Certificate - Business Foundation Year
- 1 year
- Duration
- Upon request
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
This program was created with your future in mind; it was built with feedback from local businesses to provide you a solid grounding in the subjects you'll need for one of our Business-related degree programs.
Core competencies in professional communication, information technology, quantitative abilities, and management principles will be developed throughout the first semester. Second semester is when you put it all together and apply it to more narrow academic fields.
Successful graduates will be eligible to enroll in a degree program at the LSBU Business School in a variety of fields, including but not limited to:
- Business Management
- Marketing
- Economics
You will have the opportunity to study and live in the center of one of the world's most varied, inventive, creative, and interesting cities when you attend LSBU Business School.
Program structure
Core
- Apps and Applications
- Business Culture and Communication
- Academic Development
- Problem Solving for Business
Pathway Module options
- Introduction to Business Management
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Economics
- Data-handling for Business and Marketing
- Maths for Economics
Price
Requirements for applicants
In order to be considered for entry to the course(s) applicants will be required to have the following qualifications:
- A Level DD or:
- BTEC National Diploma MPP or:
- Access to HE qualifications with Pass or:
- Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 64 UCAS points.
- Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including English and Maths, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
We welcome equivalent qualifications from around the world.
English language qualifications for international students:
- IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C;
- successful completion of 12 week LSBU pre-sessional English Language Course.
About the university

Established in south London in 1892 as the Borough Polytechnic Institute, we have since contributed to the betterment of local students, businesses, and residents.
The original goal of the organization—"to promote the industrial skill, general knowledge, health, and well-being of young men and women"—remains at the heart of what we do today. Our students will be prepared for the challenges of the modern workplace thanks to our hands-on, career-focused curriculum.
Our campuses
- Southwark campus
- Croydon campus
- Havering campus
Our faculties
Our courses are developed in collaboration with leading companies, and we provide internships and co-ops to help you launch your career. Our instructors are experts in their fields because they have, in all likelihood, been in the situations they teach about firsthand.
We have more than 200 courses for students to enrol on.
Here are some of the topics in which we can provide training: Accounting and Finance, Architecture, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Business and Management, Computer Science, Criminology and Sociology, Drama and Theatre, Economics, Engineering, Law, Marketing, Nursing and Miswifery, Psychology, Social Care, Sport and others.
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