Foundation Degree (FdA) Business
Awarded by the University of Brighton
Summary
- Up-to-date business foundation course.
- Flexible whether full-time student or part-time with work.
- Nationally recognised qualification, with relevant work placement opportunities.
- First step to progressing to full degree.
Business success is what keeps the economy going, whether selling products or services. If you are really interested in making your business work as an entrepreneur or contributing to your company's success as an employee, then this course is for you.
This flexible business course can be taken at University Centre Hastings or at City College Brighton and Hove. It will meet your needs, be you a full-time student or part-time combining with work or other commitments.
You'll get a nationally recognised qualification - a foundation degree - that will improve your CV when looking for that next job or promotion. It also gives you an opportunity to progress to a full degree.
This course also offers work placements, so you apply what you learn in the classroom to the real workplace as you develop on the course.
All lecturers have had significant experience in the business world and apply what they know to the course to make it relevant and up-to-date.
Course structure
Students study eight core modules, eight specialist or free choice options (not more than three from any specialist pathway) plus Personal Development Planning and Professional Practice. Transferable skills enable students to meet changing circumstances, whether they arise from a shift in their own sphere of employment, promotion to supervisory or management roles, or from general changes in business practices and the business environment.
Areas of study
The areas of study cover all the key aspects of business that you need to know from understand corporate culture and the business environment to the details of starting a small business. With modules on marketing, accounting and law, you'll get the skills you need to make a difference to your business as an owner or employee. You also get options in internet business, human resources, management accounting and safety, which give a range of opportunities for employment.
Syllabus
Business Environment
Corporate Culture
Marketing
Introduction to Accounting
Business Law
Business Decision Making
Personal Development
Starting a Small Business
Professional Practice
Options
Internet Business
Managing Safety Issues
Human Resource
Management Accounting
Career and progression opportunities
Many of our students have gone on to employment during and after this course. Recent graduates are now working in a range of industries from BMW to the local council. This course can prepare you for a range of opportunities in the business world. You can also progress to a full business degree programme.
Key facts
UCAS code N102 (campus code U)
Duration
Full-time: 2 years
Part-time: 3 years
Location University Centre Hastings
Typical entry requirements
Individual offers may vary. University Centre Hastings welcomes applications from students aged 21 and over who may not have formal qualifications but who can demonstrate appropriate experience and potential at interview.
UCAS tariff:
160 points, to include at least one 12-unit or two 6-unit qualifications. Level 3 Key Skills will count towards the tariff score. General Studies will count towards the tariff score.
International Baccalaureate:
24 points; certificate considered.
QAA-approved access course:
acceptable.
GCSE (minimum grade C):
relevant subjects.
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing.
Find out more
Telephone 08456 020607
International +44 8456 020607
Email: information@uch.ac.uk