The BA (Hons) Business and Enterprise Development degree at Lincoln is designed for students wanting to learn about business management and theory, while building up their own businesses in a supportive and professional environment.
This course offers the opportunity to study business law, ethical and socially responsible entrepreneurship, the principles of business and operational management, e-business and marketing, and encourages students to put learning into practice within a structured programme of theoretical scholarship.
Students’ business start-ups will be based at the University’s business incubation centre, Sparkhouse, which provides a creative and professional environment for students to work alongside like-minded individuals. Sparkhouse’s Business Incubation Team offers specialist services including a range of practical training and development opportunities to help support student businesses to grow and develop throughout their early years.
Students join the Lincoln International Business School with access to its business networks and academics who specialise in research into small businesses and sustainable entrepreneurship. There are opportunities to benefit from mentoring from members of the School’s advisory board and the city’s business community.
The BA (Hons) Business and Enterprise Development degree at Lincoln is designed for students wanting to learn about business management and theory, while building up their own businesses in a supportive and professional environment.
This course offers the opportunity to study business law, ethical and socially responsible entrepreneurship, the principles of business and operational management, e-business and marketing, and encourages students to put learning into practice within a structured programme of theoretical scholarship.
Students’ business start-ups will be based at the University’s business incubation centre, Sparkhouse, which provides a creative and professional environment for students to work alongside like-minded individuals. Sparkhouse’s Business Incubation Team offers specialist services including a range of practical training and development opportunities to help support student businesses to grow and develop throughout their early years.
Students join the Lincoln International Business School with access to its business networks and academics who specialise in research into small businesses and sustainable entrepreneurship. There are opportunities to benefit from mentoring from members of the School’s advisory board and the city’s business community.
In the second year, students start to run their own business from Sparkhouse. Second and final-year students can choose from optional modules in order to focus on areas of particular interest, and are expected to spend at least two days a week running their businesses. Additionally, students may be invited to join optional field trips, which may have an additional cost.
Students on this programme learn from academic staff who are often engaged in world-leading or internationally excellent research or professional practice. Contact time can be in workshops, practical sessions, seminars or lectures and may vary from module to module and from academic year to year. Tutorial sessions and project supervision can take the form of one-to-one engagement or small group sessions. Some courses offer the opportunity to take part in external visits and fieldwork.
It is still the case that students read for a degree and this means that in addition to scheduled contact hours, students are required to engage in independent study. This allows you to read around a subject and to prepare for lectures and seminars through wider reading, or to complete follow up tasks such as assignments or revision. As a general guide, the amount of independent study required by students at the University of Lincoln is that for every hour in class you are expected to spend at least two to three hours in independent study.
Analysis of Business Data (Core)
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This module aims to introduce some quantitative techniques fundamental to the analysis of business data. It seeks to promote a critical awareness and understanding of some of the processes, techniques and technology by which numerical information can be collected and communicated. Students have the opportunity to practice the systematic use of appropriate industry-standard computer technology for the acquisition, analysis and presentation of data (for example, Excel or SPSS).
Creativity and Entrepreneurial Thought (Core)
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The module aims to provide students with the experience of developing an understanding of creativity and how it drives innovative thought and fits within the context of entrepreneurial behaviour.
In addition, the module draws together both the business and economy and aims to demonstrate how both creativity and entrepreneurial values effect each other.
Introduction to Business Finance (Core)
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This module is designed to provide an introduction to basic business finance for non-specialist students. The module explores the essential elements of business finance, which are required for a career in business, in any discipline.
Introduction to Business Law (Core)
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This module aims to serve as an introduction to the English legal system and English contract law. The module is designed to give students the opportunity to develop a basic understanding of contract issues in England and seeks to enable students to appreciate when a legally binding agreement comes into existence, the obligations involved and the consequences of breaking such agreements.
Contract law underpins a company’s dealings with its customers, employees and suppliers. It is important that students appreciate the legal context in which everyday business decisions are made.
Introduction to Enterprise (Core)
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The module is designed to introduce the concept of enterprise, the mechanics it employs and its associated/related areas. The subject of enterprise is introduced to students in order to provide a framework which will outline how it affects all areas of business and life. Students will have the opportunity to develop an initial awareness and orientation in regard of the skills which enterprise employs, primarily through applying creative thinking and working techniques to enterprising activities.
