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Course summary
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. After the course you can top up to a full degree by joining the final year of one of our selected Business, Finance or Marketing courses at our main campus in Portsmouth. 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
- marketing
- sales
- publicity
- administration
- ecommerce
- accounting
- financial and risk analysis
- HR
- business development officer
- recruitment consultant
- publicity officer
- graduate food buyer
- financial analyst
- risk analyst
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Business Environment
- Business Finance
- Marketing
- Organisational Theories
- Business Law: Basic Principles
- Applied Marketing
- Management Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- Purchasing and Supply Chain Principles
- Business Strategy
- Data Management
- Research Project
- Working With and Leading People
- Event Management
- Business Psychology
- Project Management
- Human Resource Development
- Business Law: Further Principles
- Employee Relations
- Business Excellence
- Small Business Enterprise
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: roughly 50% by written exams and 50% by coursework
How to apply
31Jan
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:
- Havant and South Downs College - South Downs Campus
- Campus code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
International applicants
Havant and South Downs College - EU and International applicants accepted Isle of Wight College - This course is available to EU and International applicants who do not require a Student Route Visa
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 48 - 56 points
A level - DEE - EEE
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP - PPP
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MM - MP
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - D
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - MPP - PPP
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF) - MM - MP
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - MPP - PPP
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - MM - MP
T Level - P
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
| PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 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 | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £6165 | Year 1 |
| England | £6165 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £6165 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £6165 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £6165 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £6165 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £6165 | Year 1 |
| International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
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 of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP