BSc (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship

Are you currently working for a small business / a start-up?

Are you a small business owner?

Are you aspiring to start your business?

The programme aims to:
Empower learners with innovative business skills to develop a thriving business.
Provide knowledge about human resources, marketing, financial, information technology, project management and other related practices to support entrepreneurs.

Have hands-on practice of developing business plans and business proposals.

The objective is to facilitate the development of agile, connected, bold and employable students as they acquire transferable skills, attitudes and knowledge that will enable them to study successfully and to function effectively in the modern business community by combining core business knowledge with specific expertise in entrepreneurship. Learners will explore different approaches to innovation and entrepreneurial culture both within established organisations and new business start-ups…

Tuition fees

No Tuition fees for first time undergraduates Mauritian Learners

Entry Requirements

A pass in English Language at Cambridge School Certificate/ ‘O’ Level or equivalent

AND EITHER Pass in:
3 subjects at A-level and 1 subject at subsidiary level at Higher School Certificate Examination;

OR Pass in:
2 subjects at A-level and 2 subjects at subsidiary level at the Higher School Certificate Examination;

OR Pass in:
3 subjects at A-level at the London General Certificate Examination.

OR any other qualifications acceptable to OU.

Intake 2025

  • February
  • August

Scholarships

  • Scholarship for Open university of Mauritius Toppers after graduation

Duration

Minimum: 3 years Maximum: 6 years
Year 1
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Creativity
  • Entrepreneurship Typology
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation:
    A business model approach
  • Leadership & Communication (10 sessions + Viva)
  • Human Resource Management*
  • Entrepreneurship Case Studies (Workshops)
  • Study Skills
  • Organisational Behaviour and Analysis

Year 2
  • Business Law*
  • Economics, Business and Sustainability
  • Finance for Business*
  • Marketing Principles*
  • Management Information System*
  • Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise
  • Management Accounting*
  • Entrepreneurship in The Digital Domain
  • Entrepreneurial Marketing (10 Sessions + Viva)
  • Business Plan Development (10 Sessions + Viva)

Year 3
  • International Business Strategy
  • Operations Management*
  • Financial Accounting
  • Project Management*
  • Business Environment Analysis
  • Globalisation of Emerging Markets
  • Degree Project: Full Business Plan
  • Employee relations*
Payment Facilities
Instalments Facilities upon request
Number of Modules
31
Fee Structure

Mauritian

Total: Rs 153,000

SADC

Total: US$ 4,320

International (Non-SADC)

Total: US$ 6,840

Why study at Open University of Mauritius

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