ÂÜÀòÉäÇø

International Year One in Business, Management and Marketing

The International Year One in Business, Management & Marketing will develop your subject knowledge and English language skills, whilst preparing you to join the second year of your chosen undergraduate degree at the University of Huddersfield’s Business School.

Just like the first year of an undergraduate degree, the International Year One is a two-semester programme with a choice of modules. You will have the additional benefit of smaller class sizes and more support to help you develop your academic knowledge, study skills and language abilities to prepare you for your degree.

You will study several modules, which deliver specialised academic content as you would expect during an undergraduate degree, depending on your chosen area of study.

Why study Business, Management & Marketing?

• Gain the practical skills for success with the Huddersfield Business School Placement Unit, which won Best University Placement Service at the NUE awards in 2017
• Benefit from career-focused, professionally accredited degrees with a high graduate employment rate
• Engage with local businesses, employers, and University departments for networking opportunities before even starting your undergraduate degree.

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

Leading to: Business Management BA (Hons)

We were ranked best in Yorkshire for student satisfaction in the subject Management Studies (National Student Survey 2022).

Do you aspire to become a manager and leader? This course is ideal if you enjoy rising to the challenge and finding creative solutions to problems, thinking on your feet and want to work in a fast-paced environment. It gives you the opportunity to develop the key business management, leadership and decision-making skills needed for today's dynamic business environment.

This course will provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of business subjects and related skills in preparation for a career in management in a wide range of business organisations. These include private and public sector organisations, as well as charities and NGOs on a global, national and local scale. You will take a suite of core modules in the first year to build a solid foundation in business management, and then specialise through a choice of core and optional modules in the second and final years.

How will you learn?

You will learn through lectures, workshops, seminars, live and client-facing projects, you will also have lots of opportunity for practical application.

• You can gain practical skills in a dynamic business environment.
• We’ll give you the opportunity to take a placement year, working in a business, either here in the UK or abroad.
• We work closely with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and you’ll have the opportunity to achieve a professional qualification in Management and Leadership through no additional study or assessment
• Our Careers and Employability specialists will help you create a CV or portfolio, to help enhance your prospects in the employment market.

Previous students have gained experience with businesses such as Hewlett Packard, Lloyds Banking Group, ASDA, Coop Group, Cummins, L’Oréal, Virgin Media, and Agricultural Bank of China.