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FTSE 100 publisher embarks on degree program

FTSE 100 publishing company Pearson are set to deliver undergraduate business degrees in the UK.

The Pearson Business and Enterprise degree course will focus on preparing students for the world of business, and has been developed in conjunction with BT, Cisco, Peter Jones Foundation and Atos.

Study will take place in at Pearson’s offices in London or Manchester, and students will graduate with a BSc (Hons) degree, validated by Royal Holloway and BefordNewCollege, part of the University of London.

Those applicants who pass the “Oxbridge style” assessment day will pay £6,500 a year, and subject to designation by Student Finance England, will be able to claim a fee loan via the Student Loans Company.

Roxanne Stockwell, Managing Director, PearsonCollege, said: “Given its academic publishing heritage and business orientation, Pearson is uniquely placed to develop and deliver degrees that combine an academic foundation with business and employer needs.

“Our degrees will therefore embed professional work experience, business skills and etiquette, with significant and relevant input from our industry partners.”

Pearson own Penguin and the Financial Times, and say the programme is for those students who are “serious about succeeding in business.”

The programme gives students the option to pursue three routes; the traditional three year university mode; accelerated summer working to complete within two years; and a four-year option that would allow students to work and study at the same time.

The opening of the degree is sure to provoke much debate over the place of business within education.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .