BSc Business Analytics with Foundation Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) Business Analytics with Foundation Year is a four-year undergraduate degree centred on data-driven decision-making within the business sector, combining analytical methods with strategic business principles. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme incorporates a compulsory foundation year designed to prepare students for undergraduate study. The first year focuses on building foundational study and ICT skills alongside introductory business concepts through modules such as Personalised Learning, Data Handling and ICT, Study Skills for Success, and Introduction to Business. The second year develops economic and management knowledge via modules including Microeconomic, Macroeconomics, Financial Management, and Principles of Analytics. The third year explores advanced business topics and intelligence systems through modules such as Economics of Financial Markets, Business Analytics and Decision Making, Business Intelligence, and Organisational Behaviour. The final year involves specialised analytical study and independent research through modules including Data Visualisation, Forecasting Analysis and Business Optimisation, Big Data and Data Mining, and the Business Analytics Final Project.
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Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
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What students say
Based on about 150 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 305 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 73%
- Gained a higher qualification: 6%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 81 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 68%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 13%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 9%
- Sales occupations: 9%
- Skilled trades occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 79%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 66%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 650 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 63%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 285 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 76%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 11%
- No formal qualifications: 11%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Principles of Management
- Professional Skills
- Quantitative Methods
- Introduction to Economics
- Employability Skills
- Analysis of Real World Issues
- Introduction to Business
- Recording of Business Transactions
- Personalised Learning
- Data Handling and ICT
- Managing People and Systems
- Study Skills for Success
- Microeconomic
- Analytical Skills for Economists
- Economics of Climate Change
- Macroeconomics
- Financial Management
- Corporate and Business Law
- Principle of Management
- Professional Skills
- Management in Practice
- Principles of Analytics
- Employability Skills
- Analysis of Real World Issues
- Economics of Financial Markets
- Career Strategy and Planning (CSP)
- Business Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Practice
- Behavioural Economics
- International Economics
- Current Issues Analysis
- Marketing Theory and Practice
- Advanced Presentation and Communication Skills
- Business Negotiations in Practice
- Business Analytics and Decision Making
- Business Intelligence
- Organisational Behaviour
- Business Analytics Final Project
- Business Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Practice
- Data Visualisation
- Forecasting Analysis and Business Optimisation
- Big Data and Data Mining
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Business Analytics with Foundation Year at University of West London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £34,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc Business Analytics with Foundation Year at University of West London do next?
78% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Business Analytics with Foundation Year at University of West London?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Business Analytics with Foundation Year at University of West London?
The typical offer is BC at A level. The average entrant had 95 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Business Analytics with Foundation Year at University of West London?
73% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.