BA Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree)
About this course
The BA (Hons) in Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree) is an undergraduate business degree centred on practical enterprise creation, venture development, and management principles. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Marketing, Policy Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a compulsory foundation year and offers optional placement and study abroad years. The first year covers business fundamentals through modules such as Financial Decision Making, Preparing for Professional Practice, Business, Economy and Society, Introduction to Marketing, Skills for Academic Success in a UK University, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, and Student Enterprise: Building a Venture Team. The second year focuses on venture development with modules including Creativity and Innovation, Business Research and Analysis, Entrepreneurial Management, Entrepreneurship Theory, and Student Enterprise: Developing a Venture Team, alongside optional pathways in Born Global Enterprise, International Digital Economy, and Recognising Entrepreneurial Opportunities. Students may undertake an optional work placement, business start-up year, or study abroad period between levels 5 and 6. The final year involves core study in Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship and Student Enterprise: Leading a Venture, with further option choices including Management Enquiry, Dissertation, Undergraduate Consultancy Project, Digital Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Policy, Family Business Studies, and Business Ethics for International Management.
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff: 56 to 72 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Professional Development for Responsible Management Practice
- Business Environment and Functions
- Business Information Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Introduction to Responsible Business
- Leadership and Management in Professional Practice Project
- Financial Decision Making
- Preparing for Professional Practice
- Business, Economy and Society
- Introduction to Marketing
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Student Enterprise: Building a Venture Team
- Creativity and Innovation
- Born Global Enterprise
- Business Research and Analysis
- Entrepreneurial Management
- International Digital Economy
- Recognising Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- Entrepreneurship Theory
- Student Enterprise: Developing a Venture Team
- Placement Abroad (assistantship)
- Newcastle Business School Work Placement Year
- Newcastle Business School Study Abroad Year
- Newcastle Business School Blended Placement Year: Work Placement Semester
- Newcastle Business School Blended Placement Year: Study Abroad Semester
- Business Start Up Placement Year
- Management Enquiry
- Dissertation
- Undergraduate Consultancy Project
- Digital Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Policy
- Family Business Studies
- Business Ethics for International Management
- Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship
- Student Enterprise: Leading a Venture
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Is BA Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Does BA Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Business and Entrepreneurship (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.