GD Goenka World Institute

Course Details

BA (Hons) Management and Entrepreneurship

Course Description

The three-year full time BA (Hons) Management & Entrepreneurship at GD Goenka World Institute mirrors the internationally acclaimed business undergraduate programme at Lancaster University. The degree is awarded by Lancaster University and is recognized internationally for work or more advanced study. The programme places entrepreneurship in a broad social and historical context and fosters an understanding of the nature of the relationship between the entrepreneur and the broader society. It provides a wider range of core and optional modules that capture themes such as entrepreneurial behaviours, processes and skills and how these relate to new venture creation, innovation, social entrepreneurship, family business, franchising and the management of small and medium-sized enterprises. It is an intense and highly demanding programme that entails substantial self-study, reflective and peer-to-peer learning through class discussions and individual and group written assignments and class presentations. Students are provided support to transition to a system of education that could be substantially different to other undergraduate programmes. GD Goenka World Institute offers the following two compulsory foundation courses to help students transition into this contemporary, demanding and one of the foremost undergraduate management programmes in the world: Mathematics and Data Analysis; Business Communications and Soft Skills.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

Lancaster University’s business qualifications open up opportunities for rewarding careers in private sector organisations in India and abroad. The Institute’s “Placement and Industry Internship Centre” supports students in various ways (though industry visits, competency building workshops, workshops on soft skills and communication etc) to seek and compete for positions and internships in India and abroad. Past graduates hold executive positions in a top-tier service, manufacturing and consultancy organisations such as Deutsche Bank, JWT, HSBC Bank, Mazars, Standard Chartered Bank, Capital IQ, Grail Research, Tata Power Corporation, American Express, India Bulls, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank.

BA (Hons) Management and Entrepreneurship GD Goenka World Institute