BSc International Business with Foundation Year

This BSc International Business with Foundation Year is a four-year (full-time) or six-year (part-time) programme that includes an extra year at the beginning to help you get ready for university-level study. 

This first year is really useful if you are coming back to education after some time away, if you have not studied the right subjects before, or if your previous grades were not high enough to go straight into the degree. The Foundation Year gives you extra support with your learning. If you pass the Foundation Year, you will automatically continue to the main International Business degree course.

The way you will learn involves going to lectures where teachers explain ideas, taking part in smaller group discussions called seminars where you can talk about what you are learning, and doing practical activities in workshops to help you understand things better. How your progress is checked will likely be through a mix of assignments that you complete during the year and exams that you take.

Birkbeck is a highly respected university where you can learn a lot about business management at an advanced level. The teaching and the research done here are both excellent. The teachers are experts in what they teach and are keen to share their knowledge with students. They often write new and important articles that are published in well-known academic journals.

The university is very good at research in several areas, including how businesses operate across different countries, how new and innovative businesses are started and managed, and how people are managed within organisations. Birkbeck also works closely with many different types of organisations, including those in the public sector and the private sector, as well as with professional groups and other universities.

Birkbeck offers many different courses for students who are doing their undergraduate degree and for those who are studying after their postgraduate degree. These courses cover subjects such as Business and the Arts. Most of the classes are held in the evenings. This is to help students who have jobs or other things to do during the day, so they can still study.

To apply for this course, you will need to write a personal statement. In this piece of writing, you should explain why you want to study the BSc International Business with Foundation Year at Birkbeck University of London. You should also include any information about your previous studies that relates to this course. In addition to this, you are required to submit a reference letter. If you have any work experience, you can also include your CV with your application.

Grade Requirements:

• To be accepted into this course, you usually need to have achieved 48 UCAS points. You can get these points through different qualifications like A Levels at BBC, a BTEC Extended Diploma at MPP, a BTEC Diploma at MM, T Levels and the International Baccalaureate. 

• Additionally, they accept qualifications from other countries that are considered equal to A Levels.

English Proficiency:

• If English is not the first language you speak, you will usually need to get an overall score of 6.5 with a minimum score of at least 6.0 in each of the four parts of the test. 

• The university also accepts similar scores from other English language tests that are recognised, such as PTE and TOEFL.

For the academic year 2025/26, if you are a student who comes from a country outside the UK, the yearly fee for this course is £18,060.

Birkbeck University of London provides a good number of scholarships for students who come from countries other than the UK. Some of these include the Global Future Scholarship and the Birkbeck International Excellence Scholarships. There are also specific scholarships available for students from India and Nigeria. Other ways you might be able to get financial help include the Commonwealth and Chevening Scholarships.

After graduating, you could work as a:

• Management consultant
• Accounting executive
• Finance executive
• Corporate investment banker
• Marketing executive
• Logistics and distribution officer

If you would like to apply for the BSc International Business with Foundation Year at Birkbeck University of London, you can send your application through UCAS or AHZ Consultants. It is advisable to talk to our experienced advisors for personal help with your application.