Management with Foundation Year BSc

at University of Warwick

Core modules

Our Foundation Year prepares you for degree-level study at WBS and gives students the opportunity to build their knowledge about business, improve some key skills we have found to be important to success during the undergraduate degree, and spend a year getting used to the university environment.

The modules you will take will help build your maths and statistics skills, your organisational problem-solving skills, such as creativity, leadership and teamwork, and give you a chance to work on academic practices like research, critical thinking, and university level writing. They will also develop your knowledge on general areas of business, like marketing, operations management, accounting and finance, and help you conduct research to solve real organisational problems.

If you successfully complete the Foundation Year you will automatically progress to BSc Management and join our direct entry students. If you choose to study BSc Management (with Foundation Year) with Placement Year you will complete your work placement within your fourth year and return to WBS for your final year of studies.

Year One: Foundation Year
 

Term One

• Academic Practice
• Foundations of Business
• Business Statistics
• Intermediate Mathematics

Term Two

• Accounting and Finance
• Business Consulting
• Management of Global Risks
• Problem Solving in Organisations

Term Three

• Business Consulting
• Problem Solving in Organisations

Year Two (same as BSc Management Year One)

• CORE: Foundations, Skills and Debates
• Accounting for Business
• Foundations of Financial Management
• Economics for Business
• Management, Organisations and Society
• Principles of Marketing
• Foundations of Data Analysis for Management
• Business Analytics, or Digital Ventures or Management of Global Risks, or a language

Year Three
 

• CORE: Global Environment of Business
• CORE: Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Operations Management

Final Year

• CORE: Critical Issues in Management

BSc Management with Placement Year

If you choose to study BSc Management with Placement Year, you will work or study (overseas or in the UK) during the third year of your course. You will study the modules listed within Year Three within your final year (Year Four) when you return to WBS, utilising your newly developed skills and knowledge during your final year modules.

Optional modules

Marketing

• Marketing Research
• Global Issues in Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Consumer Behaviour

Finance

• Fundamentals of Finance
• Investment Management
• Banks and Financial Systems
• Alternative and Responsible Investments

Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
• Building a Venture
• Corporate Entrepreneurship
• Law for Entrepreneurs

Digital Business

• Digital Business in Modern Organisations
• Enterprise Information Systems
• Artificial Intelligence for Business

Other electives

• Behavioural Economics
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Management
• Images of Creativity
• Developing and Communicating Powerful Brands
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Economics of Wellbeing

 

All applicants, regardless of their visa requirements, are required to show that their ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to derive full benefit from their degree course. The level of competence required depends on what type of degree you wish to study. Many applicants can demonstrate this through a satisfactory level of achievement in, for example, GCSE English Language or the English courses within the International Baccalaureate.

Applicants whose academic qualifications meet the University’s admissions requirements, but whose English language qualifications are not accepted as equivalent, may be offered a place at Warwick conditional on an acceptable English language qualification being achieved before they join the University. A number of English language tests are accepted; some of the most frequently offered ones are detailed below.

Please note that certain English tests (including IELTS and PTE) must be taken within two years and one month prior to the start of your course at Warwick. Applicants whose tests fall outside this timescale will need to retake a suitable English language test.

Applicants who require a visa to study in the UK may, depending on the circumstances, be asked to provide evidence of a secure English language test (e.g. IELTS for UKVI (Academic)), rather than an examination (such as International Baccalaureate English) due to the visa requirements set by the UK government.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (2022 Entry)

If you do not meet the English Language Requirements for your course in full, you may still be eligible for the course on condition of:

• Meeting the English Language Requirements for our Pre-sessional English course, and
• Successfully completing the Pre-sessional English course

 

