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BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) with Placement Year

  • UCAS code
    N289
  • A level offer
    ABB
  • Year of entry
    2026/27 See 2025/26 entry
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  4 Years

Develop the skills to become a successful entrepreneur in the rapidly changing world of business – and gain valuable real-world experience – with our BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) with Placement Year degree.

This four-year programme, taught by experts from Henley Business School, combines the rigour of a management degree with the creative spirit of entrepreneurship. You’ll gain the expertise to embark on your own business venture, with modules covering opportunity recognition and evaluation, financing, “growth-hacking”, and resource management. An integrated Placement Year provides a fantastic opportunity to put your skills into practice in preparation for your future career.

Your studies will provide:

  • a solid foundation in business, marketing, and entrepreneurial finance
  • practical entrepreneurial techniques, including lean start-up, business model generation, and design thinking
  • hands-on experience in business development and sales
  • the ability to manage and direct yourself as an entrepreneur
  • the opportunity to create a business idea through the Entrepreneurial Project module.

In your final year, you will also have the option to run your own business with support and mentorship from the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Throughout your degree, you will also study the core disciplines that underpin business – including economics, psychology and sociology – and explore theories and concepts such as:

  • international strategy
  • organisational behaviour
  • operations
  • data analytics
  • human resource management
  • accounting.

You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students.

Choose BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) with Placement Year at Henley Business School

  • triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB)
  • we are ranked 1st for overall subject (for Business and Management in the Daily Mail University Guide 2025)
  • our business graduates are successful in the job market and in their career aspirations. In the Daily Mail University Guide 2025, we are ranked 1st in the UK for Career on track, and 2nd for High-skilled job in Business Studies.

Flexible study options

After the first year of your BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) with Placement Year degree, you will have the option to transfer to any of our other specialist pathways:

Alternatively, you could transfer onto the more general BSc Business and Management where you’ll be offered a wide range of options in your second and final years – allowing you to tailor your learning to your individual interests.

We also offer two other variations of this course: BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), a three-year course without a Placement Year, and BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) with Study Year Abroad, a four-year course with a year studying overseas instead of on placement.

Placement Year in industry

In your third year, you’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a real-world setting with our Work Placement module.

We will support you to find and secure a placement that’s right for you.

As well as enriching your studies, an industry placement can be an excellent way to:

  • deepen your knowledge and develop new skills
  • build a network of industry contacts.

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: the University of Reading will charge undergraduate home tuition fees at the upper limit as set by the UK government for the relevant academic year. The fee cap for 2026/27 hasn't been confirmed yet. Please check the fees and funding webpage for the latest information. The annual fee for 2025/26 is £9,535.

New international students: £25,850 for 2026/27. The International tuition fee is subject to annual increases changes in subsequent years of study as set out in your student contract. For more details, please visit our Fees for International Students page.

Tuition fees

To find out more about how the University of Reading sets its tuition fees, see our fees and funding pages.

Placement year fees

If you spend a full year on placement, you will only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee for that year. For more information, please see our fees and funding pages or contact placements@reading.ac.uk.

Additional costs

Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Careers for BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) with Placement Year graduates

Your degree in business and management will prepare you for a career in both the public and private sectors. The skills and knowledge you acquire will be applicable to, and provide a route into, many areas:

  • Accounting and professional services
  • Banking and investment banking
  • Consultancy
  • Finance
  • Human resources
  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • General management.

Our business graduates are successful in the job market and in their career aspirations. In the Daily Mail University Guide 2025, we are ranked 1st in the UK for Career on track, and 2nd for High-skilled job in Business Studies.