HNC/HND Business, Finance & Marketing

The course will be delivered by a series of lectures and workshops. There will also be opportunities for students to be in a work environment. Part-time study may be available for this course and these options will be discussed at your interview. Outside of timetabled sessions, students will be expected to allocate a minimum of two days per week to complete any research and coursework requirements.

Lessons are usually timetabled over two to three days per week. Teaching staff have extensive industry experience alongside their academic achievements.

The units you will study are likely to include:

Core Units:

• Business and the Business Environment
• Marketing Essentials
• Human Resource Management
• Management and Operations
• Management Accounting
• Managing a Successful Business Project
• Research Project
• Organisational Behaviour

Additional Sample Units:

• Innovation and Commercialisation
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations
• Human Resources - Value and Contribution to Organisational Success
• Consumer Behaviour and Insight
• International Marketing
• Pitching and Negotiation Skills

All units are subject to change and may be withdrawn.

This course is ideal for you if you have an interest focussing on the development of higher-level skills in a business context or if you are employed and wish to gain a higher level qualification in business management.

Course-work and exam to include report writing, presentations, group tasks and interviews.

• Managing stakeholders and their differing relationships to an organisation

• Laws and regulations that apply to their role including data protection, health & safety and compliance

• The applicability of business principles such as managing change, business finances and project management.

• Use multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation

• Build and maintain positive relationships within your own team and across the organisation

• Demonstrate good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms.

• Act as a role model, contributing to team cohesion and productivity

• Representing the positive aspects of team culture and respectfully challenging inappropriate prevailing cultures ; taking responsibility for your own work, accepting feedback in a positive way, using initiative and showing resilience

• Demonstrate taking responsibility for team performance and quality of projects delivered.

The BTEC HNC/HND in Business has been developed to focus on:

• Providing education and training for a range of careers in business.
• Providing opportunities for students to follow specialised areas of study directly relevant to individual vocations and professions within the business context
• Providing opportunities for full-time students to gain a nationally-recognised, vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in business or progress to higher education vocational qualifications such as a full-time degree in business or a related area
• Developing the knowledge, understanding and skills of students in the field of business
• Providing opportunities for students to develop a range of skills, techniques and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.

Employment or Higher Education.

Students will require an appropriate Level 3 qualification which equates to a total of 48 UCAS points (such as 2 Ds or above in A Levels, an overall Merit Pass grade in BTEC Diploma or equivalent, an overall Pass grade in BTEC Extended Diploma or an Access to HE Diploma or an Advanced Apprenticeship). Students will also need to achieve a grade 4 or above in English and maths at GCSE level. Applicants aged 21 or older who do not have the entry requirements may be eligible for acceptance based on application and interview.

We recommend that you attend one of our exciting open events so that you can look around the department, the college and meet the tutors. You are welcome to do this before or after you apply. These events have proved very successful in ensuring students and their families see the best of what the college has to offer such as our inspirational teaching areas, teachers, library facilities and places to eat.
Once you have applied our experienced Enrolment Team will consider your application carefully and will let you know, by email, if the College would like to make you a conditional offer based on you meeting the specified entry requirements. If your predicted grades or career aims suggest that an alternative subject area or course level would be more appropriate for you at this stage, we will contact you either by telephone, email or text. If you have told us that you have some additional support needs we will contact you to find out more so that we can help you.