Fd(A) in Business and Management Practice

Program Overview

Business and Management Practice

Fd(A)

Key Facts

• UCAS code: N20N (Abingdon and Witney)
• Start dates: September 2025
• Location: Abingdon & Witney College
• Course length: Full time: 2 years, Part time: 3 years
• School(s): Oxford Brookes Business School

Overview

The Foundation Degree in Business and Management Practice provides a practical business education programme for those who wish to study at Higher Education level in their local area. Designed in cooperation with and supported by employers, the course has a strong focus on employability skills appropriate to the workplace and you can continue in employment whilst studying.

You will have the opportunity to progress to the BA (Hons) Business and Management Practice Level 6 ‘Top-Up’ final year at either at Abingdon & Witney College or to the BA (Hons) Business and Management final year at Oxford Brookes University.

This course can also be studied as part of an apprenticeship. For further information please see our apprenticeships webpage.

Tuition Fees

2025 / 26

• Home (UK) full time off campus: £7,700
• Home (UK) part time off-campus: £5,140
• International full time off-campus: £9,900

2026 / 27

• Home (UK) full time off campus: £7,700
• Home (UK) part time off-campus: £5,140

Please note, tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.

For further information please see our tuition fees FAQs.

Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.

The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.

How and When to Pay

Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.

Financial Support and Scholarships

For general sources of financial support, see our Fees and funding pages.

Additional Costs

Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.

How to Apply

Entry Requirements

• Entrants to the Foundation Degree programme should normally meet one of the following sets of requirements:
  • Three passes at GCSE (grades A – C) or O-level (grades A – C), normally including Mathematics and English Language or equivalents.
  • PLUS (a) a minimum of one pass at A-Level or 6-unit Vocational A-Level; or (b) a National Certificate or Diploma or other equivalent qualification; or (c) exceptionally, demonstration through an extended CV, references and interview that they have the knowledge and abilities possessed by holders of the above Level 3 qualifications.

Please also see the University's general entry requirements.

English Language Requirements

• Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate that their level of English is acceptable, by achieving a score in a recognised test such as British Council IELTS; normally minimum level 6.0 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in the reading and writing components and 5.5 in listening and speaking.

Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.

Terms and Conditions of Enrolment

When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.

Credit Transfer

Many of our courses consider applications for entry with credit for prior learning. Each application is individually assessed by our credit entry tutors.

If you would like more information about whether or not you may be eligible for the award of credit, for example from an HND, partly-completed degree or foundation degree, please contact our Admissions team.

We operate the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All undergraduate single modules are equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits and double modules to 15 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.

Programme Changes

On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website. For more information, please visit our changes to programmes page.