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.
Learn how accounting and financial management fit into the overall business picture. Improve your skills in making decisions about financial resources. Develop new ways to solve problems at work by applying knowledge from different areas.
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(opens in new tab).
Please contact our Admissions team for more information admissions-london@sunderland.ac.uk(opens in new tab).
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The annual, full-time fee for this course is:
*Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2025/26 will be £9,535. You will pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.
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