International Business Studies with Foundation Year at Bucks New University

International Business Studies with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), IBS4) at Bucks New University asked for 32–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bnu.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~56 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 32 - 56 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bnu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56

67% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with no formal qualifications 61%, A-levels or Highers 15%, other qualifications 12%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: IBS4
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

73%

still studying

UK 80%

27%

left higher education

UK 15%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

300 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%85%

Learning opportunities87%87%

Assessment and feedback89%86%

Academic support98%91%

Organisation and management94%88%

Learning resources93%90%

Student voice88%82%

25 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£32k3 years

£23.5k5 years

£27.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

75% working15% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

60%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 61%

85%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

65%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: High Wycombe, South East England, England
Postcode: HP11 2JZ

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Subjects

international business business and management

Campus

Campus: High Wycombe Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Business studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Coventry University	Business Administration with foundation year BBA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group	Business FdA	64 points	—
University of Bradford	Business Studies and Law (with Integrated Foundation Year and Placement Year) BSc	64 points	—
Bucks New University	International Business Studies with Foundation Year this course	32 - 56 points	under 96
University College Birmingham	Business Enterprise FdA	32 - 56 points	—
University of Salford	Real Estate Development and Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	56 points	under 96
Birmingham Newman University	Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation and Sandwich Years BSc (Hons)	48 points	—
Coventry College	Business HNC	48 points	—
University of Bedfordshire	International Business with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 - 48 points	under 96
University of Buckingham	Business Economics (with integrated Foundation) BSc (Hons)	48 points	—
University of Gloucestershire	Business and Management (with Foundation) BA (Hons)	48 points	96–111

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