On this pre-Bachelor programme you will enter the International Foundation Year and are guaranteed progression to the first year of the Business Management BSc (Hons) the following September (if you meet the required criteria).

The educational aims of the programme are to:

• Develop students’ fundamental knowledge and understanding of the relevant disciplinary elements in economics and management and related fields.
• Develop in students a broad range of transferable academic literacy, research and analytical skills to succeed in undergraduate study.
• Ensure that students have attained the prescribed level of English language competence to succeed on specified Lancaster University undergraduate programmes in related fields.
• To prepare students to operate effectively and autonomously within the framework of higher education.
• Develop students’ graduate attributes to optimize future employability prospects in a global environment.

Upon completion of the Foundation Year, you can progress to the first year of the Bachelor programme:

Are you keen to understand how businesses and managers operate? Lancaster University courses are designed to develop your conceptual understanding and provide practice-based insights. You will also develop your personal competencies, including communications and mathematical abilities. Such skills have helped recent graduates find work in a wide variety of roles, within sectors such as banking, retail, consultancy, sales and marketing, and data analysis. In Leipzig, this course will look at international trade and industry, as well as focusing on real life examples from the thriving German economy.

As a Business Management student, you study with every department within the Management School. We focus on building self-confidence and improving your skills and knowledge base.

We seek to make our graduates as marketable as possible to potential employers. Every student has access to a specialist Business Management Careers Coach and attends sessions on CVs and teamwork. Building on your employability development plan in your second year means there is time to identify and fill gaps before you start applying for jobs.

Whether you want to work for a hotel chain, continue your studies or train in an area such as accountancy, this degree keeps your options open.

Did you know? Our Management School is quadruple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and the Small Business Charter.