Business Management and Economics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

**Foundation Year**<br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Business Management and Economics**<br/>How do organisations operate and how do they manage their employees? In what ways are the decisions of governments, households and organisations influenced by their current economic environment? Investigate these and other key questions on our Business Management and Economics BA.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Gain a competitive edge with our Professional and Academic Development Programme<br/><br/><br/>- Option to spend a year working in industry, or undertake an entrepreneurship year<br/><br/><br/>- Access to industry-leading software such as Bloomberg and STATA<br/><br/><br/>- Study abroad opportunities<br/><br/><br/>- Study alongside innovative companies based in Keele Business School <br/><br/><br/>If you aspire to build a career in business or launch your own company, understanding how businesses function is crucial. If youre also keen on learning the economic principles that drive markets, our Business Management and Economics programme is perfect for you.<br/><br/>You’ll study key areas of business including marketing, leadership, human resource management, strategy and business operations. The programme will develop your grasp of economic theories, the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics and the different economic growth strategies and polices. Through economic analysis, strategic planning, and risk management, as well as exposure to cutting-edge technologies and economic models, you’ll acquire the skills to excel in your chosen career. <br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.<br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.<br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.