 Meet a student who chose the Business, Management & Economics Foundation route
Foundation English Skills 1
You will be taught to develop your ability to read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom debate.
Foundation English Skills 2
You will improve all your abilities developed in FES1 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.
Study Skills in the British Environment
You will be taught to use your study time more effectively, improve your use of, and range of, information sources and prepare comprehensive essays in your own time to given deadlines.
Project Study
You will complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you plan to study at degree level.
Pure Mathematics 1
You will be taught to understand and interpret straight lines and linear equations, set theory and probability, statistics, linear programming, indices and logarithms and experimental laws.
Principles of Economics 1
You will be taught how to understand economic systems, types of goods, allocation of resources, elasticity, price controls, types of markets, cost and revenue, economies of scale and market failure.
Principles of Economics 2
You will learn about aggregate demand and aggregate supply, economic policies, inflation, unemployment, international trade and development economics.
Introduction to Business Studies
You will develop your understanding of the operational and strategic problems facing business people in the modern market economy. The module will focus on a wide range of issues, such as management, human resource practice, marketing and ethical aspects.
Business Law
You will be introduced to the English Legal System, business organisations, contract law and consumer protection.
Introduction to Financial Accounting
You will learn about double entry book-keeping, preparation of trial balances, profit and loss statements, depreciation, limited companies, manufacturing accounts and interpretation of accounts.
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