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Take the first steps towards a rewarding business career with this foundation year.
This course is designed to prepare you for studying our BA (Hons) Business Management degree. Business careers offer limitless possibilities. Whether you’ve got ambitions of holding high-profile roles or setting up your own company, we'll help you gain the right skills to get you started.
It will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to study for the full honours degree, even if you don’t currently meet the academic requirements.
You'll develop your study skills including academic writing and personal and professional development to start you off in the best possible way for your degree.
You will learn more about business in a global and national context, and approaches to leading and managing in organisations. The foundation year also gives you...
1 year full-time
Nicky Smith“There are a number of benefits to a foundation year. As well as building some subject-specific knowledge linked to a chosen onward Undergraduate degree, students will develop numerous key academic and personal skills which help them grow overall in confidence and prepare for further study.”
Foundation Year Programme Leader
A foundation year provides the perfect environment to advance your academic abilities before continuing on to the full degree course. Key skills and knowledge gained during the year give you an excellent grounding and a wide exposure to a range of subjects within our triple accredited business school.
This course is designed to prepare you for studying our BA (Hons) Business and Management degree.
Preparing for the world of work
The full BA (Hons) Business Management isn’t just about business theory. It will prepare you for a variety of roles.
By the end of your degree you’ll be ready to take on leadership positions, manage teams, develop strategies and make decisions.
You’ll have fundamental skills like team-working and problem-solving alongside more specialist business knowledge depending on the path you choose.
Putting your knowledge into practice on a work placement or studying abroad in year four is an excellent opportunity to boost your CV.
Find out more about BA (Hons) Business Management.
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Whether you’ve already made your decision about what you want to study, or you’re just considering your options, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about student life at Manchester Met.
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Your studies are supported by a department of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
We often link up with external professionals too, helping to enhance your learning and build valuable connections to the working world.
These typical entry requirements may be subject to change for the 2025/26 academic year. Please check back for further details.
UK and Channel Islands full-time foundation year fee: £9,250 per year for the foundation year. This tuition fee is agreed subject to UK government policy and parliamentary regulation and may increase each academic year in line with inflation or UK government policy for both new and continuing students.
EU and Non-EU international full-time foundation year fee: £20,000 per year. When progressing from the pre-degree foundation year to the linked degree. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study)
A degree typically comprises 360 credits, a DipHE 240 credits, a CertHE 120 credits, and an integrated masters 480 credits. The tuition fee for the placement year for those courses that offer this option is £1,850, subject to inflationary increases based on government policy and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study). The tuition fee for the study year abroad for those courses that offer this option is £1,385, subject to inflationary increases based on government policy and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
All of the books required for the course are available from the library. The University also has PC labs and a laptop loan service. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and/or a laptop. Students may also need to print their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Estimated costs are £300 for a laptop, and up to £100 each year for books and printing.
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Money MattersYour foundation year is only the beginning of your journey to a successful business career.
It’s a stepping stone that will prepare you for a full BA (Hons) Business Management degree course and all the opportunities this entails.
With our focus on practical career skills you’ll have the confidence step into the business world in your first role after graduating. Our graduates go on to a huge variety of roles in organisations ranging from small local start-ups to large firms like O2, KP Snacks, or BNY Mellon. Many decide to join graduate schemes with companies like IBM or BMW.
You might want to run your own business when you graduate. With the optional Business Creation unit as part of the full degree course, you can get started during your studies, networking with other entrepreneurs while you work at our on-campus start-up hub Innospace.
If your ambition stretches beyond the UK, you’ll have a great head-start at Manchester Met. You can choose to study a language or take a year abroad at one of our partner institutions like University of Economics, Prague or IESEG in Paris. Thanks to the global focus of the course, your skills will be relevant anywhere in the world.
You can apply for the full-time option of this course through UCAS.
UCAS code(s)N203
Institution code: M40
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You can review our current Terms and Conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
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