BUSINESS STUDIES BTEC FIRST BUSINESS, ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS STUDIES BTEC
DIPLOMA FINANCE ADVANCED DIPLOMA NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 3
Duration: 1 year Duration: 2 years Duration: 2 years
This is a practical course that investigates This course will provide advanced This is a practical course suitable for anyone
different types of business activities, knowledge about the structure of business interested pursuing a rewarding career in
including how organisations are organisations, the processes involved business and is a broad based business studies
developed, operate and become in planning, setting up, running and course covering the key areas of business.
successful. closing a business venture, the role of
the entrepreneur and the importance of
Content
Content
innovation and creativity in business. • Introduction to business
• Developing customer relations
• Business and management
• Doing business online
Content
• Business in the economy
• Exploring key business purposes
• Administration
• Human resources
• Investigating financial control
• Financial accounting
• Financial transactions & monitoring
• Communications, numeracy and IT skills.
• Project and event management
• Marketing a business
• Marketing and product promotion
Assessment is through written assignments
• Business plan
Communication, numeracy, and IT skills are
and practical work.
included. Assessment is by coursework and
Alongside the principal learning options it is
an examination.
Entry Requirements
possible to study a BTEC National Award in
4 GCSEs at D or above including Maths one of the College’s vocational subjects as
Entry Requirements
and English or the Business Studies BTEC well as:
4 GCSEs at grade C or above (including
Introductory Diploma with Merit.
• English, maths and ICT
English and Maths) or a BTEC First Diploma
with Merit.
Progression • Personal, learning and thinking skills
Business Studies BTEC National Certificate
• Work experience Progression
Level 3 or employment.
• A student project
A degree in business studies or

employment.
Assessment is by coursework and an
external examination.


Entry Requirements
5 GCSEs at grade C or above (including

English and Maths) or a BTEC First Diploma
with Distinction.
Progression
A degree in business administration,
We also offer Business marketing or management or a career in
Administration NVQ Level 2
human resources, sales and marketing or
and 3. For more details, see the
financial services.
Apprenticeship section on page

17 and Train to Gain on page 65
in this Guide.

For enrolment information
see page 9, call 020 7815 1600
or visit www.southwark.ac.uk
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