Qualification	Exam Board / Provider	Band A	Band B	Band C
IELTS Academic Including IELTS Online Note: In order to verify IELTS results, applicants must provide their Test Report Form number to the Undergraduate Admissions team.	British Council/ Cambridge Assessment English	6.0 including minimum 5.5 in each component	6.5 including minimum 6.0 in each component	7.0 including minimum 6.5 in each component
Cambridge English Proficiency C2 Proficiency	Cambridge Assessment English	C with no less than Borderline in any element or 170 overall with no less than 165 in any component	C with no less than Borderline in any element or 180 overall with no less than 170 in any component	C with no less than Borderline in any element or 190 overall with no less than 180 in any component
Cambridge English Advanced C1 Advanced	Cambridge Assessment English	A with no less than Borderline in any element or 170 overall with no less than 165 in any component	A with no less than Borderline in any element or 180 overall with no less than 170 in any component	A with no less than Borderline in any element or 190 overall with no less than 180 in any component
GCSE English Language	Any	4 / C	4 / C	6 / B
IGCSE English as a First Language	Any	C	C	B
O Level English 1119/1125/1123	UCLES/CIE	C	C	B
Indian Class XII	CBSE or CISCE only	75% (first attempt)	80% (first attempt)	85% (first attempt)
HKCEE/HKDSE English Language	HKEAA	4	4	5
International Baccalaureate Higher Level English Language or Literature Note: Standard Level requirements differ according to the IB exam taken	IB	HL 4	HL 4	HL 5
Duolingo English Test Note: In order to verify the Duolingo results online, applicants must nominate the University of Warwick as an institution who can receive their results.	Duolingo	Overall score of 115 with no less than 90 in any component	Overall score of 125 with no less than 90 in any component	Overall score of 135 with no less than 90 in any component
LanguageCert LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1Link opens in a new window or LanguageCert International ESOL C1 ExpertLink opens in a new window Note: Speaking component and Listening, Reading, Writing component must be taken within a 14-day period	LanguageCert	C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with 33/50 in each component	C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with 33/50 in each component	C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with 33/50 in each component
TOEFL Note: MyBest scores will not be accepted. All components on a single test date must meet the required level.	TOEFL/ETS	213 (Computer) 87 (iBT or iBT Special Home Edition) with minimum of 21 in Listening, 21 in Writing, 22 in Reading and 23 in Speaking	250 (Computer) 92 (iBT or iBT Special Home Edition) with minimum of 21 in Listening, 21 in Writing, 22 in Reading and 23 in Speaking	260 (Computer) 100 (iBT or iBT Special Home Edition) with minimum of 21 in Listening, 21 in Writing, 22 in Reading and 23 in Speaking
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic Including PTE Academic Online	Pearson	60 with no less than 59 in any of the Communicative Skills	69 with no less than 59 in any of the Communicative Skills	75 with no less than 59 in any of the Communicative Skills
Trinity ISE II	Trinity	Merit Merit Merit Merit in four components	Distinction Distinction Merit Merit in four components	Not Acceptable
Trinity ISE III	Trinity	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components	Distinction Distinction Merit Merit in four components
Trinity ISE IV	Trinity	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components
University of Warwick International Foundation Programme EAP module	University of Warwick	Credit (50%) overall including minimum Pass (40%) in each component	High Credit (60%) overall including minimum Credit (50%) in each component	Distinction (70%) overall including minimum High Credit (60%) in each component

 

Please use the table below to find the relevant band for the course(s) in which you are interested. You can sort the table by clicking on the heading of the column you wish to sort by.

