Applied Entrepreneurship

Why study Applied Entrepreneurship at Liverpool John Moores University?

- A hands-on business degree that offers a unique approach to practical business learning

- Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards 2024 Business School of the Year

- Liverpool Business School is the first business school in the North West to offer this type of degree course

- Operate as a business, alongside your team (fellow course mates), offering consultancy services to real organisations

- Gain entrepreneurial skills such as creativity, team-work, opportunity recognition, motivation and resilience

- Dedicated space enables students to work and learn together in a creative environment

- Engage with the business community, building networks and contacts whilst you undertake business ventures and projects

About your course

Through studying Applied Entrepreneurship at LJMU, you will gain entrepreneurial skills and learn through practical experience, setting up and running real businesses and engaging with live consultancy projects. Whether you dream of becoming the next Steven Bartlett or simply want a practical understanding of business, this unique, hands-on programme will provide you with the tools, experience and knowledge to succeed.

The course covers a wide range of business skills and provides the opportunity to build and test knowledge in the real world. You will learn how to turn ideas into viable businesses, how to communicate and sell to customers, how to think creatively and work collaboratively in a team and how to lead and manage a business venture. The skills and experience you will gain throughout the course will enable you to think and act entrepreneurially in a wide range of contexts.

Your personal development is also at the centre of the programmes design and structure. The transferable skills you will acquire combined with your experience of starting and running a business will position you well within the competitive graduate market.

Based on the successful Finnish Team Academy, this programme is very different from your traditional degree; instead of attending lectures you will be learning by applying business skills. Liverpool Business School is the first business school in the North West to offer this type of degree course.