20Jun
UndergraduateThis course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
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Course summary
Gain the skills and knowledge to succeed in the rapidly changing world of business with our BSc Business and Management with Foundation degree. The foundation year will provide you with the skills and knowledge to succeed at university. You’ll develop core skills in academic study, writing and research. After successful completion of your foundation year, you’ll progress onto our three-year BSc Business and Management degree. This flexible course, taught by experts from Henley Business School, equips you with the fundamental skills of business – from theory and practice to their real-world applications. Your learning will be delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical classes and workshops. For more information, please visit the course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/foundation-programmes-ug/bsc-business-and-management-with-foundation
Modules
Modules may include:
- Foundation Statistics and Data Science
- Business in Practice: Markets, Marketing and Management
- Business in Practice: Data Analytics
- Building competitive advantage: Business Strategy and Operations
- Managing work and people: Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management.
How to apply
This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
15Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N1F1
- Institution code:
- R12
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 0 credits M: 45 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DM
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted
Scottish Advanced Higher - CCC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024) - C
Extended Project - Not accepted
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H4, H4, H4
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - M3, M3, M3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - DM
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma - DMM
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate - DMM
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate - Not accepted
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing). |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 88 | We require a minimum score of 88 overall with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | B | We require a grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162. |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | C | We require a grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162. |
| PTE Academic | 69 | We require a minimum score of 69 overall with at least 59 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing). |
| Institution's Own Test | Test of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP). We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing). | |
| Trinity ISE | Merit | We require a Merit in each element from ISE II. If you take ISE III or ISE IV, we require a Pass in each element. |
Full list of acceptable English Language Tests
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £5760 | Year 1 |
| EU | £23000 | Year 1 |
| International | £23000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For Home students: please note that £5,760 is the minimum fee expected, this may increase subject to government approval.
For EU and International students: tuition fees for 2026/7 (the foundation year) will be £23,000 (a decrease from the standard International tuition fee rate applicable to the subsequent years of the Bachelors degree). The tuition fee for the following years of Bachelors level study (i.e. those following the foundation year) will be £25,850 per year.
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH