Business Management with Foundation Year

Why choose this course

• As a Surrey Business School student, you’ll get hands-on experience with real businesses and build practical, versatile skills that support whatever next step you choose - starting your own venture, leading a team, or pursuing a career that aligns with your interests.

• Take the opportunity to get industry-ready with our award-winning Professional Training placements.

• Our faculty are experts in their fields and will inspire you to think critically and creatively.

• We’re renowned for our excellent research, dynamic learning environment and strong links with industry.

• Our core BSc (Hons) Business Management course offers a wide choice of optional modules and gives you the opportunity to explore how organisations of all sizes start, run and thrive.

We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.

What you will study
The world of business is wide and complex, which is why your first year of study will focus on building foundations of effective business management, with modules that provide you with a strong base of knowledge in the essentials of the subject. First year modules cover essential topics such as data analysis, marketing, people management, operations, and sustainability.

From there, your further two years of study offer a wide selection of optional modules allowing you to specialise in the area of business you prefer and prepare for your successful career after graduating.

Modules are based on a variety of topics, including business ethics, entrepreneurship, finance, project management, data analytics and information systems to ensure variety.

All our business management students follow the same first year in order to build a solid foundation on which to specialise. This means you can transfer to any of our specialist business management degree pathways:

• Business Management with Business Analytics BSc (Hons)

• Business Management with Entrepreneurship and Innovation BSc (Hons)

• Business Management with Marketing BSc (Hons)

• International Business Management BSc (Hons)

• Business Management with Human Resource Management BSc (Hons).

Foundation courses
A foundation year can develop your skills and make it easier to get started at university. It is an extra year of study at the start of your course that leads in to a full degree programme. Foundation courses are a great option if:

• You don’t have the grades for a full degree course.

• You have non-traditional qualifications or experience.

• You’re starting university after some time away from education.

• You’re looking for more support during the transition into university study.

Life as a foundation year student
During a foundation year, you’ll learn about your chosen subject, develop your study skills and get used to university life. On successful completion of your foundation year, you’ll be ready to progress to the first year of your degree course.

As a foundation year student, you’ll be a full student of the University and part of our community. You’ll have access to all our campus facilities and support.

Course Modules

To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website. The link is under course ‘contact details’. You will also find full details of the programme, including assessment methods, programme structure, contact hours and Graduate prospects.