Business Information Technology with a Foundation Year

Program Overview

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology (BIT) course will provide you with knowledge and skills that bridge the gap between IT and Business to drive digital transformation, innovation and growth. It aims to provide you with the skills and experience needed to communicate and collaborate effectively with business users in both technical and non-technical industries. While the course contains a broad underpinning of traditional computing skills, it also focuses heavily on the highly sought-after digital transformation skills critical to keeping companies advancing in an information age.

About the Foundation Year

The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BSc (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four). The Foundation Certificate provides a comprehensive study course that underpins the follow-on degree. To progress to the next year of your degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all of the modules of the Foundation Certificate.

Introducing STEAMhouse

STEAMhouse is a centre for technology, innovation, creative thinking, prototyping and business development. Our £70 million pound building is the home for all of our Computing courses.

What's covered in this course?

This course is for you if you want to combine a highly rigorous academic qualification with real life practical work experiences to make IT work for businesses. The course enables you to think like a coder to influence organisations' design, development, and use of information systems and technology. You will also gain an in-depth understanding of how organisations can harness the data to improve decision-making.

Entry Requirements

Essential requirements

80 UCAS Tariff points.

GCSE and other level 2 requirements

This course does not require evidence of GCSE qualifications.

A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements

• A Level: 80 UCAS Tariff points / CDD (or equivalent)
• AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels
• A maximum of four subjects will be considered
• Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 80 UCAS Tariff points
• Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications
• Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications
• T Level: Pass overall (C or above on the core) All subjects considered
• Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3
• OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points
• NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points
• WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points
• Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 80 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects
• Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 80 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (DDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (DD)
• Welsh Baccalaureate: 80 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications

Fees & How to Apply

UK students

• Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study.
• The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.
• Award: BSc (Hons)
• Starting: Sep 2026
• Mode: Full Time
• Duration: 4 years
• Fees: £9,535 in 2026/27

International students

• Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study.
• The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.
• Award: BSc (Hons)
• Starting: Sep 2026
• Mode: Full Time
• Duration: 4 years
• Fees: £18,570 in 2026/27

Course in Depth

Foundation Year

• Fundamental Mathematics 20 credits
• Fundamentals of Digital Technology 20 credits
• Web Application Design 20 credits
• Emerging Technologies 20 credits
• Independent Practice 20 credits
• Foundations of Programming 20 credits

First Year

• Business Information Systems 20 credits
• Computer Systems 20 credits
• Introduction to Programming 20 credits
• Business Information Modelling 20 credits
• Computational Thinking and Professional Development 20 credits
• Innovation Project 20 credits

Second Year

• Business Process Re-engineering 20 credits
• Enterprise Systems 20 credits
• Database Systems Development 20 credits
• Applied Programming 20 credits
• Human-Computer Interaction 20 credits
• Enterprise Practice Project 20 credits

Final Year

• Consultancy and IT Management 20 credits
• Business Intelligence 20 credits
• Strategic Information Systems Alignment 20 credits
• Application Solutions Development 20 credits
• Individual Honours Project 40 credits

Employability

Enhancing your employability skills

You will be given the practical, technical and academic skills that will help you to stand out when you step onto the job ladder.

Placements

We aim to have you employer-ready by the time you graduate and as part of this commitment we encourage you to further enhance your career prospects by including an industrial placement in your course.

Innovation Fest

Innovation Fest is designed to foster entrepreneurship and support the development of our first-year students as future world-changers. The festival contributes to the knowledge economy, increasing students’ employability by providing genuine portfolio material.

Facilities & Staff

Our Facilities

We are constantly investing in our estate and are currently in the process of spending £260 million on new learning facilities. This course will be taught at Millennium Point at the City Centre Campus.

Our Staff

• Professor Sharon Cox
• Dr Jagdev Bhogal
• Fiaz Afsar
• Dr Gerald Feldman
• Dr Waldo Cervantes-Solis
• Dr Martyn Ratcliffe
• Dr Michael Bickerton

Contact Us

• Birmingham City University
• Curzon Building
• 4 Cardigan Street
• Birmingham
• B4 7BD
• United Kingdom
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