Business Management (with Placement) (with Foundation Year)

On this course with a Foundation Year, you study all the essential aspects of business management such as accounting, marketing and strategy, with the opportunity to put your learning into practice through a guaranteed 12-week work placement. This strong practical focus means you graduate with the skills to successfully manage a wide variety of organisations or set up your own business. The course also prepares you for today’s global business environment with units in intercultural management; sustainable practices; and digital business.

Why study a degree with a Foundation Year? A Foundation Year provides an excellent preparation for higher-education study as well as giving you an understanding of the subject before you choose which pathway you wish to specialise in. Passing the Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to the undergraduate degree course. The Foundation Year offers a broad-based approach, covering a variety of areas in enough depth to give you credible vocation skills; each area is typically delivered by an expert in the field. A Foundation Year offers plenty of opportunities for you to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate path to achieving them.

Facilities and specialist equipment

New, state-of-the-art business analytics suite to support data analytics, 'big-data', data mining, digital marketing, SEO and other management skills

Harvard Business Publishing learning resources providing advanced business simulations in areas such as sustainability and digital processes

Our London Stock Exchange Group trading room, reacting to live ‘stock-market’ data

Software includes Microsoft Power BI and Vensim simulation, for analysing complex and messy business problems, plus VR immersive skills practice; access to Sage, Eikon and the econometrics software STATA

Your student experience

Gain hands-on work experience a 12-week practice placement introducing you to the challenges and excitement of a career in management.

While on placement, benefit from a dedicated work-placement coordinator and on-going support.

Our courses are designed to provide authentic assessment opportunities, dealing with real-world problems and issues, through regular engagement with industry.

In your first year, you study with students from other business focuses on giving you a wider exposure to business areas; the cross-discipline benefits include opportunities for debate and better business understanding.

Learn from research-driven academics actively involved in consultancy work.

Take up opportunities for consultancy experience during the second year of the degree, assisting businesses – from start-ups to established corporations - to solve problems, up-skill and innovate.

Attend masterclasses from industry experts so you benefit from their experience and keep at the leading edge in your field.

Access virtual business-management simulation software that allows you to participate in running a business and experience collaborative working.