Business Management (Social Enterprise)

This business management (social enterprise) ba is designed to equip you with essential business knowledge, practical skills in management, teamworking and communication, and a strong understanding of how to adapt this for social enterprise or third sector organisations. a series of work-based learning opportunities include the option of a social enterprise virtual internship in your first year. throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to attend work-based skills talks and workshops by the university’s westminster enterprise network (wen).

We provide the opportunity to undertake an optional one-year work placement to add value to the student experience. the optional placement year has been shown to enhance graduate employability giving students better business insight when returning at level 6. students who take advantage of this option will undertake an additional year-long industry placement year module running parallel to their work placement, and their final degree award will be ba business management (social enterprise) with professional experience. the university has a wide range of social enterprise-related placement opportunities available to students, such as working with forage, the farm community kitchen and community volunteering project.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: -12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Graduates of this course may go on to such roles such as: fundraising manager grant manager impact manager investment manager management consultant programme manager community engagement manager client partnerships manager business development manager marketing and events coordinator social enterprise development manager business and marketing support assistant community operations associate ngo manager charity manager trustee entrepreneur social entrepreneur social entrepreneur social impact consultant social business consultant

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Westminster University has partnerships with the following companies: