**Overview**
Do you want to learn the all-round business skills that employers are looking for, while working on your personal development and setting yourself up to get a degree in the future?
This HND Business course kick-starts your business career by providing a valuable introduction to topics including business strategy, finance, ecommerce and marketing.
It’ll give you an edge when starting your career and give you a solid foundation for further study.
**What you'll experience**
On this course, you'll
* Develop the skills and knowledge you need to excel in business
* Learn from experienced tutors, lecturers and business leaders
* Build knowledge in subjects such as marketing, business finance, business law, data management, business strategy, organisational theories and human resource management
* Work on a research project and put your knowledge into practice to demonstrate what you’ve learned
You can study this course at Havant & South Downs College in Waterlooville or Isle of Wight College in Newport.
After the course you can top up to a full degree by joining the final year of the BA (Hons) Business Management degree course at our main campus in Portsmouth.
**Careers and Opportunities**
What can you do with a Business HND?
After completing this course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to begin a career in areas such as:
* marketing
* sales
* publicity
* administration
* ecommerce
* accounting
* financial and risk analysis
* HR
You can also top up your qualification to a degree.
**What jobs can you do with a Business HND?**
Roles our graduates have taken on include:
* business development officer
* recruitment consultant
* publicity officer
* graduate food buyer
* financial analyst
* risk analyst
After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Example topics covered include:
- Marketing
- Business finance
- Business law
- Business environment
- Organisational theories
- Management accounting
- Applied marketing
- Human resource management
- Small business enterprise
Year 2
Example topics covered include:
- Business strategy
- Data management
- Research project
- Business excellence
- Business law: further principles
- Business psychology
- Event management
- Human resource development
- Promotional strategy
- Small business enterprise
- Working with and leading people
- Employee relations
- Project management
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.
Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
Course Details – Assessment Method
You'll be assessed through: individual and group coursework examinations online tests practical exercises. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows:
- Year 1 students: 19% by written exams and 81% by coursework
- Year 2 students: 6% by written exams and 94% by coursework
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
002N
Institution code:
P80
Campus Name:
Isle of Wight College
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
48-56 Tariff points to include a minimum of 1 A level at grade D or above.
Pass (D or E in the core)
48-56 points to include a minimum of 1 A level at grade D or above.
48-56 Tariff points.
48-56 points UCAS Tariff to include 4 points from a Higher Level subject.
48 points to include a Higher Level subject at H4 or above.
Cambridge Pre-U score of 34 to include a Principal Subject at P2.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic
54.0
An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)
79.0
79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015.
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015.
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE
Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
International
16200.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 |
EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £1,800.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Provider information
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP
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