Business Information Technology with Foundation Year

Get ready with a foundation year and learn the foundational skills and knowledge to complete a full Honours degree. You'll be able to embark on this qualification without meeting the level 3 entry requirements, giving you the opportunity to study at degree level through this four year course.

Bridge the gap between technology and business innovation with a degree in Business Information Technology. Learn how to use technology to drive business success and build the skills top employers are looking for in digital transformation, IT strategy, and tech-driven entrepreneurship. Whether you’re aspiring to be a digital lead in an organisation or build your own tech-driven enterprise, this IT and business degree will prepare you for a thriving future.

What you’ll learn

• Develop the skills to design and develop IT systems to solve real-world problems.

• Master digital strategy as you grasp how to adopt new technologies, research their impacts, build a business case.

• Understand the legal and ethical responsibilities in today’s tech-driven landscape.

• Collaborate across teams by working with specialists in a variety of areas.

• Analyse the requirements for new or replacement digital systems and gain hands-on experience in designing and implementing them.

• Throughout your studies, you’ll develop your understanding of how an organisation, its people, and its technology can improve business sustainability. Through group study and agile style working, you’ll learn how to create IT solutions, solving problems sourced from industry.

This digital transformation course will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in a wide range of tech careers, from business analysis and IT consultancy to digital project management and beyond.

Location

This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.