PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Our BA (Hons) in Business Management equips students with the expertise to understand the changing world of business on a national and global scale. Those who are successful in achieving this degree are highly sought after by employers for their in-depth knowledge of current business practice and for their ability to analyse business challenges and explore solutions.
STAGE ONE
Level 4&5 Diploma In Business Management (240 Credits)
COURSE OVERVIEW
The objective of the OTHM Level 4&5 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide learners with an excellent foundation for building a career in a range of organisations. It designed to ensure each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change.
Awarding Body
OTHM/ATHE
STAGE TWO
BA In Business Management (60 Credits)
COURSE OVERVIEW
The BA In Business Management final stage top-up programme is offered to students who already possess the Level 4&5 Diploma in Business Management.
The top-up programme allows you to achieve a BA In Business Management qualification in up to twenty four months, so it is a fast track to new opportunities and enhanced career prospects.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For entry onto the OTHM Level 4&5 Diploma in Business Management qualification learners must possess:
- Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 3 Diploma or equivalent
- Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course
For BSc Programme:
- Learners need to possess relevant OTHM level 4&5 diploma (240 credits) qualification
English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency.
MANDATORY UNITS
- Research and Academic Writing (20 credits)
- Business Environment (20 credits)
- Introduction to Business Communication (20 credits)
- Introduction to Quantitative Methods (20 credits)
- Introduction to Business Functions (20 credits)
- Introduction to Finance (20 credits)
- Human Resource Management (20 credits)
- Project Management (20 credits)
- Strategic Marketing (20 credits)
- Accounting for Managers (20 credits)
- Business Law (20 credits)
- Business Ethics (20 credits)
- International Business (20 credits)
- Business Strategy (20 credits)
- Leadership and Management Development (20 credits)
- Business Communications (20 credits)
- New Venture Management and Development (20 credits)
- Business and Management Research (20 credits)
DURATION AND DELIVERY
The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.
ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.
The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.
AWARDING UNIVERSITIES
- University of Gloucestershire
- University of Chichester
COST OF PROGRAMME
£6,950