BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship

About LCCA

For creative, innovative, and artistic individuals LCCA is the best place to kickstart your career. We offer a range of practical programs awarded by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). UCA Business School was ranked no.7
in the Guardian League Tables 2021 in the Business, Management, and Marketing course category. From fashion and graphic design to business and hospitality, our undergraduate and postgraduate programs will help you get industry-ready.

The Course

The Business Management and Entrepreneurship course will build on the widening participation agenda but be responsive to the changes within the emerging environment, equipping you with digital and strategic tools to help mold you into a creative entrepreneur. Working on projects with social, economic, and environmental significance, you will develop a clear understanding of contemporary business theory and practice to apply to current world problems.

Emphasis on imagination and creativity will help develop your intellectual powers and your ability to communicate with rigor in the process. This will stimulate the development of an enquiring, analytical, and creative approach, and develop entrepreneurial capabilities.

Through opportunities for engagement with industry experts, collaborative projects, and experiential activities, you will be equipped with a post-pandemic skillset to thrive in the entrepreneurship journey as well as your professional career as an innovative thinking manager. The course will prepare you to take on complex challenges that have emerged after COVID-19 and prepare you to think out of the box to establish yourself as a contemporary entrepreneur.

You will learn to scan and observe new trends and opportunities arising in the dynamic business world and be creative in tackling these to be a successful entrepreneur. The course aims to make you an industry-ready socially responsible and ethical manager and entrepreneur. Sustainability, creativity, and innovation are central to this course.

It has been proven that soft skills are key to any managerial success in today's dynamic and diverse workplace. Necessary soft skills such as emotional quotient, empathy towards colleagues and sub-ordinates, and the ability to relate and connect with team members during challenging times have proven to be a key mantra for business success. Agility, sustainability, flexibility, and creativity will be at the heart of this program, being proven as critical success factors during the pandemic.

Course Requirements

We take a balanced approach to candidate assessment, taking both individual portfolios and exam results into account.

Along with your portfolio, the standard entry requirements for this course are:

• 112 UCAS tariff points from accepted qualifications, or
• Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4), or
• Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma, or
• Merit at UAL Extended Diploma, or
• 112 UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in an appropriate subject, or
• 27 points in the International Baccalaureate, see more information about IB entry requirements

And 4 GCSE passes at grades A-C and grades 4-9 including English and Maths.

Other relevant and equivalent level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered individually, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply.

If your first language is not English, you need an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent. If you require a visa to study in the UK, you will also need a minimum score of 5.5 in each component.

Career Path

Graduating with a Business Management and Entrepreneurship degree will provide you with a versatile set of skills, suited to several different positions. You could consider the following roles:

• Brand Manager
• Business analyst
• Business development manager
• B2B sales
• Creative content manager
• Ergonomist
• Event planner
• Human resources manager
• Independent business owner
• Retail manager
• Start-up – business development, office manager, account manager
• Consulting.