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title: "Foundation Year Qualifications"
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# Foundation Year Qualifications

Study at Arden

Gain the academic skills you need to succeed at university before starting your degree.

Our foundation year degree courses are the perfect choice if you need a little extra support when embarking on your undergraduate degree programme.

Take your first steps into higher education with Arden Berlin by checking out our range of foundation year courses below.

### BA (Hons) Business Management (Human Resource Management) With Foundation Year

- **Level:** Undergraduate
- **Study locations:** Berlin
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### BA (Hons) Business Management (Marketing) With Foundation Year

- **Level:** Undergraduate
- **Study locations:** Berlin
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### BA (Hons) Business Management (Tourism) With Foundation Year

- **Level:** Undergraduate
- **Study locations:** Berlin
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### BA (Hons) Business Management With Foundation Year

- **Level:** Undergraduate
- **Study locations:** Berlin
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### BSc (Hons) Computing With Foundation Year

- **Level:** Undergraduate
- **Study locations:** Berlin
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### BSc (Hons) Health and Care Management With Foundation Year

- **Level:** Undergraduate
- **Study locations:** Berlin
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### Blended learning, how does it work?

- You’ll spend two days a week at Arden Berlin study center.
- On each of these two days you’ll attend a four hour class led by a subject specialist lecturer.
- During these sessions you’ll be encouraged to debate, discuss, and ask questions to develop your understanding and acquire key skills in your degree subject.
- The online element of your studies consists of a minimum of 25 hours of self guided study per week and takes place through our online learning platform, ilearn. It includes tutorials, coursework, study support facilities, chat forums, career development activities, and much more.
- All your coursework and assignments are uploaded through our secure online zone for marking on ilearn.
- You can contact your Lecturer via email and a member of student support via email or phone at any time.

Arden's blended learning model is a modern, engaging way to learn that allows you to balance your studies with the other priorities in your life.

### What is a Foundation Year degree?

Find out if a Foundation Year degree course is the right choice for you

Arden Berlin offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses with integrated foundation years, designed to provide you with the support you need to successfully complete a full undergraduate degree. Alongside subject knowledge, foundation year entry degrees give you the opportunity to first develop and refine the basic skills needed for higher level study, covering areas such as academic reading and writing, numeracy, IT, research, presentation, and teamwork.

Why study a Foundation Year degree in Germany with Arden Berlin?

This is an ideal degree choice if you’ve been out of education for some time, don’t have the formal entry requirements for an undergraduate degree course but do meet our foundation degree entry requirements, or if you are looking to build your academic confidence ahead of your university studies.

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