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Course overview
BA (Hons) Business and Enterprise (Top-up) (Online)
Learn more about the benefits of studying a BA (Hons) Business and Enterprise (Top-up) (Online) with Teesside University.
Top reasons to study business and enterprise with us:
• A comprehensive and industry-relevant learning experience that focuses on the achievement of business, personal and global sustainability objectives.
• learn key elements of entrepreneurial leadership with an emphasis on creativity and innovation in the workplace
• apply theoretical and practical approaches to the development of businesses, individuals and organisations
• develop creative solutions to potential business issues or developments
• gain a range of practical, professional and key transferable skills to be effective, innovative and agile business leaders.
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Course details
Course structure
Core modules
Developing Yourself as a Leader and Manager
Empower yourself to become a visionary leader and effective manager. Through a strategic blend of academic knowledge and practical experiences, you enhance your personal and professional growth. You gain a deep understanding of how strong leadership and effective management can significantly enhance organisational performance and drive productivity, setting you on a path to make a meaningful impact.
This is a 30-credit module.
Collaborate with us, your workplace, and your fellow learners to design and execute a compelling inquiry-led project that showcases innovative research and development strategies. You enhance your professional growth while driving meaningful change within your organisation. Tailored to your unique circumstances, your project empowers you and your group to lead impactful initiatives.
This is a 60-credit module.
Strategic Sustainable Enterprise
Designed to empower you to become an innovative entrepreneur who prioritises sustainability at the heart of your venture. By mastering essential skills and knowledge, you learn to create business models that deliver long-term value for organisations and stakeholders, and make a tangible positive impact on society. From developing cutting-edge solutions to environmental challenges to crafting socially responsible products, you are prepared to build businesses that truly matter. Join us in shaping a sustainable and responsible future – where your entrepreneurial success drives social and environmental progress.
This is a 30-credit module.
Modules offered may vary.
How you learn
You are guided by module tutors with extensive experience delivering high-quality online teaching. While you interact with content such as video lectures, reading and online tasks independently, you also collaborate, network and participate in group learning activities online, such as discussions and debates on concepts, theories and practical applications.
The learning and teaching strategy of the course develops you with skills and attributes that are recognised and valued by you, employers and the wider community. This is achieved through:
- formal and informal assessments
- collaborative learning
- developing employability skills
- placing learning and subject content within an international context where appropriate
- making use of relevant learning technology.
How you are assessed
You experience a range of assessments. These help both you and your module leaders gauge how you are progressing with the modules on your course. The assessments may be formative (to allow you to test your understanding and get feedback to support your further development and understanding of the subject matter) or summative (where the assessment will count towards the final mark for the module).
Your subject specific knowledge is assessed, as well as your cognitive, intellectual and professional skills in the workplace. Your assessments for each module are formative and summative and you receive formative feedback before the submission of final summative assessments from your online tutors.
Our Disability Services team provide an inclusive and empowering learning environment and have specialist staff to support disabled students access any additional tailored resources needed. If you have a specific learning difficulty, mental health condition, autism, sensory impairment, chronic health condition or any other disability please contact a Disability Services as early as possible.
Find out more about our disability services
Find out more about financial support
Find out more about our course related costs
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
BA (Hons) Business and Enterprise students should have the following minimum qualifications:
• Foundation degree, higher national diploma, or equivalent qualification.
• Professionally qualified students will be considered on a non-standard basis and their experience, qualifications, and training will be considered alongside the entry-level requirements. These students will also be interviewed to check eligibility.
International students should also consider criteria for admission and direct entry.
For general information please see our overview of entry requirements.
You can gain considerable knowledge from work, volunteering and life. Under recognition of prior learning (RPL) you may be awarded credit for this which can be credited towards the course you want to study.
Find out more about RPL
Employability
Career opportunities
This course is an ideal route to enhance knowledge and experience to develop and enable future career development and progression.
Graduates from this course are confident, enterprising and proactive. They are attractive to employers across a broad spectrum of sectors and job roles and many go on to become successful business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Learning platform
Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform you use to access your online course
Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.
Here are some of the benefits.
- You can use it on your smartphone, tablet and computer.
- And you can use it anytime, so that you can plan your learning to fit your own schedule.
- It's easy to use and navigate.
- Modules are set out by topics and themes. You can use the progress bar to understand where you are in your modules, and appreciate your achievements.
- We support you to become familiar with your VLE, helping you to start learning quickly.
- You get feedback, help and guidance from tutors throughout your course through the VLE, and you can ask questions at any time.
- Our tutors use a live activity feed to keep you updated about your course.
- You can create a student profile, collaborate with other students and take part in online discussion forums.
