Level 5 Higher Diploma in Business Administration

This Higher Diploma is designed to provide a more in-depth understanding and application of business management to equip learners who are keen to take up employment in the business sector. Those who are keen to further their education can progress to gain entry and acceptance into Year 3 of a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, or International Business.

On completion, students have the following options:

1. Direct entry into the Bachelor en Administration des Affaires (BA (Hons) in Business Administration)—Dual Awards from IBES and UCAM  ( sample certificate)

Programme Learning Outcomes

On completion of this programme, learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of management theories, current issues of management, and the development of conceptual frameworks to guide their application within organizations operating in an increasingly global and competitive environment;
• Demonstrate and apply critical skills enabling the investigation and evaluation of valid and relevant management issues and practices;
• Demonstrate command of a range of competencies relevant to cross-border management, including inter-cultural awareness and understanding; and
• Demonstrate a coherent body of knowledge on economic, ethical, environmental, legal, political, sociological, and technological factors together with their effects at local, national, and international levels upon the strategy, behavior, and management of organisations.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Level 5 Higher Diploma in Business Administration accrues 120 credits over 6 Modules.

Each Module carries 20 credits and are in:

Module 1 – Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing

Module 2 – Digital Marketing Fundamentals

Module 3 – Operations and Project Management

Module 4 – International Business and Cross-Cultural Management 

Module 5 – Business Analytics and Decision-Making

Module 6 – Marketing and Consumer Behaviour

Delivery Mode

• Mode A: Blended Learning mode – Each taught Module should have a total of 8 hours of face-to-face lectures and be supported by self-study using the Online Learning Resources and online interactions with the Module Leader.
• Mode B: Fully Online mode – Each taught Module should have a total of 8 hours of asynchronous classes. There will be a Programme Tutor to answer any questions or queries. This will be supported by self-study using Online Learning Resources. Pre-recorded video lectures for each module will be provided.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally be at least 16 years old and must have a Level 4 (RQF) Diploma or equivalent.

Advanced Standing / Exemptions / Credits Transfer (APL)

Consideration for the above students admitted onto the programme may be considered either at the beginning of a programme, or during a programme, through an assessment of that student’s prior learning, whether certificated or un-certificated. The process for making such a decision known as the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is a matter of academic judgment exercised by the appointed panel considering applications and approvals of APL.

Assessment

NOTIONAL HOURS

Notional hours are defined in terms of the amount of time it should take a learner to achieve the learning outcomes.  Each credit requires, on average, 10 notional hours of a learner’s time.

Guide to Learning Hours / Student Learning Time

The Level 5 Higher Diploma accrues 120 credits spread over 8 modules or 1,200 notional hours in total.  It should take no more than 9 months to complete.

Price

Online £ 1250

Blended £ 2500

Sample Certificate