Bachelor of Entrepreneurship, Otago Business School

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Kei ō ringa, tō oranga | Your destiny is in your hands

The Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr) is a uniquely self-directed degree that equips you to change the world as you create new products, services and ideas. The BEntr gives you a large degree of freedom in choosing what to study so that your passions, and the problems you want to solve, guide which papers you enrol in. The possibilities are unlimited.

Entrepreneurship is about more than founding startups. Existing businesses need entrepreneurial thinkers too. So do non-profit social and environmental enterprises, and iwi and Pacific communities. Building on Ōtepoti Dunedin's unique entrepreneurial ecosystem, the BEntr is designed to enable careers that involve developing novel solutions to important challenges facing the world. The programme reflects the Otago Business School's commitment to accelerating ventures that are for the good of people and the planet.

You do not need to take a major to complete the BEntr. Or if you want to, you can choose any combination of a major or minor in Business, Humanities, Sciences or the Bachelor of Health Sciences. It's up to you.

Programme structure of the BEntr

Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr)

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	ENTR 111 Responsible Entrepreneurship	18
100-level	ENTR 112 Business Model Development and Innovation	18
200-level	ENTR 211 Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation	18
200-level	ENTR 212 Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Practice	18
300-level	MANT 301 Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship	18
	ENTR 312 New Venture Creation Strategy	18
	At least two of: MANT 340 Indigenous Management and Organisation MART 306 Market-Led Innovation MART 308 Integrated Digital Marketing MART 333 Creative Marketing Communication ECON 318 Behavioural Economics AGRI 321 Agriculture Production and Food Security DHUM 303 When Machines Decide ENVI 311 Understanding Environmental Issues	36
Plus	216 further points; must include 72 points at 200-level or above.	216
	Note: Students should check the prerequisites for the 300-level papers when selecting 100- and/or 200-level papers.
Total		360

The programme provides everything you need to know to start your own business or launch an innovative product, and my minor in Management has allowed me to gain the knowledge and experience I’ll need in my future when running my own business.

Grace Buckley

Bachelor of Entrepreneurship student

The BEntr was recommended to me because of its flexibility and customisability. My degree is packed with entrepreneurial skills like start-up financing, managing people, and social responsibility, and offers a more practical and real-world approach to business.

Connor Laycock

Bachelor of Entrepreneurship student

Start your application at the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship regulations page