Business and Management

Solve Real Business Problems, Not Just Theory

Study global business, marketing, leadership and finance the way it's actually practised, The programmes include Ofqual-regulated ATHE qualifications in Business & Management.

Business and Management
Foundation

The International Foundation Programme gives you a fully online route into undergraduate study in the UK. Alongside your business units, Academic English and Study Skills are built into every week, strengthening the language and study confidence you need before you reach degree level. English is incorporated into what you are studying, so you strengthen your language skills within a business context.

What You’ll Learn

  • Business Environment — how organisations operate and interact with the wider economy 

  • How Business and Organisations Work — structures, sectors and stakeholders within an organisation  

  • Business Communications — professional communication in a business context 

  • Working in Teams — collaboration and teamwork skills 

  • Market Research — how to research customers and markets before making a decision 

  • Introduction to Financial Controls in Business — reading and understanding basic business finances 

  • Leading and Managing People — the foundations of managing a team 

  • Organisational Strategy — how businesses set and pursue strategic goals 

  • International Business — how companies trade and operate across borders 

Business and Management
International Year One

A fully online programme that replaces Year 1 of a UK degree in Business and Management. Subjects taught also include marketing, finance, and organisational behaviour, with academic writing and research skills built into every week. Meet the grade, and you will progress straight into Year 2 of the full honours degree or continue your studies with UKAHAL and progress to the International Year Two online before joining your degree in the final year.

What You’ll Learn

  • The Business Environment: analyse how real organisations respond to economic shocks, regulation and global markets.

  • People in Organisations: understand what makes teams perform: motivation, leadership, and the psychology of working well together.

  • Financial and Management Accounting Techniques for Managers: read the numbers the way a manager does and use them to make and defend real business decisions.

  • Communication Skills for Business: write, present and negotiate the way professionals do.

  • The Marketing Mix: unpack how the biggest brands use product, price, place and promotion to build market position, then apply it yourself.

  • Entrepreneurship: test business ideas the way investors do and learn what separates a viable venture from a good one on paper.

  • Managing Information and Knowledge: turn data into decisions and learn to identify what information is worth trusting.

  • Managing Operations: see what keeps a business running smoothly behind the scenes, from supply chains to service delivery.