and decision making as well as cost minimisation and revenue maximisation are explored using a blend of theory and practice. Also, how to use the metrics for ascertaining business performance and explore the different types of KPIs that help you understand the performance of your organisation or department. The module is aimed at giving you the skills and tools to measure the success of an organisation.
Where do you envisage yourself in the future? The module will introduce the vast, ever changing, booming tourism and events industry on a global scale. In this module you will gain knowledge and understanding of the Tourism and Events industries as a whole, giving you the opportunity to see how extensive the industry is and its impactful contribution on a global social, economic and environmental scale. Think big your journey starts here!
Marketing plays an important role in developing relationships between customers and organisations. This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of marketing and key principles. This module will equip you with the knowledge to adapt to continuously changing consumer behaviour and reflect on how these principles link to your organisation.
You will build on the skills you have learnt in your first year and focus on decision-making techniques such as multi-stage cost allocation, marginal and absorption costing, activity-based costing and variance analysis.
This module introduces students to theories and practices involved in the management of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in varying contexts, including legislative, societal, and organisational considerations. We focus on key contemporary debates of inequality including gender, race, disability, age, migrant status, social class, and sexual identity both conceptually and in terms of workplace interventions. It further encourages inter-disciplinary thinking by engaging with scholarship in the areas of management studies, organisation theory, social science, feminist theory, critical race theory, post-colonial theory, and queer theory to extend the current understanding of key business issues and broader societal and cultural trends.
This module offers you a comprehensive understanding of operations management models, theories, principles, and practices with the ability to analyse and apply the appropriate tools and techniques to solve operations challenges and achieve continuous improvement. The module also includes a thorough review of operations strategy and equips students with the skills to manage future trends in manufacturing and services sectors. This professional knowledge and competence are one of the most sought-after assets in the industry.
How would you like to develop the commercial knowledge, vision, management and leadership skills to establish innovative strategies, programmes, and relationships to enhance business growth and revenue in a sustainable way?An understanding of sustainability, business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly attracting the attention of graduate employers.This module equips you with the knowledge and skills to apply these concepts to everyday business management practice.
In todays business environment, large businesses harness individual entrepreneurial streaks. In this module, you will leverage the concepts of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship to understand how businesses grow in both large and small/medium enterprise.
In this module you will use business simulation tools and immerse yourself in a modern business environment, exploring functional team dynamics to execute business strategy
Authentic leadership brings together the concept of authenticity with positive psychology. You will learn how to make confident and effective leadership interventions and to be aware of the impact of these interventions in wider organisational settings. You will explore the theory and process of leadership and explore your own preferred style.
In the first part of the module, you will learn about research, research process and differences between quantitative and qualitative research. In the second part of the module, you will develop collaborative consultancy/management project with an organisation of your choice to identify an area of research beneficial to both you and the organisation. You will be involved in real-time problem solving, develop a set of recommendations based on your research findings and present those findings to the organisation.
Data is of great importance of modern organisations. This module will explore the role and importance of information and data within organisations, tools and techniques for analysing and interpreting the data for the purposes of decision making, and tools and techniques for data presentation and visualisation. In addition, the module will cover the concepts and principles in business statistics.
Strategy is key in business planning and entrepreneurial success. In this module, you will explore the strategic concepts required to identify, explore and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities and create and sustain competitive advantage.
In this module, you will explore the dynamics of organisational change and how firms can leverage innovative business models to compete in a changing world. The business environment is dynamic in nature and business managers are faced with a multitude of challenges which require them to continually adapt and change in an effective manner. You will learn the skills and practical tools for planning and managing organisational transformations which could include turnarounds, cultural changes and strategic shifts.
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