Business Management with Integrated Foundation Year

Business is constantly evolving – and so are the skills needed to lead within it. This business management degree gives you a practical, industry-grounded foundation in management, strategy and research, preparing you to work confidently across organisations of any size and shape, from your own start-up to a multinational.

Why study this degree?
1. Enhance your entrepreneurial skills by preparing financial statements, evaluating data and creating innovative pitches to win new business
2. Learn to communicate visually, verbally and creatively through digital channels, crafting compelling decks and more
3. Engage in assessment methods such as pitches and presentations to prepare for industry
4. Bring your own unique entrepreneurial ideas to the and create business proposals for development.
5. Receive career coaching from business management academics with practical industry experience

This Business Management course in London will empower you to apply innovative methods to efficiently manage a business of any size and scope - from your own start-up business to working in a multinational organisation.

Guided by industry professionals, the curriculum mirrors modern business practice, to prepare you for further study or employment. You’ll develop practical skills in business planning, marketing, finance, data analysis, and pitching. In your second year, you can take on live industry briefs or a placement. Your final year focuses on strategic research to support your major project.

Integrated Foundation Year
On the Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will start with an introduction to the fundamental principles of studying and working in the creative industries. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused learning.

Modules include:
• Critical & Creative Thinking



• Academic & Professional Writing & Communication



• Contexts of Creative Industries



• Digital Literacies & Skills



• Contemporary Issues & Culture



• Creative Ventures



Year 1
Year 1 introduces operations, management, and business finance - building a solid grounding in core business principles and exploring how strategy shapes organisational decision-making at management level.

Modules may include:
• Rave Beginnings



• Personal Effectiveness for Managers & Entrepreneurs



• Markets, Customers and Sales Practice



• Digital Literacies and Creative Skills



• Professional Effectiveness for Managers & Entrepreneurs (Employability)



• Finance for Decision Making



Year 2
Year 2 develops your ability to critically evaluate and apply global business theories - alongside the opportunity to complete a work placement or professional project.

Modules may include:
• Business Law



• Ops and Project Management



• Business Ethics, Governance and Responsibility



• Sustainable Supply Chain Management



• People, Culture and Performance



• Market Growth: Strategic Communication and Commercial Execution



Year 3
Final year brings everything together, applying your knowledge to real-world business challenges through in-depth research and a professional-standard project. Collaborate across subjects to deepen your understanding of business growth and build an entrepreneurial network for life after graduation.

Module may include:
• Entrepreneurship



• The Future of Work and Organisations



• Global and Creative Strategy in Practice



• Consultancy Project



• Leadership and Digital Intelligence



• Individual Project: Dissertation, Industry or Work-Based Research Project



All modules are subject to revalidation.

Do you want to study in a top 3 student city in the world?* Unleash your creativity at Ravensbourne University London.

Located in London's Design District, Ravensbourne sits opposite the O2, next to Greenwich, and at the heart of the city's cutting-edge creative community. With London's impressive skyline and iconic river just opposite, you're bound to find inspiration all around.

Ravensbourne courses cover Architecture, Business, Computing and Games, Design, Fashion and Film, TV and Media. You'll experience live industry briefs and learn from those who are already excelling in their chosen industries, giving you connections and career confidence from the very start. You'll also have the opportunity to work alongside other specialisms as you will when you enter the workplace.

With spaces available through Clearing, you can join a unique community of makers and innovators this September.

* (QS Best Student Cities 2026)