Bachelor Of Business With Entrepreneurship in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Business With Entrepreneurship in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and behaving that can be taught. 

This degree is ideal for students who would like to:

• Start their own business
• Revitalise an existing business, possibly a family business
• Work in a progressive organisation that values employees with  an entrepreneurial approach to work

This degree will give you a solid grounding in business.  It will also give you entrepreneurial knowledge, competence, know-how and skills.  You will be supported throughout by staff who share this ethos.

Once students have been taught the initial business fundamentals, there will be a clear focus on Entrepreneurship subjects, including:

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Family Business
• Small Business Start-ups
• Social Enterprise
• Ideas Generation
• New Venture Planning and Creation
• Enterprise Innovation
• Enterprise in Action
• Market Research
• Innovation and Creativity
• Intrapreneurship
• People Management
• Business Ethics

This programme was developed after consultation with Enterprise Ireland, a panel of entrepreneurs and an extensive review of published research.

Career Opportunities

Graduates should be suitable for employment in a wide range of careers in the private, community, voluntary and public sectors including: 

• Potentially creating, leading, and directing your own new for-profit or non-profit enterprise or social enterprise
• Contributing to guiding and managing an established private enterprise or non-profit enterprise including family business or social enterprise
• Working in an administration or executive position for a private or non-profit or public sector or social enterprise organisation
• Working as a New Product/Service Development Manager or Social Enterprise Project Manager
• Operating effectively in traditional business roles
• Teaching Business and Business Studies in post-primary schools (after completion of a teaching programme of study)

Follow-on Studies: 

Graduates of the Level 8 programme may apply for a range of post graduate programmes (including Masters degrees) in a variety of colleges in Ireland and overseas.