This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.You’ll graduate with a powerful combination of qualifications which add prestige to your CV and set you on your way to Chartered Manager status.Work placement opportunities, live consultancy projects, topical case studies and business simulations give you plenty of hands-on experience.Global perspectives enrich your learning: our students have broadened their horizons with study exchanges in Barcelona and fieldtrips to Copenhagen.Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you.Your qualifications will equip you for a rewarding leadership career in any area of business and management, from sales and marketing to HR and operations.They will also mark you out as having the potential for rapid promotion to senior positions, someone who can work competently and ethically in global and cross-cultural environments.You could progress to roles such as operations manager, business analyst, business development manager, sales executive, marketing officer, HR advisor – the list is endless.Our former students now work in a wide range of companies, from major names such as DHL, Barclays, Tata and IBM to small or family-owned businesses. Some have gone on to use the skills and entrepreneurial spirit they gained during their degree to set up their own businesses after graduating.