Organisational Behaviour (Core)
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This module is intended for students who are interested in understanding the way people work, as individuals and as group members in firms. The module explores essential topics in a clear, concise and informative manner, aiming to introduce students to the interpersonal perceptual processes in a work environment; the key behavioural factors determining effective and ineffective groups; the usefulness of theories on leadership/management styles; and the difficulties in implementing change in organisations.
Principles of Marketing (Core)
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This module is designed to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of marketing. Students will have the chance to examine the key concepts and issues of marketing.
The Responsible Entrepreneur (Core)
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This module provides students with the opportunity to consider the role of responsible entrepreneurship and understand how they can contribute to the development of a business culture which is socially aware of its actions on others. The module aims to provide students with a clear understanding of the main issues facing the responsible entrepreneur and actions which can be taken to address them.
Budgeting for Business (Option)†
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The module is designed to equip students with the understanding and skills to help them deal with the financial issues they will face in whatever business discipline they eventually practise. Issues include the use of budgeting as a motivational tool and the potential benefits of participation in the planning process.
Using variance analysis, we will consider how deviations from plan may be identified and explained, and how this may in turn be used to enhance future planning and performance.
Buyer Behaviour (Core)
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This module is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to understand what buyer behaviour is, why it is important for marketers and organisations; and how to initiate customer research activities to explore the increasing complexity of customer behaviour. The focus will be primary on consumer behaviour, but in addition important attention will be paid to business and organisational buyer behaviour.
Corporate Reputation and Public Relations (Option)†
Find out more
This module aims to provide a critical understanding of corporate reputation and public relations (PR) with an emphasis on measuring and managing reputation in today’s increasingly connected word. We aim to provide students with the most up-to-date theories of corporate reputation following a hands-on approach where students are expected to apply their understanding of corporate reputation and PR to real-world case studies.
Enterprise Project – Starting the business (Core)
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Enterprise Project - Starting the business module tests a student’s ability to create, develop and document (or work towards developing and documenting) an innovative product or service which will be of commercial interest to the relevant business sector. It provides students with the opportunity to explore and develop a business idea through gaining practical experience in setting-up a business.
Finance for Business (Option)†
Find out more
The module is designed to equip students with understanding and skills to help them deal with the financial issues they will face in whatever business discipline they eventually practise. At its conclusion, students should have a solid understanding of the key elements of financial accounting and financial management that inform and affect the manager.
Innovation Management (Core)
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The module provides an introduction to the underlying theories and concepts relating to the innovation process in the firm. It clarifies the nature and definition of innovation in the form of varied types of new Activity including product and process innovation, service innovation and organisational and business model innovation.
As a result of the module students are expected to have a better understanding of the innovation process and how it might be supported in a variety of organisations.
Operations Management (Option)†
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This module is designed to introduce students to a wide range of Operations Management topics that contribute to an understanding of organisations as systems seeking to remain viable and competitive within their environment.
Principles of Project Management (Core)
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This module aims to provide a solid foundation in the theory and best practice of project management, with the aim of developing the practical skills of how to plan, implement and control projects. The module provides students with the chance to develop an understanding of the system perspective on management and a practically oriented introduction to the nature and purpose of project management and its key functions (scope, time, cost, quality, risk).
Professional Practice (Option)†
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This module is aimed at those students who have decided to take a year out of formal studies to gain accredited work experience and are registered on a degree programme with an accredited professional practice element. The Professional Practice Year aims to give students a continuous experience of full-time work within an organisation.
It should be a three way co-operative activity between employer, student and University from which all parties benefit. Students can choose to pursue a variety of options including a placement year, a consultancy project or a work-based dissertation. Potential costs relating to this module are outlined in the Features tab.
Strategic Management (Option)†
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The overall objective of module is for students to understand and rigorously apply the principal concepts, analytical frameworks and techniques of strategic management.
Strategic Marketing Planning (Option)†
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This module considers how changing macro and micro environmental influences impact and are incorporated into the marketing planning process. The module blends a theoretical and applied approach, requiring students to use relevant models and frameworks both in the analysis of case material and when developing a sustainable product concept.
