Get your start in the business world on this foundation course, learning the skills and knowledge you'll need to succeed. You'll find out about different business models and the main issues affecting the management of modern companies.
Register your interestThis foundation degree is designed for people who may not have formal qualifications beyond school and are currently working in a business. It’s a two-year programme that helps you develop your career in business and management. The course covers the first two years of an Honours degree, and you’ll have the option to progress onto a third year to complete a full BA (Hons) in Business and Management.
The programme will build your knowledge of business, the key issues affecting modern organisations, and how they’re managed. It’s taught through a mix of face-to-face classes and self-study, and it encourages you to use your own work experience to connect theory with practice. This way, you can apply what you learn in the classroom to your job and bring your real-world experience back into your studies.
This course is taught through classroom and self-study, using problem-based learning to look at and discuss different management and business ideas.
Working in small teams with other students, you'll think about how to manage a range of situations using examples from your own work experience to talk about business theory and workplace practice.
You'll learn through lectures, seminar, debates, tutorials and workshops, go on visits to companies, watch guest speakers and use cutting-edge e-technology.
You'll be tested with coursework, case studies, business simulations, presentations, reports, essays, exams and timed assessments.
To study this course you'll need:
You should also have:
If you don't have any of the above, you could still study this course, but you'll need at least two years of relevant work experience.
If English is not your first language, you must meet the minimum English language requirements to join the course:
We accept a range of English language tests and qualifications for students from all over the world. View the full list here.
APL is the term used when you get credit towards your course for something you learned in the past. It means you might not need to study all of the course including a module or number of modules.
This can come from:
If you think you could get APL, contact our Admissions team.
The annual, full-time fee for this course is:
This information was correct at the time of publication.
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