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International Foundation Year in Art, Media & Architecture
The International Foundation Year in Business, Management & Law will prepare you for an undergraduate degree in fields such as accounting, finance, law, marketing and logistics.

You will study core modules, which are general skills subjects, and optional modules tailored to your chosen area of study, all of which are important for your academic development.

Why study Business, Management & Law?

• Engage with local businesses, employers and University departments to make connections before starting your undergraduate degree
• Choose from career-focused, professional degrees with a high graduate employment rate
• Gain even more employability skills outside of your classes with our integrated CareerAhead activities
• Benefit from unique pathway opportunities designed to give you the skills and knowledge valued by industry
• The University of Huddersfield is joint 1st in England for professionally qualified staff (HESA, 2021), where 100% of permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.

Once you have succesfully completed International Foundation Year in Business, Management and Law, and achieving the required grades, you will join the first year of your undergraduate degree at the University of Huddersfield.

Leading to: Business and Digital Marketing Management BA (Hons)

Digital, mobile and social media are changing the world. This course gives you the chance to be at the forefront of these exciting developments, providing you with digital marketing expertise alongside business management skills. You could find out how social media can be used as a marketing platform by businesses worldwide and be involved in designing digital marketing campaigns. You’ll also gain a range of business management skills, from managing people to understanding responsible business practices and business transformation.

How will you learn?

You will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions.

• The course begins with a focused introduction to the core principles of business and marketing. We’ll look at organisational management, what drives the consumer, and how to market to them. And we’ll take a wider view to see how digital developments are driving change across business and marketing.
• Modules taken on this course focus on developing critical understanding of the role and management of digital technologies in contemporary business and marketing settings.
• In your third year we’ll give you the opportunity to take a placement year that could see you working in a business and gaining real world experience. This is an opportunity to develop and demonstrate your skills in a range of organisations.