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Business (Leadership and Management)

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

UCAS Code: N104 | Higher National Diploma - HND

Entry requirements


A level

C,C,C

A-Levels in Business or equivalent

GCSE/National 4/National 5

5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or equivalent

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMP

BTEC in Business or equivalent

Scottish Higher

C,C,C

UCAS Tariff

64

About this course


Course option

2years

Full-time | 2024

This Business qualification provides the perfect practical grounding for a wide range of exciting and lucrative careers. Maybe you see yourself leading a large team working together on a project, or managing a high-profile event, or making decisions about who to hire? Our HND Business covers all the essential bases to give you a start in a career in Marketing, Finance, HR, Law or Management. The course includes live workplace visits and interesting guest speakers who will inspire you with tales of their success. This course could be your ticket to a career with leading brands in local, national and global companies.

This course combines online learning and face-to-face tutor support. All units are learnt online, with the time spent on campus for targeted development sessions, to turn in assignments and allocate assignments. Students can study all critical course content via an online portal. The course can be studied alongside employment or any other commitments, however, learners will be expected to be motivated and have self-discipline

Modules

Year 1

Business and the Business Environment
Marketing Essentials
Human Resource Management
Management and Operations
Managing Accounts
Managing a successful research project (Pearson Set)
Financial Accounting
Entrepreneurship and small business management

Year 2
Research Project
Organisational Behaviour
Operations and Project Management
Understanding and Leading Change
Global Business Environment
Business Strategy
Business IT Systems

Assessment methods

You will be assessed through a variety of methods including written reports and essays, in-class tests, examinations, creation of financial documents, creation of planning documents, work-based projects, academic posters, displays, leaflets, presentations, recording of interviews, role plays, working logbooks, reflective journals, time-constrained assessment.

Tuition fees

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England
£4,800
per year
Northern Ireland
£4,800
per year
Scotland
£4,800
per year
Wales
£4,800
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Wigston Campus

Department:

Business and Management Studies

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