This course has the option to be taken over four years which includes a year placement in industry. Undertaking a year in industry has many benefits. You gain practical experience and build your CV, as well as being a great opportunity to sample a profession and network with potential future employers.

There is no tuition fee for the placement year enabling you to gain an extra year of experience for free.

*Only available to UK/EU students.

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A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.

Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.

With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.

The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.

This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.

Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?

• Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
• Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
• Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
• Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees

The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.

During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.

Units

• Business Of Tourism And Hospitality (TAL031-1) Compulsory
• Business Practice Explored (BSS005-1) Compulsory
• Consumer Behaviour (MAR022-1) Compulsory
• Principles Of Marketing (MAR001-1) Compulsory
• Understanding Tourism And Hospitality (TAL021-1) Compulsory
• Using Data To Build Business Practice (BSS004-1) Compulsory
• Brand Management (MAR016-2) Compulsory
• Interactive Marketing Management (MAR032-2) Compulsory
• Intercultural Management In Tourism (TAL036-2) Compulsory
• Marketing Communications In The Digital Age (MAR021-2) Compulsory
• Strategy And Innovation (BSS029-2) Compulsory
• Tourism And Society (TAL049-2) Compulsory
• Continuing Professional Development (MAR027-3) Compulsory
• Critical Issues In Tourism And Hospitality (TAL030-3) Compulsory
• Marketing Ethics And Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) (MAR028-3) Compulsory
• Marketing In A Global Context (MAR014-3) Compulsory
• Preparation For Specialist Research Project (MAR029-3) Compulsory
• Specialist Research Project (MAR030-3) Compulsory

The assessment strategy supports the course's focus on being an independent learner and employability. Your subject knowledge and key skills such as team work, communication, information literacy, research and evaluation, creativity and critical thinking are tested throughout the course using various relevant assessments to meet the learning outcomes as well as your different learning styles. The key subject themes increase in intensity as you progress to the next level and then to the final year, allowing you to build on previous knowledge. The assessments are therefore designed to support you to work both in a team and independently. The assessments reflects incremental learning as well as focus on being a confident independent learner by providing more group work opportunities at the start of your course to build your team skills and engagement, and progresses to more individual and guided assessments to challenge you academically and professionally. The variations of assessments you will engage with ensures that you accumulate all the skills necessary to interact efficiently within the world of marketing and tourism management. For all assessments, you will have an assignment brief which clearly sets out requirements and the criteria for grading your work; this develops your understanding of the assessment standards and what is needed to do well at a task. You will receive feedback on all your assessments to enable you to improve your learning. It is important that you use this feedback accordingly to maximise your performance on future assignments and to buttress your learning.