DepartmentSelect to sort (ascending)	CourseSelect to sort (ascending)	UCAS CodeSelect to sort (ascending)	BandSelect to sort (ascending)
Centre for Applied Linguistics	English Language and Linguistics with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q311	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Language, Culture and Communication with Intercalated Year (BA)	X3Q8	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with Arabic with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2T6	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with Chinese with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2T1	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with French with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2R1	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with German with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2R2	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with Italian with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2R3	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with Japanese with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2T2	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with Russian with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2R7	Band B
Centre for Applied Linguistics	Linguistics with Spanish with Intercalated Year (BA)	Q2R4	Band B
Centre for Education Studies	Education Studies (BA)	X35B	Band C
Chemistry	Chemistry (BSc)	F100	Band A
Chemistry	Chemistry (MChem)	F105	Band A
Chemistry	Chemistry with International Placement (MChem)	F109	Band A
Chemistry	Chemistry with Industrial Placement (MChem)	F110	Band A
Chemistry	Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (BSc)	F121	Band A
Chemistry	Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (MChem)	F125	Band A
Classics and Ancient History	Classics (BA)	Q800	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Classics (Ancient Greek) with Study in Europe (BA)	Q801	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Classics (Latin) with Study in Europe (BA)	Q802	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Classical Civilisation (BA)	Q820	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Classical Civilisation with Study in Europe (BA)	Q821	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Classics and English (BA)	QQ36	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Ancient History and Classical Archaeology (BA)	VV14	Band B
Classics and Ancient History	Ancient History and Classical Archaeology with Study in Europe (BA)	VV18	Band B
Computer Science	Computer Science (BSc)	G400	Band A
Computer Science	Computer Science (MEng)	G403	Band A
Computer Science	Discrete Mathematics (BSc)	G190	Band A
Computer Science	Discrete Mathematics (MEng)	G4G3	Band A
Computer Science	Computer Science with Business Studies (BSc)	GN42	Band A
Computer Science	Computer Systems Engineering (BEng)	G406	Band A
Computer Science	Computer Systems Engineering (MEng)	G408	Band A
Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures	Media and Creative Industries (BA)	P301	Band B
Economics	Economics (BSc)	L100	Band C
Economics	Economics and Industrial Organisation (BSc)	L112	Band C
Economics	Economics, Politics and International Studies (BSc/BA)	LLD2	Band C
Philosophy	Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) (BA/BSc)	L0V0	Band C
Philosophy	Economics, Psychology and Philosophy (EPP) (BA/BSc)	L1CA	Band C
Engineering	Engineering (BEng)	H100	Band A
Engineering	Engineering (MEng)	H102	Band A
Engineering	Biomedical Systems Engineering (BEng)	H161	Band A
Engineering	Biomedical Systems Engineering (MEng)	H163	Band A
Engineering	Civil Engineering (BEng)	H200	Band A
Engineering	Civil Engineering (MEng)	H202	Band A
Engineering	Mechanical Engineering (BEng)	H300	Band A
Engineering	Mechanical Engineering (MEng)	H302	Band A
Engineering	Automotive Engineering (BEng)	H330	Band A
Engineering	Automotive Engineering (MEng)	H335	Band A
Engineering	Electronic Engineering (BEng)	H610	Band A
Engineering	Electronic Engineering (MEng)	H612	Band A
Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng)	H605	Band A
Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEng)	H606	Band A
Engineering	Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering (MEng)	HH37	Band A
Engineering	Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering (BEng)	HH73	Band A
Engineering	Engineering Business Management (BEng)	HN12	Band A
Engineering	Systems Engineering (MEng)	HH31	Band A
Engineering	Systems Engineering (BEng)	HH35	Band A
English and Comparative Literary Studies	English Literature (BA)	Q300	Band B
Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures	English Literature and Creative Writing (BA)	QW38	Band B
English and Comparative Literary Studies	English and History (BA)	VQ32	Band B
English and Comparative Literary Studies	English and Theatre Studies (BA)	QW34	Band B
Film and Television Studies	Film and Literature (BA)	QW26	Band B
Film and Television Studies	Film Studies (BA)	W620	Band B
Global Sustainable Development	Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	L8A1	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	L1L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Education Studies and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	XL38	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Global Sustainable Development and Business Studies (BASc)	L8N1	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Hispanic Studies and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	R4L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	History and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	V1L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Life Sciences and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	C1L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Philosophy and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	V5L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Politics, International Studies and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	L2L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Psychology and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	C8L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Sociology and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	L3L8	Band C
Global Sustainable Development	Theatre and Performance Studies and Global Sustainable Development (BASc)	W4L8	Band C
History	History (BA)	V100	Band B
History	History and Philosophy (BA)	V1V5	Band B
History	History and Politics (BA)	VL12	Band B
History	History and Sociology (BA)	VL13	Band B
Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures	History of Art with Italian (BA)	V3R3	Band B
Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures	History of Art (BA)	V350	Band B
Law	Law with Study Abroad in English (LLB)	M108	Band C
Law	Law with Humanities (BA)	MV21	Band C
Law	Law with Social Sciences (BA)	ML23	Band C
Law	Law (LLB)	M100	Band C
Law	Law (4 Years) (LLB)	M101	Band C
Law	Law with French Law (LLB)	M10A	Band C
Law	Law with German Law (LLB)	M10C	Band C
Law	Law and Sociology (BA)	ML13	Band C
Liberal Arts	Liberal Arts (BA)	LA99	Band B
Life Sciences	Biological Sciences (BSc)	C100	Band A
