A passion for management.

South Birmingham College can help you reach your full potential. Our Business Studies courses can provide a pathway through a range of Business qualifications, from the BTEC National Diploma in Business through to the HND in Business and Management. Our excellent links with local universities can then provide a route through to Degree level studies and will help you get the business role you want.

Course List
Pre-University Level Programmes Level 3

BTEC National Diploma:
Business
Duration: 2 years | Fee: £4,400

Are there any entry requirements?
To enrol on this course you will need a level 2 qualification which is equivalent to 4 GCSEs at grade C or above. You will also be required to provide an academic reference and attend an interview with the course tutor to make sure that the course suits your aspirations.

What will I study?
The course comprises of 4 core units which are:
• Exploring business activity
• Investigating business resources
• Introduction to marketing
• Effective people, communication and information

You can choose 8 of the following optional specialist units for the Certificate or 14 for the Diploma:
• Introduction to accounting
• Understanding financial accounting
• Introducing management accounting
• Exploring creative product promotion
• An introduction to market research
• Investigating internet marketing
• Investigating recruitment and selection
• Understanding aspects of employment law
• Career development planning in business
• Human resource planning in business
• Improving performance in the workplace
• Exploring team development
• Managing physical resources
• Aspects of criminal law relating to business
• Managing business information
• Understanding Health & Safety in the workplace
• Starting a small business
• Exploring business and the economic environment
• Investigating international business
• Understanding retailing

What can I do after this course?

On successful completion of this course you could progress onto the level 4 HNC or HND in Business & Management at South Birmingham College or go to university to study a Degree in Business Management.

University Level Programmes Level 4 and above

HND: Business
& Management
Duration: 2 years | Fee: £6,000

Are there any entry requirements?
To enrol on this course you will need a level 3 qualification like A Levels. You will also be required to provide an academic reference and attend an interview with the course tutor to make sure that the course suits your aspirations.

What will I study?
The HND: Business & Management is a full-time programme validated by Birmingham City University.
Each module is delivered via short lectures, typically 1½-2 hours long and may have a seminar programme which runs alongside it to support students with their assignment completion. In addition to the module lectures, students are supported by a tutorial and skills based programme. You should expect to be in a class of between 15-20 students. You will study 16 modules which comprise of 12
core modules and 4 optional modules including:

• Marketing
• Human resource management
• Organisations and behaviour
• Business environment
• Law for business
• Business analysis
• Business planning
• Management report
• Managing professional development
• Communicating with and leading people
• Managing activities to achieve results
• Managing financial resources and decisions

You can choose 4 of the optional units from the following:
• Advertising and promotion
• Marketing and planning
• Managing human resources
• Quality management
• European business
• Customer service
• Employment law
• Employee relations

What can I do after this course?
On successful completion of this course you could progress onto the final year of the BA Business & Management at Birmingham City University.

Masters Entry Programme
Subject to approval