Digital Business and E-Commerce (Core)
Find out more
This module provides students with the opportunity to develop an overview of e-business by reviewing how firms run their businesses, organise operational infrastructures, share information with business partners and communicate with customers. It explores the role of e-commerce (that is, the trading of goods and services through online systems such as e-sales and e-purchases) on market position, competition and sustainability, and encourages student to reflect on the changing nature of the relationship between the supplier and user/the human and the digital interface.
Enterprise Project - Growing the Business (Core)
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This module provides students with an opportunity to explore their business idea or product in a real-life market scenario. The student ‘works’ in their own business for the duration of the module, and will be supported and mentored by the staff from the Enterprise Department and members of the local business community.
Family Business in Practice (Option)†
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The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to critically analyse models and understand how theories relate to real-life case studies. For students who plan to pursue a career in a family business, this module aims to provide the skills and knowledge required to run a sustainable enterprise.
Leadership and High Performance Teams (Core)
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This module aims to offer students two significant moments of practical reflection. Firstly, the module provides students with the opportunity to reflect on some of the powerful images of leadership that influence their own views on leading, following and leadership. Secondly, the module asks for students to consider their own skills, qualities and capabilities in order to consider their near future and the question 'what sort of leader am I and what sort of leader might I become?'
Rural and Regional Entrepreneurship (Option)†
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This module applies core theories learnt in the earlier “entrepreneurship” module across different spatial contexts. This will allow students the chance to deepen their understanding of core theories whilst appreciating the different opportunities and challenges associated with different entrepreneurial contexts.
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
A variety of assessment methods are utilised during this course, including essays, examinations, oral presentations and practicals. The way students are assessed on this course may vary for each module. The University of Lincoln’s policy is to ensure that staff return assessments to students promptly.
Student as Producer is a model of teaching and learning that encourages academics and undergraduate students to collaborate on research activities. It is a programme committed to learning through doing.
The Student as Producer initiative was commended by the QAA in our 2012 review and is one of the teaching and learning features that makes the Lincoln experience unique.
More information can be found here:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/lbs/workplacements/
Some courses offer students the opportunity to undertake placements. When students are on an optional placement in the UK or overseas or studying abroad, they will be required to cover their own transport and accommodation and meals costs. Placements can range from a few weeks to a full year if students choose to undertake an optional sandwich year in industry (where available). Students are encouraged to obtain placements in industry independently. Tutors may provide support and advice to students who require it during this process.
| 2018/19 | UK/EU | International |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,250 per level | £13,800 per level |
| Part-time | £77.00 per credit point† | N/A |
| Placement (optional) | Exempt | Exempt |
| 2019/20 | UK/EU | International |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,250 per level | £14,100 per level |
| Part-time | £77.00 per credit point† | N/A |
| Placement (optional) | Exempt | Exempt |
†Please note that not all courses are available as a part-time option.
The University undergraduate tuition fee may increase year on year in line with government policy. This will enable us to continue to provide the best possible educational facilities and student experience.
Tuition fees for additional activity are payable by the student/sponsor and charged at the equivalent £ per credit point rate for each module. Additional activity includes:
- Enrolment on modules that are in addition to the validated programme curriculum
- Enrolment on modules that are over and above the full credit diet for the relevant academic year
- Retakes of modules as permitted by the Board of Examiners
- In exceptional circumstances, students who are required to re-take modules can do so on an 'assessment only' basis. This means that students do not attend timetabled teaching events but are required to take the assessments/examinations associated with the module(s). The 'assessment only' fee is half of the £ per credit point fee for each module.
Exceptionally, tuition fees may not be payable where a student has been granted a retake with approved extenuating circumstances.
For more information and for details about funding your study, please see our UK/EU Fees & Funding pages or our International funding and scholarship pages. [www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studyatlincoln/undergraduatecourses/feesandfunding/] [www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/international/feesandfunding/]
For each course students may find that there are additional costs. These may be with regard to the specific clothing, materials or equipment required, depending on their subject area. Some courses provide opportunities for students to undertake field work or field trips. Where these are compulsory, the cost for the travel, accommodation and meals may be covered by the University and so is included in the fee. Where these are optional students will normally (unless stated otherwise) be required to pay their own transportation, accommodation and meal costs.
With regards to text books, the University provides students who enrol with a comprehensive reading list and our extensive library holds either material or virtual versions of the core texts that students are required to read. However, students may prefer to purchase some of these for themselves and will therefore be responsible for this cost. Where there may be exceptions to this general rule, information will be displayed in a section titled Other Costs below.