Life Sciences	Biological Sciences (MBio)	C1A1	Band A
Life Sciences	Biological Sciences with Placement Year (BSc)	C101	Band A
Life Sciences	Biological Sciences with Industrial Placement (MBio)	C1A5	Band A
Life Sciences	Biochemistry (MBio)	C1A2	Band A
Life Sciences	Biochemistry (BSc)	C700	Band A
Life Sciences	Biochemistry with Placement Year (BSc)	C701	Band A
Life Sciences	Biochemistry with Industrial Placement (MBio)	C1A6	Band A
Life Sciences	Biomedical Science (MBio)	C1A3	Band A
Life Sciences	Biomedical Science (BSc)	B900	Band A
Life Sciences	Biomedical Science with Placement Year (BSc)	CB19	Band A
Life Sciences	Biomedical Science with Industrial Placement (MBio)	C1A7	Band A
Life Sciences	Neuroscience (BSc)	B140	Band A
Life Sciences	Neuroscience with Placement Year (BSc)	B141	Band A
Life Sciences	Neuroscience (MBio)	B142	Band A
Life Sciences	Neuroscience with Industrial Placement (MBio)	B143	Band A
Mathematics	Mathematics (BSc)	G100	Band A
Mathematics	Mathematics (MMath)	G103	Band A
Philosophy	Mathematics and Philosophy (BA/BSc)	GV15	Band A
Modern Languages and Cultures	English and French (BA)	QR31	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	English and German (BA)	QR32	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	English and Italian (BA)	QR33	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	English and Hispanic Studies (BA)	QR34	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French Studies (BA)	R120	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French and Economics (BA)	R1L1	Band C
Modern Languages and Cultures	French and German (BA)	RR12	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French and History (BA)	RV11	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French and Italian (BA)	RR13	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French and Linguistics (BA)	R1Q1	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French and Theatre Studies (BA)	R1WB	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	French with Film Studies (BA)	R1W6	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	German Studies (BA)	R220	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	German and Business Studies (BA)	RN21	Band C
Modern Languages and Cultures	German and Economics (BA)	R2L1	Band C
Modern Languages and Cultures	German and History (BA)	RV21	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	German and Italian (BA)	RR23	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	German and Linguistics (BA)	R2Q1	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	German and Theatre Studies (BA)	RW24	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	German with Film Studies (BA)	R2P3	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	History and Italian (BA)	VR13	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian Studies (BA)	R300	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian and Classics (BA)	RQ38	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian and Economics (BA)	R3L2	Band C
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian and History of Art (BA)	RV33	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian and Linguistics (BA)	R3Q1	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian and Theatre Studies (BA)	R3WA	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Italian with Film Studies (BA)	R3W6	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies (BA)	R400	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies and Economics (BA)	R4L1	Band C
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies and French (BA)	RR41	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies and German (BA)	RR42	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies and History (BA)	R4V1	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies and Italian (BA)	RR43	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies and Theatre Studies (BA)	R4W4	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Hispanic Studies with Film Studies (BA)	RP43	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Modern Languages (BA)	8R73	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Modern Languages and Economics (BA)	R9L1	Band C
Modern Languages and Cultures	Modern Languages and Linguistics (BA)	R9Q1	Band B
Modern Languages and Cultures	Modern Languages with Linguistics (BA)	R9Q2	Band B
Philosophy	Philosophy and Literature (BA)	VQ52	Band B
Philosophy	Philosophy, Literature and Classics (BA)	VQ58	Band B
Philosophy	Philosophy with Psychology (BA)	V5C8	Band B
Philosophy	Philosophy (BA)	V500	Band B
Philosophy	Politics, Philosophy and Law (PPL) (BA)	V7MW	Band C
Physics	Physics (BSc)	F300	Band A
Physics	Physics (MPhys)	F303	Band A
Physics	Physics with Astrophysics (BSc)	F3F5	Band A
Physics	Physics with Astrophysics (MPhys)	F3FA	Band A
Physics	Mathematics and Physics (BSc)	GF13	Band A
Physics	Mathematics and Physics (MMathPhys)	FG31	Band A
Physics	Physics with Business Studies (BSc)	FN31	Band A
Politics	Politics (BA)	L200	Band C
Politics	Politics and International Studies (BA)	L260	Band C
Politics	Politics and International Studies with Chinese (BA)	M168	Band C
Politics	Politics, International Studies and French (BA)	M163	Band C
Politics	Politics, International Studies and German (BA)	M164	Band C
Politics	Politics, International Studies and Italian (BA)	M165	Band C
Politics	Politics, International Studies and Hispanic Studies (BA)	M166	Band C
Politics	Politics and Sociology (BA)	LL23	Band C
Psychology	Psychology (BSc)	C800	Band B
Psychology	Psychology with Education Studies (BSc)	C804	Band B
Psychology	Psychology with Linguistics (BSc)	C802	Band B
Sociology	Sociology (BA)	L300	Band C
Sociology	Sociology and Criminology (BA)	L314	Band C
Statistics	Mathematics and Statistics (MMathStat)	GGC3	Band B
Statistics	Mathematics and Statistics (BSc)	GG13	Band B
Statistics	Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, and Economics (MMORSE)	G0L0	Band B
Statistics	Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, Economics (MORSE) (BSc)	GLN0	Band B
Statistics	Data Science (BSc)	7G73	Band B
Statistics	Data Science (MSci)	G304	Band B
Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures	Theatre and Performance Studies (BA)	W440	Band B
Warwick Business School	Management (BSc)	N200	Band C
Warwick Business School	Management with Placement Year (BSc)	N20Y	Band C
Warwick Business School	Management (with Foundation Year) (BSc)	N20A	Band C
Warwick Business School	Management (with Foundation Year) with Placement Year (BSc)	N20J	Band C
Warwick Business School	International Management (BSc)	N290	Band C
Warwick Business School	Accounting and Finance (BSc)	NN34	Band C
Warwick Business School	Accounting and Finance with Placement Year (BSc)	N40Y	Band C
Warwick Business School	Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) with Placement Year (BSc)	N4N4	Band C
Warwick Business School	Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) (BSc)	N40J	Band C
Warwick Manufacturing Group	Cyber Security (BSc)	H651	Band B
Warwick Manufacturing Group	Digital Healthcare Science (BSc)	I511	Band A
Warwick Medical School	Integrated Science (MSci)	CF10	Band A
Warwick Medical School	Health and Medical Sciences (BSc)	B990	Band B

