Course overview
Do you dream of running your own business? Do you want to learn how to create a successful business that will thrive in the toughest of economic climates?
If you’ve got a business idea, we’ll give you the skills and knowledge to realise it.
This four-year Business and Enterprise BA (Hons) with Foundation Year in Business degree offers an alternative route into higher education and is designed for prospective students who may not have a sufficient or relevant academic background for university study.
Entry requirements
Standard Entry Requirements (Under 21 years old)
Under 21 year old applicants for Foundation year programmes must have 32 UCAS tariff points from at least 1 full A level or accepted equivalent qualification.
Applicants aged 21+
We welcome mature students with few or no formal qualifications. If applicants do not meet the standard entry requirements but can demonstrate that their life/work skills would make them suitable for undergraduate study, they will be considered for our Foundation programme.
Any previous relevant work experience and learning will be assessed and, where appropriate, accredited as part of the application process.
English Language Requirements:
All Applicants should have GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or higher or accepted equivalent qualification.
Application Process
Documents required:
1. Complete application form
2. Supervised entry essay
3. Admissions Interview
4. English language certificate
Course Modules
Year 0 (Foundation)
Core modules (students are required to take):
- Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence
- Project
- Introduction to Business Operations and Management
- Starting a Business and Fundamentals of Marketing
Year 1
Core modules (students are required to take):
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- Financial and Management Accounting
- Operations Management
- Principles and Applications of Macroeconomics
- Management & Organisational Behaviour
- Marketing Fundamentals
- Ethics, Society and Employability
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Year 2
Core modules (students are required to take):
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- Financial Accounting
- Principles of International Business
- Business Development I
- Professional Development and Placement
- Students are also required to choose one option module from:
- Legal Issues for Management
- Financial Management
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Students are also required to choose one option module from:
Marketing Communications
People Management
Year 3
Core modules (students are required to take):
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- Business & Management Strategy
- e-business and e-marketing
- Business Development II*
- Project Management
- Entrepreneurship and Creativity
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Students are also required to choose one option module from:
Leadership
Corporate Sustainability
*There are pre-requisites for this module
The module details given here are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
