Foundation Degree Business, Enterprise and Management

Stride into the boardroom and make your mark as a manager, business owner, or entrepreneur. Our specialist Business, Enterprise and Management Foundation Degree strengthens technical and interpersonal skills. We encourage innovation and new ideas, preparing you for a successful career in an ever-changing industry.

Our Business, Enterprise and Management Foundation Degree covers all aspects of business, preparing you for a career as a manager. You will acquire business acumen allowing you to manage work processes. You’ll also explore the consumer buying process at various levels, using insight and experience to influence customer decisions.

As you progress through the modules, you’ll equip yourself with the latest enterprise tools and techniques, making strategic decisions that drive growth and improvement. You’ll learn how to create a positive and productive working environment as well as learning how to support frontline staff and maximise customer retention.

The knowledge and skills refined on this degree will boost your business knowledge, allowing you to progress on to a top-up degree, move into full-time employment, or make a significant impact in your existing role.

This course is validated by The Open University

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Student satisfaction with ‘The timetable works efficiently for me’

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Student satisfaction with ‘I have received helpful comments on my work’ on NSS 2019

APPLY FOR FULL TIME APPLY FOR PART TIME

Fee	£7,950 Full Time or £3,975 Part Time (per academic year)
Location	University Centre
Start Date	September 2021
Duration	2 years Full Time or Part Time
Course Code	UCAS Course Code: N200 Institution code: L21
Study Mode	Full Time or Part Time

Studying during COVID-19

We will continue to follow government guidelines to ensure the safety of all our students and staff and have put in place additional safety measures, including the way we deliver your course.

For Semester 1, we plan to deliver your course through a mixture of online and face to face tuition and we will review this as Government guidelines change in response to COVID-19 developments.

Under the present guidelines, we plan to deliver your course 50% online and 50% face to face. We will timetable, where possible, so that you come into the UC for a whole day and you will be in a bubble with your fellow students on your course.

Face to face contact will be delivered following guidelines on social distancing and increased health and safety measures. You will be made fully aware of the current measures in place and be expected to follow the guidance issued.

What you learn

Benefits/ Skills you will develop

During your Foundation Degree, you will develop a number of key skills:

Work-specific skills relevant to a particular sector of industry
Key skills, communication and problem solving
Generic skills such as reasoning, professionalism and work process management
How businesses are affected by their external environment
Managing Operations
Development of management skills
How to plan and implement strategies

Assessment

Entry requirements

Typical offer:

A Levels: 2xD grades

BTEC L3 Diploma or Extended Diploma: MP, MPP grade

Access to HE Diploma: Overall pass with 60 credits, with 24 credits to be at a Merit grade in a relevant subject

GCSE English: English Language Grade C or above (grade 4 for those sitting their GCSE from 2017 onwards). Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

Part Time courses: Students for part time study are required to hold a full level 3 qualification or the equivalent experience in a relevant subject and will need to be working in the sector.

IELTS: IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component.

International qualifications: International qualifications will be assessed against these criteria.

Mature applicants: University Centre Leeds welcomes applications from mature* applicants who may not have met the academic criteria, but who can demonstrate a wealth of experience in their chosen field. Candidates in this category and otherwise are likely to be interviewed to assess their suitability for the course and may be asked to provide a portfolio of evidence to support their application.

*21 years and over at the start of the course

RPL claims: The course structure actively supports claims for Recognition of Prior Certified Learning (RPL).

Interview: A successful interview may be required.

What’s next

You will gain a nationally recognised and highly portable business qualification, which will develop your specific subject knowledge, give you a range of new skills and build your self-confidence.

People with Foundation Degrees will have the potential to make an immediate contribution in the workplace and early impact on ‘the bottom line’.

On successful completion of the Foundation Degree, students can elect to study for one further year towards a BA (Hons) Degree in Business, Enterprise and Management.

On successful completion of this Honours Degree, there are opportunities for graduates to continue their studies at Masters Level.

Most people work for the award because it helps them to be better managers and for many it leads to promotion as a manager at a senior level.

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