Integrated Foundation Course Modules

The Integrated Foundation Course consists of compulsory and optional business and language modules. A total of 15 modules are studied over two semesters (ten in semester one, and five in semester two). Students have 20 hours of contact time per week.

First Semester

Students take ALL Core Modules and TWO Elective modules (2 hours per week each):

Core Modules

Business Environment I
Marketing and Strategy
People Management
Operations Management
Quantitative Techniques
Introduction to Finance and Accounting
Information Technology
Business Communications

Elective Modules

Introduction to Management
Foreign Language (taster classes for beginner level students)
Business Presentation
Interpersonal Skills
Additional English
Mathematics Workshop

Second Semester

Students take TWO Core Modules and THREE Elective modules (4 hours per week each):

Core Modules

Business Report
Global Perspectives
Introduction to the City

Elective Modules

Introduction to Business Law
Quantitative Problem-solving
Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare
Business and Culture
Business Environment II

Page last updated 10/26/2010

"As foreign languages I took Spanish, to maintain my freshly acquired language skills, and also Chinese, to throw myself at the next challenge."

Philipp Lehner