BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Business, Liberal Arts and Film Studies, incorporating a foundation year of interdisciplinary study. The programme offers language options including French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, and British Sign Language. After completing the foundation year, students progress to BA Global Communication with Business Management or may request transfer to other undergraduate courses within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, subject to prerequisite modules.
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 35%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Information Technology Professionals: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TOOLKIT
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE MEDIA
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- HISTORY AND SOCIETY
- LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES
- POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES
- VISUAL CULTURES
- DESIGNING HUMANITIES PROJECTS
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
The average entrant had 71 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 35% left higher education.