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Business and Education Management Foundation Degree

Key facts

3 years part-time

Specific subject requirements:
Applicants must be employed within a relevant role.

Tuition fees: £2000 per year (2012/3 entry).
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Key benefits

Enables those working within an educational environment, with non-traditional qualifications or experience to build knowledge of the sector

Provides you with a route to a full undergraduate degree qualification at Aston

You can continue to earn a salary while you study part-time

Recommended by the Association of University Administrators (AUA)


Student Profile

Student Profile

Ranjit Judge

Final year student

The Business and Education Management Foundation Degree at Aston is a flexible part time programme which has allowed me to work whilst studying.

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Course outline

Students on campus
This part-time course has been developed to offer those working within an educational environment who do not have traditional qualifications an opportunity to develop the academic and practical skills that lead to a recognised Foundation Degree qualification.

Obtaining the Foundation Degree will then also enable you to progress onto the final year of an Aston University degree. This final year is taken over two years on a part-time basis.

The course aims to pull together both theory and practice into part-time study that allows you to continue to work for your employer, earning a salary while you study.

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Subject guide & modules

 

Year 1

The prescribed modules are:

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Quantitative Techniques
  • Government and Governance
  • Financial Accounting
  • Information Technology for Business
  • Reflective Practice

Year 2

The prescribed modules are:

  • The Impact of Law and Policy in the Workplace
  • Interpersonal Skills and Customer Service in the Workplace
  • Operations Management
  • Marketing
  • Economics
  • Reflective Practice

Final Year

The prescribed modules are:
  • Management Accounting
  • Business Policy
  • Information and Data Systems used in Education and Training
  • Managing People
  • Research Proposal
  • Reflective Practice

Learning, teaching & assessment

You will experience a range of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, group-working, case studies and presentations. Traditional teaching is supported by a virtual learning environment that is used to host a range of electronic supporting materials.

Assessment is provided by a mix of coursework and examination.

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Career prospects

This foundation programme will enable you to continue your studies to a higher level and underpin your progression within educational and related settings.

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Personal development

Our foundation degree is designed to also give you a range of transferable and practical skills to help within your career. We make extensive use of group working and presentations to prepare you for the reality of working life. Such work develops your team working and negotiating skills.

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Facilities & equipment

All teaching is carried out on the Aston University campus. All students are enrolled with Aston University and Birmingham Metropolitan College and are eligible to use each institutions facilities. Extensive use is also made of our Virtual Learning Environment to help support your studies.

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Further information

The Admissions Office
0121 204 3030
fdentry@aston.ac.uk

 

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