Welcome to Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and here’s to you beginning your BSc in Marketing with Foundation! We have no doubt that you have made the right choice, and we will be with you every step of the way during the next four years of your study.

We are a caring and supportive community. As your course Director, I will welcome you in person on your first day and with help from your lecturers will guide you through the course content. You will also make friends for life, as we make sure you have lots of opportunities to meet other students and have fun!

Employability

We care about developing your employability skills from day one. While your first graduate job may seem far in the future, it’s never too soon to start filling your graduate CV with social and professional activities and experiences. In your second year, you will spend a whole semester developing your professional identity as a Marketing specialist (CV, LinkedIn, training for recruitment centres).

During your Foundation Year in Semester 2, you will study Personal and Career Skills module. This will include external speakers who will share their experience of attaining graduate employment and their personal experience of taking a placement year. For example, former student Luke Duffy is now a manager at Babcock Engineering in London and is keen to share his personal insights.

Furthermore, all students have the option to do a 12 month placement between their second and final year.

“The year I spent on placement not only gave me an insight into the reality of how businesses operate, it has given invaluable knowledge that I use every day in my final year studies.”

 

Support & Wellbeing

Importantly, we care about you as a person, your wellbeing, and your success. We make sure we have time for you, and we provide a large number of resources to support you with your finances, your mental health and your study skills. We will be with you every step of the way!

Starting university can be daunting but fret not as this is completely normal. We understand that you have made a big step to achieving your future goals investing time, money, and energy to this degree.

Your foundation year is divided into two semesters and you will study three modules in each one.

Module Title	Semester
Contemporary Issues in Accounting	1
Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Marketing	1
Communication and Academic Skills	1
Individual Project in Business	2
Personal and Career Development	2
The Business Environment	2

 

 

Learning on the BSc Marketing with Foundation Year

We care about you being at ease and confident about your studies and not worried. So, we have put in place a welcome week starting on the week of Monday 15th September 2025 with lots of activities for you to familiarise yourselves with the way we teach and the way we will mark your work and support you all the way through. Make sure you attend to start making friends!

 

Community

On the social side, the Student Union (CCSU) has a huge range of clubs and societies – all of which have unique social calendars of their own and offer endless opportunities to make lifelong friends and discover new hobbies. And you can always create your own society and cultivate your own community!

CCSU will be hosting their Welcome Fayre on Wednesday 17th September 2025. Make sure you keep checking the CCSU website for further details and how to get involved.

We understand that you may be nervous about your first few weeks on campus but rest assured - you'll be joining a nurturing and supportive environment where diversity, equality and individuality are part of everything we do.

You can find out more about our welcoming community and making friends.

If you are an International Student joining us then please see our International Student Support pages for further information and guidance.

 

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• Leatherbarrow, C., Fletcher, J. & Currie, D. (2018) “Introduction to Human Resource Management” (4th Edition) CIPD
• Cottrell, S (2013) The Study Skills Handbook Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke
• Gallagher, K. (2016) Essential study and employment skills for business and management students, 3rd Ed. Oxford: OUP
• Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: The Essential Referencing Guide. 10th Edition. Palgrave Macmillan.

 

Websites:

You are expected to keep abreast of news, both specific to people in organisations and general news as well as other information published in websites. Websites you need to use and be aware of are:

Arbitration, conciliation and advisory service
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Office of National Statistics
Government Website Portal

 

How you can prepare

It is very good practice to understand the news and what is happening in the world. It will help with your studies and it will help you perform better at interview. Why not start by spending five minutes each day reading BBC Business News? Then, when you get to the Business School, you can make the most of your free subscription to the Financial Times.

Given that you have worked very hard to get into University, we recommend that you use the summer to prepare yourself for your transition to higher education and take some time to relax and rejuvenate.

To ease you into the world of Business, here are some podcasts and films to watch / listen to over the summer.

14 Great Podcasts for Business Students.

Six Essential Business Podcasts.

Must-Watch Movies for Business Students.

10 Netflix documentaries every entrepreneur should see. 

However, if you are keen to get started, you can contact your Course Director for a full or recommended reading list.