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Business Studies Level 6

ICON College of Technology and Management

UCAS Code: B01T | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements


A level

D

Two completed A-Levels with grades D

An Access to Higher Education Certificate awarded by an approved further education institution

GCSE/National 4/National 5

4 GCSEs with grades D and above and 3 Years’ Experience

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24

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1year

Full-time | 2024

ICON College of Technology and Management offers a BSc (Hons) Business & Management Level 6 Top-up in partnership with Falmouth University, a TEF Gold rated University. This course aims to develop knowledge and understanding, build entrepreneurial skills, and cultivate emotional intelligence towards careers in management. You will develop confidence, cultural perspective, practical skills, self-reliance, and critical judgement backed by cutting-edge research, articulated through innovative, sustainable, ethical and professional business and leadership practice.

Modules

This course consists of 15 units (8 core units + 7 optional units) including a Project. There are 60 learning hours for each unit and 120 learning hours for the Project.

Level 4 (Eight Units, 120 Credit Value).......
* Business and the Business Environment (15 Credits)
* Marketing Essentials (15 Credits)
* Human Resource Management (15 Credits)
* Management and Operations (15 Credits)
* Management Accounting (15 Credits)
* Managing a Successful Business Project (Pearson- set) (15 Credits)
* Innovation and Commercialisation (15 Credits)
* Entrepreneurship and Small Business (15 Credits)

Level 5 (Seven Units, 120 Credit Value)
* Research Project (Pearson-set) (30 Credits)
* Organisational Behaviour (15 Credits)
* Understanding and Leading Change (15 Credits)
* Business Strategy (15 Credits)
* Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations (15 Credits)
* International Marketing (15 Credits)
* Brand Management (15 Credits)

Assessment methods

The College recognises that its Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy is fundamental to achieving the aims set out in its Mission Statement and to satisfy expectations contained in appropriate indicators in Chapter B3, B4 and B6 of the UK Quality Code for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education.

The aims of the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy is to achieve the following:

To widen participation from students who are mature, from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, and come from lower socio-economic backgrounds
To educate students who are motivated and self-directed critical thinkers, capable of independent enquiry
To provide students with both sound academic knowledge and vocational expertise
To foster independent and collaborative learning among students and to encourage lifelong learning leading to enhancing their career potentials
To develop and implement approaches to feedback and assessment that maximise learning and student outcomes.

Tuition fees

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£7,500
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