BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems with Foundation Year
Online
DURATION
4 up to 8 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 26,565 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* GBP 6,641 a year if you study full-time
Introduction
Are you ready to integrate technology with business acumen? Enhance your expertise with our BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems with Foundation Year. This foundation year course sets the stage for advanced studies where you'll delve into digital business models, data analytics, and the fundamentals of IT and ERP systems.
In the Foundation Year,you'll acquire essential academic skills, digital literacy, and a solid grounding in IT foundations and learning strategies. Following this, you'll progress to your BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems studies, focusing on advanced topics like business intelligence, cyber security, and supply chain management. Designed for aspiring IT professionals, the curriculum covers subjects like business 101, management accounting, and corporate finance.
This BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems with Foundation Year prepares you to innovate and lead in tech-driven business environments. Discover a flexible and supportive 100% online learning environment, benefiting from personal tutoring, study coaching, career support, AI-powered assistance, and a vibrant community of learners and experts.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
- You may be eligible for an LIBF Scholarship giving you a £1,200 reduction in tuition fees if you are self-funding your course.
- For UK students: if you experience financial difficulty as a student you can apply for support from our Hardship Fund twice a year.
Student loans
UK students may be eligible for a student loan for this online distance-learning course.
LIBF Scholarship
If you’re self-funding your course, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for an LIBF Scholarship. The LIBF Scholarship is an award of £1,200 towards your tuition fees, spread over the duration of your course and reducing your total fees. You are eligible to apply if you are funding your course yourself (you are not taking a government undergraduate student loan) and your household income is less than £3,500 per month.
Undergraduate Hardship Fund
If you experience financial difficulty as an undergraduate student, you can apply for support from our Hardship Fund. Hardship funds are made available to UK students twice in the academic year – you’ll be informed when applications are open and allocation of funds will be agreed by the Scholarship, Bursaries and Prizes Committee.
Fee reductions
For UK and international students, you can also get 2% off your total fees if you pay annually in advance or 10% off if you pay upfront in full for an undergraduate course.
Curriculum
The full-time course length for our BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems with Foundation Year is 4 years. You can also study this course part-time over a period of 5.5 or 8 years.
Embark on a transformative learning journey with our BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems with Foundation Year, where the pathway to becoming an expert in integrating business and IT is not just taught but experienced. Immerse yourself in a dynamic curriculum designed to empower you with the core competencies and advanced skills for developing and leading tech-driven business innovations.
This programme includes the following modules.
Foundation Year
- Foundations of learning
- Academic integrity and writing for business
- Personal career plan
- Applied learning strategies
- Business ethics – business related track
- Developing a business mindset – business related track
- Elective – foundation year
- Innovation and investigation project
Year 1
- Introduction to computer science
- Business 101
- Object-oriented programming with Java
- Statistics: probability and descriptive statistics
- Collaborative work
- Requirements engineering
- Management accounting
- Data structures and Java class library
Year 2
- Introduction to academic work for IT and technology
- Introduction to process management
- Corporate finance and investment
- Fundamentals of IT and ERP systems
- Database modelling and database systems
- Digital business models
- Elective A
- Elective A
Year 3
- Data analytics and big data
- Seminar: current topics in computer science
- Elective B
- Elective B
- Elective C
- Elective C
- Bachelor Thesis
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The integration of technology and business skills opens up a multitude of career opportunities. Our BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems degree offers the chance to design and manage innovative IT solutions or streamline processes within established companies. Propel yourself into careers where technology and strategic business thinking drive impactful results.
IT consultant
As an IT consultant, you'll advise businesses on how to use technology to meet their goals. Utilize your expertise in business information systems to design, implement, and manage IT solutions that enhance efficiency and productivity.
Business analyst
Transform business processes as a business analyst. You'll analyse data and systems to recommend improvements, helping organizations to streamline operations and achieve their objectives.
Systems manager
Focus on overseeing the IT infrastructure of an organization. Your role will involve managing hardware and software systems, ensuring their effective integration and optimal performance to support business activities.