If you are an overseas or EU student enrolling in 2022, your annual tuition fees will be as follows:

• Band 1 – £22,280 per year (classroom-based courses, including Humanities and most Social Science courses)
• Band 2 – £28,410 per year (laboratory-based courses, plus Theatre and Performance Studies, Economics, and courses provided by Warwick Business School, with exceptions)

Fees for 2023 entry have not been set. We will publish updated information here as soon as it becomes available, so please check back for updates about 2023 fee rates before you apply.

Warwick Undergraduate Global Excellence Scholarship 2022

We believe there should be no barrier to talent. That's why we are committed to offering a scholarship that makes it easier for gifted, ambitious international learners to pursue their academic interests at one of the UK's most prestigious universities. This new scheme will offer international fee-paying students 250 tuition fee discounts ranging from full fees to awards of £13,000 to £2,000 for the full duration of your Undergraduate degree course.

Graduates from Warwick Business School have gone on to work for employers including:

• American Express
• Amazon
• Barclays
• British Airways
• Danone UK
• Deutsche Bank
• Deloitte
• EY
• Goldman Sachs
• JP Morgan
• KPMG
• McKinsey and Company
• Morgan Stanley
• Microsoft
• Network Rail
• Procter and Gamble
• PwC
• Rolls-Royce
• Sony Europe
• Vodafone

They have pursued careers such as:

• Analyst Risk Control Technician
• Audit Associate
• Communications Consultant
• Commercial Banking Analyst
• Consulting Associate
• Corporate Finance Analyst
• Corporate Tax Associate
• Entrepreneur and Strategic Manager
• National Account Manager
• Private Equity Analyst
• Procurement Graduate
• Project Manager
• Research and Marketing Analyst
• Start-up Co-founder
• Technology Analyst