The Foundation Degree in Business and Management Practice provides a practical business education programme for students who wish to study at Higher Education level in their local area. Designed in cooperation with and supported by employers, the programme has a strong focus on employability skills appropriate to the workplace. Critical to this programme is the opportunity for work-based learning to take place, combining academic knowledge with real life business scenarios.
The aim of the programme is to prepare individuals and organisations to meet the challenge of a continually changing environment. We do this in many different ways, but key to our success is the development within our undergraduate programmes of skills, competences and attitudes which are of immediate value in the busy business world alongside the more traditional academic skills such as research, analysis and reasoned argument. These will serve you well in whatever direction your career takes you.
There is the opportunity for students to progress on to a further year of study in order to complete a full Honours Degree. The minimum entry requirement for progression to the BA (Hons) Business and Management Practice Level 6 'Top-Up' year is a Pass in this Foundation Degree programme. However, a typical offer will be conditional upon an average of at least 55% over the Level 5 modules of the programme.
The qualification will also provide you a broad range of business skills which will enable you to progress in your career now and in the future.
The aim of the programme is to support and develop students for careers in the areas of Business and Management. Modules include:
Year One:
- Introduction to Marketing
- Business Management Concepts
- Digital information
- Personal Development
- Managing Business Operations
- Accounting for Business
- Internal and External Communications
- Year Two:
- Managing Work performance
- Project Management
- Strategic Management
- Business Research
- Human Resources Management in practice
- Developing Management Capabilities
- Business Finance
On a Full Time basis (2 years), this course will be delivered one day a week 10:00-8:00; alternatively, on part time (3 Years) basis.
The Foundation Degree in Business and Management Practice is awarded to a student who successfully completes 240 CAT credits. A Certificate of Higher Education may be awarded, as an exit award only, to a student who passes 120 credits of Level 4 modules.
A variety of methods of assessment will be used within the programme, including coursework assignments, examinations and presentations. Most modules consist of more than one method of assessment.
Full Time
In order to gain a place on this course, applicants must meet the entry criteria and attend a formal interview. All full-time applications are to be submitted via UCAS using the following codes:
INSTITUTION CODE: O66 (Oxford Brookes University)
UCAS CODE: N2N2
CAMPUS: L (Solihull College & University Centre)
If you have a learning difficulty or disability, please let us know when you apply. You will be offered support in your interview. If you need help completing your application we can help with this too. https://www.solihull.ac.uk/uni-level-learner/student-services
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Part Time
In order to gain a place on this course, applicants must meet the entry criteria and attend a formal interview. All part time applications are to be submitted via Oxford Brookes University https://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/how-to-apply/applying-direct/
If you have a learning difficulty or disability, please let us know when you apply. You will be offered support in your interview. If you need help completing your application we can help with this too. https://www.solihull.ac.uk/uni-level-learner/student-services
Entrants to the Foundation Degree programme should normally meet one of the following sets of requirements:
Three passes at GCSE (grades A - C) or O-level (grades A - C), normally including Mathematics and English Language:
PLUS ? a minimum of one pass at A-level or 6-unit Vocational A-level; OR - a National Certificate or Diploma or other equivalent qualification, such as GNVQ/NVQ or other level 3 vocational qualification. OR - exceptionally, applicants who can demonstrate, through an extended CV, references and interview, that they have the knowledge and abilities equivalent to those possessed by holders of the level 3 qualification, listed above may be admitted with dispensation from the requirement to possess those qualifications.
Potential students without level 3 qualifications should be advised that their future progression to higher level study may be limited as a consequence of not holding the formal qualifications. https://www.ucas.com/files/tariff-tables-2020
Other qualifications and combinations of qualifications will be considered and maybe also acceptable - please contact HE.Admissions@solihull.ac.uk
Additional entry requirements
Applicants who do not meet the standard entry criteria but have appropriate industry and life experiences may have their prior learning and skills considered. Applicants may be required to complete an Aptitude assessment (this will be advised at interview).
English language requirements
Students who are non-native English speakers or who have not studied the final two years of school in English, but can demonstrate capability in English at a standard commensurate to IELTS 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 being awarded on individual sections for a level 4, 5 or 6 qualifications may be considered as eligible to apply for the programme.
Contact hours comprise a mix of lectures (including guest speakers as well as more theory-based material), seminars, workshops and tutorials. The students' approach to enquiry is supported and structured through, for example, in-class exercises, debates, discussions and case study analysis, during their contact hours.
Is there anything else I will have to pay for in order to do this course? All enrolled students have access to Oxford Brookes University e-library and Solihull College & University Centre library. If you wish to purchase course text-books you will need to budget for either new or used text-books.
This course is a full-time programme and you will be expected to attend one day per week between the hours of 10am - 8pm, timetables will be issued to successful applicants prior to induction and enrolment in September of the current Academic year.
If you are applying for financial help from Student Finance England then you should do this as soon as possible to ensure your funding is in place for the start of your course. https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview
Books may be purchased, please allow up to £250.
Is there anything else I will have to pay for in order to do this course?
Costs depend on the direction and ambition of your work. We suggest budgeting approximately £250 for materials and work-books in the first year.
Please read our full terms and conditions https://www.solihull.ac.uk/uni-level-learner/policies-and-applicant-information/
For a more detailed information please refer to the course specifications.
Please note that when you enrol you are accepting that the course content and module descriptions are accurate at the time of publishing and that the course content as described is based on what is possible to deliver under the government advice and social distancing rules at that particular time. In the event of changes made to those rules, by national or local government, the College may need to make further alterations to the published course content. By enrolling with the College, you will be confirming that you are content to proceed with the course as detailed at that time and on the basis that the programme may be subject to reasonable change.
