Business and Management with Integrated Foundation Year (London)

Our Business and Management degree with an integrated foundation course will help you develop as a person to achieve your potential through teaching you about business and how it works. You’ll graduate with potential for employment in different businesses; this could be an organisation, the private or public sector, a charity or possibly your own business. We aim to give you the skills to apply your knowledge in a wide range of situations in any sector.

Integrated Foundation Year (year zero)
The Foundation year will help you to develop your academic skills and prepare you for degree-level learning. It's designed to improve your language skills, academic writing and develop your knowledge in the subject area that you are going to study.

Year one
Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment - from the context that organisations operate in through to trends in economic thinking and the importance of data in business. Modules will cover topics such as organisations and the business environment, economics and globalisation, and managing data.

Year two
Focus on the inner workings of businesses. Use business techniques to solve problems and start developing the skills that employers look for. Modules cover key themes including creativity and innovation in business.

Year three
Develop and explore your business learning and focus on the role of management. Undertake an in-depth business research project in your specialist area. You’ll also have a chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students. Other topics to explore include: managing sustainability, organisational Strategy, and leadership and management.

You'll be assessed in a wide range of ways that test your business knowledge and management skills. These could include presentations, work related projects, group-work, computer based simulations, podcasts, examis, essays, videos and business reports.

We offer variety in the way we teach: sometimes we will set you problems so you can find the answers for yourself, sometimes we'll lecture. Most modules use a mix of lectures and small group seminars. There's a good blend of online activities using our Virtual Learning Environment, Minerva. We invite business leaders in to talk about their experience and we arrange visits to local businesses.  All of our teaching methods facilitate your development as a self-directed learner.

You’ll be given personal support in your study – we're a friendly team of academics, committed to helping you achieve your goals.

We give you the opportunity to work with regional and national businesses. You’ll be working on live project briefs, helping organisations find creative solutions to their business issues.

This course is taught at our Bath Spa University London campus in Hoxton, Shoreditch. You'll have access to many of our services digitally including:

• Writing and Learning Centre
• Specialist digital resources and subject librarian
• Our Virtual Learning Environment
• Free access to software, creative, design and business skills courses via LinkedIn Learning
• English Language Unit.

Our libraries offer a wide range of business materials that you can access online. You can also access a wealth of material available via electronic sources. These include Business Source Complete, Mintel, Newsbank and an increasing range of e-books.