Business and Management with Integrated Foundation Year

This Business degree is unique; at the centre of our programme of learning is the student's employability and the understanding of how businesses function and thrive.

Students will be introduced to the professional standards of corporate business and be exposed to entrepreneurial concepts that will enable them to see opportunities for creating businesses or engage in a rewarding career. The course prepares students for a fast-changing business environment that has varied and complex impacts across all industries globally. This course has been written to support students to become senior managers in the workplace with the skills required to support business success in this world.

The course has been developed with the support of industry advisers and is delivered by lecturers with a proven-track record within the business world. With the help of learning a breadth of business modules by applying them to real-world examples, this course prepares graduates to be at the forefront of this ever-changing business world, equipping them with an array of adaptable business and management skills.

The programme has also been mapped to CMI (April 2020). Specifically certain modules are linked to the Operations/Departmental Manager Apprenticeship Standard. The pathway has been designed by CMI for practising or aspiring managers who are enrolled on the Operations/Departmental Manager Apprenticeship. Modules have also been mapped to CIPD and CIM to further allow students to prepare for a chosen career.

This course is a four year degree that includes additional academic content designed to support learners who may not have the academic qualifications to join the three year full-time degree.

This course is delivered and awarded by Warwickshire College and is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).

For our Higher Education Terms and Conditions please visit https://wcg.ac.uk/page/701/terms-and-conditions

Modules may include:

Years 1 & 2 – Level 4

• Principles of Marketing

• Project Management

• Introduction to Economics

• Financial Management

• Principles of Business and Management

• Academic Study Skills, Employability and T-Shaped

Year 3 – Level 5

• Globalisation of Business

• Human Resource Management (HRM)

• Strategic Marketing Planning

• Business Law and Ethics

• Change Management

• Work-based and Placement Learning

Year 4 – Level 6

• Research Theory and Design

• Dissertation / Capstone Project

• Strategic Marketing

• Leading Successful Business Performance

• Entrepreneurship

Students are expected to complete 100 hours of work-based or placement learning by the end of Level 5.

For further details about this course, please refer to the programme specification here: https://blob.wcg.ac.uk/pdf/definitive-programme-specification-ba-hons-business-and-management-v3-acc-09285b02a0d4c4315c475332b213121b.pdf

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated, please contact us for the latest information.

The degree programme is entirely assessed using a series of assignments throughout the four year programme.

There are no formal examinations for successful completion of this course.