Business, Economics, Finance and Management (International Year 1)

Description

This one-year (3 term) programme offers successful studentsguaranteed progression* to Year 2 of a range of business-related degrees at the University of Sunderland. You will live and study your programme at our state-of-the-art Centre located at the heart of the University of Sunderland City campus.

The International Diploma Programme offers guaranteed progression* to Year 2 of the following undergraduate degrees at the University of Sunderland:

• BA (Hons) Busienss and Enterprise Management
• BA (Hons) Business and Financial Management
• BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
• BA (Hons) Business and Management
• BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 3950 Module (EEA)
• GBP 3950 Module (Non-EEA)

• 29 September 2014 – 05 June 2015-£3,950
• 12 January 2015 – 26 August 2015-£3,950

• English

Course Content

This programme is designed for international students who do not quite have the academic grades and/or English level to start the first year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Sunderland, but have a stronger profile than a UFP student.

All students who successfully complete the IDP are guaranteed progression1 to Year 2 of a business-related undergraduate degree at the University of Sunderland. This programme is set at level 4, and is equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate business degree in the UK.

How long will I study for?

The duration of the programme is one academic year (nine months). The year is divided into three terms of seven to eight teaching weeks, one reading week, and an examination week. You will undertake up to 29 hours of classroom-based study per week.

What will I study?

This programme includes nine core modules, taken by all students throughout the course. These modules are English, and eight academic modules relating to business and management. The academic modules are:

• Business Decision Making
• Business Environment
• Business Skills for Proposals and Pitches
• Managing Financial Resources and Decisions
• Marketing Intelligence
• Marketing Principles
• Organisations and Behaviour
• Study and Communication Skills for Business

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed by a variety of methods during your time with us: the intention is that you have a chance to experience the full range of assessment methods that you might experience at university when you start the second year of your chosen degree.

Assessments will normally include coursework, essays, reports and other structured assignments, oral examination, and unseen written examinations.

* Guaranteed progression is subject to meeting the specified entry criteria

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 5.5

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

• Minimum age: 18+

English requirements

• from 5.5 IELTS or equivalent, for 3-term IDP*

*Extended programmes are available if you do not yet have the required English language level. These programmes last 4 or 5 terms and include English language modules (ELM) followed by the 3 terms of International Diploma required to apply for entry to the second year of your undergraduate degree.

• Academic requirements vary per country. Please visit the programme website for more information.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Sunderland.