BA (Hons) Business & Computing with Foundation Year
Foundation degree
Distance
Description
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Type
Foundation degree
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
4 Years
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Credits
360
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
Arden’s BA (Hons) Business & Computing Degree is available to study with an integrated Foundation Year. Beginning with a year of academic foundational study, this programme is perfect to prepare you for success at the Undergraduate level.
The foundation year will equip you with the essential skills needed to embark on your Undergraduate Degree in Business and Computing, including basic numeracy, academic and research skills, as well as IT and Business topics.
You’ll develop a broad understanding of business and computing activity through our Distance Learning model, focussing on the influence of key concepts to achieve an organisation’s strategic objective.
Study modern modules which cover topics like Computer Technology, Business Strategies, IT Systems and Understanding the Business Environment, giving you knowledge which applies to a career across a range of sectors and industries.
About this course
The course will provide you with:
An understanding of business and computing organisations and their key elements
Skills to explore wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes; and how all these work together
Help in relating your studies to your own experience
A wide range of employment opportunities across business and computing sectors
The transferrable skills you will gain, including analytical and critical thinking, problem solving, strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as an appreciation of organisational behaviour and structures, will indicate to employers that you have potential for future development in multiple areas.
Generally, graduates have a much wider range of options available to them than just the subject matter of their online Degrees.
The world is now wholly reliant on computers, so anyone with expertise in computers, the internet or information technology as a whole, is able to use their skills to work in almost any sector they wish. Business skills, of course, are also relevant to almost any sector - that’s a lot of potential jobs!
Some of the jobs you might consider are:
IT Solutions Specialist
IT Manager
Business Manager
Business Development Executive
Business Analytics & Modelling Consultant
Business Performance & Transformation Consultant
Operations Manager
Retail Manager
Reviews
Subjects
- Business Environment
- Technology
- Computing
- Numeracy
- Systems
- Data & IT R
- Technology in Organisations
- Structure of Business
- People in organisations
- Marketing
Course programme
Modules
Foundation Year Modules
- Developing Academic Skills
- Using Numeracy, Data & IT
- Research Skills and Using Information
- Values, Ethics & Working Collaboratively
- Structure of Business
- Technology in Organisations
Year 2
- Effective Interdisciplinary Study
- Computer Technology
- Information Systems in Organisations
- Understanding the Business Environment
- Principles of Marketing
- People in Organisations
Year 3
- Research Ethics in Action
- Data Communications
- Quality Systems in IT
- Strategic Information Systems
- Managing Across Cultures
- Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
Year 4
- Current Trends in Networking
- Management in IT
- Contemporary Management Issues
- International Management
- Research Planning & Project
Please note that the modules listed are indicative and may be subject to change.
Assessments
Assessments provide an opportunity to demonstrate your strengths in a number of ways and so a variety of methods are used, these could include:
- Assignments
- Essays
- Presentations
- Case studies
- Portfolios of work
- Exams
To support your development and ensure you are on the right track with your studies, Arden will provide you with feedback on every assessment you submit. If required, your tutor may be able to give you suggestions for improvement and help you understand how to apply your newly acquired skills into real-life settings.
BA (Hons) Business & Computing with Foundation Year