Business Management with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Whether you want to work for a multinational company or launch your own start-up, you’ll find lots of exciting opportunities in the business world. Our business management degree will equip you with the skills, knowledge, experience and connections to achieve your ambitions in a wide range of sectors.<br/><br/>You’ll explore everything from a real-world perspective, with live industry briefs and the chance to create your own consultancy to work with existing companies. The course also includes business simulations, where you’ll make financial decisions and experience key areas such as operations, marketing and HR.<br/><br/>And to help give you the edge with employers, we offer double accreditation. It means you’ll get a leadership and management qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) as well as your degree.<br/><br/>We offer some other amazing opportunities too, including an international study exchange. We have partner universities in places such as Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.<br/><br/>Then there’s the Staffordshire EDGE programme – an extra award designed to support you with your career journey. And we’ll introduce you to our entrepreneurs in residence, who can give you an invaluable insight into what makes a business idea a success.<br/><br/>Our staff also bring a wealth of business experience and research expertise. Some have run their own businesses, worked as change managers or brand managers, and been involved in corporate investment and global banking.<br/><br/>All of our business courses will equip you with a diverse skillset in leadership and management and the latest knowledge of how business operates in the real world. You will graduate with a creative approach to problem-solving, be able to interpret and use financial data, have teamworking and persuasive communication skills, and show confidence in managing time, projects and resources.<br/><br/>On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Business Management

Explore new-fashioned thinking and new ways of working at University of Staffordshire. <br/><br/>Ranked a top 5 UK university for first generation students (Daily Mail Good University Guide 2025), University of Staffordshire is proud to offer exciting opportunities for all, no matter what your background.<br/><br/>Think life-long careers support, help powering start-ups and the big ideas of the future, the chance to gain the skills valued by employers, and over 70 clubs and societies to get involved in! <br/><br/>All undergraduate degrees are designed for the industries of tomorrow, and teaching is provided by academics with real-world expertise. You can travel from the crime scene to the courtroom in simulation spaces. And bring topics to life with AI and VR-powered technology. <br/><br/>Click Call University to secure your place at University of Staffordshire today.