Business, Management and Law International Foundation Year

This module provides you with intensive English language preparation in all the important skill areas including reading, writing, speaking and listening. Here you can discover the necessary academic study skills relevant to starting a degree programme at Kingston University.

As you progress through the module you will be taught a number of English language skills, including:

• Sentence structure when writing
• Scanning content for key information
• Learning how to construct and deliver presentations.

This module focuses on the role of leadership within a business, which will help you understand some of the strategic and operational challenges faced by management. You will also study marketing and human resource management, and learn how to describe and analyse these important functions.

After studying this module you will have an understanding of the English legal system and the main sources of business law. It also covers the structure of the English legal system including the civil court system, the legal process and the personnel who administer it.

The aim of this module is to develop your knowledge of the core concepts, principles and rules of contract law, consumer protection, the tort of negligence, employment law and intellectual property.

This module provides an understanding of financial accounting in relation to accounting procedures and systems used within the UK.

In covering key concepts of both financial accounting and mathematics, you will learn how to:

• Maintain financial records
• Prepare and interpret financial accounts
• Develop essential numerical skills for financial and accounting calculations