HND Business – Blended Learning

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HNC/HND Business – Blended Learning

Overview
Our specialist HNC/HND programme has been specially designed to utilise a blended learning approach which supports both session in college and online materials and materials for Business. The programme will support you if you wish to continue in employment, whilst you complete the qualification. You will gain skills in business environment, managing financial resources, organisations resources and decisions and marketing principles. In addition, you will be trained in financial accounting, working with and leading people, marketing intelligence and HR management.

Entry Requirements
You must hold a full Level 3 qualification in a related subject, for example, A-Levels, BTEC Extended Diploma or Access to HE Diploma. You are also required to have 5 GCSEs grades C and above including English and maths. It is also desirable for you to have suitable work experience.

Course Duration
The HND will take two years to complete.

Skills and Benefits
The programme is designed to meet employer’s needs. You will benefit from a range of activities and assessments to promote effective communication skills.

Mandatory Units
Level 4:
Business Environment
Managing Financial Resources
Organisations Resources and Decisions
Marketing Principles

Level 5:
Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business
Small Business Enterprise
Business Strategy
Research Project

Optional Units
These are selected by the course team but will include:

Level 4:
Employability Skills
Business Decision Making
Personal and Professional Development
Internet and E-Business

Level 5:
Financial Accounting
Working with and Leading People
Marketing Intelligence
Human Resource Management

Course Assessment
Variety of methods of assessment including presentations, written assignments and personal learning logs. There are no examinations.

Progression
You can progress to a final top-up year of Business degree.

Course Fees
The course fees for 2016 are £3750. We will endeavour to set fees competitively in the local marketplace, with the aim of providing a university quality course within a College environment, at a lower cost than the Universities. Fees may increase should there be a significant change to the underlying cost of providing the course, such as in periods of high inflation, or fundamental changes to course structure due to regulatory or legal obligations. In all cases the College will seek to set the maximum of any annual fee rise to the greater of the Retail Price Index or 5%.