Enterprise Management

University College Birmingham
Postgraduate PgDip Full-time 12 Months Business and management studiesEvents management

About this course

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are big for business. SMEs account for over half of employment worldwide, with governments increasingly prioritising their development to absorb the growing global workforce. Such enterprises need qualified managers with the right skill set to succeed, and our Enterprise Management postgraduate course provides the perfect preparation for you to help meet this demand and make your mark in the business world.

This exciting business master's course focuses on the formation and growth of new ventures, and will help to equip you with that all-important entrepreneurial mindset that can be applied to a range of settings. You will learn to develop and apply vital enterprising attributes, behaviours and competencies towards venture creation and the creation of cultural, social or economic value.

Featuring a blended learning approach, our Enterprise Management master's course provides you with further opportunities to gain hands-on skills and experience by studying in our cutting-edge Digital Creative Studio and our Financial Trading Suite on campus. You will also have the opportunity to engage with industry experts and work alongside entrepreneurs on live projects.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

  • Practical application – ‘Learn by doing’ through live project work and developing your own business start-up idea, as well as building practical media skills in our Digital Creative Studio

  • Expert tuition – Interact and engage with business experts who will mentor you to ensure you develop the skills and knowledge to succeed

  • Flexible learning – Blended delivery provides flexibility for you to weave your study around work commitments

  • Award-winning university – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)

    FACILITIES Our business courses offer students opportunities to develop practical skills in our cutting-edge Financial Trading Suite. One of the largest among all UK universities and the first in the country to be powered by Infront Professional Terminal, the suite features 21 workstations, large wall screens and a scrolling ticker providing real-time global market information.

    You will also have the chance to develop new skills in our Digital Creative Studio, featuring a video production studio with 4K cameras and green screen technology, audio podcasting, vision mixing and editing facilities, as well as high-spec computers with Adobe Creative Cloud software and graphics tablets.

    If you want to set up your own business, our Enterprise Hive provides a wide range of start-up support, including incubation space, tailored mentoring from industry experts and networking opportunities.

    Students on our postgraduate courses also have exclusive access to our dedicated postgraduate suite in McIntyre House, providing study and meeting spaces, PCs and other facilities.

    CAREERS AND PROGRESSION Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:

  • Business owner

  • Financial manager

  • Business development manager

  • Project manager

  • Management consultant

  • Business adviser

    Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: PgDip

    Location: Birmingham

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 15 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Birmingham

    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
    7220 Customer service supervisors
    1139 Functional managers and directors
    2432 Marketing and commercial managers

    Related Courses

    Aesthetics

    University College Birmingham

    FdA Full-time 2 Years UG Birmingham

    A-Levels

    CD - DD

    UCAS Points

    32 - 56 points

    Aesthetics

    University College Birmingham

    BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years UG Birmingham

    A-Levels

    CCC - CDD

    UCAS Points

    80 - 96 points

    Architectural Technologist

    University College Birmingham

    HNC Part-time 2 Years UG Birmingham

    A-Levels

    EE

    UCAS Points

    32 points

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Birmingham
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Business and management studies, Events management

    Offered by

    University College Birmingham

    Birmingham

     View university profile
    Visit university website