Business
HND Business
Course Overview
Work Experience & Industry Placements
Qualification Gained
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma (HND) in either Business,
Business (Management), or Business (Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management).
Your award will depend on which of the three pathways you
choose to study – Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Business, Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND
Business (Management), or Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Business (Entrepreneurship
and Small Business Management).
After The Course
What Will I Learn
You will study a range of units that will develop your specialist knowledge and skills. Listed below are examples of modules that are likely to be studied. Please be aware that modules studied may change periodically in line with student and stakeholder feedback, awarding body changes, or to reflect developments in the discipline. Students can always find the most up-to-date information about modules and who is teaching them in the course handbook.
Year 1 -
Unit 1 - Business and the Business Environment
Unit 2 - Marketing
Processes and Planning
Unit 3 - Human Resource Management
Unit 4 -
Leadership and Management
Unit 5 - Accounting Principles
Unit 6 - Managing
a Successful Business Project
Unit 7 - Business Law
Unit 8 - Innovation
and Commercialisation
Year 2 -
Business pathway
Unit 19 - Research Project
Unit 20 - Organisational Behaviour
Unit 31 -
Employee Relations
Unit 39 - Company Law and Corporate Governance
Unit 41
- Taxation
Unit 26 - Principles of Operations Management
Unit 29 -
Managing and Running a Small Business
Management pathway
Unit 19 - Research Project
Unit 20 - Organisational Behaviour
Unit 24 -
Understanding and Leading Change
Unit 25 - Global Business
Environment
Unit 26 - Principles of Operations Management
Unit 31 -
Employee Relations
Unit 39 - Company Law and Corporate
Governance
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management pathway
-
Unit 19 - Research Project
Unit 20 - Organisational Behaviour
Unit 27 -
Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Unit 28 - Launching a New
Venture
Unit 29 - Managing and Running a Small Business
Unit 31 - Employee
Relations
Unit 39 - Company Law and Corporate
Governance
Our Lecturers
Teaching Learning and Assessment
Learning will be achieved through a combination of class-based activity, group-based activity and independent study. These sessions are designed to actively support the development of independent learning strategies. They will combine tutor input with a wide range of participative activities including case studies, individual and group problem solving activities, student led activities which will include discussions of existing research and article reviews. You will be encouraged to study directed readings and to critique research articles.
You will be required to work independently and to take responsibility for
your learning. The role of tutors is to encourage your independence whilst still
offering the appropriate levels of support.
During the programme of study,
you will develop and attain a number of skills and attributes which include the
following:
- The understanding and application of theoretical
perspectives
- The ability to critically analyse, synthesise, communicate and
apply theoretical concepts
- Develop creative solutions to problems
-
Reflect on experiences in an informed manner.
When not attending lectures,
seminars or other timetabled sessions you will be expected to continue learning
independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve reading
journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects,
undertaking research and preparing assignments.
Course Expenses
How Will I Be Assessed
Entry Requirements
Required Experience
How To Apply
To study full time, please apply through UCAS (Campus name: Yeovil College
University Centre; Institution code: Y25). For any assistance, please contact university.centre@yeovil.ac.uk
who will be happy to help. To study part-time please apply direct to the Yeovil
College University Centre by calling 01935 845454 or emailing university.centre@yeovil.ac.uk