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Awarding Institution

Canterbury Christ Church University

Awarded Degree

BSc (Hons) Business & Tourism Management

Duration

4 years

Location

London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester,

Delivery

Weekdays, evenings and/or weekends

Fees

£9,250 per year

 

Curriculum

This course includes the following modules during the first three years of study. The final year of study has six unique pathways that each explore contemporary issues in today’s business and entrepreneurship landscape. You will undertake the specialist module relevant to your chosen pathway. 

Foundation Year

  • Academic Writing and Research Skills (20 credits)
  • Business Environment (20 credits)
  • Entrepreneurial People and Processes (20 credits)
  • Fundamentals of Finance (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Business (20 credits)
  • IT Essentials (20 credits)

 

Year 1

  • Entrepreneurial Organisations (20 credits)
  • Entrepreneurial Recognition, Ideas and Opportunities (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Marketing (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Strategic Management (20 credits)
  • Managerial Finance (20 credits)
  • Project Management (20 credits)

 Year 2

  • Business Ideas and Opportunities Generation (20 credits)
  • Business Planning and Pitching (20 credits)
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media in Business (20 credits)
  • Financing a Business Venture and Legal Aspects (20 credits)
  • Intrapreneurial Development  (20 credits)
  • Social Entrepreneurship (20 credits)

Year 3

  • Global Strategies  (20 credits)
  • Market Research (20 credits)
  • Project (60 credits)

Depending on your pathway of choice, you will also complete one of the modules below:

  • Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Events and Hospitality  (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in IT and Communications (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Professional Business Services (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Retail (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain (20 credits)

 

Assessment 

This course uses an authentic assessment strategy to ensure that each module takes you into realistic real-life situations, providing a formative pathway for assessing the learning goals of both specific modules and the overall programme. The assessments in the majority of the modules allow you to use your own business ideas, therefore allowing you to receive detailed feedback and time to reflect and develop your proposals further.

Assessment on the course is designed to provide suitable opportunities for you to demonstrate a full range of knowledge, skills and competencies that are key in the business environment. Assessment methods include essays, reports, real-life simulations, presentations, projects and group debates.

You will be required to work in your own time to complete research, homework tasks or group work. Self-study is vital to your success in this course and lecturers will give you guidance on how best to approach this throughout the study period.

Assessment methods at GBS are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback, to suit content or based upon feedback from an External Examiner. An External Examiner is an independent academic expert from an external Higher Education Institution that acts as a safeguard to academic assessment standards.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be aged 18+ and:

  • Have a Level 3 qualification (equivalent to either 60 credits or 80 UCAS tariff points).
  • Have the following English qualification: GCSE grade 4/C or CEFR B1. If you do not have this qualification, you can carry out an English test provided at a GBS campus.

Applicants aged 21+:

  • We welcome applications from students 21+ who do not match the standard entry requirements but who can demonstrate willingness and commitment to studying this subject, and who can evidence academic, professional or vocational experience in a related field.
  • Have the following English qualification: GCSE grade 4/C or CEFR B1. If you do not have this qualification, you can carry out an English test provided at a GBS campus.

Next steps:

1) Please fill out an application form by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page.
2) Send your supporting documents when requested by GBS.
3) A panel interview takes place to assess listening and speaking skills. You’ll also be tested on your writing via a personal reflection statement.
4) GBS make a final decision on your application.

Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship course offers you a selection of specialised pathways in the final year. The first three years of study are designed to give you a structured trajectory of learning, gradually building your business acumen and entrepreneurial abilities before embarking on intensive studies in the final year towards your intended career path.

The balance of foundation, intermediate and advanced learning makes this course a worthwhile investment, with targeted career development to ensure that you are prepared to start your future career with confidence. Business ideas are being devised every day, but the ones that succeed have people with the right skills and understanding at their core.

This course provides the building blocks to be successful across a wide range of business ventures with the understanding of strategy, tactics and innovation needed for you to realise your ambitions. The global perspective gained in this course is also highly regarded by leading employers who are searching for graduates with the right balance of skills, business insights and entrepreneurial talents to take their businesses to the next level.

Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship course provides pathways designed to build graduates that can make a big impact wherever their careers may take them.

