HND IN BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE)
The Edexcel BTEC Higher National qualifications in Business are
designed to equip students with the knowledge, understanding and skills
required for success in current and future employment or for progression
to an undergraduate degree. These transferable skills will enable students
to meet changing circumstances, whether these arise from a shift in their
own sphere of employment, promotion to supervisory or management roles or
from general changes in business practices and the business environment.
The
qualifications have been developed to meet the needs of the major
functions in business, hence the inclusion of the functional pathways
(Finance, Marketing, Management, Personnel).
The pathway qualifications
ensure professional progression through recognition by relevant
professional bodies. The pathway qualifications also underpin much of the
knowledge and understanding required for the relevant NVQ level 4 units in
Accounting, Management and Personnel.
These
qualifications provide:
-
nationally recognised qualifications with detailed standards for
centres, students and employers
-
guidance for centres with their own quality assurance procedures
-
a focus on independent learning and practical knowledge and skills.
Such a focus highlights
-
the need for a common core study with related functional pathways into
employment, professional or academic progression
-
a Business pathway which provides the flexibility for centres to
devise units of study to meet local or specialist needs. The related
functional pathways of Business and Finance, Business and Management,
Business and Marketing and Business and Personnel have been identified
on the basis of popular demand from prospective students, providers,
employers and professional bodies
-
for a modular approach which allows the aspirations of different
students to be met.
Aims:The Higher National qualifications in
Business are designed to meet the following aims:
-
to provide an educational foundation for a range of administrative and
management careers in business
-
to provide specialised studies directly relevant to individual
vocations and professions in which students are working or intend to
seek employment
-
to enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment
-
to provide flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation as a basis
for future studies and career development
-
to develop students ability in business through effective use and
combination of the knowledge and skills gained in different parts of
the programme
-
to develop a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and
attitudes essential for successful performance in working life.
Professional recognition:The Higher National
qualifications and especially the pathway qualifications have been
developed
with career progression and professional recognition in mind. It is
essential that students gain the maximum benefit from their programme of
study. Consequently, we have added value to the qualification by
ascertaining recognition from professional bodies. The following list is
just a sample of the bodies who recognise the Higher Nationals in Business:
.
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
. Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants
. Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants
. Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants
.
Institute of Financial Accountants
. Association of International
Accountants
. Association of Accounting Technicians
. Chartered
Institute of Marketing
. Institute of Personnel Development
.
Institute of Legal Executives
. Chartered Institute of Bankers
.
Chartered Insurance Institute
. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply
. Management Charter Initiative.
Further details of
professional recognition and exemptions are contained in the publication
BTEC
Professional Recognition.
Course structure:Core
Units:1 Marketing H1
2 Managing Financial Resources and
Decisions H1
3 Organisations and Behaviour H1
4 Business Environment
H1
5 Common Law I H1
6 Business Decision Making H2
7 Business
Strategy H2
8 Research Project
Eights specialist
Units Compulsory Specialist Units: 1-
Managing human Resources (H2)
2- Management Accounting: Costing &
Budgeting (H1)
3- Information Systems (H2)
4- Business Law (H2),
Specialist
Units:1 Marketing Planning H2
2 Human Resources
Management H2
3 Internet Marketing H2
4 Small Business Enterprise H2
Duration
of programme:24 months - Fulltime
Course
Fees:£3800 per year
Start
Date:Feb, June and Oct
