BSc (Hons) Business Computing (Entrepreneurship)

Learn how to design, develop, and deploy software systems for business, while also honing skills in enterprise computing, business modelling and digital entrepreneurship.

• This degree will provide you with hands-on experience of digital businesses, innovative technologies and entrepreneurship. You'll gain a detailed understanding of the major concepts and technologies underpinning entrepreneurship and their application to designing exciting new products, services and processes.
• You'll explore how both new and established organisations can respond to the opportunities and threats associated with disruptive innovation, and how entrepreneurs can secure and manage financial resources.
• You'll develop practical computing skills and an understanding of the processes involved in creating digital start-up businesses from inception to launch.
• The degree includes the opportunity for you to undertake a year-long placement in industry, enabling you to gain work experience, build confidence and contacts, develop your skills and industry insight, and enhance your career prospects.
• You'll engage in critical thinking by analysing entrepreneurial situations and constructing and selecting viable solutions to solve problems.
• You'll gain knowledge of current theories, models, techniques and practices in all major business disciplines including accounting and finance, information technologies, management and marketing.
• You'll explore technological and innovation trends and their impact on organisations, considering the economics of digital business and the characteristics of businesses that succeed in a turbulent environment.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Professor James Ohene-Djan.

We accept the following qualifications:

A-level: BBB
BTEC: DDM
International Baccalaureate: 33 points overall with Three HL subjects at 655
UAL Extended Diploma: Merit overall
Access: Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 30 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject-specific modules
Scottish qualifications: BBBBC (Higher) or BBC (Advanced Higher)
European Baccalaureate: 75%
Irish Leaving Certificate: A1 A1 A2 B1

Additional requirements

If you don't have a Science- or Mathematics-based A-level, you should normally have at least Grade B/Grade 6 at GCSE Mathematics. If you're already studying for the BSc in Computing and Information Systems on the University of London International Programme, you may transfer into the second or third year of this degree.

Alternative qualifications and experience

See our full list of undergraduate entry qualifications.

We welcome students with a range of educational experiences. If you believe you may not meet the standard qualification requirements we would still encourage you to apply because we consider all aspects of your application when making a decision.

We’ll pay particularly careful attention to your personal statement, which is your opportunity to demonstrate your interest in the subject you’ve applied for. Your referees are also welcome to include any relevant contextual comments around your academic achievements. We’ll look at all these things when making a decision on your application, as well as your qualifications and grades, and may still be able to offer you a place.

International qualifications

We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.0 with no element lower than 5.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for degree-level study.

The explosive and ever-growing use of technology in business and enterprise means that there are a whole range of different career possibilities for computing graduates.

In terms of job opportunities and salaries, the IT sector is well ahead of most other industrial and commercial sectors.

Where do Goldsmiths computing graduates work?

Some of the recent graduate-level careers for computing alumni have included:

• User interface/user experience designer
• Mobile developer
• Full-stack web developer
• E-learning programmer
• Application programmer
• App developer
• Video game developer
• Film special effects and post-production
• Computer music/sound engineer
• Systems analyst
• Database manager

Employers include:

• FDM Academy
• HepcoMotion
• Jigsaw Systems Ltd
• KCom

The pace of change in the computing sector is rapid, and you may be pursuing careers and using digital methods we cannot yet imagine. You can read more about possible career options after you graduate on our computing careers page.

Skills

Throughout the degree you will learn skills including:

• Business systems development skills – from design thinking and product development through to business creation and commercialisation
• Core business competencies in finance, marketing, management and innovation
• Creative techniques including brand storytelling
• Technical know-how such as data analysis and visualisation
• Programming skills, including those required to design and build business computing systems for
  internet and mobile environments
• Project management
• Teamwork and collaboration

All modules will prepare you for the future as a business computing entrepreneur or global business leader with a technology focus.

Industrial placement year

If you decide to take the industrial placement year, you will develop the practical skills and real-world experience that is sought after by employers.

Some of the companies students have worked at during their work placement year recently include:

• Deutsche Bank
• IBM
• Accenture
• Wieden and Kennedy
• Stink Studios
• Random International