International Baccalaureate: 28 points overall.
BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit.
Access to Higher Education Diploma: A minimum of 45 level 3 to include 30 credits at merit or above.
Applicants will also be required to have at least three GCSEs at grade C or above (or the equivalent), including English and Maths.
If you would like further information about entry requirements, or would like to discuss whether the qualifications you are currently studying are acceptable, please contact the Admissions team on 01522 886097, or email admissions@lincoln.ac.uk.
Degree preparation courses for international students:
The University of Lincoln offers international students (non EU/UK) who do not meet the direct entry requirements for an undergraduate degree course the option of completing a degree preparation programme at the university’s International Study Centre. To find out more please visit www.lincoln.ac.uk/isc
The University of Lincoln Unconditional Offer Scheme has been created to identify outstanding undergraduate applicants who we think would excel at Lincoln and make a significant contribution to our academic community.
The University of Lincoln takes a holistic contextual view, looking at students in the round, including all the information supplied in their application and any additional relevant assessment required, such as a portfolio, or interview. The qualities required for success are therefore not exclusively academic, and students’ drive, ambition, creativity, and potential are important factors in those considered for the scheme.
Applicants selected for the scheme, who commit to the University of Lincoln as their first choice of university, will receive an unconditional offer. We expect students in receipt of an unconditional offer to continue to apply themselves in their studies, both at school and when they join our academic community here at Lincoln. In previous years students who were selected and joined through the Lincoln unconditional offer scheme have shown very good success rate in their studies.
In the second year, students start to run their own business from Sparkhouse. Second and final-year students can choose from optional modules in order to focus on areas of particular interest, and are expected to spend at least two days a week running their businesses. Additionally, students may be invited to join optional field trips, which may have an additional cost.
Students on this programme learn from academic staff who are often engaged in world-leading or internationally excellent research or professional practice. Contact time can be in workshops, practical sessions, seminars or lectures and may vary from module to module and from academic year to year. Tutorial sessions and project supervision can take the form of one-to-one engagement or small group sessions. Some courses offer the opportunity to take part in external visits and fieldwork.
It is still the case that students read for a degree and this means that in addition to scheduled contact hours, students are required to engage in independent study. This allows you to read around a subject and to prepare for lectures and seminars through wider reading, or to complete follow up tasks such as assignments or revision. As a general guide, the amount of independent study required by students at the University of Lincoln is that for every hour in class you are expected to spend at least two to three hours in independent study.
Analysis of Business Data (Core)
Find out more
This module aims to introduce some quantitative techniques fundamental to the analysis of business data. It seeks to promote a critical awareness and understanding of some of the processes, techniques and technology by which numerical information can be collected and communicated. Students have the opportunity to practice the systematic use of appropriate industry-standard computer technology for the acquisition, analysis and presentation of data (for example, Excel or SPSS).
Creativity and Entrepreneurial Thought (Core)
Find out more
The module aims to provide students with the experience of developing an understanding of creativity and how it drives innovative thought and fits within the context of entrepreneurial behaviour.
In addition, the module draws together both the business and economy and aims to demonstrate how both creativity and entrepreneurial values effect each other.
Introduction to Business Finance (Core)
Find out more
This module is designed to provide an introduction to basic business finance for non-specialist students. The module explores the essential elements of business finance, which are required for a career in business, in any discipline.
Introduction to Business Law (Core)
Find out more
This module aims to serve as an introduction to the English legal system and English contract law. The module is designed to give students the opportunity to develop a basic understanding of contract issues in England and seeks to enable students to appreciate when a legally binding agreement comes into existence, the obligations involved and the consequences of breaking such agreements.
Contract law underpins a company’s dealings with its customers, employees and suppliers. It is important that students appreciate the legal context in which everyday business decisions are made.
Introduction to Enterprise (Core)
Find out more
The module is designed to introduce the concept of enterprise, the mechanics it employs and its associated/related areas. The subject of enterprise is introduced to students in order to provide a framework which will outline how it affects all areas of business and life. Students will have the opportunity to develop an initial awareness and orientation in regard of the skills which enterprise employs, primarily through applying creative thinking and working techniques to enterprising activities.
