Business courses - BTEC HND Diploma in Business (QCF Level 5)

BTEC HND Diploma in Business (QCF Level 5)

Course Contents:

The Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND programme must contain a minimum of 240 credits through a combination of units at HNC and HND levels 4 and 5.

Mandatory Units:

• Business Environment
• Managing Financial Resources and Decisions
• Organisations and Behaviour
• Marketing Principles
• Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business
• Business Decision Making
• Business Strategy
• Research Project

Specialist Units:

(Students need to take at least 115 credits of the given modules)

• Accounting Pathway
• Management Pathway
• Marketing Pathway
• Human Resources Pathway
• Law Pathway

General Optional Units: 

• The Internet and E-Business
• Internet Marketing
• E-Business Operations
• Quality Management in Business
• Small Business Enterprise
• Operations Management in Business
• European Business
• Employment Law
• Company Law
• Business Events Management
• Financial Investment Opportunities
• Business Work Experience
• Contemporary Issues in Marketing Management
• Project Management for Business
• Administrative Services
• Business Psychology
• Business Ethics
• Corporate Environmental and Social Management
• Employability Skills
• Project Design Implementation and Evaluation
• Work-based Experience

Assessment:

Assessment is delivered via bringing together a combination of seminars, online and self-guided learning, course work, individual and group presentations. In order to ensure that effective learning has taken place and desired learning outcomes have been achieved, assessment is done against the set criterion. For each unit, assessments are completed against set learning outcomes. It focuses on not only learning and understanding of the contents, but also their application. The assessment of the evidence relates directly to the assessment criteria for each unit, supported by the generic grade descriptors by the awarding body.

All the students on this programme have to take eight mandatory modules and four specialist modules worth 125 credits. In order to successfully complete the course students are expected to pass all the entire eight mandatory modules and achieve at least 240 credits in total at this level.

Awarding body:
Edexcel

Course duration:
12 - 24 months

Mode:
Full Time

Entrance Requirements:

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess at least 4 GCSEs, one GCE A level with a good command of the English Language. Equivalent overseas qualifications are also accepted. Applicants over 21 years of age without formal qualifications with appropriate work experience may also be accepted. All candidates will be asked to provide evidence of their proficiency in English Language.