Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Business management and entrepreneurship is a degree designed for those who want to understand organisations deeply and create new ones. Business management provides the analytical and operational foundation: how strategy is formed and implemented, how finances are managed, how people are led, and how organisations navigate competitive and regulatory environments. Entrepreneurship adds a creative and action-oriented dimension, developing your ability to identify opportunities, design and test business models, manage risk, and build ventures from the ground up.
Together, they produce graduates with the confidence to lead within established organisations and the capabilities to launch new ones.
At Roehampton University, this three-year, full-time degree includes a foundation year for students who benefit from additional preparation before the main programme begins, and a sandwich year that provides the opportunity for a substantial professional placement. Work placements are embedded in the course, ensuring that your professional experience develops alongside your academic learning from an early stage. The programme is designed to develop the mindset, capabilities, and confidence needed to lead innovation, launch ventures, and drive impact across commercial, social, and civic contexts, reflecting the breadth of settings in which entrepreneurial thinking is now valued.
Graduates go on to work in a wide range of roles, from launching their own enterprises and social ventures to taking positions in innovation teams, strategy functions, management consultancy, and organisational development within established businesses and public sector organisations. The combination of management knowledge and entrepreneurial capability is valued by employers across sectors and is equally relevant to those who want to work within large organisations as to those who want to build their own. Postgraduate study in business, management, or entrepreneurship is a common further step for those seeking leadership positions or specialist expertise.