This Higher Diploma in Business Administration and General Studies is designed to provide a more in depth understanding and application of business administration to equip learners who are keen to take up employment in the business sector. Those who are keen to further their education can progress on to gain entry and acceptance into the final year of selected American Degree programmes or the final year of UK and European Bachelors or Cycle 1 Degrees.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an in depth understanding of management theories, current issues of management, 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, behaviour and management of organisations.
- Acquire a more holistic education with wider knowledge and applications in the area of social sciences and humanities
Programme Structure
- All students undergo an online induction workshop, which is not assessed and aimed atacquiring e-learning skills for the use of the Online Learning portal and E library. In addition, academic expectations, regulations, and the concept of independent learning are also covered, and the induction will be delivered through a pre-recorded video.
- There are 16 Core units of 15 credits each and a requirement to complete 10 elective units of 10 credits each.
- To complete the programme and gain the Higher Diploma in Business Administration and General Studies award, students must also successfully complete and earn a total of 360 UK credits (102 US credits).
- Each semester will be delivered over duration of 12 weeks where the cycle of delivery will follow a prescribed unit planner for a full academic year.
- In each semester, students are recommended to undertake 2 core units and 2 electives for a total of 50 UK credits (15 US credits)
- Those who are unable to fully complete the Higher Diploma in Business Administration and General Studies qualification can receive certificate and transcripts with the credits earned at Level 4 and 5 of QCF.
- Students earn the following exit awards from London Examinations Board should they not complete the Higher Diploma in Business Administration and General Studies:
- Extended Diploma in Business Administration on completion of 120 UK credits comprising core modules.
- Higher Diploma in Business Administration on completion of 240 UK credits comprising 16 core modules.
- Students are required to complete their Higher Diploma in Business Administration and General Studies in maximum of 36 months from the time of enrolment as a student.
Delivery Mode
Mode A: Fully taught mode – Each taught unit will not have a total of less than 12 hoursof face-to-face lectures and tutorials per module. Online access to the Unit Leader is also available.
(b) Mode B: Blended Learning mode – Each taught unit will have a total of 12 hours offace-to-face lectures and 18 hours of online tutoring and online interactions with the Unit Leader.
(c) Mode C: Fully Online mode – Each taught unit will have a total of 18 hours of Online Learning, tutorials and interactions with the Unit Leader. Pre-recorded video lectures for each unit will be provided.
Entry Requirements
No prior knowledge is required. Applicants should normally be at least 16 years old and students should possess a General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) with a minimum of 3 subject passes of grade 4 and above. Other equivalent qualifications will be accepted