International Foundation Year in Business, Accounting and Economics

University of Sussex

The International Foundation Year in Business, Humanities, Science and Engineering (Business, Accounting and Economics) is your route to a variety of undergraduate degrees at the University of Sussex. You will study a range of subject specific modules, including accounting, business management, economics, marketing and organisational behaviour.

You will also develop your English language skills and future employability as part of this programme.

There are many reasons why you may want to study this preparational programme and have the opportunity to progress to a range of undergraduate degrees. These include:

The University’s Business School is ranked 1st in the UK for Business and Management research income 2020/21 (Chartered Association of Business Schools)

Top 25 in the UK for Business and Economics (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026)

Access to the Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, located in the Business School, and to Thomson Reuters service platforms. This allows you to take part in real-time financial and trading simulations supervised by academic and industry experts.

• Selected courses are accredited by professional bodies like Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA), Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) upon successfully completed the accredited degree.