Diploma of Higher Education (Business)

Overview

The course is a collaboration between City of Glasgow College and the University of Strathclyde Glasgow – designed to give you entry straight into the third year of the BA degree programme at Strathclyde Business School – a qualification highly regarded by employers.

• Three Higher Grade passes at Grade C or above, including English (or alternatively, suitable subjects such as Modern Studies, History or Economics) and
• Two other passes at Standard Grade or equivalent at band 2 or above, preferably including Mathematics or Intermediate 2 passes will also be considered
• All entry subject to outcome of discussion at interview.

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Year One

Business Law, Economics, Managing People, Principles of Marketing, Psychology, Information Technology and Statistics.

Year Two

You will develop in more detail two of the principal subjects from year one. Marketing Subjects: Consumer Behaviour/Marketing Research.

• Law Subjects: Discrimination Law/Employment Law.
• Human Resource Management Subjects: Work and Organisational Psychology/Work Psychology for Human Resource Management.
• Core Subject: Management Development 2.
• Elective Subjects: International Marketing; European Union Law.

Career

Marketing, legal services, management, human resource management and administration in industrial and commercial sectors, and in teaching, the public sector and research.

Continuing study

Apply for the third year of the BA Business at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, where you will study your two principal subjects from year two of the diploma. You can also apply for courses at other universities.

Two years, starting in August.

City Campus Townhead.