Business - Return to Study

Program Overview

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Business - Return to Study

Overview

UK students only

Entry Programme

Attendance

Part-time

Campus

Preston Campus

Start

July 2025July 2026

Duration

4 weeks

Start

July 2025

Delivery

Blended learning

Are you 21 or older and interested in business, management, tourism, or hospitality? If you lack the Level 3 qualifications for a degree, our Return to Study programme can get you ready for higher education.

What You'll Do

• Learn about the key concepts important to the theory and practice of a wide variety of business-related courses.
• Develop the academic and research skills required for university study. This course could lead you to a career in the varied fields of business, management, tourism and hospitality.
• Improve your confidence, self-awareness and interpersonal skills. You'll also gain insight into what it would be like to study on an undergraduate degree.

Why Study with Us

• This free programme supports career pathways across business, management, tourism and hospitality.
• You'll be supported and assessed against the entry requirements and be eligible to apply for one of our business degree with a foundation year courses.
• This course takes a multidisciplinary approach to introduce you to various business-related disciplines. It also provides a foundation in university study skills required for success

Important Information

• This course is only available to UK students.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements, applicants will be assessed on the basis of a personal statement which must be submitted as part of the application for consideration.

This programme is only available to UK/Home students.

Personal Statement Advice

If you need help creating your personal statement our team can help. Make your application stand out from the crowd.

Fees and Funding

This programme is free of charge.

However, we recommend consideration of the cost of continuing into a full-time degree as students with existing financial commitments will need to consider the different modes of study, support, and financial options that exist.

Learning and Assessment

This is a blended learning course which is taught predominately online. We'll support you to develop the skills needed for the teaching and learning methods used in higher education.

The first session will be a full day on our Preston Campus from 10am – 4pm. After that, sessions run on Wednesdays 1pm – 5pm via online delivery.

Completion of the course will require:

• 90% Attendance Taught Sessions
• Completion of all Study Skills sessions (self-guided)
• Submission of a personal statement and an academic recommendation for progression

Industry Links

The School has strong links with local employers from large organisations to local SMEs.

Pathways

During the programme, you'll be able to apply to study at Foundation Year (Year 0):

• Accounting and Finance
• Accounting and Financial Studies
• Business and Human Resource Management
• Business and Management
• Business and Marketing
• International Business
• International Hospitality Management
• International Tourism Management

Entry to these courses will be dependent on successful application, interviews and other entry requirements. Please note there is no guarantee of progression onto these programmes.

Future Careers

During the Return to Study business course, you'll be able to apply to a range of degrees with an integrated foundation year within the areas of business, management, tourism and hospitality.

Graduates from our courses have gone on to work with:

• Merlin Entertainments
• British Airways
• Disney
• DNATA Group
• Hilton Hotel group
• Manchester Airport Group
• Visit England
• The New Zealand Tourist Board
• Premier Inn
• World Travel Holdings
• IBM
• BAE Systems
• Halfords
• Waitrose
• EE
• United Utilities
• Centrica
• Virgin
• Marriott

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