Organisational Behaviour (Core)
Find out more
This module is intended for students who are interested in understanding the way people work, as individuals and as group members in firms. The module explores essential topics in a clear, concise and informative manner, aiming to introduce students to the interpersonal perceptual processes in a work environment; the key behavioural factors determining effective and ineffective groups; the usefulness of theories on leadership/management styles; and the difficulties in implementing change in organisations.
Principles of Marketing (Core)
Find out more
This module is designed to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of marketing. Students will have the chance to examine the key concepts and issues of marketing.
The Responsible Entrepreneur (Core)
Find out more
This module provides students with the opportunity to consider the role of responsible entrepreneurship and understand how they can contribute to the development of a business culture which is socially aware of its actions on others. The module aims to provide students with a clear understanding of the main issues facing the responsible entrepreneur and actions which can be taken to address them.
Budgeting for Business (Option)†
Find out more
The module is designed to equip students with the understanding and skills to help them deal with the financial issues they will face in whatever business discipline they eventually practise. Issues include the use of budgeting as a motivational tool and the potential benefits of participation in the planning process.
Using variance analysis, we will consider how deviations from plan may be identified and explained, and how this may in turn be used to enhance future planning and performance.
Buyer Behaviour (Core)
Find out more
This module is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to understand what buyer behaviour is, why it is important for marketers and organisations; and how to initiate customer research activities to explore the increasing complexity of customer behaviour. The focus will be primary on consumer behaviour, but in addition important attention will be paid to business and organisational buyer behaviour.
Corporate Reputation and Public Relations (Option)†
Find out more
This module aims to provide a critical understanding of corporate reputation and public relations (PR) with an emphasis on measuring and managing reputation in today’s increasingly connected word. We aim to provide students with the most up-to-date theories of corporate reputation following a hands-on approach where students are expected to apply their understanding of corporate reputation and PR to real-world case studies.
Enterprise Project – Starting the business (Core)
Find out more
Enterprise Project - Starting the business module tests a student’s ability to create, develop and document (or work towards developing and documenting) an innovative product or service which will be of commercial interest to the relevant business sector. It provides students with the opportunity to explore and develop a business idea through gaining practical experience in setting-up a business.
Finance for Business (Option)†
Find out more
The module is designed to equip students with understanding and skills to help them deal with the financial issues they will face in whatever business discipline they eventually practise. At its conclusion, students should have a solid understanding of the key elements of financial accounting and financial management that inform and affect the manager.
Innovation Management (Core)
Find out more
The module provides an introduction to the underlying theories and concepts relating to the innovation process in the firm. It clarifies the nature and definition of innovation in the form of varied types of new Activity including product and process innovation, service innovation and organisational and business model innovation.
As a result of the module students are expected to have a better understanding of the innovation process and how it might be supported in a variety of organisations.
Operations Management (Option)†
Find out more
This module is designed to introduce students to a wide range of Operations Management topics that contribute to an understanding of organisations as systems seeking to remain viable and competitive within their environment.
Principles of Project Management (Core)
Find out more
This module aims to provide a solid foundation in the theory and best practice of project management, with the aim of developing the practical skills of how to plan, implement and control projects. The module provides students with the chance to develop an understanding of the system perspective on management and a practically oriented introduction to the nature and purpose of project management and its key functions (scope, time, cost, quality, risk).
Professional Practice (Option)†
Find out more
This module is aimed at those students who have decided to take a year out of formal studies to gain accredited work experience and are registered on a degree programme with an accredited professional practice element. The Professional Practice Year aims to give students a continuous experience of full-time work within an organisation.
It should be a three way co-operative activity between employer, student and University from which all parties benefit. Students can choose to pursue a variety of options including a placement year, a consultancy project or a work-based dissertation. Potential costs relating to this module are outlined in the Features tab.
Strategic Management (Option)†
Find out more
The overall objective of module is for students to understand and rigorously apply the principal concepts, analytical frameworks and techniques of strategic management.
Strategic Marketing Planning (Option)†
Find out more
This module considers how changing macro and micro environmental influences impact and are incorporated into the marketing planning process. The module blends a theoretical and applied approach, requiring students to use relevant models and frameworks both in the analysis of case material and when developing a sustainable product concept.
