**Overview** If you're already working, but want to develop professional skills to take your career further, then this part-time FdA business and management foundation degree is ideal. You'll get a robust grounding in all things business, including marketing, finance and project management. And you'll get to put what you learn to work in your job, making it mutually beneficial to both you and your employer. The course takes you two thirds of the way to a full Bachelor's degree. You'll be able to top up to a Bachelor's degree by continuing your studies once you graduate. **What you'll experience** On this foundation degree course, you'll: * Develop the knowledge and skills to become highly effective in business and management * Get an understanding of core business areas such as marketing, accounting, operations and management * Have the flexibility to study at Chichester College or the Isle of Wight College with full access to University of Portsmouth facilities and support * Take what you learn in the classroom back to your job **Careers and opportunities** This course can improve your promotion prospects and make you more effective in your current role. Once you graduate, you’ll have a nationally recognised qualification in business and management, which you could top up to a Bachelor's degree. **What can you do with a Business and Management FdA?** Previous graduates have pursued careers in: * business development and consultancy * management * recruitment * emarketing * financial and risk analysis After you finish the course, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Managing People - Work-Based Learning 1 - Managing Information and Financial Resources - Business Conference 1 Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Marketing - Work-Based Learning 2 - The Business Environment - Business Conference 2 Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Business Excellence - Project Management - Business Conference 3 - Manager Development We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: - examinations - online activities - presentations - essay assignments You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: - Year 1 students: 12% by practical exams and 88% by coursework - Year 2 students: 14% by practical exams and 86% by coursework - Year 3 students: 12% by practical exams and 88% by coursework

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Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Isle of Wight College

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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Students are expected to be in part time or full time, paid or unpaid employment of a kind that will allow access to appropriate work-related learning opportunities. An over-riding criterion will be the academic judgement that the student will benefit from the programme and successfully complete it. Applications are welcome from candidates who may not meet the normal entry requirements but whose work experience will have prepared them to succeed in this degree. Applicants will normally be interviewed for entry to the programme.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

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Students at franchise colleges: Please contact the Department of Student and Academic Administration on 023 9284 5259. For further fee information please see https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance **Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.**

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