Foundation years

If you do not have a formal qualification for immediate entry onto a degree programme within the Business School you may be able to achieve your ambitions through the BSc Business Studies with Foundation Year programme. 

This full-time, four-year course allows  you to study towards a full honours degree from Leeds University Business School. You will also have the option to extend your degree to a five-year course with a study year abroad or year in industry. 

Available pathways

• Accounting and Finance pathway – this leads to the award of BSc Accounting and Finance 
• Banking and Finance pathway – this leads to the award of BSc Banking and Finance 
• Business Management with Marketing pathway – this leads to the award of BA Business Management with Marketing 
• Economics pathway – this leads to the award of BSc Economics 
• Human Resource pathway – this leads to the award of BA Business Management and the Human Resource 
• International Business pathway – this leads to the award of BSc International Business 
• International business and Finance pathway - this leads to the award of BSc International Business and Finance 
• International business and Marketing pathway - this leads to the award of BSc International Business and Marketing 
• Business Management pathway – this leads to the award of BA Business Management 

 

Am I eligible?

The Business Studies with Foundation Year programme is intended to widen participation and we also encourage applications from those who are returning to study with experience outside of full-time education.  

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for the BSc Business Studies with Foundation Year programme are: 

• Grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths, or equivalent (grade B/6 or above in GCSE Maths for the Accounting and Finance, Banking and Finance, International Business and Finance and Economics pathways). Applicants interested in following the Business Management with Marketing or International Business with Marketing pathway will need grade B/6 or above in GCSE English Language and GCSE Maths at grade C/4. 
• And grades CCC at A-level or equivalent, excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies. Access to Higher Education, BTEC, AVCE, NVQ 3, T-levels and other vocational qualifications are all acceptable. 

 

Applicants must also live permanently in the UK and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• your permanent address is in a neighbourhood with low progression to higher education  
• you attended a school which achieved less than the national average of 5 A*/9-C/4 passes (including English and Maths) at GCSE or attainment 8 score at GCSE) 
• you grew up in public care  

The Lifelong Learning Centre delivers the Foundation level and Year 1 of the programme with students progressing into the Business School to complete the final 2 years of their degree. 

 

Contact the Lifelong Learning Centre

For more information and to find out how to apply visit:

Lifelong Learning Centre
Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Building
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
T: (0113) 343 3212
E: lifelonglearning@leeds.ac.uk
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