Open University Business School
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Programmes of Study

Foundation Degree in Business

This foundation degree will provide you with a general understanding of business organisations and their structures and cultures; wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes; and how all these work together to contribute to organisational success. You’ll also develop relevant and practical skills, in particular in information and communication technologies (ICT), numeracy, study and thinking skills.

The courses within this degree have been designed to allow you to study in a flexible manner through distance and work-based learning. Your study will be underpinned by tutor support and a wide range of supplementary resources, including online activities, enabling you to adapt your learning patterns to work within your own constraints. The degree also contains a course (Managing in the Workplace) which enables your prior study of a vocational qualification at pre-higher education level to be converted into 30 points of study at Level 1.

As well as being an innovative and accessible introduction to the world of business, this degree will open a number of further study options to you. What’s more, when you’ve successfully completed the Level 1 study within this degree, you can claim a Certificate in Business Studies.

Follow the links below for more information and to plan your studies.

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