Business Management with Foundation Year at Keele University
Business Management with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), N7L3) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 points
Openbelow CCC
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 keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other qualifications 15%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- N7L3 · N7 office skills + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
72%
still studying
UK 75%
22%
left higher education
UK 19%
4%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%85%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback87%84%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management77%88%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice77%81%
25 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
61% working15% working and studying5% studying14% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Finance Professionals25%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 56% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
management studies business and management
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Management 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activate Learning | Leadership and Management (HTQ) HND | 48 points | — |
| Bridgend College | Public and Emergency Services HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | International Business Management (with Foundation) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Business Management with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Business Management & Leadership with foundation year BA (Hons) | 40 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Business Management with Foundation Year this course | 40 points | under 96 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 128–143 |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Public Services HNC | 32 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Business and Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 points | 96–111 |
| Heart of Worcestershire College | Leadership and Management, Level 5 HND HND | 32 points | — |
| New College Durham | Business with Management FdA | 32 points | — |
See all 629 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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