International Foundation Program in Business Management

Modules

The modules in this program have been developed to give you a thorough preparation for various related undergraduate degrees.

Global Economy

No longer is any nation’s economy isolated from developments that take place in other economies. Understanding the ongoing developments abroad and their impact on the domestic economy and business environment is an important aspect of modern global economics. With an emphasis on the business environment in different countries, our Global Economy module will introduce you to the basics of international trade, international finance, and development economics. Designed for students with a global outlook and international aspirations, this module offers preparation for a wider range of degree-level courses including Management, and International Management.

Marketing and Organisational Behaviour

This module covers the foundations of business, introducing you to the concepts of organizational behavior and marketing. You'll learn how to analyze the internal and external factors that impact a business, as well as how to develop a strategy and marketing plan relevant to the business. The module will also allow you to critically evaluate the role of individuals within a business including teamwork, motivation, and leadership

Business Law

Business Law aims to introduce you to fundamental aspects of law within a business context, focusing specifically on company law, contract law, and the protection of persons. You will develop an understanding of how both legislation and case law formulate legal business rules and the importance of knowing and operating within legal parameters. This will require an exploration of the law relating to the legal forms that a business can take, including sole traders, partnerships, private limited companies, and public limited companies.

Essential Mathematics (Half Module)

This module will provide you with the mathematical competence necessary for subsequent degree-level study in Management or Business, by developing your awareness of the mathematical tools for modeling the characteristics of business decisions. By the end of the module, you will be able to choose and apply fundamental mathematics tools to a variety of business situations and apply probability concepts to uncertain management contexts.

Our Inquiry and Research Skills for Business (Full Module) is a core module of this course and is delivered in two parts to complement your other modules. The first part of this module looks at developing core research and inquiry skills including academic searching, using sources, teamwork, reflection, and problem-based learning inquiries. The second part of the module allows you to put everything you have learned into practice through a research-based project.

All students will also study an English for Academic Purposes module. This module is not about developing your conversational or everyday English skills; instead, it will develop your Academic English skills. You will consider how academic essays should be written, including looking at appropriate referencing and paraphrasing, as well as thinking about how presentations should be delivered in an academic context.

Teaching and Assessment

How will I learn?

You will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars, which is the same type of teaching you can expect at the undergraduate level in the UK.

Lectures are where all students on a module are together (this can be up to 100 students on the IFP), and the academic tutor introduces the topic of study. Seminars are much smaller groups (typically no more than 15 students), where you have the opportunity to explore a subject in more detail with your academic tutor and classmates. In your seminars, you will be expected to engage in discussions and debates around the subject matter.

How will I be assessed?

Across your modules, you will be assessed through a range of methods including essays, reports, presentations, and examinations.