Food Business and Marketing with Foundation

If you want a commercial career in one of the most fundamental, dynamic and innovative sectors of the global economy, our BSc Food Business and Marketing with Foundation Year course is the degree for you.

The foundation year will provide you with the skills and knowledge to succeed at university. You’ll develop core skills in academic study, writing and research.
Your subject-specific studies will focus on basic principles in:

• mathematics

• business management

• economics

• psychology.

After successful completion of your foundation year, you’ll progress onto our three-year BSc Food Business and Marketing degree.
This course will prepare you for the food industry of the future by providing training in business, management and marketing.
Throughout your degree, you will:

• explore the key challenges facing UK, European and global food businesses, including food processors, retailers, food services, and start-ups

• gain an understanding of current issues in the food sector, such as rising costs, sustainability, and consumer health and wellbeing

• develop valuable digital marketing skills.

This course is recognised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) as an Accredited Degree, enabling graduates to receive exemptions from all but one module of the Certificate in Professional Marketing or Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing qualification, or exemptions from all but two CIM modules for the Diploma in Professional Marketing qualification or Diploma in Professional Digital Marketing.
For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/foundation-programmes-ug/bsc-food-marketing-and-business-economics-with-foundation