The specialised pathways for this course are:

  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Events and Hospitality) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Information Technology and Communications) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Professional Business Services) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Construction and Supply Chain) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Retail) with Foundation Year

 

Fees & Funding

Funding your study

You can apply for financial help from the government to support your studies by visiting gov.uk/student finance. This could take the form of a Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan or Maintenance Grant.

  • A Tuition Fee Loan will cover the cost of your up-front fees and will be paid to your university or college. The Tuition Fee Loan must be repaid once you have finished your course and are earning £26,575 a year or more. 
  • If you are eligible, you can apply for a Maintenance Loan too. The Maintenance Loan is paid directly into your bank account at the start of term. The loan repayments only start once you leave your course and when your earnings are more than £26,575 a year. For more information, please visit gov.uk/student finance.
  • Maintenance Grants are paid into your bank account at the start of term. You don’t have to pay it back, but any funds you get will reduce the amount of Maintenance Loan you are eligible for.

New students must prove they have been living in the UK for five years before their course start date in order to get living cost support from Student Finance England.

Course fees
For more information on course fees, the yearly cost is shown on this course page. If you would like to discuss fees further, please call us +44 (0)20 3011 2638. 

Course overview

If you are looking for a platform to develop your technical understanding of business, with a vocational structure that continually improves and develops your entrepreneurial mindset — this course is designed for you.

Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year course provides a different pathway towards achieving your academic and professional aspirations — particularly if you need a course that can be structured around your work and family commitments.

The Foundation Year of this course helps you build the necessary skills and basic understanding needed to be successful during the following three years. The following years gradually increase the intensity of your learning — building your understanding of entrepreneurship and new venture management while also providing unique learning pathways to explore during the final year.

Our BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year prepares you to realise the potential of your own business ideas — from the awareness to spot lucrative opportunities to the skills needed to make them a reality. This course has an engaging structure that also takes you through dynamic organisations and how they generate employment opportunities, economic growth and social transformation.

You will constantly test your learning and ideas, practising entrepreneurship in real-world scenarios in the classroom — building business planning skills critical for entrepreneurial success. This course also explores the theory and practice of entrepreneurship in different contexts gaining a clear understanding of how strategy, tactics and innovation are valued in different business models.

Our industry experts will provide a clear understanding of how to launch and grow businesses and where to look for potential pitfalls along the journey. You will also benefit from personalised face-to-face academic, career, financial and well-being support from our welfare team.

Curriculum

This course includes the following modules during the first three years of study. The final year of study has six unique pathways that each explore contemporary issues in today’s business and entrepreneurship landscape. You will undertake the specialist module relevant to your chosen pathway. 

Foundation Year

  • Academic Writing and Research Skills (20 credits)
  • Business Environment (20 credits)
  • Entrepreneurial People and Processes (20 credits)
  • Fundamentals of Finance (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Business (20 credits)
  • IT Essentials (20 credits)

 

Year 1

  • Entrepreneurial Organisations (20 credits)
  • Entrepreneurial Recognition, Ideas and Opportunities (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Marketing (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Strategic Management (20 credits)
  • Managerial Finance (20 credits)
  • Project Management (20 credits)

 Year 2

  • Business Ideas and Opportunities Generation (20 credits)
  • Business Planning and Pitching (20 credits)
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media in Business (20 credits)
  • Financing a Business Venture and Legal Aspects (20 credits)
  • Intrapreneurial Development  (20 credits)
  • Social Entrepreneurship (20 credits)

Year 3

  • Global Strategies  (20 credits)
  • Market Research (20 credits)
  • Project (60 credits)

Depending on your pathway of choice, you will also complete one of the modules below:

  • Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Events and Hospitality  (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in IT and Communications (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Professional Business Services (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Retail (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain (20 credits)

 

Assessment 

This course uses an authentic assessment strategy to ensure that each module takes you into realistic real-life situations, providing a formative pathway for assessing the learning goals of both specific modules and the overall programme. The assessments in the majority of the modules allow you to use your own business ideas, therefore allowing you to receive detailed feedback and time to reflect and develop your proposals further.

