HND Business

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Apply relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations, the external environment in which they operate and management theory when assessing and solving problems in different business scenarios.
Use and combine the knowledge and skills gained in different parts of the study programme in order to demonstrate your understanding of business organisations, their behaviour, and decision-making.
Apply a range of relevant transferable skills to a career in business and management (e.g. effective communication, self-management, working in teams, interpersonal skills, research) and critically reflect on the effectiveness of your skills and knowledge.
Progress to an undergraduate degree or further professional qualification in a business or related subject area.

This two year course provides an educational foundation for a wide range of administrative and management careers in business. The breadth of subjects covered, coupled with the development of international business perspectives, enables success students to move into a variety of positions in organisations operating in global markets. These positions would typically be junior roles in functional areas of business such as Marketing, HR departments or general management responsibilities within organisations.


Alternatively, on competion of the course, students will have the opportunity to do a one year top-up in either a BA (Hons) in Business Management or BA (Hons) International Business Management qualification.

Typical entry requirement: 48 UCAS points

A Levels - grades DD
BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades PPP
BTEC L3 Diploma - grades MP
Pass Access to HE Diploma (Full Award)

Semester 1 Starters:

UNDERGRADUATE

Year 1

4BU006 Learning for Business Success (20 Credits)

4AC012 Finance and Accounting for Managers (20 Credits)

4HR018 Organisational Structures for Effective Management (20 Credits)

4HR001 Managing Individuals at Work (20 Credits)

4MK002 Marketing Principles (20 Credits)

4IB004 Business in a Global Context (20 Credits)

Year 2

5BE001 Entrepreneurial Creativity and Innovation (20 Credits)

5HR002 Leading and Managing in Organisations (20 Credits)

5MK006 Marketing Planning (20 Credits)

5IB004 Economics of Managerial Decision-making (20 Credits)

5BU012 Operations and Supply Management (20 Credits)

5BU013 Business Research Project (20 Credits)