Digital Business and E-Commerce (Core)
Find out more
This module provides students with the opportunity to develop an overview of e-business by reviewing how firms run their businesses, organise operational infrastructures, share information with business partners and communicate with customers. It explores the role of e-commerce (that is, the trading of goods and services through online systems such as e-sales and e-purchases) on market position, competition and sustainability, and encourages student to reflect on the changing nature of the relationship between the supplier and user/the human and the digital interface.
Enterprise Project - Growing the Business (Core)
Find out more
This module provides students with an opportunity to explore their business idea or product in a real-life market scenario. The student ‘works’ in their own business for the duration of the module, and will be supported and mentored by the staff from the Enterprise Department and members of the local business community.
Family Business in Practice (Option)†
Find out more
The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to critically analyse models and understand how theories relate to real-life case studies. For students who plan to pursue a career in a family business, this module aims to provide the skills and knowledge required to run a sustainable enterprise.
Leadership and High Performance Teams (Core)
Find out more
This module aims to offer students two significant moments of practical reflection. Firstly, the module provides students with the opportunity to reflect on some of the powerful images of leadership that influence their own views on leading, following and leadership. Secondly, the module asks for students to consider their own skills, qualities and capabilities in order to consider their near future and the question 'what sort of leader am I and what sort of leader might I become?'
Rural and Regional Entrepreneurship (Option)†
Find out more
This module applies core theories learnt in the earlier “entrepreneurship” module across different spatial contexts. This will allow students the chance to deepen their understanding of core theories whilst appreciating the different opportunities and challenges associated with different entrepreneurial contexts.
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
A variety of assessment methods are utilised during this course, including essays, examinations, oral presentations and practicals. The way students are assessed on this course may vary for each module. The University of Lincoln’s policy is to ensure that staff return assessments to students promptly.
Student as Producer is a model of teaching and learning that encourages academics and undergraduate students to collaborate on research activities. It is a programme committed to learning through doing.
The Student as Producer initiative was commended by the QAA in our 2012 review and is one of the teaching and learning features that makes the Lincoln experience unique.
More information can be found here:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/lbs/workplacements/
Some courses offer students the opportunity to undertake placements. When students are on an optional placement in the UK or overseas or studying abroad, they will be required to cover their own transport and accommodation and meals costs. Placements can range from a few weeks to a full year if students choose to undertake an optional sandwich year in industry (where available). Students are encouraged to obtain placements in industry independently. Tutors may provide support and advice to students who require it during this process.
| 2018/19 | UK/EU | International |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,250 per level | £13,800 per level |
| Part-time | £77.00 per credit point† | N/A |
| Placement (optional) | Exempt | Exempt |
| 2019/20 | UK/EU | International |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,250 per level | £14,100 per level |
| Part-time | £77.00 per credit point† | N/A |
| Placement (optional) | Exempt | Exempt |
†Please note that not all courses are available as a part-time option.
The University undergraduate tuition fee may increase year on year in line with government policy. This will enable us to continue to provide the best possible educational facilities and student experience.
Tuition fees for additional activity are payable by the student/sponsor and charged at the equivalent £ per credit point rate for each module. Additional activity includes:
- Enrolment on modules that are in addition to the validated programme curriculum
- Enrolment on modules that are over and above the full credit diet for the relevant academic year
- Retakes of modules as permitted by the Board of Examiners
- In exceptional circumstances, students who are required to re-take modules can do so on an 'assessment only' basis. This means that students do not attend timetabled teaching events but are required to take the assessments/examinations associated with the module(s). The 'assessment only' fee is half of the £ per credit point fee for each module.
Exceptionally, tuition fees may not be payable where a student has been granted a retake with approved extenuating circumstances.
For more information and for details about funding your study, please see our UK/EU Fees & Funding pages or our International funding and scholarship pages. [www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studyatlincoln/undergraduatecourses/feesandfunding/] [www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/international/feesandfunding/]
For each course students may find that there are additional costs. These may be with regard to the specific clothing, materials or equipment required, depending on their subject area. Some courses provide opportunities for students to undertake field work or field trips. Where these are compulsory, the cost for the travel, accommodation and meals may be covered by the University and so is included in the fee. Where these are optional students will normally (unless stated otherwise) be required to pay their own transportation, accommodation and meal costs.
With regards to text books, the University provides students who enrol with a comprehensive reading list and our extensive library holds either material or virtual versions of the core texts that students are required to read. However, students may prefer to purchase some of these for themselves and will therefore be responsible for this cost. Where there may be exceptions to this general rule, information will be displayed in a section titled Other Costs below.
