Program Overview

International Foundation Year in Business, Law and Social Studies
The programme includes academic modules, study skills and English language training, providing complete preparation for undergraduate degree.

On the Business, Law and Social Studies route, you will:

• learn about the importance of financial management, and the operational and strategic challenges facing the businesses
• gain understanding of the concepts and models of micro-economic and macro-economic analysis
• develop core mathematical skills that will be relevant to your undergraduate degree
• gain business skills, including decision-making and problem solving
• for Law, you will study the English legal system, the mechanics of the legal process, justice and those who administer it.

What will you study?
Over the two-semester programme, you will study a number of core modules that relate to your progression degree. The modules have been designed by expert academics at the International Study Centre, in collaboration with LJMU, to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed upon progression to the University.

Core modules

• Business, Marketing, Management and Public Relations
• Economics
• Academic English Skills
• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Law
• Maths for Business
• Project Study
• The Law of Contract and Consumer Protection

Upon successful completion of the International Foundation Year, and achieving the required grades, you will join the first year of your undergraduate degree at Liverpool John Moores University.

Leading to: Real Estate BSc (Hons)

The professionally accredited BSc (Hons) Real Estate programme at Liverpool John Moores University will enable you to secure the skills and experience required for a career as a property professional. That's why our graduates enjoy excellent career prospects plus higher than average salaries.

Recognising the diverse and multidisciplinary nature of the profession, the BSc (Hons) Real Estate programme integrates the specialist theory and practice of real estate with the wider commercial and business skills valued by employers, so that you will be well equipped for a career in the modern, dynamic world of property.

The course starts by covering the building blocks of real estate such as property law, construction and valuation theory and you will then go on to develop professional and practical skills in complementary subject areas such as facilities and asset management.

The course is built around the following key themes which, together with work experience and project tasks that simulate working practices, will give you the knowledge and practical skills to launch your career as a real estate professional:

• Technical knowledge, for example valuation methodologies from first principles through to advanced techniques and software application, building technology and defects
• Legal knowledge, including property and land law, the law of contract and tort and the relationship between landlord and tenant
• Real Estate practice, including property appraisal, real estate investment and management, facilities management and professional practice.

The course also offers a sandwich route which involves a paid placement where you can apply what you have learned at LJMU out in the workplace. Such experience will enhance both your professional skills development and your CV, boosting your employment prospects after graduation.