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BA SOCIAL ENTERPRISE:

UCAS Code: LM41 :


The BA Social Enterprise which was offered for the first time in autumn 2001 has been created to help people build professional and organisational capabilities, increase their knowledge and sharpen their critical analyses. This unique course provides a grounding in the knowledge and capabilities needed to come up with new solutions to new - and old - problems. It sets this learning in the context of the rapidly growing Social Enterprise sector where community and voluntary activity, regeneration projects and businesses with a social purpose encounter each other.

The structure of the programme

You will study 18 units in total; on a full time programme this is usually three units each semester. The programme.is constructed in three 'strands'.

The 'core capabilities' strand offers skills and knowledge in: analysing social problems and proposing solutions, researching issues and evaluating programmes, developing proposals for action, and fundraising, working as an individual, in groups and within organisations, managing projects, together with working knowledge of IT, financial management, legal frameworks etc.

The 'cognitive' strand develops theoretical knowledge in political and social theories on: local political and community action, roles of national and local government, nature of modern and post-modern society, social movements, informal and organised groups, concepts of 'development' locally, nationally and globally, historical and international perspectives

The 'contextual' strand enables you to choose either from a menu of relevant units or a 'minor pathway' in another subject area.

The course involves project work which you may undertake in an organisation (your own if you are already involved with one, or a placement).

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Classes are located in East London on UEL's Stratford, Docklands and Barking campuses, depending on your choice of units.

Entrance Requirements 

You need any one of the following: A levels, GNVQs, BTEC National qualifications, international qualifications of equivalent standing, work experience through which you can demonstrate readiness and ability to enter a degree programme, a completed Access course recognised by the University

FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE A DEGREE

We are also offering a postgraduate Masters Course in Social Enterprise.

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We already run postgraduate courses in Voluntary Sector and Public Sector Management.

























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