International Baccalaureate: 28 points overall
BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit
Applicants will also need at least three GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, which must include English and Maths. Equivalent Level 2 qualifications may be considered.
EU and International students whose first language is not English will require English Language IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each element, or equivalent http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/englishrequirements
The University accepts a wide range of qualifications as the basis for entry and will consider applicants who have a mix of qualifications.
We also consider applicants with extensive and relevant work experience and will give special individual consideration to those who do not meet the standard entry qualifications.
If you would like further information about entry requirements, or would like to discuss whether the qualifications you are currently studying are acceptable, please contact the Admissions team on 01522 886097, or email admissions@lincoln.ac.uk
The University of Lincoln Unconditional Offer Scheme has been created to identify outstanding undergraduate applicants who we think would excel at Lincoln and make a significant contribution to our academic community.
The University of Lincoln takes a holistic contextual view, looking at students in the round, including all the information supplied in their application and any additional relevant assessment required, such as a portfolio, or interview. The qualities required for success are therefore not exclusively academic, and students’ drive, ambition, creativity, and potential are important factors in those considered for the scheme.
Applicants selected for the scheme, who commit to the University of Lincoln as their first choice of university, will receive an unconditional offer. We expect students in receipt of an unconditional offer to continue to apply themselves in their studies, both at school and when they join our academic community here at Lincoln. In previous years students who were selected and joined through the Lincoln unconditional offer scheme have shown very good success rate in their studies.
Kevin Blanchard, Senior Lecturer and Programme LeaderThe Business and Enterprise Development degree caters for the growing number of graduates who wish to run their own business, complementing academic and hands on skills with personal business mentoring.
Throughout this degree, students may receive tuition from professors, senior lecturers, lecturers, researchers, practitioners, visiting experts or technicians, and they may also be supported in their learning by other students.
Dr Paul Igwe
Programme Leader
Dr Paul Igwe is interested in entrepreneurship, small business start-ups, rural enterprises, sustainability and social enterprise. He has more than six years of commercial experience and has run a number of entrepreneurial businesses and consultancy projects.
Graduates may choose to continue running the businesses they start while on the course or create new businesses. Others may use their entrepreneurial and business management skills as business development managers within organisations in the private, public and third sectors.
The University Careers and Employability Team offer qualified advisors who can work with students to provide tailored, individual support and careers advice during their time at the University. As a member of our alumni we also offer one-to-one support in the first year after completing a course, including access to events, vacancy information and website resources; with access to online vacancies and virtual resources for the following two years.
This service can include one-to-one coaching, CV advice and interview preparation to help you maximise our graduates future opportunities.
The service works closely with local, national and international employers, acting as a gateway to the business world.
Visit our Careers Service pages for further information http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/campuslife/studentsupport/careersservice/.
Graduates may choose to continue running the businesses they start while on the course or create new businesses. Others may use their entrepreneurial and business management skills as business development managers within organisations in the private, public and third sectors.
The University Careers and Employability Team offer qualified advisors who can work with students to provide tailored, individual support and careers advice during their time at the University. As a member of our alumni we also offer one-to-one support in the first year after completing a course, including access to events, vacancy information and website resources; with access to online vacancies and virtual resources for the following two years.
This service can include one-to-one coaching, CV advice and interview preparation to help you maximise our graduates future opportunities.
The service works closely with local, national and international employers, acting as a gateway to the business world.
Visit our Careers Service pages for further information http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/campuslife/studentsupport/careersservice/.
This course is taught in the award-winning David Chiddick Building, which is situated in the centre of the city of Lincoln on the Brayford campus. It provides dedicated teaching and learning spaces and comprises lecture theatres, workshop rooms, IT laboratories and a café. Software including SAGE is available for you to use, as well as SPSS, Datastream (the source of financial and economic data), and FT.com.
At Lincoln, we constantly invest in our campus as we aim to provide the best learning environment for our students. Whatever the area of study, the University strives to ensure you have access to the specialist equipment and resources you need to develop the skills you may need in their future career.
Students also make the most of the University's award-winning Great Central Warehouse Library, which provides access to more than 250,000 printed books and over 400,000 electronic books and journals, as well as databases and specialist collections. The Library has a range of different spaces for shared and individual learning.
