Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
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Key Summary
Introduction
Why choose this course?
The foundation year in business is part of a four-year degree and is taught at Kingston College, close to Kingston University's Penrhyn Road campus. You'll be introduced to professional skills, numerical concepts, business IT, marketing, customer care and business law.
This foundation year is available with the following courses:
Choose your pathway
- Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons) including foundation year
- Business and Accounting BSc (Hons) including foundation year
- Business Management BSc (Hons) including foundation year
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management BSc (Hons) including foundation year
- International Business BSc (Hons) including foundation year
- Marketing & Advertising BSc (Hons) including foundation year
- Real Estate Management BSc (Hons) including foundation year
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- A stepping-stone onto your chosen BSc degree course
- Prepares you with a foundation of business knowledge whilst developing key academic skills
- You'll gain all of the benefits of being a Kingston University student
Why take a foundation year?
If you would like to study a business degree at Kingston University but are not yet ready to join the first year of a BSc (Hons) course then you may want to consider studying with a foundation year.
There are many routes onto the foundation year. It may be that you:
- are expecting to meet the entry requirements needed for the foundation year
- or may not have received the grades required for direct entry onto the first year of your chosen BA/BSc programme
- or you have been away from education for a period of time and would like an introduction back into study prior to taking your degree.
Whatever the reason, this option will prepare you for the transition onto your chosen degree programme.
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Curriculum
What you will study
The year-long foundation year is made up of four modules.
Foundation year
You will cover the professional and personal skills required for business; numerical concepts and IT skills of use in business; an introduction to marketing and customer care; and an introduction to the principal areas of English law that may be encountered in business
Core modules
- Professional and Personal Skills for Business
- Applying Business Numerical Concepts
- Introduction to Business Law
- Marketing & Customer Care
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Outcome
After this course
Upon successful completion of this foundation year, you will progress to Year 1 of your chosen degree programme.