新白金漢大學

Course Overview

The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree. Where the Foundation Year is taught at our Aylesbury Campus all subsequent years will be taught at our High Wycombe Campus. In the industry, business and finance are inextricably linked. Having a good understanding of one area enhances your knowledge of the other. This course is ideal if you are interested in developing business knowledge and financial management skills.

Learn a wealth of skills to prepare you for your career

Being successful in business starts with having a broad range of skills. We’ll equip you with the ones you need. You’ll learn how to manage profit-making or providing value to stakeholders. Knowing how to communicate your business strategies is crucial and we help you to confidently make decisions. There will be opportunities for you to explore your own business ideas and launch your own enterprise. You can also take work based learning to enhance your understanding and gain credits towards your degree.

Career Opportunities

This qualification opens doors in management in just about every sector. There is also the opportunity to study to become a professional accountant with a number of exemptions from initial exams being available to you due to your degree.

You can find work as:

• Business manager
• Communications manager
• Financial manager
• Marketing manager
• Retail manager
• Sport manager
• Tourism manager

How will you help me prepare for my future career?

Throughout your time with us we’ll support you on the route to your chosen career. We’ll help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become enterprising, employable and good leaders. We encourage you to undertake relevant work experience, giving you the opportunity to develop your skills in a work environment. Our modules and teaching expertise will help you become more independent as a learner and more certain of your discipline expertise.