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Business Management with Marketing with Foundation Year

Course details
  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Peel Park Campus

Course summary

This foundation year programme will prepare you for your future business and marketing studies. You will gain the confidence and abilities needed to continue your education and go on to have a successful career in marketing or related positions.

/ Learn the fundamental principles that underpin marketing and learn to apply them in practice.
/ Develop your academic and personal skills, preparing you for future studies
/ Gain the confidence to progress in your academic journey

This course is also available with:
Placement Year - on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.
Study Abroad – study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year.

You’ll look ahead to the technologies that will affect the work of marketing professionals in the future and gain the essential digitals skills that will help you go further in the industry, such as:

/ Body swap technology
/ Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project and Outlook
/ Generative AI
/ Ai Certification
/ iDea Bronze Award
/ Microsoft 365
/ Xero Accounting Software
/ PowerBI

The Business Management with Marketing course is accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) so you know that what you learn is aligned with industry standards. This means you can reduce the number of assessments you need to take after graduation to gain a CIM qualification as well as gaining access to the CIM Marketing club, its regular webinars and newsletter.

Find out more on www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/business-management-with-marketing-with-foundation-year

This course is not open to international students.

Modules

Foundation Year: Foundations of Business, Academic and Personal Skills, Sustainable Business Development, Digital Business, Business Project, Employability for Life.

Year 1: Understanding Organisations, Digital and Business Skills, Mobile, Media and Marketing, Data Analysis for Business, The Future of Business, Campaigns in Practice.

Year 2: Professional Development, Customer Experience and Value Creation, Business Intelligence and Dashboards, Project Management, Marketing Communications, Live Project in Digital Marketing. You will also choose an elective module or internships. Please visit the website for more information.

Year 3: Business Ethics and Sustainability, Advanced Digital Marketing, Leadership and Management in Marketing, Marketing In Action, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management.

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N1N8
Institution code:
S03
Campus name:
Peel Park Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This course is not suitable for international students. If you are an international student and interested in a foundation year study pathway, the University of Salford website has details of the International Foundation Year.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff

64 points
From a minimum of 1 A Level or equivalent.

A level

64 From a minimum of 1 A Level or equivalent.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMP

Access to HE Diploma

A minimum of 64 UCAS Tariff Points from a QAA Approved Level 3 Access to HE Diploma to contain a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3 and 15 at Level 2 to total 60 credits overall for the full award.

Scottish Higher

64 points from a minimum of 1 Advanced Higher.

AS

64 From a minimum of 1 A Level or equivalent. Additional AS Levels can be used towards the overall tariff points provided they are not completed in the same subject as the A Level.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DM

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

D
64 points required.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

MMP
64 points

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

64 points. This is not a qualification that is acceptable on it's own as it is not a full A Level equivalent qualification but can be used in combination with a full A Level equivalent qualification to make up the required tariff points.

Scottish Advanced Higher

64 points From a minimum of 1 Advanced Higher.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26 points
including a grade 5 in standard level maths and grade 6 in standard level english or grade 4 in higher level maths and grade 5 in higher level english

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

64 points. Not acceptable on it's own.

Extended Project

64 points. Not acceptable on it's own. Points must be gained from a minimum of 1 A2 or equivalent.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

64 points from a minimum of 1 Higher Level Subject including a minimum of H7 (D3)or O4 (C3) in Maths and English

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

64 points. Not acceptable on it's own. Points must be gained from a minimum of 1 A2 or equivalent.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade C or grade 4 (or above) in Maths and English GCSE is required. Equivalent qualifications Key Skills Level 2, and Functional Skills Level 2, are also accepted.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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