Business 90 Credit Diploma/Extended Diploma

Business 90 Credit Diploma/Extended Diploma

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Business 90 Credit Diploma/Extended Diploma - Barnstaple, Devon
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Course code: FTB059

School of Business, Manufacturing & Transport

The Programme

The Level 3 Business Diploma in year one offers a broad introduction to business related topics and is equivalent to three AS Levels. At the end of year one, learners will progress to the second year and complete the full Extended Diploma in Business which is equivalent to three A2 Levels. Here you will explore more specialist areas such as Projects and Event Management, Retailing, Website Design and Business Administration.
Currently consisting of 100% coursework, the programme assumes that learners ha…

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Business 90 Credit Diploma/Extended Diploma - Barnstaple, Devon
Level 3 NEW Apply for this course

Course code: FTB059

School of Business, Manufacturing & Transport

The Programme

The Level 3 Business Diploma in year one offers a broad introduction to business related topics and is equivalent to three AS Levels. At the end of year one, learners will progress to the second year and complete the full Extended Diploma in Business which is equivalent to three A2 Levels. Here you will explore more specialist areas such as Projects and Event Management, Retailing, Website Design and Business Administration.
Currently consisting of 100% coursework, the programme assumes that learners have no pre-existing business knowledge and begins with introductory units covering the core areas of the Business Environment, Resources and Communications, Marketing, Accounting and Human Resource Management. All learners complete a compulsory work experience placement. Building on this key foundation, learners are encouraged to explore more specialised areas such as Projects and Event Management, Creative Marketing, Retailing, Business Ethics, and administration routes.
Learners may use the Diploma to top up their UCAS points for university whilst others use the full Extended Diploma to achieve the required UCAS points to continue their studies at degree level.

The Programme Content

Currently consisting of 100% coursework, learners will cover nine introductory business topics to achieve the Business Diploma in year 1, which is the equivalent to three AS's. In year 2, candidates progress to the full Extended Diploma and explore specialist business topics in more detail. The programme assumes that learners have no pre-existing business knowledge and begins with introductory units covering the core areas of the Business Environment, Resources and Communications, Marketing, Accounting and Human Resource Management. All complete a compulsory work experience placement. Building on this key foundation, learners are encouraged to explore more specialised areas such as Projects and Event Management, Creative Marketing, Retailing, Business Ethics, and administration routes. The Diploma in Business (year 1) and the full Extended Diploma (year 2) is a flexible qualification that learners can choose to complete in either one or two years. It offers a broad a range of topics w

Entry Requirements

Five GCSEs at grade C or above with at least a C in English and a D in Maths. Alternatively, a Merit grade from a Level 2 qualification is also acceptable.

Costs

Students undertake a variety of optional trips and activities for which there may be a cost. For example all learners are given the opportunity to participate in a European/UK residential for which there is a cost.

Venue

Barnstaple, Main Site

Progression

Learners may use the Diploma to top up their UCAS points for university whilst others use the full Extended Diploma to achieve the required UCAS points to continue their studies at degree level.

This is an attractive qualification for employment routes; students develop essential transferable business skills required within the public and private employment sectors. Popular career choices have included teaching, car sales, event management, banking, retail management, accountancy, administration and marketing occupations.

Length of Study

Two years.

Academic Year

This course starts in the 2013 / 2014 academic year.

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