BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation year (4 Years)
The BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation year course at Birmingham City Business School provides a valuable introduction to the management of key resources including human capital, financial management, strategic management and cultural awareness.
We create graduates who possess a global outlook, with the conceptual and applied knowledge in the field of business management that will enable them to make a positive impact on society.
The foundation year is designed to give you the opportunity to develop your academic and interpersonal skills whilst developing your business skills further to support you to success on your academic path.
What’s covered in the course?
The development and operation of contemporary and international business markets will be embraced in your learning. This will also include the management of key resources including human capital, financial management, strategic management and cultural awareness. You’ll gain an important insight into digital business exploring how technology remodels the business world and consider the accompanying issues around social responsibility and ethical behaviour.
This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This ensures you’ll be provided with the latest information and knowledge, as well as providing key industry links and insight. Success on the course will additionally award you with a CMI professional certificate.
You will gain specialist knowledge on a number of core functions of management, building your self-confidence to prepare you for a progressive and successful career in management. Exciting opportunities including integrated work projects and business placements in the UK or abroad are all featured in your course, therefore your career can start whilst achieving your qualification. You will have the benefit of renowned industry speakers and live projects to inspire and help you to develop.
With our practice-based approach to teaching, you will learn from professionally qualified academics with a wealth of industry experience, and research active academics whose research underpins and informs our approach to teaching.
The international focus of the course is derived through a variety of means including the student body, the teaching team and the use of international teaching materials. Where appropriate to the individual topics covered during the course, implications for sustainability will be identified that relate to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, you can choose to spend a year or a full semester studying your modules overseas at a partner institution.
Year 1: In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Developing Business and Academic Skills for Success – 20 credits
- Developing Interpersonal and Marketing Skills for Success – 20 credits
- Business in Context – 20 credits
- Foundation Practice Project – 20 credits
- An Introduction to Management and Leadership – 20 credits
- Accounting and Personal Finance – 20 credits
Year 2: In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Insights into Management – 20 credits
- Principles of Marketing – 20 credits
- Developing your Personal Brand – 20 credits
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship – 20 credits
- Operations Management – 20 credits
- Finance for Managers – 20 credits
Year 3: In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits).
- Supply Chain Management – 20 credits
- One Planet Issues – 20 credits
- Management Development – 20 credits
- Business Analytics – 20 credits
- The Global Manager – 20 credits
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules.
- Entrepreneurship in Action – 20 credits
- Cross Cultural Management – 20 credits
- Introduction to Consultancy – 20 credits
- Study Abroad – 20 credits
All core modules are guaranteed to run. Optional modules will vary from year to year and the published list is indicative only.
Year 4: In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 60 credits).
- Leading and Managing Change – 20 credits
- Continuous Innovation – 20 credits
- Strategic Management – 20 credits
In order to complete this course a student must choose ONE of the following project routes (totalling 40 credits):
- Business Advice Project (Major) – 40 credits
- Business Research Project (Major) – 40 credits
- Business Start-Up Project (Major) – 40 credits
- Community Advice Project (Major) – 40 credits
- Employability Project (Major) – 40 credits
- Economics Research Project (Major) – 40 credits
- Business Research Methodology and Practice + Business Research Project – 40 credits
- Business Research Methodology and Practice + Business Start-Up Project – 40 credits
- Business Research Methodology and Practice + Community Advice Project – 40 credits
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following indicative list of OPTIONAL modules.
- Strategic Supply Chain Management – 20 credits
- Growing the Enterprise – 20 credits
- One Planet Business – 20 credits
All core modules are guaranteed to run. Optional modules will vary from year to year and the published list is indicative only.
Undergraduate
- We are happy to consider students with a General Secondary Education Certificate Grade C/70% PLUS Higher College of Technology Diploma with minimum grade C+ / 2.3 / 70%
- Higher qualifications may be considered for Stage 2 or Stage 3 undergraduate entry. Please contact the admissions@bcu.ac.ae team for further information.
Special requirements
- Business, Law and Social Sciences (BLSS)
All Business School undergraduate Year 1 courses require Mathematics minimum of Grade C at O Level or the equivalent.
International qualifications
If you live in the Middle East and study an international qualification such as a Bachelors Degree, A Levels, IB or CBSE, you can see our international entry requirements here:
- British education system – Please see entry requirements section for your chosen course
- International Baccalaureate – Please see entry requirements section for your chosen course
- American education system
- French education system
- Indian education system
- Pakistani education system
If your education system is not listed here, please visit the country page for your education system. For any other questions please contact: admissions@bcu.ac.ae
English language requirements
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Course Fee: AED 36,750 per year (Including tax)
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