FdSc Business Management Foundation degree at Falmouth University
FdSc Business Management at Falmouth University. You'll develop practical skills in core business disciplines, with the option to specialise in areas such as Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, Strategy, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain and Consulting.
About this course
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FdSc Business Management is a Foundation degree (FdSc) at Falmouth University, based in Bodmin College. It runs 2 years, studied full-time.
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 6 modules
- Business EnvironmentsCompulsory20 credits
Module details
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of how internal and external business environments can affect organisations. In order to achieve this, the module will explore both micro and macroeconomic concepts, whilst also providing students with deeper awareness of the wider economy.
- Enterprise and EntrepreneurshipCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This module provides students with an introduction to entrepreneurship. The module begins by considering what enterprise and entrepreneurship are. The module then extends the exploration of different types of entrepreneurs and how external context can facilitate or hinder the development of an entrepreneurial business.
- The Consumer ExperienceCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit will give students an understanding of the main principles of the customer experience. It will introduce students to the customer journey in organisational contexts, the management of the customer experience and the monitoring and measurement of the customer experience.
- Ethical and Sustainable Business PractiseCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit will introduce students to the concepts that surround the ethical and sustainable management of organisations. It will seek to development students' understanding of the key concepts and the relationship to concerns such as climate change and sustainable development.
- Contemporary Marketing StrategiesCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit will explore the range of strategies, which modern businesses employ to discover what products, and services their customers want and then how they supply those products and services in a profitable manner.
- Introduction to Human Resources ManagementCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit examines the development of HRM and introduces students to the key theories. It explores the employee life cycle including recruitment and selection, development, reward and recognition, performance management, and wellbeing. The unit also analyses the various internal and external factors that can influence HR practices.
Year 2 5 modules
- Collaborative Enterprise ProjectCompulsory40 credits
Module details
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of how internal and external business environments can affect organisations. In order to achieve this, the module will explore both micro and macroeconomic concepts, whilst also providing students with deeper awareness of the wider economy.
- Financial Analysis and controlCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit will study how finance is monitored and controlled within organisations and how financial data is utilised in business decision making.
- Strategic Management ConceptsCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit explores the fundamentals of strategic management and introduces students to this vital area of business management. Students will gain an awareness the techniques that managers adopt and these tools and techniques will help students understand how organisations achieve sustainable competitive advantage.
- Global Business and International ManagementCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This unit seeks to present students with the challenges that are faced by multi-national business and the techniques and systems that these organisations employ to ensure their effective management.
- Business Analysis and researchCompulsory20 credits
Module details
The aim of this module is to equip students with the requisite skills to undertake meaningful research in an organisational context.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
You'll study core business disciplines in Year 1, management and organisations, marketing principles, and business economics with data skills, then move to operational management, organisational behaviour and human resources, and strategy in Year 2. A course like this typically progresses from foundations to specialist depth, so you'll usually choose options in areas such as entrepreneurship, international business, digital business, consulting, marketing, or people and HR. You'll often complete a capstone project or consultancy brief that draws together practical skills across the degree.
Who it's for
This course suits those seeking a focused, practice-oriented introduction to business management without committing to a full honours degree. It works well if you want to enter the workforce quickly, develop specialist knowledge in a particular business function, or use the qualification as a stepping stone to further study. The two-year structure allows you to balance learning with early career progression.
Careers & job market
Across Business & Management courses nationally, 87% of graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating, with 60% in highly skilled roles or continuing their education. National earnings data shows starting salaries typically range from £24,000 to £32,000 at the 15-month mark, rising to £26,350–£37,200 after five years. These figures reflect the wider graduate population and vary by individual role, sector and location.
University & format
This Foundation Degree (FdSc) is taught at Bodmin College under Falmouth University, a university recognised as a UK degree-awarding body. The course runs for 2 years full-time, taught in English. The university holds Silver for teaching quality in the Office for Students' Teaching Excellence Framework 2023.
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
Entry & how to get in
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at Falmouth University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
- 1Graduate / AnalystOn a scheme or first role · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / ManagerOwning an area, marketing, finance, ops · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / Head ofLeading a function and a team · 5–10 yrs
- 4Director / FounderRunning a business unit or your own company · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Business & Management nationally
National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
Job market & outlook
How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine reporting and data pulls
- First-draft decks and copy
- Standard forecasts and reconciliations
- Scheduling and admin workflows
More human than ever
- Strategy and judgement under uncertainty
- Leading, negotiating and selling
- Sense-checking and owning what AI produces
- Relationships with clients and teams
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Consultancies
- Corporate graduate schemes
- Retail & FMCG
- Startups & scale-ups
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Business & Management graduates.
Business Director, Marketing ScienceXcedeBusiness ManagerLGPS CentralBusiness Change ManagerIGA Talent SolutionsBusiness Case ManagerPeregrineBusiness DirectorMedialab GroupBusiness Rates SurveyorW TalentWho studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Falmouth University
Business and management across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Bodmin College
335 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Business & Management right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Falmouth University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by Falmouth University; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Falmouth University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Falmouth University and gov.uk before you apply.
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