Business Management 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** <br/>The business world is fast-paced and challenging. Explore the field of business management to prepare you for a career in today’s global business world. Gain essential management expertise and skills through real-world experiences and professional development opportunities, setting the stage for your business career.<br/><br/><br/>- Study at Britains best university, as ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)<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/>Whether you’ve got a clear career goal or want to explore where the world of business could take you, Business Management at Keele is the perfect starting point. It provides the right balance of a cutting-edge business education with practical, real-world skills to support you to make the transition into the world of work. <br/><br/>Our contemporary curriculum allows you to build your core business knowledge and develop your understanding of organisations and how they function in a complex business environment. You will focus on areas such as leadership, strategy, business operations, marketing and human resource management. Economics, politics and society are also explored, and you will learn to analyse data and how it can inform business decision-making. <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.