Business Psychology (Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

**OVERVIEW**Business Psychology careers offer limitless possibilities. But, whether you’ve got ambitions of holding high-profile roles or setting up your own company, you need the right skills to get you started.This course specifically prepares you for studying our Business Psychology degree. It will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to study for an honours degree, even if you don’t currently meet the academic requirements. Once you’ve passed, you’ll be ready to start your degree course. That means your degree will take four years, or five years if it includes a work placement or year studying abroad.**Preparing for the world of work**The full BA (Hons) Business Psychology degree will prepare you for a variety of roles. You can expect to gain practical experience in psychology with specialised modules in coaching, fairness, cognitive and social psychology, cross-cultural leadership and decision-making. Our in Business Psychology will offer you an opportunity to gain internationally relevant techniques to influence employee well-being, staff retention and human behaviour.Whether you want to be an independent professional or work in a relevant field such as HR, change management or learning and development, by the time you graduate you will be armed with an advanced set of transferable psychology-based skills that can deliver real results in your workplace and even personal life.Putting your knowledge into practice on a work placement or studying abroad in year four is an excellent opportunity to boost your CV.**FEATURES AND BENEFITS**- **Triple crown** – study in a Business School that has prestigious triple accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.- **Adapt to university life** – develop your study skills, prepare for a full degree course and familiarise yourself with our Manchester campus.- **Funding support** – you can apply for student finance (e.g. tuition fee loan, student loan and student maintenance grant) in the same way as other students.- **Employability** - Strong focus on personal development, helping you to improve your employability.- **Location** – with one of the fast growing economies in Europe, Manchester is the ideal city to get to grips with the ins and outs of the world of business.- **Aim high** - A highly supportive environment and an expert academic team to help you achieve your academic goals.- **Business psychology experts** - Access to research-active academic staff with working experience in business psychology.- **Broad range of teaching methods** - Interactive, fun and collaborative teaching delivered through a combination of lectures, classroom sessions, workshops and seminars, facilitating debate and interaction.- **Business placements** – gain experience in the business world through our extensive network of industry connections in year four of your degree.- **Fantastic experience** - Numerous social and extra-curricular activities helping you to enjoy the experience!