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Become a critical thinker who can tackle the business and management challenges of the future with confidence and creativity. Along the way, you’ll develop the core skills you need to excel in all kinds of businesses and start to build a clear picture of exactly where those skills could take you.
This Business degree offers an integrated Foundation year, making it ideal for students who wish to build their skills before transitioning to an undergraduate honors degree in Business and Management.
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programs with an integrated foundation year:
A minimum of five GCSE passes at grade C/4 or above (including Maths and English) or international equivalent. The qualifications must have been awarded within the last five years. Evidence of ongoing recent study preferred. Or;
If you do not have formal or recent qualifications, you can support your application with evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge acquired through a minimum of three years of post-school professional work experience. Accompanying your application, you must write an essay of 500 words setting out the following:
A summary of your work experience
A consideration of how that experience has advanced your skills and knowledge
A summary of how that experience relates to the course of study applied for.
For international students include a maximum allocation of 20 hours per week.
The Foundation Year is designed to provide you with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in your future studies. You’ll join a supportive and engaging learning environment that will help you develop an understanding of business principles and management practices. With a focus on real-world applications, this foundation year is an ideal stepping stone to the next phase of your degree.
Introduction to Business and Management
Planning Your Career in Business
Communication for Professionals
Introduction to Digital Marketing and Social Media
Academic Study Skills
Basic Statistics and ICT.
Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment - from the context that organizations operate into trends in economic thinking and the importance of data in business. Modules will cover topics such as organizations and the business environment, economics and globalization, and managing data.
The Business Environment
Organizational Behaviour and Management
Economics and Globalisation
Managing Data
Design Thinking for Enterprise
Professional Practice.
Focus on the inner workings of businesses. Use business techniques to solve problems and start developing the skills that employers look for. Modules cover key themes including creativity and innovation in business.
Creativity for Business
Innovation Management
Tourism Management in Practice
Destination Management
International Business
Festival and Events Management
Develop and explore your business learning and focus on the role of management. Undertake an in-depth business research project in your specialist area. You’ll also have a chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students. Other topics to explore include: managing sustainability, organizational Strategy, and leadership and management.
Tourism Management Project
Enterprise: Creating Your Business
Organisational Strategy
Managing Sustainability
Tourism: Contemporary Issues.
If English is not your first language, we will need to see evidence of your proficiency in the English language.
Generally, we are looking for a score equivalent to IELTS 5.5, with no less than 5.5 in each of the four components of Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. We accept a range of qualifications including:
IELTS
TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 64
Pearson PTE with a minimum score of 45
Duolingo with a minimum score of 95
Academic qualifications taught in English can also be accepted, such as GCSE English Language with a minimum grade of C/4.
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