BSc (Hons) Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

Key Facts

Awarded By

Duration

Three years (full-time) or Two years (accelerated)

Location

Colombo / Kandy

Overview

Innovation and enterprise lie at the heart of todays successful businesses. In a world characterised by volatility, complexity and uncertainty, leaders must know how to improvise through innovation. Our Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) degree will give you the vital experience needed to turn your entrepreneurial ideas into success, whether it is for your own company or for your employer’s. You’ll be able to think flexibly and creatively, develop a vision and know how to achieve it, and graduate with the entrepreneurial mindset required to succeed and thrive in dynamic business environments.

The course is part of our suite of Business Management degrees, which share some core modules. Other options include a more broad-based BSc (Hons) Business Management award or degrees specialising in Human Resource Management and Sustainability.

The BSc (Hons) in Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) covers the fundamentals of business. Topics include developing an entrepreneurial mindset, enterprise in practice, innovation, and entrepreneurial strategy.

The BSc (Hons) Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) can be completed as a three-year or a two-year (accelerated) full-time degree awarded by Staffordshire University, UK.

Teaching & Learning

All of our business courses will equip you with a diverse skillset in leadership and management and the latest knowledge of how business operates in the real world. You will graduate with a creative approach to problem-solving, be able to interpret and use financial data, have teamworking and persuasive communication skills, and show confidence in managing time, projects and resources.

You will be taught via a combination of lectures, tutorials, and independent study. You will use resources including books, journals and digital databases, social media resource banks and more to immerse yourself in each discipline and you will be challenged to picture what the business landscape of the future will be. To build further business links, there will also be career talks, visits and guest speakers from industry. You’ll learn from staff who bring a wealth of business experience and research expertise.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Business Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship).

Modules

Year 1

Year 1:

Foundations of Management
Introduction to Management Accounting
Marketing in the Business Environment
Managerial Economics
Business Law
Foundations of Human Resource Management

Year 2

Year 2:

Operations Management
Management Accounting
Managing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Sustainable Business Development
An Entrepreneurial Mindset
Enterprise in Practice

Year 3

Year 3:

Authentic Leadership
Data and Decision-Making
Innovative Change Management
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Consultancy Project

Admission Requirements

The minimum qualifications required for admission to the programme on the standard route are:

A. GCE Advanced Level

Sri Lankan: 3 passes or
London, Cambridge or Edexcel : 3 D passes or
Any combination totalling to 12 points from the following tariff scheme:

GCE Advanced Level

(Sri Lankan/Edexcel/Cambridge)

Grade

D/S

Points

B. APIIT Sri Lanka Business Foundation

and

GCE/GCSE Ordinary Level (Sri Lankan/Edexcel/Cambridge) with a Credit pass (Grade 4) for English

C. An equivalent qualification, subject to approval from Staffordshire University

The minimum qualifications required for admission to the programme on the accelerated route are:

A. GCE Advanced Level (Sri Lankan/Edexcel/Cambridge)

3 C passes

and

B. GCE/GCSE Ordinary Level

Credit pass (Grade 4) for English

You may apply with pending A/L results. Applicants with additional qualifications may receive advanced entry subject to approval from Staffordshire University.

Career Opportunities

The breadth of this degree course will give you lots of career options. Many of our Business School graduates have gone on to set up their own successful businesses.

Other typical roles include:

Product innovation manager
Business analyst
Business process and design specialist
Product development manager
Business innovation manager

In recent years, graduates have also entered marketing, human resource management, and operations management in the public and private sectors.

Special Remarks

Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.

Campus

Areas of study

Important Links

APIIT Sri Lanka is a reputable higher education institution established in partnership with Staffordshire University in the UK. APIIT also has academic liaisons with prestigious universities from Australia, Malaysia and Thailand.