About this route

The International Foundation Year in Business, Management & Law will prepare you for an undergraduate degree in fields such as accounting, finance, law, marketing and logistics.

You will study core modules, which are general skills subjects, and optional modules tailored to your chosen area of study, all of which are important for your academic development.

Why study Business, Management & Law?

• Engage with local businesses, employers and University departments to make connections before starting your undergraduate degree
• Choose from career-focused, professional degrees with a high graduate employment rate
• Gain even more employability skills outside of your classes with our integrated CareerAhead activities
• Benefit from unique pathway opportunities designed to give you the skills and knowledge valued by industry
• The University of Huddersfield is 1st in England for professionally qualified staff, where 100% of permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.

Subject pathways

Choose your subject pathway based on your progression aims, allowing you to pick the modules which both interest you and will help you in your future career. Choose to focus on either:

• Business, Law & Social Studies
• Social & Behavioural Sciences

Core modules

You will also develop your skills through a range of core modules, carefully selected to ensure you progress to the University with all you need to succeed. Core modules include:

• Core Maths
• Media Campaigns OR Investigating Business
• Academic English Skills (AES)
• Competitive Business Environment
• Legal and Financial Environment
• Academic English Skills
• Personal Learning and Critical Thinking Skills (PLTS)

Progress to Huddersfield

This programme can lead to one of the undergraduate degrees listed below (subject to meeting the grades outlined). These degrees are subject to change.

• Accountancy BA (Hons)
• Accountancy and Finance BA (Hons)
• Accountancy with Financial Services BA (Hons)
• Air Transport and Logistics Management BSc (Hons)
• Business and Digital Marketing Management BA (Hons)
• Business and Human Resource Management BA (Hons)
• Business and Marketing BA (Hons)
• Business Data Analytics BA (Hons)
• Business Management BA (Hons)
• Business Management with Finance BA (Hons)