Business

What does the course include?

The BTEC Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business is a vocational Higher Education course, designed to prepare you for a career in business through a combination of theoretical and practical teaching

First year (HNC) units will include:
- Business & the Business Environment

- Business Law

- Financial Accounting

- Marketing Essentials

- Managing a Business Project

- Human Resource Management

- Management Accounting

- Management and Operations

Second year (HND) units will include:
- Business strategy

- Brand Management

- Planning for Growth

- Research Project (2 units)

- Consumer Behaviour / Insight Unit

- Employee Relations

- Organisational Behaviour

How is the course assessed?
Coursework and continual assessment, there are no external exams although you may sometimes have in class tests.

Where does it lead?
The HNC/D is a nationally and internationally recognised qualification throughout the business world. It provides a basic grounding in the core areas of business and management and leads to new employment opportunities, career enhancement, and promotion prospects. The HNC/D gives automatic subject exemption from many professional qualifications.

Holders of the BTEC HNC/D in Business can study for one additional top-up year at various UK universities to gain a business degree (e.g. BA (Hons) in Business).

Fees
Standard - £5,500 (subject to annual review)

Duration
This course is two years in length with each year comprising of 30 study weeks, 3 reading weeks and holidays.