Foundation Degree (FdA) in Licensed Retail Management

Summary: 

This Foundation Degree is ideal if you want to develop your understanding of the licensed retail industry and your own business management skills through your employment within the industry.  This course is designed to enable learners to develop their learning through the world of work and involve employers in supporting their staff development.

Our programmes are always highly relevant to current industrial practice through regular staff industry up-dating, current 'live' case studies, visiting speakers from industry and so on.  Our graduates are highly attractive to employers and quickly find appropriate, rewarding jobs.  The Hotel School has an international reputation for excellence and has been recognised as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (COVE) since 2002.  It is, however, small enough in terms of student numbers to offer a supportive learning environment where students are able to develop close working relationships with staff.

Course Length: 
2-3 years
Entry Requirements: 

A GNVQ Advanced; AVCE; A Levels; NVQ Level 3; UCAS tariff - 80 points (but 120 is normal); completion of a course over 2 years at Level 3; or Access courses.  Plus GCSE's in Maths and English or other appropriate awards at Grades A-C. 

The standard academic entry qualification is 80 UCAS points excluding Key Skills.  All applicants may be required to undertake certain diagnostic tests in Literacy and Application of Number.  Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to show an IELT score of at least 6.0.

Assessment: 

Your work will be assessed through a mix of assignments, presentations, learning diaries/logs, time-constrained tests and conventional essays. 

Academic Progression: 

The programme provides a solid route for progression onto an Honours Degree programme in subject related disciplines eg Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management.  FdA graduates may also progress with full articulation to the BA (Hons) Professional Studies at UEA developed in partnership with City College.

Career Progression: 

Higher levels of management within the licensed retail sector.  The course also develops your entrepreneurial skills that can be applied to larger organisations as well as owner management of small businesses.

Full Description: 

The course is designed to:

  • Provide a programme of study that is specific to your industry/business, enhancing your personal development, employability and effectiveness
  • Offer a flexible approach to study, build on partnership and the needs of current and future business practice
  • Develop vocationally-orientated knowledge of business management, together wirh a range of transferable skills
  • Enable many to study in higher education and build a sound basis for lifelong learning, and also provide a route for more advanced study if appropriate.

Students will normally be expected to attend College for between 2-3 days a week over the two 15 week academic semesters p.a.

Core modules include:

  • Higher Learning Skills
  • The Individual in the Licensed Retail Sector
  • Work Based Learning 1&2
  • Advanced Higher Learning and Research Skills

Generic management modules:

  • Principles and Functions of Management
  • Personnel and Training in the Service Sector
  • Marketing, Branding and Merchandising
  • Small Business Enterprise and Finance

Course specific modules:

  • Cellar and Drinks Operations
  • Contemporary Food and Beverage Studies
  • Front Office Accommodation and Yield Management 

Later in the programme there are further course specific modules:

  • Trends in Licensed Retail
  • On Licensed Trade Management

and two options, one of which must be Research Methods if the graduate intends to take the Honours Degree articulated progression route.


Methods of Teaching and Learning

A mix of workshops, lectures, tutorials and self directed study, again with emphasis on business practice.

Please contact the Advice Shop for details of costs and start dates.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, course information, costs and attendance details may change.

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