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If you are interested in business and business management, then this course is ideal.
Our foundation year in business management will help you assess your strengths and confirm your specialist area of interest.
Throughout the first year of this four-year course, you will develop the skills and confidence to be able to progress on to our BSc Business Management course.
Why study this course?
Engage in collaborative working with students from other subject areas
Enhance your entrepreneurial skills by preparing financial statements, evaluating data, and creating innovative pitches to win new business
Learn to communicate visually, verbally, and creatively through multiple forms of digital creative media
Assessment methods such as pitches and presentations will help prepare you for the industry
You will be encouraged to bring your unique entrepreneurial ideas to the course and create business proposals for development.
If you want to explore what is required to set up as an entrepreneur or make your distinct mark in the world of business, then this Business Management Foundation course is for you.
This foundation course in London, UK will enable you to build a solid business management foundation that can be applied to the creative industries.
You will explore the principles of business enterprise and develop an understanding of how organisations evolve for future sustainable growth, and how you can be a part of that.
While the course is rooted in theory, it will incorporate creative thinking and develop your verbal and presentation skills.
At FSB we welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. If you have recently been in education or are returning after a long time, we would be more than happy to consider your application on an individual basis.
Application based on Previous qualifications:
If you are applying based on your previous qualifications, you will usually have achieved a minimum of 90 credits from a Level 3 qualification such as A Levels or BTECs
Mature learners (Aged 21+)
If you are applying as a mature learner (aged 21+) and do not have the above qualifications, you can apply via our assessment based entry and we will consider your prior experiences (work, voluntary, life, and other experiences) that are relevant to the course.
You will be required to complete the following:
Provide a Personal Statement (500 words)
English Language Test (with a minimum 60% score, equivalent to IELTS 5.5)
Maths Test (Score 50%)
Complete a SAPE Assessment (Screening for Accreditation of Prior Experience)
Applicants will also be invited to attend an Interview
This course will introduce students to all the fundamental principles of academic practice.
You develop the range of skills needed in the foundation of business and management with a particular focus on academic writing, innovative thinking, communication skills, and research practice.
Modules may include*:
Academic Development- Critical Thinking and Research
Academic Development- Writing and Communication
Introduction to Business Management
Developing Professional Skills
Marketing Fundamentals
Business Management Foundation Project.
The modules of this course are designed to enable students to build their business skills and acumen incrementally.
Students will engage in research, develop creative and innovative skills, business and management knowledge and gain the ability to evaluate data, understand financial statements, process information, and produce solutions to creative briefs.
Marketing and Digital Context
Business Finance
Professional Life Practice- Developing Your Practice
Fundamentals of Business Management Practice
Operation and Project Management
Professional Life Practice- Exploring your Practice.
By Year 2 you will be able to demonstrate an ability to identify, critically evaluate, and apply theories of global business practice using your creativity in a practical context.
The course will be supported by a wide range of industry links and field trips, helping students to develop a deep understanding of business operations. You will also have the opportunity to complete a work-based learning opportunity or professional project.
People Management
Digital Psychology
Enterprise Innovation and Responsible Business Practice
Professional Life Practice – Applying Your Practice
Work-Based Learning.
In your final year, you will build on your previous years of learning and utilize your business management acumen to identify solutions to both real-world and defined business events and problems.
The sum of your learning experience and rich understanding of business will enable you to produce a final business and management implementation project.
Professional Life Practice – Situating Your Practice
Applied Research Methods
Business Objective: Market Research & Portfolio
Final Implementation Degree Project.
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