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Course option

2years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Business and management

Enterprise and entrepreneurship

**Subject to Validation
Whether you aspire to set up your own business, lead an organisation to success or excel as part of a strong team, this Foundation Degree will give you the core business skills and entrepreneurial spirit to achieve just that.

Designed with industry experts, you will explore core business disciplines and develop practical and academic expertise in creativity and innovation. During your time here you will benefit from access to a host of CV-enhancing activities such as our Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Programme, business plan competitions, careers fairs and mentoring activities. You will also have the option to progress on to the final year of one of our BSc (Hons) International Business Management degrees upon completion of this course.

You will explore core business disciplines and develop practical and academic expertise in creativity and leadership. You will learn about sustainable business management by examining finance, marketing and business strategy as well as benefiting from access to a host of CV-enhancing activities such as our Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Programme, business plan competitions, careers fairs and mentoring activities.

You will visit entrepreneurs and their businesses with a view to learn the character traits of successful entrepreneurs.

We also offer you the additional opportunity of progressing on to the final year of our BSc (Hons) Business Management. Progression opportunities will also be available to appropriate honours conversion programmes at other HEIs in the UK.

**Work placement
You will complete a period of required work experience during the summer holiday between your first and second year. This will allow you to put the knowledge and skills that you have gained in the first year into practice in the workplace and gain industry contacts before you graduate.

Modules

Indicative Modules:
- Personal and Professional Development
- Foundations of Marketing
- Managing Operations
- Work Placement
- Being Enterprising
- Management and Leadership
- Managing People
- Introduction to Business Finance

The Uni


Course locations:

Royal Agricultural University

Cultural Heritage Institute-RAU Swindon Centre

Department:

Department of Business (CL)

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

65%
Business and management

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Business and management (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

65%
Staff make the subject interesting
79%
Staff are good at explaining things
60%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
55%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

80%
Library resources
75%
IT resources
74%
Course specific equipment and facilities
75%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

86%
UK students
14%
International students
53%
Male students
47%
Female students
67%
2:1 or above
4%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
D

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

83%
UK students
17%
International students
55%
Male students
45%
Female students
62%
2:1 or above
2%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
B
D

After graduation


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Business and management (non-specific)

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