Course overview

Formerly known as Business and Social Studies, this pathway will prepare you for your chosen undergraduate degree at the Strathclyde Business School or Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.

You will study three core modules that will focus on general skills useful in your chosen progression degree, plus route modules specific to your academic area.

Who is this course for?

Ambitious students who are passionate about business, humanities and social sciences will benefit from our introductory programme to study at a UK university. Through subject-specific modules and English language lessons, this programme is the perfect way to bridge the gap between studying in your home country and at the University of Strathclyde.

Why study this programme?

Studying our Undergraduate Foundation Programme in Business and Social Sciences means you will:

• Spend your first year of study in a friendly and supportive community of international students
• Be introduced to the Scottish education system by our expert staff
• Learn the basics of your chosen progression degree in preparation for joining the second year of your degree at the University (some exceptions apply).

What you will study

Core modules

• Academic English Skills
• Quantitative Methods
• Route modules

The modules you will study depend on what subject you are planning to study at Strathclyde. You can choose five additional route modules related to your chosen progression degree. If you are aiming to study a joint degree, you have the option to choose from both business and social sciences route modules.

Business

• Accounting and Finance
• Economics
• Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour
• Marketing and Operations
• Strategy and the Business Environment

Social Sciences

• International Relations
• Introduction to Social Sciences
• Law 1 & 2
• Politics
• Psychology 1 & 2
• Understanding Education in the 21st Century

Degree progression

• Accounting BA (Hons)
• Business Administration BBA (Hons)
• Business Analysis & Technology BA (Hons)
• Business Enterprise BA (Hons)
• Business Law & Business Analysis & Technology BA (Hons)
• Business Law & Business Enterprise BA (Hons)
• Business Law & Hospitality & Tourism Management BA (Hons)
• Business Law & Human Resource Management BA (Hons)
• Business Law & Marketing BA (Hons)
• Economics