Our Business and Management degree will expose you to the right mix of detailed theory and hands-on experience so that you can build the essential leadership skills that employers are looking for from graduates who are made at KBS.
You will graduate with the expertise to tackle business-based challenges head on with impactful, useful solutions using a variety of management styles and firm decision-making prowess. Your career will be kick-started further by being eligible to gain the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) Level 5 Professional Certificate in Management and Leadership at the end of your course.
The Foundation Year is for students whose school-leaving qualifications are below the level required. It offers one year of full-time study prior to the start of your BSc course.
Reasons to study Business and Management at Kent
Study at a 'Triple crown' accredited business schoolOur graduates go on to work in various positions with the public and private sectorGain careers support from enrolment to three years after you graduateAccredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) where you are eligible to gain the CMI Level 5 Professional Certificate in Management and Leadership Professional Certificate in Management and LeadershipSome of our expert teaching staff appear in the top 2% of researchers worldwideLaunch a start-up and become an entrepreneur at our ASPIRE centre
Backpack to Briefcase scheme offers workshops and skills developmentGain support from Academic Peer Mentors and an Academic AdviserAdd a Year Abroad or Year in Industry for real-world experience
What you’ll learn
The Foundation Year aims to extend access to university education to students from a wide variety of educational backgrounds and age groups and prepares these students for our three or four-year Business and Management degrees. On successful completion of your Foundation Year, you move on to the first year of our BSc (Hons) programme
Choose to explore areas such as supply chain management, entrepreneurship, human resource management, corporate social responsibility, and business law. You can even choose to deepen your knowledge on a specific business aspect thorough a research-led project.
See the modules you’ll study
"Every lecturer we had was an expert in their field – we had some of the best people teaching us."
~Zaid Mahmood, BSc Business and Management, graduated 2021
Our enthusiastic team of international teaching staff are all experts in their field of study and are regularly published in leading journals worldwide. They guide and support your learning, bringing their subject to life and drawing you into the conversation.
Teaching
We use a variety of teaching methods, including;
- lectures
- small group seminars
- group projects
- presentations
- computer-based simulations.
Classroom-based learning is supported by the latest online technologies and learning platforms.
Assessment
Your progress is assessed through coursework and exams. Coursework takes a variety of forms and includes;
- reports
- essays
- group presentations
- video podcasts
- online tests and quizzes.
Exams are individual written assessments tested under time-controlled conditions.
As part of your studies it is also possible to take a foreign
language module in stage 1 and for students going on a Year Abroad in
year 1 and 2 subject to programme requirements. Alternatively, our
university also offers language courses as part of extra-curricular activities.
To proceed to the next year you must achieve satisfactory results.
Your final degree is based on marks gained in the second and third
years (and Placement Year/Year Abroad if chosen) and credits which you build up throughout the whole programme.
Knowledge and understanding
Intellectual Skills
Subject-specific skills
Transferable skills
For programme aims and learning outcomes please see the programme specification below:
Business and Management