University Advanced Undergraduate Foundation Diploma (Business Management)
The MLS University Advanced Foundation Diploma Programme is designed to meet the needs of International students whose existing qualifications are considered insufficient for their direct entry onto the first year of an undergraduate programme. It forms a foundation period for a first-degree programme at a British University.
The course is a recognised pre sessional programme which incorporates language development, academic study skills and content based learning suitable to prepare you for University study. The programme requires IELTS 5.0 or equivalent and is available as a 36 week course or as a Fast Track 24 week programme.
Working in collaboration with its University partners MLS has successfully provided Undergraduate Access programmes since 1987. It has an excellent track record in this area and many Universities are happy to offer places to our students. The standard MLS Undergraduate Foundation Programme currently operates with a modular structure across Business and Management. These modules are listed below:
Award: MLS Advanced Foundation Diploma (Business / Management); Edexcel HNC
Programme Level: QCF 4
Further external assessments typically available: IELTS.
Class size: EFL and IBC elements maximum 12, subject elements maximum 16.
Start Dates: September, January.
Progression to:
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MLS HND Year 2
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University Year 1 entry
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University Year 2 entry (selected Universities)
Admissions Criteria
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High School Completion at QCF 3 + IELTS 5.0 or equivalent.
Programme outline:
Advanced Undergraduate Foundation Diploma – BTEC HNC – Business – Year1
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UK QCF Level 4
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AUTUMN*
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WINTER
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SPRING
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SUMMER
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English
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English
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English
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English
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10 hrs†
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10 hrs
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10 hrs
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10 hrs†
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Academic Study Skills/Tutorial
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Academic Study Skills/Tutorial
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Academic Study Skills/Tutorial
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Academic Study Skills/Tutorial
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8 hrs
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2 hrs
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2 hrs
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8 hrs
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Organisations and Behaviour**# L4
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Managing Business Activities to Achieve Result** L4
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Managing Financial Resources and Decisions**# L4
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Organisations and Behaviour**# L4
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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Business Environment**# L4
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Business Decision Making**# L5
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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Marketing Principles**# L4
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Sales Planning and Operations** L5
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Marketing Intelligence** L4
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Marketing Principles**# L4
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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6 hrs
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Totals
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30 hrs
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30 hrs
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30 hrs
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30 hrs
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* 12 week terms, † Weekly hours of study
In order to qualify for a full diploma a student must meet the assessment criteria of sufficient modules to gain an accumulation of 9 credits in total (effectively pass 9 modules). The majority of candidates achieve this over a period of 3 academic terms (36 weeks).
As an integral part of the MLS Undergraduate Access programme students are prepared for the British council IELTS examination (International English Language Testing System), thus ensuring appropriate development in English language skills in parallel with academic subject study. The IELTS examination is the qualification most widely recognised by universities as a measure of language proficiency relative to academic study. Please also visit our Course dates and fees page for information for each programme.