Business Management and Finance with Foundation Year BA (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 Finance**<br/>What are the core principles of business management and how do financial institutions operate? Learn this and other fundamental business skills on our Business Management and Finance BA to prepare you for a dynamic future in global business.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Access to industry-leading software such as Bloomberg and STATA<br/><br/><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/>- Opportunities to study abroad<br/><br/><br/>- Study alongside innovative companies based in Keele Business School<br/><br/><br/>Studying Business Management and Finance at Keele will equip you with the financial acumen to make critical business decisions and manage organisational success. Our curriculum combines education in the core principles of business management with in-depth financial studies, preparing you for your professional life. <br/><br/>Business management encompasses key areas such as marketing, human resource management, leadership, strategy and how business functions. On the finance side, you will focus on financial markets, investment management, financial analysis and the principles of financial and management accounting. This will provide you with the tools to assess risk, manage investment portfolios, and understand financial reporting and regulation.