BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year

Response to Covid-19 – Our focus is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for students. At our London, Birmingham and Manchester Centres, we plan to offer the opportunity to engage in some small group face-to-face teaching, consistent with any social distancing measures that may be in place, in addition to online live classes. Please check the programme website for more details.

Do you want to pursue a career in business leadership?

The BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year aims to fuse academic business with theory with industry application, enhancing your employability and career prospects. The Foundation year is a great way to build your skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare you for your degree course. You will explore specialist theory and knowledge in a systematic and critical way in order to develop your understanding of contemporary international business and enterprise sector issues.

This course is delivered as part of a partnership between QA Higher Education and Solent University. The programme is validated by the University and delivered by QA Higher Education.

The course information displayed on this page is correct for the academic year 2020/21. We aim to run the course as advertised however, changes may be necessary due to updates to the curriculum (due to academic or industry developments), student demand or UK compliance reasons

Modules:

Foundation Year

• Personal Knowing for Personal Growing
• Fundamentals of Business
• Introduction to Marketing Insights
• Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• Understanding Finance
• Community Business Project

Year 1

• Contemporary Management Theory
• Digital Future
• PPD1 Awareness of self
• Marketing, Sales and Negotiations skills
• Creative Enterprise and Innovation
• Business Finance for Managers

Year 2

• Project Management in Business
• Operations Management
• PPD2 Development of Self
• Community Enterprise
• Global Challenges
• Contemporary Growth Challenges for Business

Year 3

• PPD3 The Business Professional
• Research Methods
• Strategic Management
• Ecological Economics
• Business Start-up
• Final Major Project (20 credits)

This programme is specifically designed for those who aspire to have careers in marketing, account management, buying and purchasing, production, works and maintenance management, personnel and recruitment consultancy and many other business management related roles. On this programme, you will be taking part in client briefs and industry accreditation schemes, this exciting business management programme will help you to learn industry-relevant skills and be well prepared for a range of roles after graduation.

An emphasis is placed on enhancing your personal attributes in communication, project management, teamwork and presentation skills through group and project work.

Academic requirements

• 48 UCAS points
• A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP or equivalent
• We will consider mature students who haven’t recently undertaken a formalised course of study at A-level or equivalent, but who can demonstrate relevant workplace or voluntary experience, indicating their ability to complete the course successfully

English language requirements

• GCSE English at Grade 4 or above (previously Grade C)
• IELTS 5.5 with no component less than 5.0 in each band, or equivalent. (Alternatively, applicants can sit the QA Higher Education English test)