South & City College - Birmingham
Course: HND Business & Management

Birmingham, United Kingdom

DEGREE TYPE

Course

DURATION

2 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

Key Summary

About: This HND Business & Management is equivalent to the second year of an undergraduate degree. It covers economics, marketing, accounting and management, with practical skills, industry visits and keynote sessions. Core units include business environment, financial decision making, organizations and behavior, marketing, strategy and a research project. Entry: age 18 by 31 August, GCSE Maths and English Grade 4+, and 64 UCAS points; apply via UCAS code B25.

Career Outcomes: You can progress to the final year of a business honors degree. Graduates move into business analyst, marketing executive, financial assistant, operations coordinator roles or apprenticeships and management development.

Overview

This course is equivalent to the second year of an undergraduate degree and covers a range of general business topics such as economics, marketing and accounting, alongside specialist management modules. It is aimed at students who want to learn about how business and finance play a key role in many organisations.

Course description

There is a strong emphasis on practical skills on this course, as well as building the required knowledge for a successful career in this area. You will learn about the underlying principles and techniques used in business and management to develop an understanding of contemporary issues in the business world. The course will be supplemented with industry visits and keynote speaker sessions.

What areas will I study?

Units studied include:

Business environment
Managing financial resources and decisions
Organisations and behaviour
Marketing principles
Aspects of contract and negligence for business
Business decision making
Business strategy
Research project
Personal and professional development
Working with and leading people
Managing business activities to achieve results
Managing communications, knowledge and information

What are the entry requirements?

You will need to be aged 18 years or over on or before 31 August of the academic year the course commences.

You will also need to have GCSE maths and English at Grade 4 or above. You will also need 64 UCAS points, including a full Level 3 qualification from one of the following:

Two A-Levels
A BTEC National Diploma or Extended Diploma
A BTEC National Certificate
A Level 3 Diploma or equivalent such as NVQ, GNVQ, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Certificate of Education
A recognised (Kitemarked) Access Course

All applications must be made through UCAS using the Birmingham City University code (B25).

To find out more about UCAS points, please visit https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/ucas-undergraduate-entry-requirements