Assessment on the course is designed to provide suitable opportunities for you to demonstrate a full range of knowledge, skills and competencies that are key in the business environment. Assessment methods include essays, reports, real-life simulations, presentations, projects and group debates.

You will be required to work in your own time to complete research, homework tasks or group work. Self-study is vital to your success in this course and lecturers will give you guidance on how best to approach this throughout the study period.

Assessment methods at GBS are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback, to suit content or based upon feedback from an External Examiner. An External Examiner is an independent academic expert from an external Higher Education Institution that acts as a safeguard to academic assessment standards.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be aged 18+ and:

  • Have a Level 3 qualification (equivalent to either 60 credits or 80 UCAS tariff points).
  • Have the following English qualification: GCSE grade 4/C or CEFR B1. If you do not have this qualification, you can carry out an English test provided at a GBS campus.

Applicants aged 21+:

  • We welcome applications from students 21+ who do not match the standard entry requirements but who can demonstrate willingness and commitment to studying this subject, and who can evidence academic, professional or vocational experience in a related field.
  • Have the following English qualification: GCSE grade 4/C or CEFR B1. If you do not have this qualification, you can carry out an English test provided at a GBS campus.

Next steps:

1) Please fill out an application form by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page.
2) Send your supporting documents when requested by GBS.
3) A panel interview takes place to assess listening and speaking skills. You’ll also be tested on your writing via a personal reflection statement.
4) GBS make a final decision on your application.

Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship course offers you a selection of specialised pathways in the final year. The first three years of study are designed to give you a structured trajectory of learning, gradually building your business acumen and entrepreneurial abilities before embarking on intensive studies in the final year towards your intended career path.

The balance of foundation, intermediate and advanced learning makes this course a worthwhile investment, with targeted career development to ensure that you are prepared to start your future career with confidence. Business ideas are being devised every day, but the ones that succeed have people with the right skills and understanding at their core.

This course provides the building blocks to be successful across a wide range of business ventures with the understanding of strategy, tactics and innovation needed for you to realise your ambitions. The global perspective gained in this course is also highly regarded by leading employers who are searching for graduates with the right balance of skills, business insights and entrepreneurial talents to take their businesses to the next level.

Our BA Global Business and Entrepreneurship course provides pathways designed to build graduates that can make a big impact wherever their careers may take them.

The specialised pathways for this course are:

  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Events and Hospitality) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Information Technology and Communications) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Professional Business Services) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Construction and Supply Chain) with Foundation Year
  • BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Retail) with Foundation Year

 

Fees & Funding

Funding your study

You can apply for financial help from the government to support your studies by visiting gov.uk/student finance. This could take the form of a Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan or Maintenance Grant.

  • A Tuition Fee Loan will cover the cost of your up-front fees and will be paid to your university or college. The Tuition Fee Loan must be repaid once you have finished your course and are earning £26,575 a year or more. 
  • If you are eligible, you can apply for a Maintenance Loan too. The Maintenance Loan is paid directly into your bank account at the start of term. The loan repayments only start once you leave your course and when your earnings are more than £26,575 a year. For more information, please visit gov.uk/student finance.
  • Maintenance Grants are paid into your bank account at the start of term. You don’t have to pay it back, but any funds you get will reduce the amount of Maintenance Loan you are eligible for.

New students must prove they have been living in the UK for five years before their course start date in order to get living cost support from Student Finance England.

Course fees
For more information on course fees, the yearly cost is shown on this course page. If you would like to discuss fees further, please call us +44 (0)20 3011 2638. 

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What our students say

Manea Bianca Stefana

HNC/HND in Business

It’s my first year here. I chose this university because it gave me the opportunity to have choice. I study two days per week - it’s very flexible. It makes it easy to study.


Elena Todorova

BSc (Hons) Business and Tourism Management

The campus is very new and comfortable. One of the best I saw. I like because I can work – I have a child and I can study and I can work and be with my family. This is very good for me. Because I have lived in this country only second year and English is a new language for me, when I study here I can teach my child at home new words.

Manea Bianca Stefana

HNC/HND in Business

It’s my first year here. I chose this university because it gave me the opportunity to have choice. I study two days per week - it’s very flexible. It makes it easy to study.


