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Business Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Foundation degree

Online

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Prepare for roles where you can make a significant impact on business performance
Develop the research and analytical skills which are valued highly by employers
Conduct a major independent research study into a business area of your choice
Gain a respected qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) alongside your degree
Gain exemptions from Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional qualifications
Enhance your employability through work-related learning, including the chance to take a placement year
Apply your knowledge to practical business scenarios by undertaking live consultancy projects
Immerse yourself in the regional business community at exciting networking events
Boost your career prospects on a course designed in close partnership with employers to deliver exactly what they need
Benefit from our full support, knowledge and guidance to ensure you make a smooth and successful transition to the business world.

About this course

By strengthening your knowledge of business theory and research, the BA (Hons) Business Studies is the ideal preparation for success. When you graduate, you will be armed with an extensive understanding of all the key business disciplines, together with the practical data collection and research skills that mean you can play an influential part in shaping business strategy and performance. This powerful combination gives you a real advantage when applying for opportunities such as graduate training schemes with major companies.

You will have the professional and ethical attitudes, character strengths, commercial acumen and ambition to make a difference in any work environment. Global perspectives are embedded in every aspect of the course to stand you in good stead for senior roles anywhere in the world.

Our Business Studies graduates are now carving out fulfilling careers in consultancy and client-facing roles in areas such as accounts and finance, HRM, sales, marketing, project management and retail management. Ed Hollands set up his own company, Driven Media, once he graduated.

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Subjects

  • Business Studies
  • Marketing
  • International
  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • Business
  • Communication
  • Communication Training
  • Decision
  • Decision-making
  • Sociology

Course programme

What you will study

Foundation year

You will study modules such as:

  • Business Communication and Decision Making
  • Contemporary Issues in Business
  • Data Analysis for Business
  • Study skills for Business
And you will choose two options from:
  • Law
  • Sociology
  • Political Studies
  • Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
If you don’t have either English or Maths GCSE, you will need to substitute one or two of the above for a module in English and/or Maths.

Stage one

You will study:
  • Business Economics
  • Understanding People in Organisations
  • Understanding the Global Business Environment
  • Finance and Business Performance
  • Marketing Fundamentals
  • Developing an Enterprising Mindset
Stage two

You will study:
  • Quantitative Skills for Business
  • Applied Operations Management
  • Research Methods for Business
You will also choose three optional modules from an extensive list which includes Asset Management; Sustainable Supply Chains; Integrated Marketing Communications; Digital and Social Media; People Resourcing and Talent Planning; Employee Development; Managing Financial Resources; Law for Accounting; Public and Third Sector Economies; and Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics.

You will be encouraged to undertake an optional placement year between stages two and three.

Stage three

You will study:
  • Global Business and Strategy
  • Ethics, Sustainability and Community
  • The Business Research Study (double module)
You will also choose two optional modules from an extensive list which includes Supply Chain Systems Modelling; Marketing Services and Experiential Marketing; Market Sensing; Managing the Evolving Employment Relationship; Comparative International HRM; Financial Statement Analysis; International Business Performance Appraisal; International Business Economics; and Investing and Financial Market Behaviour.

Additional information

UK/EU fee

£9,250 per year (2020/21)

International fee

£14,045 per year (2020/21)

Business Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Price on request