Business Management with Foundation Year

Learn how to become an organisation’s best asset by successfully coordinating people, projects and resources. Acquire the skills to become an effective manager, while learning about management in the context of economics, marketing, entrepreneurship, sustainability, ethics, corporate social responsibility and globalisation. You will also get the chance to put theory into practice with an optional placement year.

We’re hands-down practical
Whether you’re in the classroom, working on a live project with a local business or out on the water, you're gaining leadership skills and getting stuck into real business tasks from the outset.

We’re a connected community
From tourism and leisure, to marine, manufacturing and defence, we have close links with a range of industry for you to make connections with to enhance your studies and benefit career opportunities.​

We’re Team Plymouth
As one of our team, we’re here to help you succeed. Discover where you want to go and tailor your studies to what you love. Our expert lecturers and your own personal tutor will be with you every step of the way.

The foundation year is an integral part of the extended degree and you will benefit from experienced university lecturers.

Study full-time over four years or choose the fast-track route and study over three.

Whilst successful completion of the foundation year (Year 0) will not lead to a separate award or qualification in its own right, you will be able to confidently progress onto Year 1 of:

BSc (Hons) Business Management

Or one of the following programmes within Plymouth Business School:

BSc (Hons) Business Management with Finance
BSc (Hons) Business Management with Human Resource Management
BSc (Hons) Business Management with International Business
BSc (Hons) Business Management with Marketing
BSc (Hons) Business Management with Project Management
BSc (Hons) Business Management (2 year fast track)
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
BSc (Hons) Economics
BSc (Hons) Events Management
BSc (Hons) Maritime Business
BSc (Hons) Marketing
BSc (Hons) International Tourism Management