Business Management (Innovation and Enterprise) (Q91-IE)

Open University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Distance learning 3-6 Years

About this course

What roles do innovators and entrepreneurs play? How do you negotiate creative solutions to ‘real world’ problems? What makes for a convincing new venture proposal? In this specialist route available in our BA (Honours) Business Management (Q91) degree, you will be able to find answers to such questions by developing an interdisciplinary perspective on the management of business organisations and a distinctive combination of skills, knowledge and understanding around innovation, enterprise and related fields such as creativity and design. On completion, you will be able to apply your learning to tackle economic, social and environmental challenges and pursue varied career opportunities in tech start-ups, social enterprises, corporations and public sector organisations.

Key features of the course

  • Explores and analyses the interdisciplinary nature of business management

  • Explores how innovation and entrepreneurship operate in a wide variety of contexts

  • Has a strong emphasis on creativity, design-thinking and tackling big societal challenges

  • Equips you with a range of skills valuable to a broad range of organisations and for your own innovative and entrepreneurial venture
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
    1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
    1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy
    1223 Publicans and managers of licensed premises
    1139 Functional managers and directors

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Distance learning
    Duration
    3-6 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Milton Keynes
    Scheme
    Undergraduate