Manea Bianca Stefana

HNC/HND in Business

It’s my first year here. I chose this university because it gave me the opportunity to have choice. I study two days per week - it’s very flexible. It makes it easy to study.


PART OF THE GBS FAMILY

What our students say

BSC (HONS) BUSINESS AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Elena Todorova

The campus is very new and comfortable. One of the best I saw. I like because I can work – I have a child and I can study and I can work and be with my family. This is very good for me. Because I have lived in this country only second year and English is a new language for me, when I study here I can teach my child at home new words.

BSC (HONS) BUSINESS AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Elena Todorova

The campus is very new and comfortable. One of the best I saw. I like because I can work – I have a child and I can study and I can work and be with my family. This is very good for me. Because I have lived in this country only second year and English is a new language for me, when I study here I can teach my child at home new words.

FAQ

1. Is the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) course for me?

If you're looking to enhance your skills and understanding in the evolving healthcare field, then the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) course is an ideal choice for you. This course provides an excellent platform for developing your overall skillset and gaining specialised knowledge in key healthcare areas, which can significantly enhance your resume

Upon completing the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) course, you will gain a specialised pathway to obtaining a full BSc (Hons) qualification in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care. This opportunity significantly expands both your personal and professional horizons with just one year of study.

After completing the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) course, you can pursue careers in various sectors, including health, social care, education, charities, or public services. Potential employers include the NHS, local authorities, charities, not-for-profits, community organisations, schools, colleges, early years organisations and adult education settings.

As a wellbeing practitioner, you'll assess and support adults dealing with common mental health issues such as mild to moderate depression, anxiety and low mood. You might work in settings like GP surgeries, health centres, or psychological treatment centres.

Employment opportunities include direct NHS roles or positions within charities commissioned to provide services on behalf of the NHS, such as Mind, Turning Point, or Rethink Mental Illness. Additionally, there are possibilities to work in the HM Prison Service or the private sector.

You can pursue the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) at our campuses in London, Birmingham, Manchester, or Leeds, offering a diverse range of locations throughout the UK. While the classroom experience remains consistent across campuses, each region has its unique cultural atmosphere. Whether you enjoy a bustling city life or a quieter setting, there's a campus to match your lifestyle preferences.

Finding the right course at the right time is crucial for maximising your learning experience. That's why we continuously strive to enhance the accessibility of our courses for students from diverse lifestyles and backgrounds. Our BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) course offers classes on weekdays, evenings and weekends, ensuring the flexibility necessary for maintaining a balanced lifestyle both inside and outside the classroom.

To enrol in this course, you need to have successfully completed the GBS HND in Healthcare Practice for England (Healthcare Management).

During the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry) course, you will undergo a structured learning experience aimed at fostering your overall development. Through a challenging curriculum, supportive learning environment and expert teaching, you'll be equipped to excel in your studies.

The knowledge and skills gained during your year of study will instil confidence in you, preparing you for a successful future career in health or social care. Employers will value your newly acquired skills and experiences, while you'll also possess the understanding to operate effectively in today's industry landscape and innovate for tomorrow's solutions.

The assessment strategy has been carefully designed to enable students to develop a full range of knowledge, skills and competencies that are key in health and social care. The variety of assessments takes a broad range of factors into account including intended learning outcomes, professional standards in the health and social care industry, student demographics and our pedagogical approach — with each factor helping to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the learning experience.

We utilise a strategic and holistic approach to selection and design in our assessment strategy. Essays, reports, presentations, debates and small group projects have been identified as effective means for assessing student development. Where possible, we will use real-life simulations so that students can develop structured arguments through reflection, judgement and targeted evaluation. Students will also research specific areas and formulate objective conclusions — supported by appropriate referencing. In addition, students will be able to creatively use evidence-based writing skills to apply professional judgment in making recommendations and solving problems for future best practices. All group projects will require measured commitment and input from all members, objectively assessed through peer presentation and review.

Presentations will be performed individually and in groups that address the concepts of a particular scenario. These assessments will also include a question-and-answer element.

Group debates will be conducted around a particular topic or subject area within health and social care. A proposition will be offered and defended within the group context. This will enable students to demonstrate the ability to work effectively with each other, respect input from fellow students, effectively present information and prepare persuasive arguments.