Business Studies (with Foundation Year)

Do you want to face the challenges of business management with more confidence? Join our degree to develop your knowledge and professional skills in business. This course will give you an up-to-date, real-world understanding of business management to enhance your job prospects. A business management degree can lead to jobs in marketing, finance, administration and human resources.

You will learn from teaching staff with high levels of expertise in a range of business sectors and benefit from our links with professional bodies.
We have strong links with major professional institutes, including the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Institute of Data and Marketing and the Chartered Institute of Personnel.

What you'll study

This internationally respected BA Business Studies course has been designed to develop your practical skills as well as your knowledge of essential business concepts. Your studies will give you a rounded understanding of the varied requirements of running a business. You will cover topics including:

• human resource management
• finance and accounting
• marketing
• operations management
• ICT

Our strong links help us to evolve and advance your course content so that you will graduate with current knowledge of business issues.
We use a range of effective teaching methods, including:

• lectures to introduce new concepts, models and theories
• task-based learning to develop your problem-solving skills and help you to relate theory to practice
• group work to encourage you to share ideas and experiences, discussion and reflection to encourage inquiry
• seminar support, available through group and individual tutorials by arranged appointment
• Blackboard, the University's online learning platform

Each member of staff brings a wealth of employment experience and knowledge into the classroom, helping you to translate theory into practice.

Foundation year

The foundation year course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to continue onto your Honours degree. You will study a range of subjects that will underpin your future study and also gain valuable experience of university life, with full access to campus facilities. Successful completion of the year allows you to progress straight onto Level 4 of this course.