4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - International Business and Entrepreneurship

For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - International Business and Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is broader in scope than traditional business studies. It explores enterprising mind-sets, new venture creation and innovation in the private, public and voluntary sectors. It examines ways in which creative people, dynamic organisations and facilitative environments help to generate economic growth and social transformation.

This course provides students with insight into new venture creation and growth, as well as the internationalism of business. Students are equipped with business knowledge and develop their practical skills through a combination of entrepreneurial theory, group work, business simulation games and interactive projects. Graduates may decide to use what they've have learnt to launch their own business.

Students explore topics high on the agenda of international businesses, governments, policy-makers, researchers, educators and wider communities. For example:

• business start-up and growth • strategic entrepreneurship • the international business environment • international business strategy • innovation • international trade • economics • technology • international human resource management

The University of Essex is one of just three UK universities to have received Q-Step Affiliate status, including for this BSc International Business and Entrepreneurship, to support the way they develop the quantitative skills of their graduates.