Foundation

Business, Finance and Management Foundation

Leads to 142 degrees at 7 universities.

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Overview

A foundation year at the university's own international study centre, for students whose school qualifications do not yet meet direct entry. It is taught on campus and leads to the first year of a named degree.

It leads to 142 degrees, at Cardiff University, Kingston University, Leeds Beckett University, Royal Holloway, University of London, University of Bath, University of Leeds and University of Surrey.

At Cardiff University

33 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Accounting and Finance with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Accounting BSc (Hons)
  • Accounting with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Banking and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Business Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Business Economics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Human Resource Management) BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Human Resource Management) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Logistics and Operations) with a Professional Placement Year
  • Business Management (International Management) BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (International Management) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Logistics and Operations) BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Logistics and Operations) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Marketing) BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management (Marketing) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Economics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons)
  • Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Financial Mathematics with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics for the Modern World BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics for the Modern World with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics for the Modern World with a Year of Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics MMAth (Hons)
  • Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year MMath (Hons)
  • Mathematics with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
  • Mathematics with a Year Abroad MMath (Hons)

At Kingston University

14 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Business Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and Accounting BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and Entrepreneurship BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and Marketing BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and Supply Chain BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management BSc (Hons)
  • Business Psychology BSc (Hons)
  • Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Financial Economics BSc (Hons)
  • International Business BSc (Hons)
  • Marketing and Advertising BSc (Hons)
  • Real Estate Management BSc (Hons)

At Leeds Beckett University

30 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)
  • Business Accounting with Finance BA (Hons)
  • Business and Management BA (Hons)
  • Business Economics BA (Hons)
  • Business Management with Enterprise BA (Hons)
  • Business Management with Finance BA (Hons)
  • Business Management with Law BA (Hons)
  • Business Management with Marketing BA (Hons)
  • Business Management with Sustainable Development BA (Hons)
  • Construction Management BSc (Hons)
  • Digital Marketing BA (Hons)
  • Economics & Finance BA (Hons)
  • Events Management BA (Hons)
  • Fashion Communication & Content BA (Hons)
  • Fashion Marketing & Enterprise BA (Hons)
  • Hospitality Business Management BSc (Hons)
  • Human Resource Management and Business BSc (Hons)
  • International Business BA (Hons)
  • International Tourism Management BA (Hons)
  • International Tourism Management with Marketing BA (Hons)
  • Marketing & Advertising BA (Hons)
  • Marketing and Public Relations BA (Hons)
  • Marketing BA (Hons)
  • Music Business BA (Hons)
  • Project Management BSc (Hons)
  • Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons)
  • Sport Business Management BA (Hons)
  • Sport Development BA (Hons)
  • Sport Marketing BA (Hons)
  • Sports Coaching BSc (Hons)

At Royal Holloway, University of London

25 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Business and Management (Accelerated Degree) BSc (Hons)
  • Business and Management (Year in Business) BSc (Hons)
  • Business and Management BSc (Hons)
  • Economics and Data Science BSc (Hons
  • Economics and Management BSc (Hons)
  • Economics and Mathematics BSc (Hons)
  • Economics BSc (Econ)
  • Economics with Political Studies BSc (Econ)
  • Economics, Politics and International Relations BSc (Hons)
  • Finance and Mathematics BSc (Hons)
  • Financial & Business Economics BSc (Econ)
  • Management with Accounting (Year in Business) BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Accounting BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Digital Innovation and Analytics (Year in Business) BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Digital Innovation and Analytics BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Entrepreneurship (Year in Business) BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Entrepreneurship BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Human Resources (Year in Business) BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Human Resources BSc (Hons)
  • Management with International Business BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Marketing (Year in Business) BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Marketing BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Mathematics BSc (Hons)
  • Politics and Philosophy and Economics BA (Hons)

At University of Bath

11 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Accounting and Management BSc (Hons)
  • Business BSc (Hons)
  • Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Economics with Politics BSc (Hons)
  • Finance BSc (Hons)
  • International Development with Economics BSc (Hons)
  • International Management BSc (Hons)
  • Management BSc (Hons)
  • Management with Marketing BSc (Hons)
  • Politics with Economics BSc (Hons)

At University of Leeds

13 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Business Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and the Human Resource BA (Hons)
  • Business Management BA (Hons)
  • Business Management with Marketing BA (Hons)
  • Economics & Politics (BA Hons)
  • Economics and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Economics and Geography BA (Hons)
  • Economics BSc (Hons)
  • Environment and Business BA (Hons)
  • International Business and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • International Business and Marketing BSc (Hons)
  • International Business BSc (Hons)
  • Marketing BSc (Hons)

At University of Surrey

16 degrees are open from this pathway:

  • Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Business Economics and Data Analytics BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management and Modern Languages BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management with Business Analytics BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management with Entrepreneurship and Innovation BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management with Human Resource Management BSc (Hons)
  • Business Management with Marketing BSc (Hons)
  • Economics and Finance BSc (Hons)
  • Economics BSc (Hons)
  • International Airline & Airport Management BSc (Hons)
  • International Business Management BSc (Hons)
  • International Events Management BSc (Hons)
  • International Hospitality and Tourism Management BSc (Hons)
  • International Hospitality Management BSc (Hons)
  • International Tourism Management BSc (Hons)

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

The most widely offered degree in the United Kingdom, which means the market is crowded and the differentiator has to come from outside the transcript. A placement year, a specialism and a professional qualification are the three things that move it.

Roles graduates go into

  • Graduate management trainee
  • Business analyst
  • Operations or supply coordinator
  • Marketing executive
  • Human resources officer
  • Project coordinator

Where they work

  • Corporates with structured graduate schemes
  • Retail, hospitality and logistics
  • Manufacturing and services
  • Public sector and NHS
  • Consultancies and agencies
After the course

CMI membership, or a functional route in accountancy, marketing, HR or project management.

Fees and funding

Where you can study it

7 universities run this course

Entry terms differ between departments. An adviser will tell you which of these you are a realistic candidate for.

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Where you will study

University of Bath

We work with one other university in Bath, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

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Universities we list in Bath
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357 across every university we list in it
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