Business Studies: AS/A2 Level

Business Studies: AS and A2 Level
Business Studies involves looking at how businesses plan, produce and market their products. You will study how they raise money and make money. You will cover how they recruit and motivate their workforce. You will learn to examine how they build a strategy that could lead to success in the face of a changing world.

Course details
There are four units covering how to plan, finance and manage a business, how to develop strategies for business success, how to manage change and how to deal with the changing environment in which businesses operate.

How is it assessed?
Each year is assessed by two exams, totalling 2 hours and 45 minutes for AS, and a further 3.5 hours for A2. You can pay to resit exams in order to improve your mark. In addition, you will complete a number of formal internal assessments to monitor your progress on the course.

Course duration
One year at AS level. One year at A2 level.

What do I need to study this subject?
You should have five GCSE grades A*-C, including English Language and Mathematics. You will need to pass AS in order to progress to A2.

Where can this lead me?
Passes in two or three subjects at A level provide entry to HND or degree level courses at university. A levels will also provide access to careers in management, industry and most professions. Degree subjects include: marketing, management, economics and accountancy.

What are the enrichment opportunities?
Our enrichment programme is expanding, and includes a leadership course at the National Maritime Museum , as well as attending conferences along with hundreds of other business students, with talks from business people and chief examiners.