International Foundation Program in Business Management
Coventry, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2024
EARLIEST START DATE
12 Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 23,935 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
This course is a great preparation for an undergraduate degree in WBS for courses such as Management or International Management.
Our Business Management course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to progress on to Business-related degree courses at university.
You'll also be supported to develop your communication and teamwork skills, which will be vital for your undergraduate degree studies, as well as throughout your career. Students on this course would typically be looking to progress to a range of Business degrees such as Management and International Management
Progression Routes
Students on this course would typically be looking to progress to a range of Business-related degrees such as Management Link opens in a new window and International ManagementLink opens in a new window.
Are you looking for a course that will lead to a Business Finance or Accounting and Finance degree? Our Finance Foundation course may be more suitable for you.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Warwick International Foundation Programme, we will be offering several academic scholarships to outstanding applicants who join the 2024-25 Warwick IFP. In total, we will have £40,000 of scholarships available, with 17 scholarships to award.
The scholarships will be broken down to:
- Two (2) Director's Scholarships, of £5,000 each, reserved for outstanding students who can demonstrate exemplary prior academic achievements and commitment to their future studies and degree.
- Fifteen (15) Anniversary Scholarships, of £2,000 each, based on students who have submitted outstanding personal statements that outline their commitment to their future studies and degree.
- 10 of our £ 2,000-anniversary scholarships will be reserved for students applying from China (Mainland), Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Russia, Kazakhstan, or Nigeria.
- The remaining 5-anniversary scholarships are open to students applying from any region.
Curriculum
Modules
The modules in this program have been developed to give you a thorough preparation for various related undergraduate degrees.
Global Economy
No longer is any nation’s economy isolated from developments that take place in other economies. Understanding the ongoing developments abroad and their impact on the domestic economy and business environment is an important aspect of modern global economics. With an emphasis on the business environment in different countries, our Global Economy module will introduce you to the basics of international trade, international finance, and development economics. Designed for students with a global outlook and international aspirations, this module offers preparation for a wider range of degree-level courses including Management, and International Management.
Marketing and Organisational Behaviour
This module covers the foundations of business, introducing you to the concepts of organizational behavior and marketing. You'll learn how to analyze the internal and external factors that impact a business, as well as how to develop a strategy and marketing plan relevant to the business. The module will also allow you to critically evaluate the role of individuals within a business including teamwork, motivation, and leadership
Business Law
Business Law aims to introduce you to fundamental aspects of law within a business context, focusing specifically on company law, contract law, and the protection of persons. You will develop an understanding of how both legislation and case law formulate legal business rules and the importance of knowing and operating within legal parameters. This will require an exploration of the law relating to the legal forms that a business can take, including sole traders, partnerships, private limited companies, and public limited companies.
Essential Mathematics (Half Module)
This module will provide you with the mathematical competence necessary for subsequent degree-level study in Management or Business, by developing your awareness of the mathematical tools for modeling the characteristics of business decisions. By the end of the module, you will be able to choose and apply fundamental mathematics tools to a variety of business situations and apply probability concepts to uncertain management contexts.
Our Inquiry and Research Skills for Business (Full Module) is a core module of this course and is delivered in two parts to complement your other modules. The first part of this module looks at developing core research and inquiry skills including academic searching, using sources, teamwork, reflection, and problem-based learning inquiries. The second part of the module allows you to put everything you have learned into practice through a research-based project.
All students will also study an English for Academic Purposes module. This module is not about developing your conversational or everyday English skills; instead, it will develop your Academic English skills. You will consider how academic essays should be written, including looking at appropriate referencing and paraphrasing, as well as thinking about how presentations should be delivered in an academic context.
Teaching and Assessment
How will I learn?
You will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars, which is the same type of teaching you can expect at the undergraduate level in the UK.
Lectures are where all students on a module are together (this can be up to 100 students on the IFP), and the academic tutor introduces the topic of study. Seminars are much smaller groups (typically no more than 15 students), where you have the opportunity to explore a subject in more detail with your academic tutor and classmates. In your seminars, you will be expected to engage in discussions and debates around the subject matter.
How will I be assessed?
Across your modules, you will be assessed through a range of methods including essays, reports, presentations, and examinations.