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Higher National Certificate Business
120 credits

Whittingham Campus

This qualification is designed to equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skills required for success in current and future employment. It will enable you to meet changing circumstances, whether arising from a change in your own sphere of employment, promotion to supervisory or management roles or from general changes in business practices and the business environment.

The HNC qualification may lead on to the Level 5 Higher National Diploma (HND) award.

Full Time: One Year
Part Time: Two Years

Unit 1 Business and the Business Environment (15 credits)

Unit 2 Marketing Process and Planning  (15 credits)

Unit 3 Human Resource Management (15 credits)

Unit 4 Leadership and Management (15 credits)

Unit 5 Accounting Principles (15 credits)

Unit 6 Managing a Successful Business Project (15 credits)

Unit 7 Business Law (15 credits)

Unit 8 Innovation and Commercialisation (15 credits)

Full Time and Part Time available for 2023 entry:

• Students attend College two days a week and participate in a range of activities, including lectures, workshops, group work, presentations and practical activities
• Students are encouraged to use a range of resources, including books and journals from the Learning Resource Centre on Campus, as well as online materials.

HE Programmes in the Event of Lockdown

The course is 100% coursework assessed. This consists of management reports; presentations; board papers and numerical analysis.

Managing a Successful Business Project is a Pearson set assessment which is marked internally.

Full-time students should apply via UCAS Apply, using the UCAS code: B408

• Click here to watch a video on how to use UCAS Apply

Part-time applicants should apply via the ‘Apply’ link on the Halesowen College website.

If your qualification(s) are not listed, please contact Halesowen College’s Admissions Team for further guidance on 0121 602 7888.

• 48 UCAS points
• GCSE grades A* to C (4 or higher) in English Language and Maths
• A BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma qualification – PPP
  Or
• Two or more A Levels (at least one of which should be in an essay based subject)
  Or
• Access to Higher Education award.

Mature learners may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector.

You can progress onto the Higher National Diploma in Business which is an additional eight units, or you may wish to work towards professional membership such as CIMA and CIPD.

September 2023

September 2023 course timetable to be confirmed.

September 2023 course timetable to be confirmed.

HNC Full Time: B40008
HNC Part Time Year 1: B70004A
HNC Part Time Year 2: B70005A

Full Time and Part Time available for 2023 entry