Foundation Year in Business
- Foundation
- Undergraduate
Set yourself up for success. This Foundation Year in Business, taught at Kingston College, will give you the knowledge and skills you need to progress your studies to degree level.
This course is in Clearing.
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Lay strong foundations for a fast-paced future
Get a taste of academic life in a supportive environment, with access to a range of facilities at Kingston College – close to Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road campus.
Studying a Foundation Year in Business, validated by Kingston University, is your first step towards a full business bachelors degree. You’ll complete the programme ready to progress to Year 1 of an honours course.
Through a blend of practical and theoretical learning, you’ll develop your professional skills and get to grips with numerical concepts, business IT, marketing, customer care and business law.
Teaching will come from well-qualified Kingston College staff, with a wealth of cutting-edge commercial experience. You’ll learn about current business developments, hear from industry guest speakers and tap into a range of practice-related opportunities.
Why choose this course
While you study, you’ll benefit from top-quality teaching at Kingston University, which is ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Kingston Business School is also in the 6% of business schools in the world to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
Maybe you don’t have the right qualifications to join the first year of a business degree. Perhaps your previous studies have been in an unrelated field, or you’re returning to education after time in employment. Whatever your reason, this Foundation Year will help you realise your potential.
Ready for business
At Kingston Business School, we believe that professional success is shaped by honing your personal capacity and skillset, supported by the academic framework of knowledge. Through vocationally rich, employer-engaged and research-informed courses, we work alongside our students to help them meet personal goals and career ambitions.
Course content
The year-long foundation year is made up of four modules.
Foundation Year
You will cover the professional and personal skills required for business; numerical concepts and IT skills of use in business; an introduction to marketing and customer care; and an introduction to the principal areas of English law that may be encountered in business
Core modules
The Kingston Business School experience
Hear from our graduates as they reflect on their studies, share the skills they developed, and discuss how Kingston Business School prepared them for their future careers.
What career opportunities does this course offer?
This course will give you all of the benefits of being a Kingston University student before you start your degree. You’ll complete this year with the foundational knowledge and key academic skills you need to progress to Year 1 of your chosen Business honours programme at Kingston University.
Future Skills
Our Future Skills programme is embedded within all our undergraduate courses and throughout the whole Kingston experience. These skills will help you to become a future-proof graduate by equipping you with the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills. You’ll also understand how to demonstrate and articulate to employers how these future skills give you the edge.
Teaching and assessment
Collaborative and group work activities are key components of the learning and teaching strategy in most modules of the programme; in some cases these provide opportunities for summative assessment. Effective group work is considered a vital skill for success, both within your intended degree routes and in the wider context of employability.
Fees and funding
Additional course costs
Some courses may require additional costs beyond tuition fees. When planning your studies, you’ll want to consider tuition fees, living costs, and any extra costs that might relate to your area of study.
Your tuition fees include costs for teaching, assessment and university facilities. So your access to libraries, shared IT resources and various student support services are all covered. Accommodation and general living expenses are not covered by these fees.
Where applicable, additional expenses for your course may include:
Course changes and regulations
The information on this page reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. To improve your student experience and the quality of your degree, we may review and change the material information of this course. Find out more about course changes
Programme Specifications for the course are published ahead of each academic year.
Regulations governing this course can be found on our website.
